I never knew there were so many big bikes in The Philippines, but the past week CdO has been overun with them. I have seen less than half a dozen real big bikes locally. However, with the 14th National Federation of Motorcycle Clubs Convention convening in Cagayan, big bikes were all over the place and [...]
On Monday, March 17, 2008, I, as a member of the Eagles Club of Cagayan de Oro City participated in a motorcade through and around the city with the Traffic Management Group (TMG) and the Karanchos. The TMG is a group of traffic law enforcers. The Karanchos are Arroyo loyalists and motorcycle enthusiasts who serve [...]
The first shipment of electric scooters arrived in Cagayan de Oro this past week. You can view them at Kinse Amigos on Gomez Street between Capistrano and Burgos Streets, in CdO, and also at Door 5, Borromeo Building at Tomas Saco corner 14th Streets, Macasandig, CdO. For inquiries, you can call 0921-326-7434 or 857-1864. The [...]
The scooter wasn’t even running when I backed it up and locked the front wheel, spilling me to the side and landing the right foot peg and nearly the entire weight of the scooter on my heel, just below my ankle. I thought it was a sprain. Back in grade school I played basketball, baseball, [...]
On Tuesday, February 19, 2007, I got my first driving ticket in The Philippines for going the wrong way down a one-way street. While in American, this would seem pretty stupid as one-way streets are pretty clearly marked with large ONE-WAY arrow signs, the same is not true here and you see cars, scooters and [...]
…and on just about everything else. More than a year ago Cagayan de Oro Mayor Tinnex Jaraula, then a congressman, sought and got approval for a refurbishment/resurfacing of Velez Street, which is the main North-South Street going through town. The Street actually belongs to the national government so repairs to this street cannot be authorized [...]
I’ll post more photos of it later but you can see at a previous post, 2007 Honda Wave 125. It has just over 6000 km on it. Has had all Honda servicing. It has been garage kept and only ridden in the rain, but never left out in the rain. It has never been dropped [...]
Emotion electric scooters are on their way to Cagayan de Oro. I rode one of these the other day and it drove just like a regular scooter, except that it was almost totally silent. See that small chrome cylinder on the rear wheel with the red end? That’s the electric motor that powers these bikes. [...]
After buying a pair of 2007 Honda XRM 110 underbone scooters (motorcycles), and a 2007 Honda Wave 125, I was informed my my wife and in-laws that I needed to have them blessed by a priest, to keep them and their riders safe from harm. I don’t know if anyone has gathered any statistics on [...]
In most of The Philippines there are two seasons, The Hot Season, and The Rainy Seaon. In North-Western Philippines there are often three distinct seasons; Winter from December through February which has dry, cool weather, Summer from March through May with dry, hot weather, and the Rainy Season from June through November marked by thunderstorms [...]