Assurances pour motobike en Thaïlande?
by Soho
This discussion is in French, the community’s main language.
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Sawasdee khap à tous!
Pour mon prochain voyage je vais me déplacer en Motobike.
Cette motobike appartient à ma copine et bien sur elle n'est pas assurée🤪! C'est elle qui conduit et franchement je n'ai aucuns problèmes de la savoir au guidon car elle conduit vraiment très bien, mais sur la route on est pas tous seul et "les autres" ne sont forcément pas tous de bon conducteurs😛 (et vu les récents post relatant les différents problèmes survenus suite à un accident😠)
Pouvez vous m'indiquer un bon assureur en Thaïlande (grande chaine ou indépendant) et combien celà couterait pour bien assurer une motobike (ainsi que ses occupants😉) sur 2 mois ou à l'année.
Salut Soho,
Maintenant il y a des assureurs étrangés sur le marché thailandais, et ils ont des contrats plus clairvoyant que les assurances thais, je ne connais les noms de ces assurances, mais je peux demander à un ami vivant là-bas et qu'il s'est assuré auprès de ces compagnies .
Maintenant il y a des assureurs étrangés sur le marché thailandais, et ils ont des contrats plus clairvoyant que les assurances thais, je ne connais les noms de ces assurances, mais je peux demander à un ami vivant là-bas et qu'il s'est assuré auprès de ces compagnies .
@+ , Marco .
On aura jamais assez de temps pour tout ce qu'on veut découvrir et comprendre dans nos voyages qu'on se le dise , Amis voyageurs .
Kha koum khap Barbot pour ta réponse!.
Salut Soho,
Curieux, tous les véhicules immatriculés (voitures, camions, mais aussi "motorbike") achetés neufs en Thaïlande sont automatiquement et obligatoirement assurés par le vendeur et la prime d'assurance est incluse dans la vente. Mais c'est vrai qu'au bout d'un an, si on ne renouvelle pas, ça devient flou 🤪
Ci-joint la compagnie où mon épouse a assuré sa "motorbike" : 323, 14 THB pour l'année.
Si tu veux un interlocuteur français, adresse-toi à Patrick Lorentz agsbkk@csloxinfo.co.th C'est un courtier à Bangkok qui représente plusieurs compagnies et auprès de qui j'ai moi-même assuré ma maison, contracté une assurance maladie, etc.
Curieux, tous les véhicules immatriculés (voitures, camions, mais aussi "motorbike") achetés neufs en Thaïlande sont automatiquement et obligatoirement assurés par le vendeur et la prime d'assurance est incluse dans la vente. Mais c'est vrai qu'au bout d'un an, si on ne renouvelle pas, ça devient flou 🤪
Ci-joint la compagnie où mon épouse a assuré sa "motorbike" : 323, 14 THB pour l'année.
Si tu veux un interlocuteur français, adresse-toi à Patrick Lorentz agsbkk@csloxinfo.co.th C'est un courtier à Bangkok qui représente plusieurs compagnies et auprès de qui j'ai moi-même assuré ma maison, contracté une assurance maladie, etc.
La vie quotidienne d'une famille thailsacienne
Merci bien Thailsacien pour ces infos.
323, 14 bahts pour une assurance à l'année soit 6 euros 30 🙂 c'est vraiment un très très bon tarifs😎. Par contre es ce une assurance tout risques?
Malheureusement la motorbike de ma copine à déjà quelques années et il faut dire aussi que dans le domaine des assurances ma copine ni connait rien du tout😉.
Lors de mon retour ma copine vient avec moi en France (enfin si le visa est accordé mais il ne devrait pas y avoir de problèmes puisqu'elle a obtenue un visa de 90 jours cette année😎) et bien évidement il lui faut une assurance pour la sécu en France. La dernière fois elle à payé plus de 4000 bahts pour l'assurance auprès d'une agence de voyage à Bangkok (je pense qu'elle s'est fait avoir😉) je vais donc me renseigner auprès de ton adresse pour voir les prix qu'ils me proposent.
