French · 7 years on Samui
French motorcycle tour guide living on Koh Samui for 7 years. Marc leads group rides across southern Thailand and knows every road on the island.
Updated: July 2026
I reach for the Click 160 whenever a Samui day includes real hills. Climbing from Lamai to the Lad Koh viewpoint or over the ridge to Nathon, the 157cc engine holds a steady pace where a 125 drops to a strain. When your route leaves the flat coast and starts gaining height - and most of Samui's best views do - that extra torque is exactly when the Click 160 stops being a luxury and starts being the right tool.
Planning a full 51 km Ring Road loop, I pick the Click 160 over the 125 for the reserve it gives on the open stretches. It cruises the Maenam-to-Nathon straights with enough in hand to overtake a slow pickup safely, rather than pinning the throttle and hoping. When your Samui plan is a genuine circuit of the island rather than a short beach hop, the 160's cruising headroom makes the difference between relaxed and stressed riding.
Loading a pillion for a Taling Ngam beach run is another clear moment for the 160. I have ridden that southern route two-up and the engine never felt overwhelmed on the rises, where the 125 would have laboured. Couples sharing one scooter for real distances should choose the 160 without hesitation. Its whole reason for existing over the smaller Click is carrying two people and their day-bags across Samui's gradients without complaint.
In the peak afternoon heat, when even the engine seems to feel the humidity, I value that the Click 160 does not need to be revved hard to keep up. It lugs cleanly at low revs up the Bophut back lanes, staying cool and relaxed. Riders who are out in the hottest hours, or who simply dislike a small engine screaming, will find the 160 the right choice for comfortable, unhurried progress in Samui's climate.
I still hand renters the plain Click 125 when their days are genuinely short and flat - a two-kilometre run to the beach and back needs nothing more. The 160 costs a little more to rent, and for pure town pottering that extra pace goes unused. When your Samui plan never leaves Chaweng's flat grid, the smaller Click is the honest pick. The 160 earns its keep only once hills, distance, or a passenger enter the plan.
So when is the Click 160 the right rental? The moment your Samui days involve hills, real distance, two-up riding, or the hottest afternoons. I choose it every time the route climbs or the load doubles, and reach for the cheaper 125 only for short flat hops. Match it to a day with any gradient or a passenger and the Click 160 is the smarter, less-stressed choice by a clear margin.
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