Comments on: They’re HEEEEEEEEERE! http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2006/04/03/theyre-heeeeeeeeere/ Ruminations on Life, Korea, the Universe and Everything. Sun, 23 Nov 2008 17:12:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: TK http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2006/04/03/theyre-heeeeeeeeere/#comment-94913 TK Sun, 27 Jan 2008 01:25:41 +0000 http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2006/04/03/theyre-heeeeeeeeere/#comment-94913 Koreans illegally occupied the island by using force. Open your eyes and learn the true history. Koreans illegally occupied the island by using force.
Open your eyes and learn the true history.

]]> By: Ruminations in Korea » Dokdo Riders are Korea’s Paul Revere Riders http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2006/04/03/theyre-heeeeeeeeere/#comment-2498 Ruminations in Korea » Dokdo Riders are Korea’s Paul Revere Riders Tue, 23 May 2006 09:15:49 +0000 http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2006/04/03/theyre-heeeeeeeeere/#comment-2498 [...] I have been writing about the Dokdo Riders and their all-expenses-paid vacation quest to ride their motorcycles around the world to take a year off school and have fun educate Koreans non-koreans everywhere of the fact that the Dokdo Islands belong to Korea and that Korea must protect her islands to prevent an invasion by the Japanese. [...] […] I have been writing about the Dokdo Riders and their all-expenses-paid vacation quest to ride their motorcycles around the world to take a year off school and have fun educate Koreans non-koreans everywhere of the fact that the Dokdo Islands belong to Korea and that Korea must protect her islands to prevent an invasion by the Japanese. […]

]]> By: Ruminations in Korea » Dokdo Riders. Yeah. THAT’S The Ticket! http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2006/04/03/theyre-heeeeeeeeere/#comment-2249 Ruminations in Korea » Dokdo Riders. Yeah. THAT’S The Ticket! Mon, 10 Apr 2006 02:11:33 +0000 http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2006/04/03/theyre-heeeeeeeeere/#comment-2249 [...] During their recent interview by the San Francisco Chronicle reporter, Charles Burress, it seems that the youth of Korea nearly ran afoul of the law. [...] […] During their recent interview by the San Francisco Chronicle reporter, Charles Burress, it seems that the youth of Korea nearly ran afoul of the law. […]

]]> By: Ewok http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2006/04/03/theyre-heeeeeeeeere/#comment-2239 Ewok Fri, 07 Apr 2006 07:53:59 +0000 http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2006/04/03/theyre-heeeeeeeeere/#comment-2239 Yeah, I saw the Avitar the other day at a bike shop, and noticed the rip-off.. Seems that Koreans are incapable of designing anything original on the bike front too, since Hyosung is basically a poor man's suzuki and ditto for daelim-honda. I bet those guys got the bikes for free from the manufacturer.. this has got to be one of the greatest scams this century! Yeah, I saw the Avitar the other day at a bike shop, and noticed the rip-off..
Seems that Koreans are incapable of designing anything original on the bike front too, since Hyosung is basically a poor man’s suzuki and ditto for daelim-honda.

I bet those guys got the bikes for free from the manufacturer.. this has got to be one of the greatest scams this century!

]]> By: Jeff in Korea http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2006/04/03/theyre-heeeeeeeeere/#comment-2228 Jeff in Korea Wed, 05 Apr 2006 14:21:08 +0000 http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2006/04/03/theyre-heeeeeeeeere/#comment-2228 Ewok. I was having trouble understanding that point as well. I have a strong suspicion that they are not actually going to ride everywhere. I can't even dream of someone riding a 250cc from San Fran to Houston. I can't image a 250 going that far, let alone "around the world" without major problems/repairs/accidents. Hyosung has made 650cc bikes for about three years now, and they just released a <a href="http://www.motorcyclecruiser.com/newsandupdates/2006_hyosung_avitar_650/" rel="nofollow">very decent 650cc Avitar</a>. Those would be much more suitable for the ride, and Hyosung could have advertised their new line of bikes. You may note the more-than-passing similarities between the Avitar 650cc and the Harley-Davidson V-rod series: <p align="center"><img src="http://motorcyclecruiser.com/newsandupdates/hyosung06-gv650-blu-md.jpg" width="325" /><img src="http://motorcyclecruiser.com/newsandupdates/hd05a-VRSCSE-oar-md.jpg" /></p> <p align="left">And you may also notice the more-than-passing similarity between the Hyosung 250cc Aquila our intrepid adventurers are riding and the Harley-Davidson Fat Boy:</p> <p align="center"><img src="http://motorcyclecruiser.com/newsandupdates/hyosung06-gv250-md.jpg" /><img src="http://homepage.hispeed.ch/Schnupfseite/harley%20_flatboy_org.jpg" width="320" /></p> Ewok. I was having trouble understanding that point as well. I have a strong suspicion that they are not actually going to ride everywhere. I can’t even dream of someone riding a 250cc from San Fran to Houston. I can’t image a 250 going that far, let alone “around the world” without major problems/repairs/accidents.

