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DesmoBob 10-11-2005, 06:16 PM a friend sent me this link:
http://205.138.199.81/videos/220/85364_a563f.wmv
he has been to vietnam many times, and his inlaws are from vietnam. he says this is really what it's like. this is no camera trick. awesome thing is that nobody hits each other. :eek:
IslandS62 10-11-2005, 06:54 PM video link doesn't work for me. I think you need to log in to that site.
The Beastmaster 10-11-2005, 07:45 PM Your friend must have seen it on FH this morning. :biglaughb
DesmoBob 10-11-2005, 09:33 PM video link doesn't work for me. I think you need to log in to that site.
this one should work:
http://www.zippyvideos.com/100440034853645.html
scroll down a bit.
IslandS62 10-11-2005, 10:58 PM :D well sure it worked for 3 minutes, but it would be interesting to see how many collisions there are at that spot daily!
There are many places in the world that I have absolutely no desire to see, you can add Saigon to that list! :eek:
kaliimc 10-11-2005, 11:35 PM No sense of adventure?! I love going to Saigon (Jamie is from Saigon) and cruizing through that traffic every day! It is tough to get used to, and it does look like rush hour in the video. But it is spot on and really crazy over there. The most complex driving skillsets I have ever seen come from Vietnam. Keep in mind that while going through the intersections, quite often we are only going around 5-10 k/hr, so its pretty slow.
I've seen a number of accidents while being a passenger on mopeds there. One time we had to go to the emergency room at a Saigon hospital (for food related illness) (not me) and most of the people in that room were moped riders with beat up legs mostly.
Its an experiece to say the least, I highly recommend it! Well, my vehicle of choice there is not a BMW its an armoured car!
sushipower 10-12-2005, 06:05 AM No sense of adventure?! I love going to Saigon (Jamie is from Saigon) and cruizing through that traffic every day! It is tough to get used to, and it does look like rush hour in the video. But it is spot on and really crazy over there. The most complex driving skillsets I have ever seen come from Vietnam. Keep in mind that while going through the intersections, quite often we are only going around 5-10 k/hr, so its pretty slow.
I've seen a number of accidents while being a passenger on mopeds there. One time we had to go to the emergency room at a Saigon hospital (for food related illness) (not me) and most of the people in that room were moped riders with beat up legs mostly.
Its an experiece to say the least, I highly recommend it! Well, my vehicle of choice there is not a BMW its an armoured car!
Tell my wife that I want to go to saigon to see the mopeds....
YEA RIGHT!
thrlls 10-12-2005, 12:06 PM That's NUTS! :eyecrazy
I hear horns and whistles blowing, but who knows who its being blown at?
Well at least now I know where NOT to go on vacation.
808Cardinal87 10-12-2005, 02:02 PM Tell my wife that I want to go to saigon to see the mopeds....I've heard that the "mopeds" are better in Thailand :devillook
sushipower 10-12-2005, 03:06 PM I've heard that the "mopeds" are better in Thailand :devillook
yea, a lot cheaper too. also, they go boom boom all night long! :D
808Cardinal87 10-12-2005, 05:46 PM yea, a lot cheaper too. also, they go boom boom all night long! :DFun to ride, just don't let your freinds see you riding it.;)
The Beastmaster 10-12-2005, 08:31 PM Fun to ride, just don't let your freinds see you riding it.;)
I have a Thai moped. I even took her to dinner at Hokus last week.
808Cardinal87 10-12-2005, 09:36 PM I have a Thai moped. I even took her to dinner at Hokus last week.Don't you know the rules???? Never take it out. Leave it in the closet and take it out to play with every couple of days. That's what toys are for.
thrlls 10-12-2005, 10:26 PM I once had a Thai stick, but it went up in smoke!
The Beastmaster 10-12-2005, 10:36 PM I once had a Thai stick, but it went up in smoke!
Me too!
Gene V 10-13-2005, 02:02 AM which of you two is Cheech and which of you is Chong?
The Beastmaster 10-13-2005, 02:09 AM which of you two is Cheech and which of you is Chong?
Or Cecelio and Kapono. :biglaughb
thrlls 10-13-2005, 02:11 AM Or Cecelio and Kapono. :biglaughb
Or, Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis!
Better yet, Mutt & Jeff!::D
The Beastmaster 10-13-2005, 02:12 AM Or, Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis!
Better yet, Mutt & Jeff!::D
Beavis and Butthead!
You home now? I gotta drop off some "product".
thrlls 10-13-2005, 02:43 AM Yep, I'll be working late starting on Friday, until I hire a whse mgr to replace the current mgr.
K Funk 10-13-2005, 02:52 AM Beavis and Butthead!
You home now? I gotta drop off some "product".
come on over and pick up some product at my place, too. :shifty
The Beastmaster 10-13-2005, 02:54 AM come on over and pick up some product at my place, too. :shifty
Aren't you gonna use it with the spring compressors? I mean those scrawny Johnny arms are gonna have to work real hard to tighten those things up!
The Beastmaster 10-13-2005, 04:02 AM Kevin - I have a meeting Thursday night, so I'll call you after that to see if I can get it.
K Funk 10-13-2005, 04:18 AM Aren't you gonna use it with the spring compressors? I mean those scrawny Johnny arms are gonna have to work real hard to tighten those things up!
hah, you ever tried turnin valves on high pressure gas lines that are 2-3 feet wide? :mad
Spring compressors are nothing. Air tools would make it go too fast to make it dangerous. I'm usually better off with hand tools, that way I don't break anything very fast.
I've got a meeting tomorrow night too, with the miata club.:shifty
Not sure when I'll get back, or if I'll go... but yeah, give me a call.
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