This is Cambodia, things like red-keys are a smaller issue than pretty much everything else connected to owning a motorcycle here. For instance, I'm selling my SV1000 and a policeman has emailed about it. There's a real risk that he's planning to steal my bike at gunpoint, that's how corrupt the police are here.
On the plus side, there are ways round various issues. I know the bike had a cracked front wheel, bent disks and damaged forks. I have seen the damaged parts hanging on a wall and know the engine was good and running well when it left the garage. It's unlikely to have been used much since since the average local can't manage to control their 125cc properly. They buy big bikes for bragging points but then usually realise they can't afford them and can't actually ride them. I picked up my SV1000 in perfect condition for $2000 because the guy was terrified of it. I'm hoping to pick up the MT03 for $1500.
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