Motorcycle Philippines

Saw this photo and caption in the Lambretta boys ride to baguio thread.

“Walang traffic…ayaw nyo naman kami padaanin!”

Sometimes the strongest statements come from the simplest gestures.

Photo courtesy of Minggoy

Prologue:
Starting point for the Freedom Riders Cavite & Las Piñas Chapter is at SYM Nyog 7am. A brief meeting was conducted the night before to discuss the requirements of each rider to be able to join. A strict implementation of rider attire and motorcycle compliance was agreed upon. This means all motorcycles must have proper side mirrors, full fairings and working lights. Each rider must have a DOT/SNELL certified full face helmet as a minimum requirement. No children, as backrides, are allowed.
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Earlier this morning, we added more memory to the server. It should help ease your surfing woes here at MCP but we will know if that upgrade is enough on Monday noon when traffic is at its peak.

Thank you for your patience.

This is a charity poker run for the Angeles City Street Children Foundation (Bahay Bata Center). All proceeds go to the Street Children Foundation, and all organizers & workers of this run are donating their time, money, and materials. The route chosen is very unique and will without a doubt be a memorable one that will take riders through the scenic winding back roads of Bataan! The actual roundtrip route will take riders from Angeles City to Dinalupihan, continue south into Bataan past Balanga where we then take the Mt. Samat turnoff and continue to the town of Morong and then onto the back side of SBMA (Subic Base). While on SBMA you will find many great places to take your lunch before continuing! After you finish lunch then the route continues through SBMA and then back onto the National Highway leading back into Dinalupihan and back into Angeles City. Total throttle time is 4 to 6hrs. This is a must ride for riders that has never been on this loop before!
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A comprehensive review of Piaggio’s newest addition to it’s lineup, the Piaggio Fly. Review and photos by Gerdie Francisco.

Three weeks after I looked at the Piaggio Fly 125 at 2211 Works, I was ready to take it home. I felt like bringing a new born baby to its new home. Well of course, I don’t know what that feels like but taking home “Firebird” seemed to feel that way. Oh yes, my new red scooter’s name is Firebird. I named it after Igor Stravinsky’s opera.

Before taking it home, I had a taste of test-driving the unit just so I’d be familiar with the controls. It has been seven months since I’ve driven a scooter and so I wanted to make sure that I could still ride and control one.
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