Top Gear on BBC2, now. :-D -- JackH 98 Yamaha Fazer FZS600 03 VW Passat TDI Sport (Resting) 00 VW Golf 1.9 TDI SE Estate
the roads out there just aren't suited to big bikes, believe me, I've thought about it - too many potholes and stuff The method of driving is completely different, you need something small and nippy, and you need to learn to drive / ride like they do If you're in the second row of bikes 11 across at a junction with a bus behind you, there's not much room for mistakes I might put up some short vids of driving in SE asia later this week
Not me. Vietnam, yes, but on anything except a Minsk. I tested one in 1982. The Doctor rode it back to where we were living, from the dealer who supplied it. So to south London from north London. It conked out about four times in the hour or so it took to get home. I started laughing and she got the hump and screamed at me. Utterly horrible, hateful nasty little bike.
Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, ginge Seems to me they chose the ideal steeds for the trip. Plenty of locally available bits and expertise. Nothing that couldn't be kicked straight or swapped out in twenty minutes. With the possible exception of the "backup vehicle". :^)
