Chapter 719: Indian Chief

Everyone knows that the Star-Stripe Country is a ‘country on wheels’. This wheel not only refers to cars, but also motorcycles. The Star-Stripe Country also has a unique motorcycle culture.
The motorcycle culture of the Stars and Stripes originally came from after World War II. Those soldiers who were born and died for the country were abandoned by the respectable and lovely government of the Stars and Stripes. With their only money, they bought Harleys and Indian motorcycles that were eliminated during the war. They wandered around and drank and became annoying motorcycle races.
After experiencing the era of non-government-governmentism, sex-freedom, and all kinds of ideological proliferation, the economy of the Star-Tangled Nation has fully recovered, and motorcycles have become toys for the rich. A motorcycle is more expensive than a car. Because it is generally necessary to have individual modification, it is normal to spend thirty to fifty thousand dollars.
In the Stars and Stripes, 3.2 out of every 100 people own a motorcycle, while in Wyoming, which has the most motorcycles, seven out of every 100 people own a motorcycle. 30% of the market belongs to Harley, while Indian accounts for only 4.4%, which is still not as good as Honda and Yamaha. However, Indians are not a good motorcycle because of low sales. Considering that Indians were acquired in 2011, they have only recovered so far. It has occupied such a high market for more than three years of production. It can be seen how influential this car is in the Stars and Stripes.
Xiao Peng looked at the motorcycle accessories in the box: "Can these accessories be assembled?"
Martin took a close look at the accessories in the car: "Xiao, this is a complete set of motorcycles! Of course there is no problem with assembling. Do you know how to ride a motorcycle?"
Xiao Peng nodded: "Of course, I could have a 250cc motorcycle. The Honda CBR250 is absolutely powerful!"
"Oh? Is that your grocery shopping cart?" Sean interrupted when he heard: "A 250cc motorcycle? Is it still a motorcycle? 600CC is the entry car! You need to know, the Star Stripe medium-weight car The standard is all 800cc! Not to mention this Warchief! This is a heavy car! It is a big guy with a'Lightning 111' engine!"
Hearing Sean’s words, Xiao Peng suddenly thought of a story: Someone once went to the Stars and Stripes and bought a 600CC second-hand motorcycle to travel around the Stars and Stripes. As a result, locals curiously asked him wherever he went: "You are riding like this. Dare to run around?"
"Then what's the displacement of this car?" Xiao Peng asked curiously.
Martin took the words and replied: "'Lightning 111' engine, the displacement is naturally 111CL, which is equivalent to 1811CC."
Xiao Peng was stunned, feeling that the 250CC big motorcycle that he was once proud of was actually a grocery shopping cart in the eyes of the people of Stars and Stripes? Is this Nima bullshit?
Seeing Xiao Peng's expression, Martin changed the subject: "Xiao, you don't have a driver's license in the Stars and Stripes, do you?"
Xiao Peng shrugged: "I have a Chinese driver’s license and an international driver’s license, but I have been confused by the magical laws here in the Stars and Stripes. Take California as an example. The California Vehicle Administration says that both the international driver’s license and the Chinese driver’s license are good. Yes, but you have to carry the English translation of the driver's license with you at the same time, but the California Highway Patrol does not directly recognize any international driver's license!"
Martin smiled: "This is California. If you want to become a California resident, you must obtain a California driver's license within ten days. This is a bit troublesome for the Stars and Stripes. The laws are different from state to state, and you don't necessarily break the law. However, Xiao, there is a'DMV' in Santa Cruz town. You should go for the motorcycle driver's license first. It will be much more convenient for you to travel in the Stars and Stripes."
‘DMV’ is the abbreviation of the Stars and Stripes State Vehicle Administration, which is responsible for issuing motorcycle driver’s licenses and license plates. Sean nodded: "This is a good idea, Xiao, go, I'll take you to'DMV' to get a driver's license. Take your passport and follow me."
Xiao Peng was taken aback: "It's so easy to get a motorcycle driver's license?"
Sean smiled: "There is nothing that can hold handsome Sean up, it's my turn to act! I can show it to you today. Let's go."
Xiao Peng felt that what the two said also makes sense, and nodded: "Okay, then you will be hard."
Sean gave Xiao Peng an insight into the Indians’ ways of doing things: After Sean got to the'DMV' and consulted, he took Xiao Peng to a motorcycle school in Santa Cruz, and he entered the school by himself. Five minutes later, he took Come out with two pieces of paper for Xiao Peng to fill out, one is a pen test paper, and the other is a standard answer. After Xiao Peng filled it out, the two went back to the motorcycle school together. Sean didn't know where to get a small scooter with a displacement of 50CC? Anyway, the maximum is 100cc, which is similar to the little Mulan of China back then. Sean said a few words with a man in uniform. The three of them went to the road together. After Xiao Peng rode the small pedal twice, the man in uniform gave him a piece of paper. Xiao Peng took a look and passed the proof. The two returned to the ‘DMV’ again and gave the pass certificate to it. They didn’t know what Sean said to the people inside, and Xiao Peng directly got the m1 driver’s license. The whole journey takes less than an hour.
