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</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="left"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="310" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="center"><a href="https://photos.motorcycle-usa.com/IMG_9484.jpg" target="_Blank"><img src="https://photos.motorcycle-usa.com/98617Untitled-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""/></a></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="left" nd="6">China has taken dramatic steps forward in recent decades and our former Managing Editor took note of the role motorcycles play in Chinese society.</td></tr></tbody></table><hr/><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="310" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="center"><script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">[script]null[/script]</script><script language="javascript" src="https://banner.motorcycle-usa.com/?ZoneID=244&Task=Get&IFR=False&PageID=56891&SiteID=1&Random=1158417253838">[script]null[/script]</script><a href="https://banner.motorcycle-usa.com/?Task=Click&ZoneID=244&CampaignID=204&AdvertiserID=86&BannerID=1377&SiteID=1&RandomNumber=1352881**&Keywords=" target="_top"><img height="250" alt="Summer End Liquidation" src="https://banner.motorcycle-usa.com/ads/Summer_liquidation300x250.gif" width="300" align="center" border="0"/></a>
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</li></td></tr></tbody></table><hr/><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="310" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="center"><a href="https://photos.motorcycle-usa.com/3367DSCN2189.jpg" target="_Blank"><img src="https://photos.motorcycle-usa.com/Web/3367DSCN2189.jpg" border="0" alt=""/></a></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="left" nd="7">The most common form of two-wheeled transport in China comes via small-displacement 2-stroke scooters, which have ingrained themselves into the economic landscape, including here at the fish market.</td></tr></tbody></table><hr/><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="310" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="center"><a href="https://photos.motorcycle-usa.com/haydenchina69.jpg" target="_Blank"><img src="https://photos.motorcycle-usa.com/Web/haydenchina69.jpg" border="0" alt=""/></a></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="left" nd="8">Motorcycles are showing signs of growing in China into more than just a commuting option, as evidenced by the country hosting a round in the MotoGP championship.</td></tr></tbody></table><hr/><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="310" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="center"><a href="https://photos.motorcycle-usa.com/DSCN1797.jpg" target="_Blank"><img src="https://photos.motorcycle-usa.com/Web/DSCN1797.jpg" border="0" alt=""/></a></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="left" nd="9">Many of the motorcycle creations in China are jerry-rigged and used for just about everything, like this gentleman transporting a gargantuan load of packing material.</td></tr></tbody></table><hr/></td></tr></tbody></table>Motorcycling in China<a href="https://www.motorcycle-usa.com/Article_Page.aspx?ArticleID=3703&Page=1#">
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9/12/2006
By Brian Korfhage

Part-time moto-journalist and full-time graduate student, Brian Korfhage, recently embarked upon a 21-day business seminar through the People's Republic of China, the final step to earning his MBA. On the trip, the class was supposed to be viewing the economic-juggernaut from a business perspective. However, Korf, with high-octane fuel coursing through his veins, saw some aspects of China that the normal MBA student wouldn't normally notice. In this editorial, he gives us a bird's eye view of motorcycling in China.
<hr/>As a motorcycle enthusiast I find myself viewing the world at large through a different paradigm than most. Never was that more clear than on a recent trip to China. While many in my MBA class were hell bent on seeing a rapidly developing modern infrastructure juxtaposed by extreme poverty and its relationship to business, and more importantly, economic growth, I tend to be a little less savvy. Me? I was really interested in the motorcycle scene. I had no idea what to expect from China and its passion for motorcycles. I'm not sure what I expected, but it certainly wasn't what I saw.

Over the past 20 years, China has undergone a tremendous amount of change. For decades bicycles were the transportation of choice. However, with rapid economic expansion, its citizens (granted, just some, but that's another editorial) have enjoyed an increase in standard of living. Having had the fortune of visiting a multitude of highly populated cities in Europe, I was aware of the scooter phenomenon and figured with China's meteoric rise up the GDP world standings that there would be throngs of scooters, and maybe even a few people ripping around on the latest performance machinery from the Big Four. Heck, I even held out hope that I would see a Harley-Davidson or two with a crowd oogling the chrome and steel. Unfortunately, what I saw was none of the above. There wasn't a hint of recreational riding and not even a rumor of a supersport, superbike, or H-D clone where I roamed for three weeks.

