Showing posts with label motorcycle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label motorcycle. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Down On The Street - Linyi China Edition

"Small Cab" as seen in the Linyi, China airport parking lot.
thieves beware, that front wheel is locked!

Arguably far more motorbike than proper "car", I'm told that while these three-wheelers are generally used for around-town fares, sometimes they're seen far out in the country.
Looks like it'd be fun to hoon around in - until you encountered other traffic or a strong crosswind. And hey, speaking of out-in-the-country, I snapped the following (poor) pic quite far from anything of any substance.
A happy passenger, sitting sideways. Ignore the tissue on our car's dashboard.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Down On The Street - Taichung Edition

Two-wheelers seem to greatly outnumber four wheelers on Taiwan's urban streets. With limited parking and the expense of buying, registering and insuring a four wheeled vehicle, scooters are the easy choice for the working masses in this temperate nation island.

Most of the two-wheeled vehicles are scooters, but occasionally you'll come across some interesting small-displacement iron with larger wheels. Like this Kawasaki B1, built in Taiwan under license by the Yuen Foong Paper Company of all things.
Classic looks and a healthy dose of patina. Nice touches too:
passenger foot peg
tank badge of the mighty Yuen-Foong
fender badge
taillight guard
125cc, you don't need much more in Taichung's urban center