Comments on: Have I used up my 15 minutes yet?

by: Gaijin Bikers in Japan » Mary Anne’s Bikes

Wed, 15 Mar 2006 03:57:33 +0000

[…] Back in 2001, we got an email from some folks at the BBC, saying they were producing a TV program about global biker culture called Mary Anne’s Bikes, and wanted to do a feature on us (another benefit of having a website back when that was still relatively unusual). We got a bunch of our friends together and rode around Tokyo with their film crew, causing major congestion on the Shuto expressway in the process, and got some sweet shots. Since I’m on a Google Video kick right now, I’ve uploaded the clip. This is back when I had no hair and my bike still had short forks, Owen was still single, and we were both noticeably younger than we are now. Thanks once again to professional editing and a kickass voiceover by Mary Anne Hobbs, we come off looking a good deal less dorky than we were in real life. […]

by: Riding Sun

Thu, 08 Dec 2005 14:50:26 +0000

News cycle

Riding Sun reader Big Ben (who runs the popular gaijinbikers.com website) and his Harley-Davidson Softail appear in the January 2006 issue of Japan’s Mr. Bike magazine. And, Ben

by: The Stinger (オーエン)

Thu, 08 Dec 2005 07:49:55 +0000

やれやれ～、いくら取材されても普通の顔を中々写してもらえないな～（笑）。ま、景色とバイクは絵になるけど。しかし、同じ色の本物のZと並べて写るのはちょっと申し訳ない気分？

by: YOS

Wed, 07 Dec 2005 16:37:53 +0000

BENのUPしてくれた写真、拡大して見れたよ。
ワシ首に手ぬぐい姿でカッチョ悪いな…。

「カスタムというより、壊れたところを直すだけです」とまで言い切ったっけなあ…。年中壊れてるみたいだよな。（笑）まあ、みんなフキダシのコメントはシンプルなのね。
まあ、実際この帰り道にちょっと壊れたんだけどさー。

by: Big Ben

Wed, 07 Dec 2005 09:34:04 +0000

YOS、「カスタムというより、壊れたところを直すだけです」と(標準語のですます調になっている以外に)殆どそのままだね。グラピアアイドルのYOSは、このぐらいじゃ買わないかぁ。