China's lack of recreational motorcycles dumbfounded me. Maybe I was ** coming over to the People's Republic of China and expecting to see people decked out in Alpinestar gear and yanking wheelies down the freeways like a Far-East Las Vegas Xtremes. I wasn't completely at a loss. Over the past decade China is the only country to manage double-digit GDP growth on an annual basis. The influx of foreign investment and growing trade gap for China means that many in the country have experienced a major improvement in standard of living and disposable income. In fact, China's citizens currently are the world's best savers, socking away a whopping 50% of their personal earnings. Logic would dictate that, with more money at their disposal, <a class="iAs" href="https://www.motorcycle-usa.com/Article_Page.aspx?ArticleID=3703&Page=1#" target="_blank" itxtdid="2432427" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 100%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px; COLOR: darkgreen; BORDER-BOTTOM: darkgreen 0.07em solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; TEXT-DECORATION: underline;">leisure</a> activities would be on the rise (or so the capitalist in me believes). For motorcycle enthusiasts it means transforming the motorcycle, and all things with two (sometimes three) wheels, from a method of transportation to a vehicle of recreation.

My theory, while sound for a western mind, didn't seem to hold up when I got to the PRC. Yet, my logic held true in some aspects of daily life. Evidence of China's newfound relative affluence can be seen on the streets in the form of luxury vehicles. The automobile, once a possession of the elite, is becoming a more common item on the urban streets of China. Moreover, cars that indicate a certain level of income are even more common. Buicks, BMWs, and the occasional Hummer peppered the city streets and highways. Clearly, the lucky few citizens reaping the rewards of China's Marxist capitalism are finding a way to spend their excess disposable income. However, I didn't see one luxury/high performance motorcycle. Why is this? After all, the performance per dollar is hard to beat, and what better way to scream "look at me!" than to riding a high-performance bike down the streets of Shanghai?

For a country whose citizens have used two-wheel modes of transportation for decades and surely have experienced the freedom and thrill of riding, why aren't there more modern motorcycles on the roadways? This is, after all, one of the few countries chosen to host a round of the MotoGP series. Shoot, the U.S. is one of the world's greatest lovers of motorcycles, and it wasn't until last year that we regained a round in the premier road racing series in the world. Shanghai, likely China's most modern city, hosts an annual round of the MotoGP series. The answer may be more rudimentary than an analysis of the economic principles that dictate motorcycle sales in other countries.

For the most part, scooters dominate the urban landscape in the PRC. They sip gas, the learning curve is relatively flat, and they are affordable to many. Subsequently, China is slowly transforming from a country of bicycles to a country on the move thanks to two-stroke 50cc engines.

There are full-size motorcycles in China, but the majority are Suzuki and <a class="iAs" href="https://www.motorcycle-usa.com/Article_Page.aspx?ArticleID=3703&Page=1#" target="_blank" itxtdid="2291446" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 100%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px; COLOR: darkgreen; BORDER-BOTTOM: darkgreen 0.07em solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; TEXT-DECORATION: underline;">Honda</a> knockoffs from the early-to-mid '80s. One major criticism of China in recent years has been the utter disregard for intellectual property, and it appears Honda and Suzuki aren't exempt from IP piracy. I'm not sure Honda is overly concerned that there are Chinese companies trying to recreate the 1981 Sabre, but I could be wrong.

Other motorcycles that appear on the road are make-shift jerry-rigged jobs. They're used for everything from transportation to heavy hauling. The most bizarre was a gentleman who was using a trike with an ancient 250cc powerplant to haul a hefty amount of packing material around town (see pictures). Not only is it unsafe, it seems downright impractical to haul anything in this manner. Such is the situation in China where growing pains are part of the economic and Cultural Revolution that is taking place 40 years after the original social transformation. People use the means at their disposal, and sometimes the methodology might seem ludicrous from an American standpoint.

