Coolest Wheels in Town

Lately I’ve noticed that Changchun’s version of what older Americans would call "hoodlums" have got themselves a new set of representative wheels.  If you never pictured China having "hoodlums," well, let me tell you, they’ve got’ em.  In general, they are high school and college-age kids who didn’t or won’t make it into college, and seem to spend most of their time getting their hair done and riding around on souped up scooters.  I offer proof below:

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First note the super-cool hairstyle. Also, the space-age canister on the the back is actually a boom box.  One of the reasons these kids are ‘hoodlums’ is because they ride around town in little biker gangs (or should I say ‘scooter gangs’?) blasting techno music loud enough to be heard 4 blocks away. This particular crew happens to work at a store right across from my house.

 

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If prerequisite number one is owning one of these beauties with the space-age boom box on the back, then number two is having a girlfriend with cool sunglasses and awesome hair.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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And of course, the super-sweet scooter-ride cannot be not complete without Transformer emblem.  It’s their way of making sure you know there’s more to this scooter than meets the eye…


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