Tag: motorbike

  • Daily Life

    Another crazy motorbike rider in Saigon

    These type of crossings are quite irritating. I call them "cow herd block crossings" since motorbikes will go as a group to block oncoming traffic. I will let the…

  • Daily Life

    Motorbike or Ebike

    In Saigon I ride the following: Paiggio Fly in Saigon In Shanghai I ride this: Ebike in Shanghai Which one do you think is faster? My Ebike can go 80 km on one charge. I…

  • Crazy Saigon Motorbike Rider

    I was riding around the traffic circle near the Ben Thanh Market today. There was a tourist in front of me crossing the crosswalk towards the bus station so I slowed…

  • Little "Super" Cub 2 - Saigon

    Another close up of the Little Cub... Little Cub - Saigon

  • Little "Super" Cub in Saigon

    I love this bike, the Honda Super Cubs are popular here in Vietnam. Too bad they are too small for me. I saw this Little Cub last Sunday afternoon. Honda Super Cub in…

  • Motorbike Parking at Baba's Kitchen

    Baba's Kitchen is the most popular Indian restaurant in Saigon as you can tell by the parking. Parking at Baba's Kitchen - Saigon

  • Motorbike being serviced

    I got in to an accident before Tet. A minivan hit my front tire knocking some rust into my fuel line. My motorbike stopped running due to the block fuel line about 3…

  • How the traffic police got my 600,000 VND

    Well, it is the Year of the Snake now. Today is Day 4 of the Tet New Year here in Vietnam. I rode my motorbike to Bien Hoa outside of Saigon to see a friend. I rode him…

  • Saigon Road Rules - Anything wrong with this picture

    This picture should speak for itself. What is wrong with this picture? In Saigon, you always have to deal with motorbikes going the opposite way on a one-way road. This…

  • My Yamaha Nouvo damaged again

    Just over 3 months ago my Yamaha Nouvo had it's left rear tail light damaged at Vincom Center. Well, over a week ago, it happened again but this time at the Trung Nguyen…

  • NeoMask to fight traffic pollution

    About a month ago, I left my NeoMask mask on my motorbike at the parking area in the Tan Binh District. When I came back, I was surprised that somebody would steal it…

  • Servicing my motorbike

    Part of a ritual for me at least every 1500 km here in Saigon. I decided to get my Yamaha Nouvo LX serviced at the Phong Yamaha Center in District 4. I had the following…

  • My Motorbike Dashboard at Night

    Last night I was playing with my cell phone camera. I wanted to see if I could take a photo of the dashboard on my Yamaha Nouvo LX. I was surprised, it did. Amazing how…

  • Rush Hour Traffic

    I sometimes wonder why I always arrange my Japanese class around 6pm. I always get nailed with a traffic jam in District 1. When you have enough time to take out your…

  • What annoyed me the last week (in Saigon)

    Actually, this particularly thing has annoyed me for a couple weeks now. After the Tet holiday, I noticed that my motorbike is getting damaged at the parking lots and in…