Buying a Motorbike

Today I bought a motorbike. A new, blue, Yamaha. Model Vega R. You can see a photo of a similar bike here. Price tag was about $1,300. I know this sounds a bit crazy, but it will be super-useful for field work - both because mobility is nice, and because transportation is very expensive if we hire villagers to drive us around. The shopping process was mildly entertaining - we checked out Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, and Kawasaki before deciding on the Yamaha (which is cheap, durable, and can be repaired easily because most people in Ketapang drive either Yamaha or Honda). Now I need to learn how to drive the bike...