In Reply to: go for it posted by travelforever on Tuesday, 2. June 2009 at 19:54 Bali Time:
In January and February, I rode around Bali for 28 days on a hired scooter.
I paid Rp 20,000 per day as the scooter was a 2005 model Honda stepthrough with a semi-automatic gearbox. I did not bother buying insurance from the hirer. An automatic scooter would have cost me Rp 25,000 per day.
On this trip, petrol was Rp 4,500 per litre from service stations. It cost me Rp 5,000 per litre from a bottle, when I purchased petrol from a roadside. I brought my own helmet and gloves from Australia. I wore lots of suncreen on my face and neck. I also wore elastic sided boots and a thick long sleeved shirt.
I recommend this mode of travel, if you are an experienced motorcyclist.