This video makes my soul hum

Motorcycling
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http://vimeo.com/16981453

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…and Pan… I KNOW its a repost… I just don’t care, :wink:

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…

:Whistling:

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Don’t worry. I hardly think he’s in the place to say anything ATM :wink:

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I’ve been bored and p1ssed off having to do bike repairs/maintenance recently - just a filthy set of chores that can be exasperating at times.

And to be honest bikes have just become practical transport - nothing more.

But this video makes me fall in love with bikes all over again.

This guy is a true artist/artisan - his ancestors probably made samurai swords*

*Maybe that’s being a bit stereotypical . . .

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一寸

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Mate - what does the symbol mean? :slight_smile:

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Inch?

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It means “a little bit” can, in the right context mean distance, but here just means a little bit :smiley: pronounced chotto hang on the t for a moment so it almost sounds like two words.

I cheated a bit, it isn’t usually written in Kanji, usually written as ちょっと

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http://www.chabottengineering.com/motorcycle.html

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Great site - this guy is really cool.

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Wow - interesting language to learn :slight_smile: