New Southern Motor

Best if you are comparing four or five dealer quotes before committing to a new Honda, Yamaha or Kawasaki. Returning on your second or third bike, you will find familiar faces and consistent pricing. Run your own effective-rate calculation on any loan offer. Confirm the final accessory and freebie list in writing before paying deposit.

The lowdown. Multi-brand motorcycle dealer in Bukit Merah, tucked into the HDB shophouse strip on Lane 3. They sell new bikes across the Honda, Yamaha and Kawasaki line-up, arrange loans and insurance, and run the in-house mechanic for servicing and pre-delivery checks. Closed Sundays, open six days a week including Saturday afternoons.

What riders say. Sales is the main visit. Walk in for a quotation and Ah Boy or Ah Boon usually handles the paperwork. Pricing is honest: quotes that beat other shops by thousands, no forced packages, no surprise admin fees, freebies and discounts pinned in writing before deposit. People compare across four or five shops, come back here, and stay. Several have bought their third or fourth bike from the same salesperson.

Loan terms have been a friction point in the past. Read the monthly instalment and tenure carefully. Work out the effective rate yourself before signing. Flat-rate quotations can read very differently from the true annual cost. The mechanic does a working-condition check before handover. After-sales contact stays open, with messages answered after hours and even months later.

His attitude never changed before or after the deal.

• Ask for Ah Boy or Ah Boon on the sales floor.
• Bring competing quotations. They will work to match or beat.
• Staff handle English, Malay and Mandarin.
• Test-ride events run periodically, including electric bikes.
• Insurance provider is your call. No forced panel.

Written from the Google reviews.