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8/16/09

Tiger Joker


So we finally bought our second motorbike! Up until more recently we've been able to get by on having just one, but as we have planned from the beginning, we were finally ready to buy the 2nd one.
I've been researching since we got here . . . and I'm still doing some research (mostly because it's one of my favorite past times!!). But it's quite hard to find information in English on the web for the bikes they have here. Most of the bikes here are made specifically for the Asian regions and all the website are in another language. Plus, even when I Google, it knows I'm in Thailand and brings up Thai websites . . . nuttin' I can do about that!
Anyhow, Jen and I were actually going to wait a little longer before we bought one, but on a whim the other day, we went to the lady that we bought our bike from when we first arrived. She has a little shop she's owned for 20 years now with her husband. They are Super sweet!
So we were looking at what they had (they are all used bikes) and ran across one that we had never seen! We almost didnt see it either and the SECOND I saw it, I looked at Jen and said- This is it!!!
It is a Tiger Joker- a Honda brand I believe (at least it has Honda parts). One owner- female. Under budget. And only 11k kilometers (about 7k miles) - our current bike has about 13k on it.
I LOVE the look of it! It's the headlight that got me! It's still a "scooter/motorbike" but I think it was designed to feel a little more like a small motorcycle. Its a 120cc, so it's nice to have a little more power and it sits up much higher than our other one, which is also nice.
I haven't named her yet, but here is a pic:



Still have the handy-dandy basket in front, it has a HUGE storage area under the seat and you cant totally see, but it also has a sissy bar and a storage rack on the back! It's so cute! =)

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