Motorcycle Weekend Riding in Taiwan with my Son

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Growing up being a father, I have always wanted to share the excitement of motorcycle weekend riding with my son when he is old enough since he was born. I believe it was time.... :)

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My bikes before I had my son.... crazy good ol days.
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Loved racing on the track back in US California... also before I had a child.
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I have always been into riding bikes since youth and pursued this hobby for some time. However, when starting having a family priorities began to change and focused more on family wellbeing and challenge financial ladders.

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Its been about 8 years since I started to decide to ride again. Mainly after moving to Taiwan I realized in some circumstances a motorcycle is much more convenient than a car in some places. Especially during rush hours.

I have ask permission from my wife and with the OK sign I have purchased not a scooter (In Taiwan majority of people have scooters for daily commute) but small enough to be safe yet still has the feeling of good ol days of superbikes.

I decided my lady to be the Benelli TNT135.
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Bought it brand new clocking in at 1km on odometer.
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Took a short period of time getting used to the clutch and remembering safety precautions. Safety is always first!!! and then began to ride my son to school every morning.

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After about 250km of riding, my brother in law also who has the same bike invited me to join his weekend riding crew of the same bikes. I couldn’t resist and instantly agreed. Saturday from 7 in the morning till noon~ mountain roads. Ultra excited because it was my first time in a very long time to be back riding with a crew and this time... with my own son. :)

That saturday they skies we clear and weather was perfect for riding. Cant ask for any better~ got geared up and for my son it was his first time in his life to go on mountain roads crusing with no traffic.

I had no idea but “Miaoli” - Taiwan was a very popular place for all motorcycle riders and I was surprised there were a lot of riders and thier gear was some serious business!!! I was in awe.... didnt know Taiwan had bikers at this level.

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Many riders had some serious setups.... these bikes had slicks!!!
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There were a lot of photographers on the side of the roads and my crew had some good connection with them and shared me some pics of my ride with my son. I didn’t expect this kind of amazing Taiwan hospitality and pictures came out amazing!

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I thank my brother-in-law for this amazing experience and I am hooked!! Also being a Korean-American as a foreigner the people here are so kind and fun be around with. I believe my decision to move to Taiwan is well chosen... great opportunities and great for families.

Nevertheless we had a great father and son time.
We came home and we were both exhausted and took a nap after lunch.....zzzzzzzzz.

I have checked a mark on one of many in my life bucket list.
Ride with my son..... check!!!!

Thank you all for viewing this post.
Luvs!!!~~~

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