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Honestly, I don't remember what I've written about and what I haven't 😅. I remember touching on the topic of transportation and how people like me get scammed in the Dominican Republic when it comes to repairing and selling scooters. I actually learned how to fix my scooter pretty quickly, even though I've never owned a motorized vehicle before.
I used to be a cyclist — I did downhill and cross-country (which resulted in a bunch of injuries)), then BMX (which resulted in chronic leg pain)), then I rode a fixie (got hit by a car twice) — and that's it. Since 2012, I've maybe ridden a bike once or twice.
But scooter repairs were much more expensive. Parts were expensive, and many (like me) rode really old scooters, so we had to order parts from overseas — also expensive. Plus, removing the plastic from the scooter took a long time.
So at some point I bought a motorcycle, even though I had no idea how to ride it 😂 — I think I wrote about this too... I have many memories associated with this motorcycle — some good, some not so good. The local motoconchos (motorbike taxi drivers), most of whom I knew by sight and even personally, were constantly laughing at me because I couldn’t figure out how to change gears correctly for months 😅🤣... but I didn’t even know what they were laughing at until one day my friend asked me to give him a ride to pick up his motorcycle from an impound lot.
This friend weighed 120 kg, and at the time I was very nervous about riding with passengers, especially in areas with heavy traffic. Due to the extra “load”, the back of the bike was constantly wagging and I constantly thought I was going to fall. But during the ride he noticed me changing gears and explained how to do it correctly. That was the only motorcycle riding lesson I ever got.
The thing is, when you change gears, you have to stop pressing the gas, and I didn't know that. For three months no one told me 😅, even though most of my friends rode motorcycles... 0 reply
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