@Benjamin *****
That's great. You can go to a parking lot and ride around cones and have a piece of paper that says you know how to ride a bike. Or, you can ride slowly around rural villages, gain confidence go to town, gain confidence drive in a city.
I never rode a scooter or motorcycle in my life before coming to Thailand and I rented one in Udon Thani on my first Thai trip. I rode in a small village called Amphoe Phen, outside of town. After a week, I started venturing into the city and slowly my world expanded. It was a blast and to this day having lived in Thailand 4 years now, it was some of the most fun I ever had.
If you need a MSF class or want it, it's a great idea to gain some confidence and learn to shift gears if you are not buying an auto scooter. My point is you don't LEGALLY need it here. In 4 years I have put about 100K on my bikes, even though I now have a truck also and now I ride large bikes and if you think a class will prepare you for riding a bike in Thailand. I PROMISE you it WILL NOT. There is no law here, effectively. You need to be a passenger in cars, pay attention and immerse yourself. Then, work your way up riding bikes. That's it. I've done it, you haven't. So you don't need to tell me what's up. I'm here. If you don't want to die, you will have to learn how things work in Asia and it's a progression in learning and if you do it right, it's fun.
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