Daily Life

Notice something strange about the pricing between the two competitors in Saigon?

This is one of my posts from August, 2006. At that time I wanted to get a Honda Custom motorcycle. The price was quite expensive for used motorcycles back in 2006. The…

About every two weeks I need to fill up my motorcycle. I added about 11.6 litters of fuel on Monday. A big feat for me since normally the gas attendents refuse to fill…

You see these water trucks all over Saigon. They water the plants and vegetation in the entire city. I took this photo in District 4 of So 41 Street.

Got to see the new 2018 Ninja 400 yesterday with the 300cc Bikers Club. We all met to clean our bikes' chains. At the moment the 300cc Bikers Club is made up of the…

Which is stronger, sticky rice or a motorcycle? Well, when I tried to turn left, I learned the hard way. I just turned right there after. PM me if you want to learn the…

Dusk is always a beautiful time in Saigon.

This is a normal scene for bikers in Saigon. I prefer to get out of their way for obvious reasons. They are a big cause of traffic jams in the city.

For many people a loss would not be followed by celebration. It is a different story in Vietnam. Ever so proud of their U23 team, Vietnamese took to the streets last…

Last Wednesday night I went out with a couple members of a young 300cc Club. We were made up of two Z300s and one Ninja 300. The club will get bigger and offer trips…

The new upper class area in Saigon is located at Nguyen Co Thach less than 5 minutes from both the Thu Thiem bridge and Thu Thiem tunnel. You can find condos and high…

I never knew this area existed. Take a look of the view from near the Ham Thu Thiem area just across from District 4. A great view of District 1 and 4.

Yeah, I got a after market exhaust on My Kawasaki Z300 motorcycle. Yes, it is a bit loud but needed on the streets of Saigon. For pollution, my Arrow exhaust meets Euro…

Some will say it is not necessary but I added it anyway. Sometimes you have to repeatedly switch gears on the streets of Saigon. There were times I wanted to know which…

23andme confirmed that I am 50 percent Japanese. Oddly enough, I am 52 percent East Asian. I always have some semblance of my Japanese pride at home.

Yep, I got it.

Twist of the Wrist 1 and 2 are books and videos anybody who rides a motorcycle (and motorbike) should read. The rule of thumb, if you have no idea what countersteering…

A huge frustration is trying to walk around Saigon on the sidewalks. As the below picture show, motorbikes still rule Saigon sidewalks.

At a popular coffee shop. I am wondering why the fan is faced against the window. I really needed it. The waitress eventually turned it towards me.

Kenn Smith made me some motorcycle boots. I wanted a pair which my toe was actually at the toe of the boot. They worked quite well today.