西风 · 发表于 2006-9-16 22:46:00

Motorcycling in China<a href="https://www.motorcycle-usa.com/Article_Page.aspx?ArticleID=3703&Page=2#">
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9/12/2006

Safety is likely another glaring reason one might not ride in China for pleasure. I've done my share of traveling through Western and Eastern Europe and I've witnessed some truly freakish driving. But nowhere, and I mean nowhere, is there a driving clusterfu*k like China. Traffic laws are clearly open for interpretation, and reasonable order and courtesy are about as common as media criticism of the government. Scooters, motorcycles, and cars navigate the streets in an anarchic method. If it reduces potential road time and gets the commuter to their location more quickly, it's done. Riding into oncoming traffic? Check. Blowing through red lights without a touch of the brakes? Check. You name a crazy offense that would get you thrown in the clink for reckless driving in the States, and I saw it in China. Yet during my 21-day trip in China I only saw one mishap involving a motorcycle. It happened when a bicyclist apparently did something that wasn't okay according to Chinese traffic law and was summarily t-boned by a motorcycle cop. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to see the end of the situation or find out what transpired, but needless to say, when you get caught breaking the law, Chinese officials lay the smack-down.

For proponents of the helmet law, China is the anti-Christ. After three weeks I counted just two helmets (both of which were half helmets) on scooter riders; two! Ben Rothlisberger would fit right in on the streets of China (with the exception of the whole bouncing his face off the pavement part). The most common form of protection is a flimsy welder-like shield that covers the face. Hey, at least it's bug protection. As much as I'd like to point to incidents which proved the worth of helmets, I never saw one motorcyclist hit the pavement or experience a near miss during my stay.

Speaking of safety, even more shocking to an American motorcyclist is the philosophy regarding children and transportation. Need to take your kid somewhere? Throw them on the back of a scooter or motorcycle (sans helmet of course), maybe have them ride side saddle, or if you're in a pinch have them stand up in the foot-well of the scooter. After witnessing the carefree attitude toward safety in the China, Americans look as though they want to live in protective bubbles. Or, conversely, China's lax attitude toward safety provides as much commentary on America's overbearing quest to keep everybody safe as it does on their relaxed safety attitudes in China. If nothing else, it provides delineation between two different philosophies and attitudes that are as far apart in basic ontology as they are geographically.

Infrastructure remains a barrier to recreational riding in China as well. While the country boasts some of the most spectacular scenery I've had the good fortune of viewing, the freeway/highway systems aren't designed with driving and riding pleasure in mind. In the U.S. and Europe we are fortunate enough to have been building roads in the early and middle portions of the 20th century. The resulting infrastructure are curvaceous two-lane roads designed to provide a limited number of vehicles to get from one place to the next in a leisurely fashion. Today, we have freeways that carry tens of thousands of vehicles from one location to another, a function of increased population in our urban centers. Luckily for the touring enthusiasts, the old concrete veins that were built earlier in the 20th century remain a part of our infrastructure and offer auto and moto enthusiasts the chance to ride for the thrill of it.

In China, most of the public roads are built for efficiency and function. Moving vehicles from point A to point B remains the most important goal, not the thrill of reduced curb weight and g forces. Subsequently, adequate roads which lend themselves to touring are very limited.

China has yet to develop an ideology of motorcycles as a recreational vehicle. Infrastructure, two-wheel philosophy and personal wealth remain obstacles for the citizens of China. However, not all hope is lost, as I found out toward the end of my visit to China.

I was fortunate to visit a section of Beijing where many citizens take part in an event called "English Corner." Here, students and citizens looking to brush up on their English skills meet and speak English with one another. Our group of 32 MBA students paid English Corner a visit, and you can imagine the commotion that ensued. Nearly every student from our program was surrounded by at least 10 Beijing residents who were interested in hearing English from the mouth of an American. I was surprised by the number of individuals who not only spoke English but were very proficient.

