Suzuki DR-250S - a photo on Flickriver

Suzuki DR-250S

            Not fast or strong by any means (17hp), acceleration was a disaster, but boy, what a funbike it was.
Unstoppable in moderate terrain, and a wheelie king, because it was so easy with this machine.

I had to take a car-ferry twice a day going to the office, and there was a captain sometimes, who sounded the horn very shortly, when he opened one of the two barriers (he remained the other one closed to make it safer for me).

That was my signal to leave the ferry with a wheelie and slam up the dike climbing to the top on one wheel, because he once requested me to do so, when he was on duty giving this signal.
No idea why he liked it so much, but I always did it when those signals were given (barrier & horn). 

But that was in the nineties.
I don't know how it is in your country, but here in the Netherlands, if the police see you do it now, you lose your drivers licence on the spot.

So stay vigilant, and keep your eyes open . .
   

Taken on: July 22, 2022

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Camera: Sony ILCE-5000, f/7.1, 1/80 sec, 50mm (=75mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

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Focal Length:	50mm (35mm equivalent: 75mm)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
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Software:	Windows Photo Editor 10.0.10011.16384
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