Motorbike rental, sales and workshop in Pai
Song lor means two wheels. We rent them, sell them and fix them, on the main street of a valley town where every road out is a mountain road.
- From 200 baht a day
- automatic scooters, helmet included
- Deposit, never your passport
- we look at it and hand it back
- Open every day
- 08:00 to 18:30, workshop Monday to Saturday
Ride the 762 curves
Route 1095 from Chiang Mai to our door, the way you will remember it. Scroll to twist the throttle.
Book a bikeSkip the ride
8 kmPai CanyonSunset from the ridge
50 kmKiu Lom passHairpins to 1,400 metres
130 kmRoute 1095All 762 curves to Chiang Mai
600 kmMae Hong Son loopFour days, 1,864 curves
Rent a bike
Six models, about forty bikes, each serviced between rentals. Every one leaves with a full tank, a clean helmet, a phone holder and our number on the key ring.
Scooters
Automatic, light, fine for town, the canyon and the hot springs.
Retro 125 automatic
125 cc, automatic
Town, Pai Canyon, the hot springs
- Day
- 200
- Week
- 1,260
- Month
- 3,600
Honda ADV 150
150 cc, automatic
Two people, steep village roads, rough patches
- Day
- 350
- Week
- 2,100
- Month
- 6,000
Mid-size
Enough engine for the passes with luggage, still easy to turn around on a hill.
Honda 250 trail bike
250 cc single, 6-speed manual
Dirt roads to hill villages, solo loop riders
- Day
- 700
- Week
- 4,200
- Month
- 13,500
Honda CB500X
471 cc twin, 6-speed manual
The Mae Hong Son loop with luggage
- Day
- 1,200
- Week
- 7,350
- Month
- 24,000
Big bikes
For the full loop, two-up, with panniers. Riders aged 23 or over with a full licence.
Yamaha Ténéré 700
689 cc twin, 6-speed manual
Long days, broken tarmac, gravel detours
- Day
- 2,200
- Week
- 13,300
- Month
- 45,000
BMW R 1200 GS
1,170 cc boxer twin, 6-speed manual, shaft drive
Two-up touring with an aluminium top box
- Day
- 2,800
- Week
- 16,800
- Month
- 57,000
Rates in baht. A week is charged as seven days at the weekly rate, a month as thirty days at the monthly rate, and anything in between pro rata.
What you need to rent
Four things. Have them ready and you are riding ten minutes after you walk in.
A motorcycle licence
Your home licence with the motorcycle category, plus an International Driving Permit, or a Thai licence. A car licence alone is not enough: police checkpoints fine for it and insurers refuse claims. No licence, no rental, on any bike.
A deposit, in cash or on a card
3,000 baht for scooters, 10,000 for mid-size bikes, 30,000 for big bikes. Cash in baht, or a hold on a credit card. You get it back when the bike comes back as it left.
Your passport, to look at
We check the name against your licence, photograph the photo page and hand it straight back. We never keep a passport as a guarantee, and you should not leave yours with anyone who asks.
Ten minutes at the counter
We walk round the bike with you and photograph every mark, show you the fuel cap and the seat lock, and fit your helmet. First time on a scooter? We take you to the quiet lane behind the shop first.
Bikes for sale
Eight on the floor this week. Each has been through our workshop, comes with its green book, and is priced as you see it: serviced, transferred and ready to ride away.
Where to ride from our door
Four rides we send people on every week, shortest first. Ask at the counter and we mark them on a paper map for you.
8 kmeach way Pai Canyon for sunset
South out of town on Route 1095, past the Memorial Bridge. The car park is signed on the left; from there it is a five-minute climb on steps to the ridge. Be up there by 17:30 in the cool season and ride back with your lights on.
- Riding time
- 15 minutes each way
- Road
- Wide, smooth, one long hill
- Bike
- Any scooter
50 kmeach way Over Kiu Lom to Tham Lod cave
North-west on Route 1095. The road climbs through hairpins to the Kiu Lom viewpoint at about 1,400 metres, where there is coffee and a view over three ridgelines, then drops to Soppong. Turn right at the market for the last 9 km to the cave, and take a bamboo raft through it with a lantern guide.
- Riding time
- 1 hour 20 each way
- Road
- Steep, tight, good surface
- Bike
- 150 cc or more
130 kmone way Route 1095 to Chiang Mai
The famous one: 762 curves between here and the Mae Malai junction, then a flat run into the city. Fuel at Pai and again at Mae Sae. Leave before 09:00 to stay ahead of the minibuses. Mid-size and big bikes can be left with our partner garage in Chiang Mai for a 1,500 baht one-way fee.
- Riding time
- 3 to 3.5 hours
- Road
- Curves for the first 95 km
- Bike
- 150 cc or more
600 kmfour days The Mae Hong Son loop
Pai to Mae Hong Son town on day one (110 km), south through Khun Yuam to Mae Sariang on day two (165 km), east over the hills to Chiang Mai on day three (190 km), and home over the 762 curves on day four. We print the route, mark the fuel stops and lend you a tyre repair kit.
- Riding time
- 3 to 5 hours a day
- Road
- 1,864 curves, by the roadside count
- Bike
- 250 cc or more, luggage rack fitted
The workshop
Two lifts, three mechanics, and a parts shelf built around what actually breaks up here: brake pads, drive belts, tubes and clutch cables. Any make, yours or ours. Labour is 350 baht an hour and you get the old parts back in a bag.
Service prices, in baht
| Job | Price in baht |
|---|---|
| Oil change, scooter0.8 litre semi-synthetic, drain plug washer | 250 |
| Oil and filter, big bikefully synthetic, by engine size | 900 to 1,600 |
| Full service, scooteroil, gear oil, air filter, belt check, brakes adjusted | 600 |
| Full service, big bikefluids, filters, chain, brake check, bolt check | from 2,500 |
| Tyre, supplied and fittedscooter sizes in stock; big bike tyres in two days | from 650 |
| Puncture repairtubeless plug 150, tube patch 80 | 80 to 150 |
| Brake pads, per caliperfitted, fluid topped up | from 350 |
| Chain and sprocket kitfitted and adjusted | from 1,800 |
| Valve clearancessingle or twin cylinder | from 1,200 |
| Recovery by pick-up truckanywhere within 30 km of Pai | 800 |
Parts are extra unless the line says supplied. We phone you with the price before we do anything that is not on this list.
Find us
114 Chaisongkhram Road, Wiang Tai, Pai, Mae Hong Son 58130
From the bus station, turn left and walk 250 metres towards the river: we are on the right, just past the morning market, with a yellow shutter and a row of bikes on the pavement. Arriving by minibus from Chiang Mai? You will be glad to sit down. We have cold water and a bench.
Call or WhatsApp 053 000 762
- Shop and rental desk
- Every day, 08:00 to 18:30
- Workshop
- Monday to Saturday, 08:30 to 17:00
- Test rides
- Every day, 09:00 to 16:00, with your licence
- Breakdown line
- For our renters, 07:00 to 21:00