Ride a motorbike in Yogyakarta can be so much fun. Yogyakarta is used to be called as city of bicycles in the ’80s and ’90s, and now it can reasonably be called as city of motorbikes. So riding a motorbike is pretty challenging here, due to some reasons.
Firstly, we ride on the left lane like in Japan, UK, Malaysia, Thailand, Australia. For you who live in a country drive on right, this makes you need to take some time to adjust yourself.
Secondly, some Indonesians don’t really go with the rules. You need to watch the road restlessly and be aware to anything that may come unexpectedly. You can surely blow your horn in this case, while most of the time we don’t do this.
Thirdly, Yogyakarta has beaches like Timang beach and mountains like Merapi which means there some uphill roads. This takes more skill to ride, especially when you go downhill. A manual clutch or semi manual motorbike is better than a scooter since it will have more reliable engine-brake to help you reduce the speed when descending. Last but not least, you better have your driver’s license ready.
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