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Does anyone know the law in Vietnam when it comes to modding your bike ?

I've changed my brakes and exhaust on my Yamaha and keep getting stopped by the local traffic police. None of them can speak good enough English but they seem to be suggesting that by changing my exhaust it is now illegal. I've asked a few locals but they tell me it is not illegal. What is the real law ? Please help

I doubt that would be the reason they're stopping you. Take a good look around and you will see modded up bikes everywhere. It is an industry here. What really gets on my nerves are these clowns who replaced the red lens cover on their tail light with a clear plastic one. Everytime they touch their brakes they blind the people behind them. It is extremely irritating at the traffic lights, especially if its raining and more so if you wear glasses. It is stupid and dangerous but the cops do nothing. I saw a young bloke getting around with a clear plastic lens cover in Nha Trang 4 year ago. Instead of jumping on the problem straight away the cops ignored it and when I left 2 years later there were several fools getting around with their bikes doctored in the same manner. Last time I was in Vung Tau I saw a couple of bikes down with the red lens cover replaced. One of the lasting memories I have of Nha Trang was seeing a cop go through one of the busiest set of traffic lights during morning rush hour on his way to work. He rode through a red light on the wrong side of the road, in full view of hundreds of people, punching a number into the mobile phone he was holding 10 inches from his face. A guy coming through the green light lost control of his bike trying to avoid him and went down(fortunately he survived). The cop didn't bat an eyelid and kept on his merry way still playing with his phone. In that instant I thought ''What hope the young people in this country? And man I've got to get myself a HD video camera" (Which i did.)

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