Merci
Merci
Kha koum khap
ouh là !! Il est temps que tu reviennes par ici pour te remettre au Thaï 🏴☠️
ouh là !! Il est temps que tu reviennes par ici pour te remettre au Thaï 🏴☠️
La vie quotidienne d'une famille thailsacienne
Pour l'assurance médicale, j'avais payé 2000 Baths pour celle qui est devenue mon épouse. C'est vrai que c'était en 1999, mais je ne pense pas que les prix aient beaucoup bougé.
C'était là : http://www.bupathailand.com/
Pour les visas, je suppose que tu as l'habitude, mais ils "serrent les vis" en ce moment à l'ambassade du pays des droits de l'homme. La meilleure des choses est que tu ailles avec elle, que tu remplisses les formulaires avec elle et que tu précise bien qu'il sagit de ta copine, éventuellement en montrant le visa de la dernière fois.
Pour les visas, je suppose que tu as l'habitude, mais ils "serrent les vis" en ce moment à l'ambassade du pays des droits de l'homme. La meilleure des choses est que tu ailles avec elle, que tu remplisses les formulaires avec elle et que tu précise bien qu'il sagit de ta copine, éventuellement en montrant le visa de la dernière fois.
La vie quotidienne d'une famille thailsacienne
Merci Thailsacien.
Oui tu as raison il faut vraiment que je retourne en Thaïlande surtout avec les températures qu'on avait ce matin par chez moi (5°C)🙁 !!!!!
Pour le visa effectivement j'irais à l'ambassade avec elle surtout que je veux lui faire demander un visa de 6 mois (ce n'est pas un visa Schengen). La dernière fois je n'était pas présent lorsqu'elle à fait les démarches pour le visa de 90 jours et il n'y a eu aucuns problèmes (juste un délai d'une semaine!) mais j'avais fournis toutes les garanties pour l'ambassade.
Bon j'espère qu'en étant présent (avec tous les documents nécessaires) et avec la délivrance auparavent d'un visa de 90 jours, il n'y aura pas de problèmes.... mais avec l'administration🤪
Merci pour le site internet... effectivement je m'apperçois que la dernière fois elle s'est fait avoir car les prix sur le site son vraiment très correctes pour de très bonnes garanties.
Merci pour le site internet... effectivement je m'apperçois que la dernière fois elle s'est fait avoir car les prix sur le site son vraiment très correctes pour de très bonnes garanties.
C'est un visa long séjour qui n'est valable que pour la France (pas de possibilité de se rendre dans un autre état Schengen ou de sortir du pays: comment ils contrôlent? il n'y a plus de frontières entre les états Schengen😏!).
Il permet de séjourner 6 mois au maximum en France, mais il faut pour cela déposer ensuite à la préfecture du lieu de résidence du détenteur du visa une demande de permis de séjour dans les 3 mois suivant l'arrivée en France.
Au dépot du dossier à la sous préfecture, le demandeur reçoit une attestation qui lui permet d'attendre la réponse de l'octroit ou non du permis de séjour au delà du délais de 3 mois. Donc si on dépose le dossier à la limite des 3 mois et vu le temps de traitement de l'administration (dus au temps de vérification du dossier du demandeur) le séjour en France peut être prolongé au delà de 90 jours tout à fait légalement. Au minimum le traitement du dossier met 1 mois, mais en général beaucoup plus vu le nombre de demande que l'administration traite. Le séjour pour le demandeur ne peut exéder je crois les 6 mois du visa initial, mais je pense qu'il doit être possible tout à fait légalement de rester plus longtemps en France.
Et je dis bien de manière légale😉, le but n'étant pas de faire venir ma copine en France pour une longue durée illégalement et ensuite de se retrouver avec pleins de problèmes😇.
