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MPM. Multipurpose Motorcycle

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April 25th 2016
The Indonesians are an ingenious people when it comes to the humble motorbike and put it to a wide range of uses. In a country where there is high levels of poverty a car is beyond many, so motorbikes double as cars, vans and pick up trucks. On one bike we've seen, in order of difficulty or pure ridiculousness: - A famiky of four. - Young child asleep on the handlebars. - Lady using her iPads ... read more

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The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; the islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender, but it required four years of intermittent negotiations, recurring hos... ... read more