Old post, but just starting to trawl my way though HUBB SE Asia (new convert).
For anyone interested in this, few things i've experiences in/around Saigon are:
The rental agencies offering you to buy the bike instead of renting it (thereby not needing to leave your passport with them, which comes in handy as you'll need it to check into most hotels).
Getting a local trustworthy contact to bata the price at any secondhand (or new) honda/yamaha dealers. They all advised me not to go in, even with them, until the deal was organised, so as to keep the price 'local'. Then go in with the hige wad of VN dong (they really ought to cut some zero's of thier currency!) amounting up to between 300-500 dollars for second hand and hand it over. usually much to the dismay of the dealer who realised he/she could have asked for tourist prices!
Happy purchasing and riding VN
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