We fielded questions that ranged from the political to the **ual, but the best question of the night for me was from a pair of college students who were interested in a video they saw on the internet where a rider performs a really long wheelie. They wanted to know how the pilots managed to keep the front wheel in the air for so long. I tried to explain that the individuals taught themselves how to do the tricks and it's also a function of really powerful motorcycles which allow them to get the front end off the ground with ease and keep it at a balance point. My explanation seemed to spark their imaginations, and clearly, the seeds of motorcycledom were being sewn.
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駿囝 · 发表于 2006-9-17 15:50:00

太多"鸡场"啦!!!

Jason_chen · 发表于 2006-9-17 16:27:00

<table id="comp" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="310" align="right" background="https://Graphics.motorcycle-usa.com/mcusa_article_bgnd.gif" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="left"><img alt="图片点击可在新窗口打开查看" src="https://graphics.motorcycle-usa.com/mcusa_article_topcap.gif" align="top" border="0" style="CURSOR: pointer;"/>
</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="left"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="310" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="center"><a href="https://photos.motorcycle-usa.com/IMG_9484.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="图片点击可在新窗口打开查看" src="https://photos.motorcycle-usa.com/98617Untitled-2.jpg" border="0" style="CURSOR: pointer;"/></a></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">近十年来，中国发生了翻天覆地的变化，我们的编辑记录了摩托车在中国社会所扮演的角色。 <hr/><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="310" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="center"><a href="https://photos.motorcycle-usa.com/3367DSCN2189.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="图片点击可在新窗口打开查看" src="https://photos.motorcycle-usa.com/Web/3367DSCN2189.jpg" border="0" style="CURSOR: pointer;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="left" nd="7"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">中国最普遍的两轮运输工具就是小排量的两冲程摩托车，它们已经根深蒂固地融入了这个经济大国，当然也包括了这个鱼贩市场。