L'ambassade de France à Bangkok délivre des visas Schengen pour visite privée de 90 jours multi entrée. Ma copine est venue en France cet été avec ce type de visa . Je suis frontalier avec la Suisse et lorsque j'ai fais les papiers pour elle je lui ai dit de prendre ce type de visa pour pouvoir ensuite entrer en Suisse: la Suisse malgré sa non apartenance à la CEE ne demande pas de visa à un possésseur d'un Visa Schengen et ce que j'ai su plus tard au postes douaniers Helvètes il n'y a pas besoin de visa multi entrée (de toute façon c'est le même prix pour un visa multi entrée ou non de 90 jours alors autant le demander)!.
En fait tout est très bien expliqué sur le site internet de l'ambassade de France à Bangkok ou sur le site du gouvernement Français. Mais pour un étranger ne maitrisant pas parfaitement la langue Française c'est presque impossible de savoir tout ça car à ma connaissance il n'y a pas de traduction en Anglais (du moins sur les sîtes internets) des différents texte régissant les demandes de visa.
L'ambassade de France à Bangkok délivre des visas Schengen pour visite privée de 90 jours multi entrée. Ma copine est venue en France cet été avec ce type de visa . Je suis frontalier avec la Suisse et lorsque j'ai fais les papiers pour elle je lui ai dit de prendre ce type de visa pour pouvoir ensuite entrer en Suisse: la Suisse malgré sa non apartenance à la CEE ne demande pas de visa à un possésseur d'un Visa Schengen et ce que j'ai su plus tard au postes douaniers Helvètes il n'y a pas besoin de visa multi entrée (de toute façon c'est le même prix pour un visa multi entrée ou non de 90 jours alors autant le demander)!.
En fait tout est très bien expliqué sur le site internet de l'ambassade de France à Bangkok ou sur le site du gouvernement Français. Mais pour un étranger ne maitrisant pas parfaitement la langue Française c'est presque impossible de savoir tout ça car à ma connaissance il n'y a pas de traduction en Anglais (du moins sur les sîtes internets) des différents texte régissant les demandes de visa.
Et je dis bien de manière légale😉, le but n'étant pas de faire venir ma copine en France pour une longue durée illégalement et ensuite de se retrouver avec pleins de problèmes
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Pour éviter tout problème, une seule solution : épouse la 🙂!! Carte de résident 1 an délivrée immédiatement, celle de 10 ans l'année suivante.
Quoi, j'ai dis une connerie ?🤪
.Pour éviter tout problème, une seule solution : épouse la 🙂!! Carte de résident 1 an délivrée immédiatement, celle de 10 ans l'année suivante.
Quoi, j'ai dis une connerie ?🤪
La vie quotidienne d'une famille thailsacienne
Pour éviter tout problème, une seule solution : épouse la 🙂!!
He he! Oui je sais cela éviterai tout problèmes, mais avant cela je voudrais qu'elle voit si elle veut réellement rester en France. La première fois qu'elle est venu, il n'y a eu aucun problèmes, elle a aimé la France, mais pour elle c'était la découverte, tout était nouveau et surtout pour elle c'était des vacances. Maintenant je voudrai être sur qu'au bout de 5 à 6 mois elle ne déprime pas et désire rentrer en Thaïlande car malgré tout je pense qu'il est assé difficile de s'adapter à une culture qui n'est pas la sienne.
He he! Oui je sais cela éviterai tout problèmes, mais avant cela je voudrais qu'elle voit si elle veut réellement rester en France. La première fois qu'elle est venu, il n'y a eu aucun problèmes, elle a aimé la France, mais pour elle c'était la découverte, tout était nouveau et surtout pour elle c'était des vacances. Maintenant je voudrai être sur qu'au bout de 5 à 6 mois elle ne déprime pas et désire rentrer en Thaïlande car malgré tout je pense qu'il est assé difficile de s'adapter à une culture qui n'est pas la sienne.
Bravo pour ta démarche.
J'avais à peu près le même raisonnement il y a ...... oh là ! 7 ans déjà !
Pour le reste, je continue en MP.