Xiao Peng looked at the driver's license in his hand and felt a little unrealistic: "Is this a driver's license?"
Sean nodded: "What do you think? You can ride a motorcycle everywhere in Stars and Stripes now! Oh, you can't ride a Bombardier tricycle, that thing requires a car driver's license to do it."
Xiao Peng looked at Sean with a look of admiration: "I really don't see it, you have a lot of ways. You can get this driver's license so simple?"
Sean proudly said: "Of course, who let me know Benjamin Franklin!" After speaking, he took out a hundred-dollar bill from his pocket and kissed the Franklin portrait printed on it: "The tuition fee for motorcycle school is 250 meters gold. , I gave him one thousand meters of gold! They are related to'DMV', they must be green light all the way, SOEASY!"
Xiao Peng froze in place: "Is this bribery?"
"NONONONO, this is not bribery. Bribery is illegal. We aborigines are good citizens who abide by the law. This is for sponsorship fees to improve the efficiency of motorcycle schools and ‘DMV’." Sean shook his head and said.
Xiao Peng is speechless. What do you say? Xiao Peng suddenly thought of a question: "Sien, I just passed the test on the small pedal. Can I ride a heavy motorcycle in the future?"
"Of course!" Sean replied: "There are only two motorcycle licenses in Stars and Stripes, one is the m2 driver's license, which is a moped, and the other is the m1 driver's license. All motorcycles above 50CC belong to m1. Within the range, that is to say, you pass the test with a 100CC pedal, and then you can ride all heavy motorcycles legally on the road. Go, go back and see how Martin and the others are doing!"
When Xiao Peng and Xiao Peng returned to Martin, they saw a group of people surrounding Martin's truck. When they went over, it turned out that they were surrounded by a dark red heavy motorcycle. Martin was stunned with a cigar. Zhi Lu, seeing Xiao Peng come back: "Xiao, look at this big guy, is it cool?"
Xiao Peng walked up and touched the chieftain's body: "This shape is really cool."
"It's not just the cool shape!" Martin said, "Why do you think it is so expensive? Today's heavy-duty locomotives are fully in line with luxury cars. This car has tire pressure monitoring, navigation, lifting windshield, trunk, real-time fuel consumption, The functions of battery power, ABS, CBS, DTC and so on, the oil circuit adopts advanced catalytic equipment, which meets environmental protection standards. Many of these equipment are only available in luxury cars."
Xiao Peng was stunned for a while. No wonder this car can catch up with the price of the car. It makes sense to be so expensive. If you listen to the configuration on the car, you know that safety is really the highest priority. Like ABS, everyone knows that it is anti-locking. The dead-brake system is very important for heavy-duty locomotives. It is all equipped on large-displacement vehicles. If the motorcycle is not equipped with this, it is simply a time-bomb. The driver must be ready to hit the street at any time.
The DTC refers to dynamic traction control equipment to prevent vehicle instability caused by excessive starting power and sliding friction with the ground. CBS is front and rear linkage brakes. Unlike automobiles, heavy locomotives have front and rear brakes. The rear wheel brake is on the toe of the right foot and the front wheel brake is on the right hand. This way, the front and rear brakes can ensure the safety of the driver. But how to use it is a technical job. The best way is to brake the rear wheels half a second before the front wheels. If the front wheel is braked too early, the rear wheel will tilt up, and if the front wheel is braked too late, it will easily cause the rear wheel to lock up. So this is also a technical job and requires practice.
Martin looked at Xiao Peng's expression and threw the key directly to Xiao Peng: "Dare to ride? If you dare to ride, just ride out and sneak. The fuel tank is full."
Xiao Peng smiled and said, "I really don't have the word fear in my dictionary!" After speaking, he stepped on to the chief, took a deep breath, and directly pressed the remote control to start the motorcycle.
That's right, this car is so advanced, remote control ignition!
If it was the previous Xiao Peng, he would really be upset for a long time. After all, this is an Indian chief, the car weighs 520 kilograms! The heavy weight of a heavy-duty motorcycle is nothing more than to increase the stability and domineering style during driving. To be honest, it is an impossible task for a person to support this motorcycle on the road! It takes courage to drive such a heavy motorcycle!
But Xiao Peng is not afraid now, his power and reflexes are far beyond the limits of human beings, so he can't play a heavy motorcycle?
Thinking of this, Xiao Peng directly squeezed the clutch with his left hand, stepped on a hook on his toe, banged the accelerator, and the whole car rushed out. This shocked Xiao Peng.
Only then did Xiao Peng realize that he rode this was not the CBR250 of the year, it was a heavyweight 1811CC. I quickly relaxed the accelerator, and slowly got acquainted with the car. Generally speaking, large-displacement motorcycles are much more stable than small-displacement motorcycles due to the weight and other reasons. Since Xiao Peng had previously ridden a Honda CBR, he was quite familiar with gears. After a few laps, I became familiar with this car.
Talking about the feeling of riding a heavy-duty locomotive ------ cool! It's so cool!