</td></tr></tbody></table><hr/><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="310" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="center"><a href="https://photos.motorcycle-usa.com/haydenchina69.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="图片点击可在新窗口打开查看" src="https://photos.motorcycle-usa.com/Web/haydenchina69.jpg" border="0" style="CURSOR: pointer;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="left" nd="8">随着MotoGP锦标赛在中国的成功举办，表明摩托车在这个国家的发展不再仅仅是作为一个交通工具了。</td></tr></tbody></table><hr/><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="310" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="center"><a href="https://photos.motorcycle-usa.com/DSCN1797.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="图片点击可在新窗口打开查看" src="https://photos.motorcycle-usa.com/Web/DSCN1797.jpg" border="0" style="CURSOR: pointer;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="left" nd="9"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">中国很多摩托车都是做工粗糙，并且用途广泛。像图片中这个人就是用摩托车来运输一大堆包装材料。</td></tr></tbody></table><hr/></td></tr></tbody></table>（這是第一樓的那篇文章，讓大家看看美國佬是怎樣看我們中國的！[em03]，在下才疏学漏，如有译错，请各位多多指教，谢谢！[em01]）作者：Brain Kofthage Brain Korfhag，一名兼职摩托记者和全职的研究生，最近在中国开始了他长达21天的商业研究课程，这样他才能获得他的MBA学位。在这次旅途中，他班里的同学将会从商业角度透视一下传闻中势不可挡的经济大国。然而，Korf（作者）长途跋涉来到中国，却看了普通MBA学生所忽略的一方面——他鸟瞰了摩托车行业在中国的发展。
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 作为一个摩托车狂热份子，我以详尽的眼光去关注世事的范例，最深刻的应数这次的中国之旅（这句有点难，不知道这样翻译对不对）。当我班同学在乐此不疲地对比发展中国家的贫困之处及其在商业上的关系（特别是经济增长）的时候，我却不太感兴趣。那我所关注的是什么呢？我着重于研究摩托车行业（运动）方面。我之前不知道该对中国及其摩托车行业（运动）抱一个怎样的期待，但事情却在我的意料之外。
在过去的20年中，中国发生了翻天覆地的变化。以前自行车是他们最常用的交通工具，然后，随着经济的快速发展，中国公民（我承认只是一部分，来自另外一个社论）享受着不断提高的生活水平。在有幸游览了欧洲众多城市之后，得知中国的“摩托现象”及设想其GDP在世界中的快速崛起，我原以为中国肯定会有一大堆的摩托，甚至有些人会开着新款的Big Four（CB1000被称为Big One，那Big Four又是什么车车？）在路上飞驰呢！哼，我甚至还幻想我能看到哈雷或一群人开着铁马游街。不幸的是，我一辆都没有看到。逛了三个礼拜，我发现那里根本就没有娱乐性驾驶的迹象或任何关于极限运动、超级机车等的传闻。在过去的20年中，中国发生了翻天覆地的变化。以前自行车是他们最常用的交通工具，然后，随着经济的快速发展，中国公民（我承认只是一部分，来自另外一个社论）享受着不断提高的生活水平。在有幸游览了欧洲众多城市之后，得知中国的“摩托现象”及设想其GDP在世界中的快速崛起，我原以为中国肯定会有一大堆的摩托，甚至有些人会开着新款的Big Four（CB1000被称为Big One，那Big Four又是什么车车？）在路上飞驰呢！哼，我甚至还幻想我能看到哈雷或一群人开着铁马游街。不幸的是，我一辆都没有看到。逛了三个礼拜，我发现那里根本就没有娱乐性驾驶的迹象或任何关于极限运动、超级机车等的传闻。