Pour le reste, je continue en MP.
La vie quotidienne d'une famille thailsacienne
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I’ve got 15 days off in June and I’m pretty undecided about where to go for a motorcycle road trip. Two strong desires are pulling me in different directions: Corsica or Norway.
Corsica has been a dream of mine for a long time: legendary roads, stunning landscapes, a unique vibe, and the perfect mix of sea and mountains. At the same time, I’m wondering if 2 weeks might be *too much* for Corsica—risking feeling like I’ve seen it all too quickly, especially on a bike. Since I also have an extra week free in May, I could use that specifically for Corsica. Maybe splitting it into two trips would make more sense? If so, which routes or regions would be the most interesting to plan for a 7-day trip?
On the other hand, Norway is *super* appealing. The landscapes look incredible, totally different from anything I’ve experienced, and it’d be a real “wow” trip. I know 15 days is still short for such a vast country. Getting all the way to the North Cape seems pretty much impossible in that time, but I’m curious about what realistic routes could be planned.
So I’m wondering: Is it better to save Norway for next year, take 3 weeks off, and do it *properly*? Or are 15 days enough for a first amazing taste of the country?
I’d love to hear about your experiences—whether it’s Corsica (ideal duration, routes) or Norway (what’s realistic in 2 weeks on a bike). Thanks in advance for your thoughts!
I’ve got 15 days off in June and I’m pretty undecided about where to go for a motorcycle road trip. Two strong desires are pulling me in different directions: Corsica or Norway.
Corsica has been a dream of mine for a long time: legendary roads, stunning landscapes, a unique vibe, and the perfect mix of sea and mountains. At the same time, I’m wondering if 2 weeks might be *too much* for Corsica—risking feeling like I’ve seen it all too quickly, especially on a bike. Since I also have an extra week free in May, I could use that specifically for Corsica. Maybe splitting it into two trips would make more sense? If so, which routes or regions would be the most interesting to plan for a 7-day trip?
On the other hand, Norway is *super* appealing. The landscapes look incredible, totally different from anything I’ve experienced, and it’d be a real “wow” trip. I know 15 days is still short for such a vast country. Getting all the way to the North Cape seems pretty much impossible in that time, but I’m curious about what realistic routes could be planned.
So I’m wondering: Is it better to save Norway for next year, take 3 weeks off, and do it *properly*? Or are 15 days enough for a first amazing taste of the country?
I’d love to hear about your experiences—whether it’s Corsica (ideal duration, routes) or Norway (what’s realistic in 2 weeks on a bike). Thanks in advance for your thoughts!
Hello,
I'm thinking of buying a used small motorcycle to travel around the country for a month and a half.
I've done this in other countries without putting the registration in my name—is that possible in Guinea given the apparently frequent checks, or do I have to go through the paperwork?
Thanks.
Hello,
My dream is to ride Route 66 by motorcycle. I have a disability—while I’m not in a wheelchair, my walking mobility is reduced.
The ideal scenario would be to have a motorcycle driver and ride as their passenger on an organized trip.
Are there any guides or services like this offered by travel agencies?
Thanks for sharing your experiences!
Hello,
I’ve got a plan with a friend to go on a motorcycle road trip in 2028 or 2029, starting in Santiago de Chile and ending in Ushuaia, for about a month.
Has anyone done a trip like this before, and what’s the best time of year?
I’ve heard there can be quite a bit of wind depending on the season.
Thanks for any tips!
Cheers,
PA
I'm seriously considering heading to Nepal to do some nice motorcycle loops... my goal is also to do the Kailash Yatra round trip from Kathmandu, in a small group with a guide, in May '26... but here's the thing—I'm solo! So if you're up for sharing a similar adventure, hit me up... Cheers, Frankoys
It's all in the title: I'm heading to Krabi soon and want to rent a scooter for a few weeks, but after reading comments about all kinds of scams, I'm reaching out to ask where and how (read: *the right way*) to rent one.
Thanks for your tips and advice.
