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Motorcycles and tricycles
There is a growing number of individuals who
can afford a nice motorcycle just for the daily trip between their
work-address and their home- address (or just for pleasure in the weekend).
Still, it's only a very small number of individuals who can afford such a
vehicle just for private use. Most
motorcycles in the Philippines are used for serving as a kind of taxi. Most known names for these
means for transportation: Tricycles and motor-taxi's. Both can be
seen in many different forms and length.
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Tricycles
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What:
motorcycles with a sidecar (passenger-cabin) on a third wheel attached |
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Where:
everywhere, especially on
smaller roads for short distances, often on roads where jeepneys or busses are
not supposed to operate |
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The engines of the tricycles range from 50cc up to
about 125cc |
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Pictures
left and right:
© Scott Williams
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Picture
in the middle: © the Freedom Riders |
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Motorcycle-taxis
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What:
motorcycles with extended seats
and extra shock absorbers added
at the rear. |
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Where: common outside the
city, especially good on farm-roads where car-taxis really don't
like to go. |
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The passengers:
four to five on a motorbike (with their luggage). |
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Pictures:
© The Freedom Riders MC of the Philippines
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Means
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