Hiring a Motorbike in Goa

Originally Posted by davey

We rented one there a couple of weeks ago, just a small scooter automatic that gets along as fast as you'd probably want to go on the back roads, cost 200 IR per day. we actually went on the highway from Anjuna to the main city Panaji it was on a sunday so the traffic wasnt to bad but we got stopped by the coppers there and received a 100 IR ticket for no helmet, they then told me that the ticket would allow me to carry on riding without a helmet for 24 hrs. As a tip when you are hiring one go over it with the person and if there is any damage or problems make a note of it and make sure they are aware you have done this, we didn't do this but a freind had two problems when returning his, they went straight to a scratch and tried to make him pay extra for the damage and another occasion the tyre blew out and they wanted him to pay for it. When we set of from Anjuna we were heading south down the coast to be honest I wouldnt do it again it was literally a pain in the arse and I think the longer you spend on the roads the more ganesh (luck) you are using up. We actually saw several accidents were people had come off their bikes due to the chaos/ madness of the traffic, My tip woulkd be hire one but stick to the local areas and dont push the envelope to far in travelling on one.