I found my 20 years of whitewater kayaking experience had some positive carryover into bike riding- feeling comfortable leaning to the side and being in the moment. Mindfulness, continually monitoring your environment is necessary.
If you want to get an IDP to drive a bike here, my experience, I went to AAA in America and was told I would need a USA motorcycle license. I opted to get an automobile IDP, but when I showed it at a police traffic stop in Chiang Mai I was busted and had to pay the fine.
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