Thu, Oct 06, 2005 - Page 13 News List

Taiwan's big bikers going nowhere fast

They want the freedom of the road but they are still haveing to potter around in second gear because of the law of the land

By Gavin Phipps  /  STAFF REPORTER

For Wang, these restrictions have proven too much to bear. Once the proud owner of a half-a-dozen big bikes, several of which were "antiques" dating from the 1950s, he has since sold them all.

"It just got too much. Sure the laws have been changed, but the end result certainly hasn't lived up to the expectations we once had," he said. "You still can't ride big bikes [in Taiwan] like you should and how they deserve to be ridden."

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