tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post3914332845228146382..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Epic Riding in Taichung and NantouMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-4578208273321884022009-10-05T08:04:38.644+08:002009-10-05T08:04:38.644+08:00Maybe you can't ride 100cc safely between cars...Maybe you can't ride 100cc safely between cars, but I have no trouble.Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-30906319606316253242009-09-28T09:54:42.661+08:002009-09-28T09:54:42.661+08:00"If I can get up those hills easily on a 100c...<b>"If I can get up those hills easily on a 100cc, surely 750cc contains 650cc of redundant engine power."</b><br /><br />Okay, I thought maybe you were referencing something interesting. 100cc is not enough to truly move safely in traffic among cars unless you stay to way to the right all the time. 125cc/150cc or above is much more reasonable. Motorcycles 650cc are probably capable of highway, and they are still more efficient than at least the vast majority of cars, and we don't even have to go to SUVs. I would say, don't miss the forest for the trees. Motorcycle culture in Taiwan for the most part has saved it from the gas guzzling culture of the US.<br /><br />That said, I hate the noise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-52155669146352813532009-09-28T08:49:42.508+08:002009-09-28T08:49:42.508+08:00Good for you! We're on the same page, then. Ca...Good for you! We're on the same page, then. Can I keep my 350cc bike though? I swear, it's small for the U.S.Caryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01700204348774131220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-70743551332734422232009-09-28T06:55:13.893+08:002009-09-28T06:55:13.893+08:00I usually am vegetarian, Cary. I eat meat when I a...I usually am vegetarian, Cary. I eat meat when I am out, and occasionally I BBQ at home. That deal is already made.Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-29744359599177326212009-09-28T03:08:06.835+08:002009-09-28T03:08:06.835+08:00If I can live well on vegetable protein, surely fe...If I can live well on vegetable protein, surely feeding grain to animals so that they can be eaten is seven times more than needs to be consumed by anyone. Much more of an environmental problem than 'oversized' motorcycles. I'll give up my big bike if you go vegetarian. Deal?Caryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01700204348774131220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-71145218247863337002009-09-27T22:22:12.992+08:002009-09-27T22:22:12.992+08:00Those roads are a playground for idiots on heavy b...Those roads are a playground for idiots on heavy bikes who commit all the same offenses they hate auto drivers for committing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-57862410298638513152009-09-27T22:12:58.408+08:002009-09-27T22:12:58.408+08:00If I can get up those hills easily on a 100cc, sur...If I can get up those hills easily on a 100cc, surely 750cc contains 650cc of redundant engine power.<br /><br />MichaelMichael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-46454304202005700362009-09-27T14:50:52.294+08:002009-09-27T14:50:52.294+08:00"Traffic is all locals, save for the yammerhe...<b>"Traffic is all locals, save for the yammerheads on huge, wasteful, inefficient, environmentally unsound motorcycles blasting noisily up the slope at high speeds. Thank you, WTO and GATT."</b><br /><br />This sound like it could be an interesting assertion, but for all I know, it's just a snide "in the know" unexamined statement. The motorcycles are illegally loud, but are they inefficient? My understanding is motorcycles use much less than cars.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-39731915753783524482009-09-27T08:47:42.478+08:002009-09-27T08:47:42.478+08:00Do you have a link for your Google map? Do you or ...Do you have a link for your Google map? Do you or Drew have a suggested route for getting from Dongshi to the northernn section of your ride?Michael Faheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057491107522344042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-16462985667355874872009-09-27T06:10:28.761+08:002009-09-27T06:10:28.761+08:00lol. Get a bike, you'll be addicted in no time...lol. Get a bike, you'll be addicted in no time!Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-26939278342620017822009-09-27T03:50:59.666+08:002009-09-27T03:50:59.666+08:00Holy hell! I resent having to walk a few blocks to...Holy hell! I resent having to walk a few blocks to my favorite vegetarian restaurant. Well done!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com