Hyosung has made 650cc bikes for about three years now, and they just released a very decent 650cc Avitar. Those would be much more suitable for the ride, and Hyosung could have advertised their new line of bikes.

You may note the more-than-passing similarities between the Avitar 650cc and the Harley-Davidson V-rod series:

And you may also notice the more-than-passing similarity between the Hyosung 250cc Aquila our intrepid adventurers are riding and the Harley-Davidson Fat Boy:

]]> By: Ewok http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2006/04/03/theyre-heeeeeeeeere/#comment-2226 Ewok Wed, 05 Apr 2006 13:47:12 +0000 http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2006/04/03/theyre-heeeeeeeeere/#comment-2226 I love the reactions... -poor uneducated peasants: Lets cut our finges off! I'll set myself on fire! -Rich seoulite students: Dude, let's take a year off school and tour the world on motorcicles, getting nationalist morons to pay for it! And here's another beautiful example of Korea's impotence on the world stage: The natural choice for a world motorcicle tour would be at least an 800cc (or higher) touring bike. Japan makes some great ones, the US too.. but since they're on a "nationalistic" tour, they can't ride those... so they have to settle for glorified delivery scooters! If they dare get on an interstate, they will be be blown off the road by the first semitruck that passes them going 85 mph, since those rice cookers can't get over 50mph! I love the reactions…
-poor uneducated peasants: Lets cut our finges off! I’ll set myself on fire!

-Rich seoulite students: Dude, let’s take a year off school and tour the world on motorcicles, getting nationalist morons to pay for it!

And here’s another beautiful example of Korea’s impotence on the world stage: The natural choice for a world motorcicle tour would be at least an 800cc (or higher) touring bike. Japan makes some great ones, the US too.. but since they’re on a “nationalistic” tour, they can’t ride those… so they have to settle for glorified delivery scooters! If they dare get on an interstate, they will be be blown off the road by the first semitruck that passes them going 85 mph, since those rice cookers can’t get over 50mph!

]]> By: Ano Nymous http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2006/04/03/theyre-heeeeeeeeere/#comment-2216 Ano Nymous Tue, 04 Apr 2006 09:54:46 +0000 http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2006/04/03/theyre-heeeeeeeeere/#comment-2216 <i>Would these “other countries” be the same “other countries” that Koreans say should mind their own business, stay out of Korean affairs, and not to even presume to understand anything about Korea for the reason that “you cannot understand because you are not Korean?” I thought so…Just checking.</i> That just about sums up the whole stunt. Oh, the irony! Someday these guys will have to grow up, get jobs, and support themselves, but not for at least 8 more months. ;-) Would these “other countries” be the same “other countries” that Koreans say should mind their own business, stay out of Korean affairs, and not to even presume to understand anything about Korea for the reason that “you cannot understand because you are not Korean?” I thought so…Just checking.

That just about sums up the whole stunt. Oh, the irony!

Someday these guys will have to grow up, get jobs, and support themselves, but not for at least 8 more months.

;-)

]]> By: Jeff in Korea http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2006/04/03/theyre-heeeeeeeeere/#comment-2214 Jeff in Korea Mon, 03 Apr 2006 09:05:19 +0000 http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2006/04/03/theyre-heeeeeeeeere/#comment-2214 Phronesis, that's a terribly mean and stupid thing to say. Phronesis, that’s a terribly mean and stupid thing to say.

]]> By: Phronesis http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2006/04/03/theyre-heeeeeeeeere/#comment-2213 Phronesis Mon, 03 Apr 2006 08:34:37 +0000 http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2006/04/03/theyre-heeeeeeeeere/#comment-2213 I hope these idiots get run over by a big KKK trailer. I hope these idiots get run over by a big KKK trailer.

]]> By: Someone needs help from OC Choppers at The Marmot’s Hole http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2006/04/03/theyre-heeeeeeeeere/#comment-2212 Someone needs help from OC Choppers at The Marmot’s Hole Mon, 03 Apr 2006 06:14:43 +0000 http://www.jsharrison.com/korea/2006/04/03/theyre-heeeeeeeeere/#comment-2212 [...] The SF Chronicle throws the Dokdo Riders a bone, and Jeff in Busan offers his own commentary. [...] […] The SF Chronicle throws the Dokdo Riders a bone, and Jeff in Busan offers his own commentary. […]

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