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Nov 03 2008 4 Comments

Japanese biking behemoth

With seemingly billions of bicycles jostling their way through Japan’s busy streets, standing out from the crowd takes a distinct amount of doing, although sporting some kind of similarity to a supercharged sibling certainly helps.

Japanese bicycle

A sense of insecurity that surprisingly also seems to affect the motorbikes that the man-powered machine above is trying to mimic, as this beast is apparently doing its best to bear a resemblance to a bus.

Japanese motorbike

And a fairly big one at that.

Japanese motorbike

Albeit a touristy open top type one.

Japanese motorbike

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  1. eric girold says

    11/3/2008 at 7:52 pm

    Notice the size of the portable toilet on the motorbike. Designed for fat-assed people

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  2. lalalemon says

    11/4/2008 at 6:11 am

    Hey, it’s a tricycle! I had a big trike when I was a wee kid.

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  3. billywest says

    11/4/2008 at 11:20 am

    It just goes to show that every country has its fair share of rednecks.

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  4. Jason says

    11/4/2008 at 4:15 pm

    Nice shot of the blue bicycle. I’ve been archiving photos of unusual bicycles I see around Tokyo for a future photo gallery post.

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