These are photo's taken in the 1980's in Malaysia, while I was based in Singapore with the kiwi army. I was aged 21 at the time.
Pic one is me (the white guy with the cool shades) at the shell station, downtown Kuala Lumpur. The common size bikes were 50cc stepthru's,with 90cc ones popular. 125's or up were the domain of the wealthy.
Road tax (same as our registration) went on engine CAPACITY. The bigger the engine...the MORE it cost. My 750 cost about $650 a year to road tax.
Pic two is me on the right with my Honda 1976 750 F1. Normal riding attire in the tropics, and FULL face helmets were ILLEGAL. The bike in the centre is a Honda 1977 750 F2. the one on the left is a Honda 750 K2 (I think,not sure of year)
Pic three is my new(er) bike, me cleaning it, a 1979 GS1000E. Horsepower and handling personified in the LATE 70's
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