在过去的20年中，中国发生了翻天覆地的变化。以前自行车是他们最常用的交通工具，然后，随着经济的快速发展，中国公民（我承认只是一部分，来自另外一个社论）享受着不断提高的生活水平。在有幸游览了欧洲众多城市之后，得知中国的“摩托现象”及设想其GDP在世界中的快速崛起，我原以为中国肯定会有一大堆的摩托，甚至有些人会开着新款的Big Four（CB1000被称为Big One，那Big Four又是什么车车？）在路上飞驰呢！哼，我甚至还幻想我能看到哈雷或一群人开着铁马游街。不幸的是，我一辆都没有看到。逛了三个礼拜，我发现那里根本就没有娱乐性驾驶的迹象或任何关于极限运动、超级机车等的传闻。在过去的20年中，中国发生了翻天覆地的变化。以前自行车是他们最常用的交通工具，然后，随着经济的快速发展，中国公民（我承认只是一部分，来自另外一个社论）享受着不断提高的生活水平。在有幸游览了欧洲众多城市之后，得知中国的“摩托现象”及设想其GDP在世界中的快速崛起，我原以为中国肯定会有一大堆的摩托，甚至有些人会开着新款的Big Four（CB1000被称为Big One，那Big Four又是什么车车？）在路上飞驰呢！哼，我甚至还幻想我能看到哈雷或一群人开着铁马游街。不幸的是，我一辆都没有看到。逛了三个礼拜，我发现那里根本就没有娱乐性驾驶的迹象或任何关于极限运动、超级机车等的传闻。在过去的20年中，中国发生了翻天覆地的变化。以前自行车是他们最常用的交通工具，然后，随着经济的快速发展，中国公民（我承认只是一部分，来自另外一个社论）享受着不断提高的生活水平。在有幸游览了欧洲众多城市之后，得知中国的“摩托现象”及设想其GDP在世界中的快速崛起，我原以为中国肯定会有一大堆的摩托，甚至有些人会开着新款的Big Four（CB1000被称为Big One，那Big Four又是什么车车？）在路上飞驰呢！哼，我甚至还幻想我能看到哈雷或一群人开着铁马游街。不幸的是，我一辆都没有看到。逛了三个礼拜，我发现那里根本就没有娱乐性驾驶的迹象或任何关于极限运动、超级机车等的传闻。在过去的20年中，中国发生了翻天覆地的变化。以前自行车是他们最常用的交通工具，然后，随着经济的快速发展，中国公民（我承认只是一部分，来自另外一个社论）享受着不断提高的生活水平。在有幸游览了欧洲众多城市之后，得知中国的“摩托现象”及设想其GDP在世界中的快速崛起，我原以为中国肯定会有一大堆的摩托，甚至有些人会开着新款的Big Four（CB1000被称为Big One，那Big Four又是什么车车？）在路上飞驰呢！哼，我甚至还幻想我能看到哈雷或一群人开着铁马游街。不幸的是，我一辆都没有看到。逛了三个礼拜，我发现那里根本就没有娱乐性驾驶的迹象或任何关于极限运动、超级机车等的传闻。在过去的20年中，中国发生了翻天覆地的变化。以前自行车是他们最常用的交通工具，然后，随着经济的快速发展，中国公民（我承认只是一部分，来自另外一个社论）享受着不断提高的生活水平。在有幸游览了欧洲众多城市之后，得知中国的“摩托现象”及设想其GDP在世界中的快速崛起，我原以为中国肯定会有一大堆的摩托，甚至有些人会开着新款的Big Four（CB1000被称为Big One，那Big Four又是什么车车？）在路上飞驰呢！哼，我甚至还幻想我能看到哈雷或一群人开着铁马游街。不幸的是，我一辆都没有看到。逛了三个礼拜，我发现那里根本就没有娱乐性驾驶的迹象或任何关于极限运动、超级机车等的传闻。中国没有娱乐性摩托车实在让我无言。也许我想在中国看到有人改装Alpinestar齿轮并扯大油门在高速公路上玩翘头的这种想法实在太天真了。我并非茫然不知，在过去的十年中，中国只是一个每年维持GDP为两位数的国家。外资的流入和贸易逆差的增长，使得许多中国人提高了生活水平也增加了收入。事实上，中国公民是世界上最能省的民族，他们能把自己收入的50%都存起来。从逻辑思维来想，他们花费的钱越多休闲的活动就会越有意义（以我的资本家主义看来）。在一个摩托车狂热者来看，改装摩托车，所有两个或三个轮的东西就会从一种交通方法变成一个极具娱乐性的交通工具。 我的理论是，西方人的合理思维到了中国之后就站不住脚了。但，我的逻辑是在日常生活的某些方面要活得真实自我。在中国，与财富有关的最明显的新发现就是豪华汽车。在中国国内的城市道路上，汽车是象征财富的一个常见物体。别克，宝马，偶尔还有“悍马”在市内或高速上飞驰而过。无疑一小部分幸运的市民已从马克思主义社会中得到好处并找到一个好的消费方式来“挥霍”他们的额外收入。然而，我却没有看到任何一辆豪华的大排量摩托车。为什么呢？毕竟钱不容易赚，再加上在上海的街道上驾驶一辆高性能的摩托车能获得高度回头率吗？ 对于一个中国公民，在过去十年里都以两轮车作为交通工具并经历过自由驾驶的激情，为什么在路面上是还是见不到现代的摩托车的出现呢？这毕竟是极少数举办过一届MotoGP大奖赛的国家啊！靠！美国作为世界摩托狂热者之一，直到去年才重获世界公路赛第一名。中国最重要的城市——上海，举办每年一届的MotoGP大奖赛。答案可能是因为经济原理学分析指出摩托车在中国销售量是远远超出其他国家的（这句可能也翻译得不对

