After two weeks of awaiting the proper bureaucratic approval, I have finally acquired my own motorbike. It is a new Bajaj Platina, shiny black, and it gets 60km/l (150mpg). On road price, including accessories, warranty, and insurance, was Rs.37,000, or about $875.
To my parents and family: the meager 100cc engine can barely get me up to 60mph, so recklessness is out of the question (no to mention the state of Indian roads keeps me below 30mph anyway). To friends: it's still got enough kick to make me feel like a badass when I cut loose in the desert, even though in relative terms it would be about as powerful as a Razor scooter if I brought it back to the US. I can't wait to trick it out with a custom paint job and an absurd novelty horn.
To my parents and family: the meager 100cc engine can barely get me up to 60mph, so recklessness is out of the question (no to mention the state of Indian roads keeps me below 30mph anyway). To friends: it's still got enough kick to make me feel like a badass when I cut loose in the desert, even though in relative terms it would be about as powerful as a Razor scooter if I brought it back to the US. I can't wait to trick it out with a custom paint job and an absurd novelty horn.
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