Hello everyone! Like every year, a winter migration is on the horizon (revised plan): this time, it’ll be Dakar, or even Abidjan, via Morocco, Mauritania, and Senegal.
Looking for an experienced motorcyclist or pillion rider—small build preferred—on a GSA 1250 with a comfy seat and luggage setup, available from early November to late December 2025. I’d like to plan the trip together (important to me) to make sure we’re on the same wavelength.
Don’t hesitate to get in touch!
Didier
Hi everyone...
Looking for travel companions to ride from France to Senegal by motorcycle.
I’m Paul, 37, and I’ve already done a bit of riding in Morocco.
For now, I’m solo, riding a 1998 SUZUKI DR 650 with some basic gear to keep things smooth. I’ll have a tent so we can do a few nights under the stars. We’ll need to coordinate departure dates—"ideally in November."
I’m currently checking out routes to take. Any tips would be welcome! :)
Have a great day, everyone!!!!!
Looking for travel companions to ride from France to Senegal by motorcycle.
I’m Paul, 37, and I’ve already done a bit of riding in Morocco.
For now, I’m solo, riding a 1998 SUZUKI DR 650 with some basic gear to keep things smooth. I’ll have a tent so we can do a few nights under the stars. We’ll need to coordinate departure dates—"ideally in November."
I’m currently checking out routes to take. Any tips would be welcome! :)
Have a great day, everyone!!!!!
Hi there!
I’m heading to Vietnam and Laos with a buddy next week for a month. We’re thinking of renting motorbikes, especially to do the Ha Giang Loop. We don’t have an international license, just our Belgian one. Is that enough? If not, is it risky?
Thanks for the info! !
I’m heading to Vietnam and Laos with a buddy next week for a month. We’re thinking of renting motorbikes, especially to do the Ha Giang Loop. We don’t have an international license, just our Belgian one. Is that enough? If not, is it risky?
Thanks for the info! !
Hi there,
In January 2026, I’m planning a motorbike trip through northern Vietnam for 3–4 weeks.
Must-dos: Hanoi, RC4, Dien Bien Phu, and of course the must-see landscapes.
I’m looking for any great tips, ideas… and maybe even a riding partner.
Cheers
In January 2026, I’m planning a motorbike trip through northern Vietnam for 3–4 weeks.
Must-dos: Hanoi, RC4, Dien Bien Phu, and of course the must-see landscapes.
I’m looking for any great tips, ideas… and maybe even a riding partner.
Cheers
Hi everyone,
In November, we’re planning to do the Ha Giang loop and the RC4 by motorbike without a guide. 😎 We’re looking for a decent place to stay/rent in Ha Giang.
If anyone has any info, we’d be really interested.
Thanks in advance! 😉 Ladava
In November, we’re planning to do the Ha Giang loop and the RC4 by motorbike without a guide. 😎 We’re looking for a decent place to stay/rent in Ha Giang.
If anyone has any info, we’d be really interested.
Thanks in advance! 😉 Ladava
Hello! We’re planning a motorcycle trip that will include a visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau in June 2026.
We’re unsure (still debating) whether we should stay at a hotel on-site and get to the memorial with an Uber (leaving our bikes at the hotel) and book a guided tour, or base ourselves in Kraków and take a tour that includes transport.
One thing’s for sure—we’d prefer a guide in French since we don’t speak English 😅.
Could you share your experiences or advice? I understand we need to book online rather than on-site. Thanks in advance for your replies!
Could you share your experiences or advice? I understand we need to book online rather than on-site. Thanks in advance for your replies!
Hi everyone,
I’m planning a road trip in Cuba and was wondering if there are any bike rental places (125/500cc) with reasonable rates—not the Harley rental places!
Thanks for your help. Wave of headlights! !
I’m planning a road trip in Cuba and was wondering if there are any bike rental places (125/500cc) with reasonable rates—not the Harley rental places!
Thanks for your help. Wave of headlights! !