）。大致上讲，轻便摩托车红遍了中国国内大部分城市。它省油，易操控，而且便宜。相继地，由于那些两冲程的50cc引擎，中国从一个单车大国逐渐地转变成一个轻便摩托车大国。 中国的轻便摩托车都是标准型的，不过大多数都是“铃木”和“本田”在80年代初期的产品。近年来批评中国漠视知识产权的呼声不断，看来“铃木”和“本田”并没有豁免IP侵犯版权的意思。我不清楚本田公司是否过于担心某些中国厂商会重造1981款的“马刀”，不过我的想法也可能是错的。 在路上的其他摩托车都是用来做粗重活儿的，例如它们被用来拉货（或运输）。最不可思议的就是一个人居然将一辆250cc的摩托改装成一辆三轮车，并用来拉一大堆包装材料在城里跑（如右图），汗……这种做法不仅危险，而且极不实际！这就是经历了40年原始的社会转化后，中国在经济和文化改革发展初期中所存在的问题。中国人民用他们独有的方法来做事，但有时这些方法在美国人的眼中却可能会显得很可笑。

[此贴子已经被作者于2006-9-18 20:43:41编辑过]

荣誉市民 · 发表于 2006-9-17 18:40:00

Jason_chen · 发表于 2006-9-17 19:56:00

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中国摩托车面面观<span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体;">
<chsdate wst="on" isrocdate="False" islunardate="False" day="12" year="2006"></chsdate>9/12/2006<chsdate></chsdate><chsdate wst="on" isrocdate="False" islunardate="False" day="12" year="2006"></chsdate><chsdate></chsdate> <chsdate wst="on" isrocdate="False" islunardate="False" day="12" year="2006"></chsdate><chsdate></chsdate> “安全”可能是一个令人在中国不能够愉快驾驶的明显原因。我已经和大家分享过我在西欧及东欧旅游时所目睹的一些奇怪的驾驶情况。但没有任何地方像中国那样“奇特”……交通法规似乎是为借口而设，合理的交通秩序和礼貌都是媒体抨击**的常见问题。在路上行驶的轻便二轮车、摩托车及汽车都是无法无天的。如果驾驶员要节省时间并尽快到达目的地，没问题，在逆向的车流中穿行。我们来看一下：冲红灯，不顾后果的横冲直撞……这就是我在中国所看到的。但在我的21天“中国行”里只看到了一桩与摩托车有关的交通事故。当时一位骑自行车的人似乎违反了交通法规，结果被一个骑摩托车的**撞个正着！不幸的是我没有看到事故的结果或告知后来发生了什么事，但不必说，当你违规了，中国警官必定严惩你！对于“头盔法则”，中国无疑是持反对观点的。经过两周的观察，我只看到了两位摩托车驾驶员佩戴了头盔（两个都是半盔），两个！Ben Rothlisberger肯定会穿好全副装备后再到中国的马路上去（当然除走人行道外，他才会露出他的脸）。最常见的保护装备就是一片像是焊接上去的易碎的护罩遮在脸上。哈，至少它是一个错误的保护装备。我所阐述的关于头盔在事故中的价值，就是在我的“中国行”期间没有看到摩托车驾驶员撞上或差点撞上人行道的经历。说到安全问题，更加令一个美国摩托车驾驶员震惊的就是关于儿童与运输的哲学。需要带你的孩子去某个地方吗？把他/她放在摩托车的后座（当然是不戴头盔的），或是让孩子单边坐在座位上，或是让他们站在摩托车的踏板上。见证了中国这些对安全不负责的态度后，美国人觉得他们仿佛想生活在虚幻的保护中，或者反过来说，中国对待“安全”的松散态度正好“批评”了美国“想让每个驾驶员都安全”的“**想法”。若单看这一方面，我们可以看到两个由于地理环境不同而存在的截然不同的价值观与态度。有些公共基础设施也成为在中国玩车的障碍。当一个国家吹嘘它某些壮观的名胜古迹（我的运气很好因为我去过这些地方）时候，它的高速公路（系统）并没有可以令驾驶者满意的设计。在美国和欧洲国家我们早在20世纪中早期就已经建造了大批的好路，充满曲线美的两车道的设计可以使驾驶者（驾驶有限车辆）从容不迫地通过。时至今日，我们已拥有可以容纳好几万汽车的高速公路。幸运的是，到目前为止旅行爱好者（包括汽车和摩托车驾驶员）仍可以有机会行驶在那建于20世纪初的公路上，感受那份无与伦比的激情！在中国，大部分的公路都仅仅是为了效率和功能而建成的，驾车从A地到B地是最重要的目的，没有了公路上的激情和动力，到最后，只会使前来观光的旅客越来越少…… 中国还没有意识将摩托车发展成为一个富有娱乐性的交通工具。公共建筑（设施）、两轮车哲学及私人财富观的滞留成为了中国公民进步的障碍。然而，中国也并不是完全没希望的。我很幸运地参观了北京一个很多人参加的“英语角”活动。在这里，学生们和公民们都十分热情地彼此用英语交流，以此来达到提高自身英文水平的目的。一个由32位MBA学员组成的旅游团来访“英语角”，可想而知当时的场面是如何骚动。几乎所有的学生都过来把我们围个水泄不通，还有至少10位北京市民跑过来，极有兴趣地想听听从美国人口中说出的英语。让我吃惊的是，其中有数位都有非常高的英语水平！我们被问了许多问题，从政治的谈到性的，五花八门；但那天晚上最好的问题是由一对大学生提出来的：他们在网上看到了一段关于一位车手翘头起尾的短片；他们很好奇这位车手如何能使摩托车的前轮滑离地面这么长的一段时间。我试着向众人解释了如何做出这些动作，并告诉他们这是一辆好的摩托车的一个功能：就是不费力地将前车轮吊离地位并保持平衡。我的解释似乎对他们的想像力有所启发，明显的，摩托车运动的种子已经悄悄地种在了他们心中。 [em01][em01][em01]（以上是翻譯第二樓的那篇文章，不一定百分百正確，如有錯漏，敬請原諒！）

