Like many middle-aged men, I’ve wondered what it would be like to feel the surge of power as I crank back on the twist-grip of a mighty Harley, enjoying the wind in my face and bugs in my teeth while cruising down the open highway. Maybe someday Susan and I will get that chance (here we are in an earlier post, dreaming on Bob and Karen’s bike: http://www.robnetts.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Harley.jpg), but for now, we’ll have to settle for the Chinese version.
Thanks to some friends who have returned to America for the summer, we are now the proud borrowers of a typical Chinese scooter, joining the millions of others dodging cars on our overcrowded roads:
When you crank back on the twist-grip, the hum of the electric motor can coax this beauty up to almost 40 kph. With the amount of chaos in the highway here, that’s fast enough for us. Now, can someone tell me where we parked it?
We LOVE our scooter! We’d gotten so dependent on it, that we had to get another one when our first was stolen. You might find you’ll need your own after the owners return! Ha! We know some people here that call theirs “Piglet” (…instead of Hog). Boys headed out today–Tim was excited!!
whoooo! Looks like fun!
I think you need new outfits to match that cool scooter!
So cool! 🙂
Laurie – we can probably get some fake leather jackets pretty cheap here. And my hair was very long (ponytail?) until I got it cut yesterday.
I was thinking some fake leather chaps, cool sun glasses, while Susan sings “Born To Be Wild”. Now that would be a picture!!!! Take care and keep looking straight ahead.