Russian · 6 years on Samui
Russian travel blogger and safety advocate based on Koh Samui for 6 years. Elena specialises in practical first-timer advice for renting vehicles on the island.
Updated: May 2026
At the Chaweng Central roundabout last August at 8:45 a.m. - the morning delivery rush, 40 vehicles queuing from three entry points - I merged onto the roundabout on the Click 125 from the beach road entry. The Click 125's narrow profile and light weight made the merge straightforward: I moved into the rotating traffic stream during a one-second gap between a food delivery moto and a pickup truck, accelerated to traffic speed in 4 seconds, and exited on the correct lane. The Click 125's dimensions fit Samui's roundabout geometry better than any larger scooter.
Threading the Click 125 through the Chaweng beach road traffic jam on a Saturday afternoon last December - vehicles queuing bumper-to-bumper for 400 metres - I filtered between the left kerb and the left-most lane at 15 km/h without any moment requiring a decision about whether the space was adequate. The Click 125 at 660mm wide passes between a parked pickup and a moving tuk-tuk with 200mm of clearance on each side. On an NMAX the same gaps require active width assessment. The Click 125 makes filtering automatic in the spaces Chaweng creates.
The uncontrolled junction at the south end of Chaweng beach road - where delivery vehicles, tuk-tuks, and rental scooters merge from two directions without signalling - required a specific start technique on the Click 125 last October: look left, look right, look ahead, and use the scooter's light weight to accelerate from a stop within 2 seconds to joining speed. The Click 125 reaches 40 km/h in 4 seconds from a standing start - slower than the NMAX but faster than the traffic gap typically closes.
At Chaweng beach road on a Friday afternoon last March, I counted 11 scooters parked in a row in a space typically used by 8 - the beach-side verge extended informally as afternoon business peaked. The Click 125 fit into the last available gap - 1.4 metres of space - without requiring me to fold any adjacent mirrors. The short wheelbase allowed me to angle the front wheel into the verge and rest the bike on its stand in one motion. On busy beach-road parking, the Click 125's compact dimensions are not just convenient - they are decisive.
At the pedestrian crossing outside Chaweng's Big C last September in light rain, I applied the Click 125's front brake from 40 km/h on the painted crossing surface. The front tyre slid slightly before finding grip on the tarmac edge of the marking - painted surfaces are notably slippery in wet conditions. The Click 125 does not have ABS. My technique in wet conditions: brake 20 metres earlier than in dry conditions, use rear brake first to weight the front tyre before applying front brake, and avoid the painted marking edges if possible.
Six years of navigating Koh Samui's beach road traffic on the Click 125 has produced four consistent practices: always filter left of the queue rather than between centre lanes; enter roundabouts from a slow rolling start rather than a full stop; brake earlier in wet conditions and avoid painted surfaces; and use the Click 125's light weight to accelerate decisively from junctions rather than hesitating. These practices keep the Click 125's limitations - no ABS, limited power - from becoming risks and its advantages into genuine daily tools.
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