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HK8983 · 发表于 2006-9-17 21:01:00

啊文 · 发表于 2006-9-17 21:21:00

<div class="msgheader">QUOTE:</div><div class="msgborder">以下是引用Jason_chen在2006-9-17 16:27:00的发言：
<table id="comp" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="310" align="right" background="https://Graphics.motorcycle-usa.com/mcusa_article_bgnd.gif" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="left"><img alt="图片点击可在新窗口打开查看" src="https://graphics.motorcycle-usa.com/mcusa_article_topcap.gif" align="top" border="0" style="CURSOR: pointer;"/>
</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="left"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="310" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="center"><a href="https://photos.motorcycle-usa.com/IMG_9484.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="图片点击可在新窗口打开查看" src="https://photos.motorcycle-usa.com/98617Untitled-2.jpg" border="0" style="CURSOR: pointer;"/></a></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">近十年来，中国发生了翻天覆地的变化，我们的编辑记录了摩托车在中国社会所扮演的角色。 <hr/><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="310" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="center"><a href="https://photos.motorcycle-usa.com/3367DSCN2189.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="图片点击可在新窗口打开查看" src="https://photos.motorcycle-usa.com/Web/3367DSCN2189.jpg" border="0" style="CURSOR: pointer;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="left" nd="7"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">中国最普遍的两轮运输工具就是小排量的两冲程摩托车，它们已经根深蒂固地融入了这个经济大国，当然也包括了这个鱼贩市场。</td></tr></tbody></table><hr/><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="310" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="center"><a href="https://photos.motorcycle-usa.com/haydenchina69.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="图片点击可在新窗口打开查看" src="https://photos.motorcycle-usa.com/Web/haydenchina69.jpg" border="0" style="CURSOR: pointer;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="left" nd="8">随着MotoGP锦标赛在中国的成功举办，表明摩托车在这个国家的发展不再仅仅是作为一个交通工具了。</td></tr></tbody></table><hr/><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="310" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="center"><a href="https://photos.motorcycle-usa.com/DSCN1797.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="图片点击可在新窗口打开查看" src="https://photos.motorcycle-usa.com/Web/DSCN1797.jpg" border="0" style="CURSOR: pointer;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="left" nd="9"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">中国很多摩托车都是做工粗糙，并且用途广泛。像图片中这个人就是用摩托车来运输一大堆包装材料。</td></tr></tbody></table><hr/></td></tr></tbody></table>我先把图片中比较短的句子翻译出来，接着再试一下翻译下面那篇长的。可能翻译得不好，大家凑合着看吧！

</div>七楼兄弟英文不错哦

XIAO强 · 发表于 2006-9-17 22:27:00

看完了。。。。写得不错。。

老吹 · 发表于 2006-9-17 22:37:00

翻译果个强啊......................几时出来教下我学英语啊[em06][em06]

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