SM Travel Chiang Mai motorbike rental has been a Byklo partner shop since 2024, pairing 125cc automatic scooters for Old City and Nimman day-trips with larger touring motorbikes built for the Mae Hong Son Loop and the climb up Doi Suthep. Like every Byklo partner, SM Travel accepts a cash deposit only (never your original passport as collateral), supports online booking with confirmation before your flight lands, and delivers the bike to hotels in central Chiang Mai.
What SM Travel brings to Byklo riders in Chiang Mai
SM Travel runs a wide fleet from a Chiang Mai base, covering the 125cc automatic class that dominates Old City and Nimman rentals (150-300 THB per day for a Honda Click or Yamaha Fino) and the larger touring motorbikes used for multi-day routes out to Pai, Mae Hong Son, and the Samoeng Loop. The same booking covers a quick Doi Suthep day-trip on a 125cc and a multi-day run on a touring bike, which is unusual at the price point and useful for riders splitting time between city sightseeing and a longer Northern Thailand loop.
Helmets are included for both rider and pillion (mandatory under Thai law, with on-the-spot fines of 500-1,000 THB for violations), bikes are inspected between rentals, and the Byklo flow handles the rest. You pay a small online holding fee, get a written confirmation with the pickup address or hotel-delivery slot, and the cash deposit (typically 500-2,000 THB) replaces the passport-as-collateral pattern still common at unvetted Chiang Mai street shops.
Routes from Chiang Mai: where SM Travel's fleet takes you
A 125cc from SM Travel handles the core Chiang Mai day-trip menu cleanly, while the touring bikes open up the multi-day routes. Doi Suthep's 16 km climb from the Old City via Huay Kaew Road tops out at the Wat Phra That Doi Suthep temple. The Samoeng Loop runs roughly 100 km west of Chiang Mai through the hills, and the Chiang Mai-to-Pai stretch on Route 1095 covers 135 km with the famous 762 curves on the second half. The full Mae Hong Son Loop links Chiang Mai, Pai, Mae Hong Son, and Mae Sariang into a 600 km, 1,864-curve circuit that rewards the larger touring fleet over a city-class scooter.
Book SM Travel through Byklo
Lock in a 125cc scooter or a touring motorbike from SM Travel through Byklo before you board: cash deposit only, no passport surrender, hotel delivery in the Old City or Nimman, and a written booking confirmation that lets you land in Chiang Mai with the keys ready. For broader context on the city's rental landscape, see the Chiang Mai motorbike rental guide, the Pai loop scooter rental guide for Route 1095, and the big bike rental Chiang Mai guide for the 250-700cc touring class.
