Your documents
Home licence plus an international permit with the motorcycle category. See the permit guide.
Where checkpoints appear, what is asked for, and the three things that turn a two-minute stop into a problem.
Roadside checks are a normal part of riding in Bali. They are predictable, they are not personal, and they are quick when your documents are in order.
Checkpoints are set up on main roads rather than back lanes, most often during the morning, and they tend to reappear in the same places. The busier the tourist area, the more likely you are to meet one. Each of our area pages notes where riders report them locally.
Home licence plus an international permit with the motorcycle category. See the permit guide.
The registration document, which comes with the scooter at delivery. Keep it under the seat rather than in a pocket.
On and fastened, for rider and passenger. An unfastened strap counts as no helmet.
This is the single most common reason a check turns into a fine. It is also the one thing you can settle entirely before you leave home.
Two helmets come with every booking through us for exactly this reason. There is no version of this where the helmet is optional.
A check is an administrative formality. Hand over the documents, stay polite, and it stays a formality. Insisting rarely improves the outcome.
The scratch dispute has three versions and one weakness. Film the scooter before you ride it, and keep your passport.
Legally yes, with the motorcycle category. Here is what that means at a checkpoint, and why it matters even more to your insurer than to the police.
Same scooters, same island, often the same shops. What changes is who holds what, and what you can prove when there is a disagreement at the end.
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