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Hi Kyle!

Maybe you should try posting an advert in the Buy & Sell section of phnom penh classifieds.
It might help!

Regards
Armand

You should have no problem buying a moto in PP. If you have a Khmer friend, they should be able to point you at some of the many dealers in town. I ended up buying a new, 2011 Honda Dream,which is probably the most popular scooter in town. There were only a few choices in used scooters here, they were asking too much, and they were in poor condition. Licensing is about $35, and $10 per year (or less) for an annual renewal sticker. I paide $1800 for my scooter, brand new. Seems the price is fixed by the importer and varies depending on the current exchange rate. Insurance is a good idea, I got mine through Caminco, cost me $35 a year. They will come to the scene of any accident, and negotiate for you. This can save you lots of money!

Second hand Honda 125 scooters with a few years on them are around 500-800, depending on condition. Lots of new and used dealers on Sihanouk Blvd, west of Monivong.
Lots of online listings for buy and sell in Cambodia, and there's  regularly posters up at western cafes & restaurants.

Never buy a moto without a legit registration card. It's hard plastic, with the plate number, address, and someones photo on it. It's perfectly legal to have an ownership card with a previous owner's face on it. In fact, I've never met a Khmer with their own face on their moto reg card.

Without an ownership card, you'll have a lot of trouble from police, and will have little chance of selling it on for any reasonable return. It's also probably a good indication of it being a stolen bike.

Best to stick to second hand unless you either buy from a dealer who will supply plates and organise the ownership card, or know a local who can help you at the Sangkat and Dept of Transport to get new plates.
Price to make new plates and ID card, assuming you have all necessary paperwork (old ownership card, thumbprinted sales agreement, letter from Sangkat chief, etc) should really be no more than $50.

Also, those annual tax stickers are around a dollar, depending on the size of the engine. It says the price right on the sticker, so if you're paying $10 for a 4500 riel tax sticker, you're doing something wrong.