Like this:
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And you can’t ride your bike through the parking lot neither, but I do that all the time.
Oh Fell Street DMV, will you ever win?
Archive for the ‘motorcycles’ Category
The Time-Honored Tradition of Practicing for Your Motorcycle Driving Test at the DMV, Even Though Its Agin the Law
Tuesday, February 19th, 2013Trixie, Speed Racer’s Girlfriend, Spotted on Fulton Street
Monday, October 1st, 2012- She also flies helicopters:
- “Trixie (志村美智 Shimura Michi) Voiced by: Yoshiko Matsuo (later Michiko Nomura) (Japanese), Corinne Orr (English)
- Originally Michi Shimura (志村美智 Shimura Michi), Trixie is Speed’s chaste girlfriend. The “M” adorning Trixie’s blouse stands for Michi. Michi would often fly around in a helicopter during a race, advising Speed Racer via a radio link to the Mach 5, in effect acting as his spotter, a function she also serves in the live-action film during the Casa Cristo 5000. In the manga it is mentioned that her father is the president of Shimura Aviation, which explains why she owns her own helicopter. Further implying that she is a “rich girl”, she can also be seen driving a Mercedes (in the anime; in the manga, it is a generic symbol not representing any car company). A recurring event, used to add comic relief in the anime, is when Trixie becomes jealous and arrogant if Speed is appalled or enthralled by another beautiful girl or when she is ignored or left alone. In the 2008 live action film, she is portrayed by actress Christina Ricci. She had a reddish brown bob cut with bangs; in the anime, her hair was dark brown.
- Unlike most female characters in cartoons at that time, Trixie is not portrayed as a helpless perpetual victim in need of saving. Trixie often proves herself the equal of Speed when forced into physical altercations. While Trixie has been captured on occasion by the villains, she refuses to cower or plead for her release, more often giving the bad guy a serious tongue-lashing until she is either rescued or escapes on her own. On some occasions, Trixie has even been the one to rescue Speed or other male characters from their predicaments.”
Market Street, USA: “Orlando Harley-Davidson, Florida, USA”
Tuesday, September 25th, 2012
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Tiny Customized Scooter is Street Legal, Bike Trail Legal, Golden Gate Park Legal, AND Crosswalk Legal – Amazing!
Friday, September 7th, 2012Or not.
Not all all.
I’ve never seen this:
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I don’t know, if I were on a tiny motorcycle and I wanted to go from Panhandle North to Panhandle South or vice versa and I didn’t want use Stanyan or Masonic or Baker and it were late at night, I still wouldn’t drive though GGP as a shortcut because the concept simply wouldn’t occur to me. But the idea would probably work OK.
Anyway.
“TIGRE 99″ has a Tiger Tail on His Motorcycle AND He’s Happy to See You – Leathers by Le Tigre, Of Course
Friday, August 24th, 2012Kenneth Cole’s dream motorcycle as seen on Bush:
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(And here’s the nightmare.)
All right, keep on keeping on, TIGRE 99!
It Takes a Village of Tow Trucks to Tow Motorcycles from the Financh – Why DPT/MUNI, Why?
Thursday, July 26th, 2012I suppose the DPT called the tow trucks out here, where Sutter and Sansome start, because some people accumulated five or more parking citations.
And you can’t put a Denver Boot on a motosickle, I figure.
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Oh well.
Tow them away, boys. MUNI needs its money…
North Beach Update: Princess Leia’s Three-Wheeled Motor Scooter, Darth Vader’s Three-Wheeled Motor Scooter
Friday, June 1st, 2012Here are your new, three-wheeled Piaggios, you know, dall’Italia.
The first one’s kind of cute but the other one is pure evil – just look at it:
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Oh, and the prices? About double what I expected.
Anyway, which would you prefer?
Leave us close with the Piaggio Girls, direct from Italy:
Don’t forget your helmet. Safety first:
Esaminilo, madre! Nessun mani!
The tragedy of helmet hair:
Parking Your Motorcycle on the Sidewalk: It’s Your Right as a San Franciscan
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012Or not – you could very easily get a ticket for this kind of thing.
But if you live here a while, you’ll learn when it’s OK to do bad things. You know, like double-parking next to a church on the Lord’s Day.
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But if you’re a visitor you end up with parking tickets.
Or you end up getting shot in the head like that German tourist lady when she was near the Tenderloin.
Or you end up getting run over by a drunk driver like that German tourist guy when he was on Masonic.
It’s tough not knowing the rules and customs of insular San Francisco.
Oh well.
Helmetcam Footage: What It’s Like for a Motorcyclist to Get Hit From Behind on 19th Avenue Way Out in the Sunset District
Friday, March 30th, 2012It goes a little something like this, on southbound 19th Avenue exiting Golden Gate Park betwixt Lincoln and Irving.
Go on, you have 31 seconds to spare, don’t you?
At least dude got a quick apology.
Rolling Museums: Cuba Has Old Cars, San Francisco Has Old Motorcycles – Triumph Bonneville T100, Honda CB200, BMW R75/6
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011San Francisco is the world capitol of aging, somewhat exotic motorcycles, don’t you know.
This view of Scott Street is typical.
Triumph Bonneville T100:
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Honda CB200:
BMW R75/6:
Hurray!
