tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59267008891131658002011-08-28T00:00:42.465-07:00Welcome to my backyard and thanks for stopping by.james54235http://www.blogger.com/profile/06363148043636704447noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926700889113165800.post-36238905494733559002009-05-09T08:37:00.001-07:002009-05-09T08:37:58.579-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/28093800@N05/3515059807/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3384/3515059807_7fbbc14eb6_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/28093800@N05/3515059807/">xe67-035-09</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/28093800@N05/">james54235</a></span></div>Motorbike collectors’ fascination with the “Honda ‘67” motorbike is both aesthetic and practical. The compact bike’s sophisticated look is simple and stylish, not too utilitarian and not too flashy.<br /><br />At the same time, the bikes are reliable, durable, fuel-efficient and easy to repair.<br /><br />The best place to buy the old SS50s (SS50 is the real model name, “67” is just the Vietnamese nickname, though the bikes were made from 1965-1972) is in the Mekong Delta’s An Giang Province – just as close to Phnom Penh as to Ho Chi Minh City – where for years locals imported them cheaply from Cambodia.<br /><br />Collectors from HCMC and even as far as Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province regularly make trips to An Giang to scout for models they want.<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5926700889113165800-3623890549473355900?l=james54235.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>james54235http://www.blogger.com/profile/06363148043636704447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926700889113165800.post-32262742292018101192009-02-11T17:46:00.001-08:002009-02-11T17:46:59.553-08:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/srab/3269313053/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3455/3269313053_0eb8680212_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/srab/3269313053/">Dilbert on Unemployment</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/srab/">sheridesabeemer</a></span></div>kinda cute...............<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5926700889113165800-3226274229201810119?l=james54235.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>james54235http://www.blogger.com/profile/06363148043636704447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926700889113165800.post-47488276119334490482009-01-20T16:34:00.001-08:002009-01-20T16:34:24.169-08:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calculat0r/3212454305/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3383/3212454305_1fe5d34bf0_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calculat0r/3212454305/">Obama Inauguration</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/calculat0r/">calculat0r</a></span></div>This is one day I have been waiting for!! Wish I could have been there.<br />Nice photo..<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5926700889113165800-4748827611933449048?l=james54235.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>james54235http://www.blogger.com/profile/06363148043636704447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926700889113165800.post-51424652800329609332008-12-21T17:35:00.001-08:002009-01-20T16:22:08.558-08:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/96271493@N00/732011901/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1165/732011901_2c7129fe51_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/96271493@N00/732011901/">Mekong and the Annemite Mountains of Central Laos...1971</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/96271493@N00/">vincenzooli</a></span></div>I was stationed with the 40th-arrs from 1970 thru 1971 so this image brings back lots of memories.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5926700889113165800-5142465280032960933?l=james54235.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>james54235http://www.blogger.com/profile/06363148043636704447noreply@blogger.com0