Just back from a two week sojourn in Dar Es Salaam. One week work stuff another week doing motorbike training. Having seen Dar Es Salaam traffic and the size of the motorbike we’re supposed to ride we were slightly apprehensive. I’ve never ridden anything bigger than a 70s Chopper (though it is a beautiful ride, very smooth gear change and a babe magnet. Mandy Pierce in class 2 was all over me).
A classic 70’s engineering work of art
I digress. Anyway, having completed the course, 3 days, we weren’t half bad. Nadine was slaloming through water bottles and I was doing backward flip wheelies. Photos below as proof. The backward flip one didn’t come out which is a shame because it gets a good angle of me in the air and the bike upside down. I’m digressing again.
A Honda 125 slalom goddess. At least until just past the paint can when she decided to accidently run me over.
Final inspection of the take off ramp (just to right of this photo) leading up to the VETA bus I back flipped over …3 times …blindfolded.
We now just have to wait for our driving licence to get sorted out. No test required in these parts just two arms, two legs and 10 quid will get you on the road. Don’t worry mam. We’ve got all the necessary crash helmets and I promise we’ll drive safely.
Vroom! vroooooom!
najonajo 
Aaahhh the 70s chopper. In my (tomboy) days I was sooooo jealous of my neighbour who had one, he looked so cool. But was it just a boy thing or did girls ride them too? My bike was pretty cool though, you back-pedalled to brake which meant lots of skidding on purpose, for effect. Still haven’t got the guts to drive a Vespa here mind you 😉
But only the chopper had cruise control 🙂
a. is there a gap in the market for bollards. B. Do you want me to send you any go faster bling for your spokes. c. Do you have the photograph of when you were using the stabilisers.
Better than your three wheeler which I presume you’re still terrorising Newcastle rush hour traffic with.