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Get yourself up to Ha Giang, go to QT's and ask for a map and up-to-the-minute tips on road closures.
The Ha Giang Northern Loop (road QL4C), up to Dong Van and the northern edge of Vietnam by the Chinese border, is just about the best riding there is to do in Vietnam. Easily a match for Hai Van Pass. Ma Pi Leng is probably the most scenic stretch of road, but it's all pretty damn amazing. Lots of foreigners, so there's infrastructure and the locals are used to it (but it's still exotic and authentic enough in places like Du Xia), but doesn't have the insane traffic of the more populated bits of the country.
EDIT: Pro tip that I did not try, but apparently is totally a thing: you can go to a bus station and negotiate to have your bike put in the cargo hold of a sleeper bus. Apparently it's No Big Deal to locals. Drain the tank, put it down sideways, and on you go.
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