Daily Ride – Moto Taxi 3000 Week-End à Lyon


Let’s go to Lyon, shall we?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ygj884PpCy0

Daily Ride – 56 businessmen on moto taxis in Paris


It’s one way to get to your meetings!

Daily Ride – From the airport at Bordeaux


Here’s a video of a woman taking a moto taxi from the airport at Bordeaux. Riding through the countryside, enjoying the scenery, arriving in the city, and going on her way. She clearly has made prior arrangements — whereas I came across my pilot in Paris by total chance. I hadn’t been expecting to take a moto taxi at all… but things turned out quite differently for me in the end. This lady is also very laid back, and she doesn’t seem to be in a huge hurry. Of course, this is an advertisement for a moto taxi company, so that’s to be expected. Real life experience takes its own turns. Still, this is a nice few minutes to watch someone ride.

Daily Ride – Quick trip down Paris streets on a Gold Wing


Just a quick trip down Paris streets aboard a Gold Wing. It looks like the rider has his rolling carry-on strapped onto the back of the bike, with the wheels showing. And there appears to be a seat back for him to lean against. When I was riding pillion on a Honda ST1300, flying down the highway from CDG to Paris, there was no seat back, and I was a lot less at ease than the guy in this video. Just goes to show how varied the bikes and features and pilots can be, as well as how different the experience can turn out.

The Daily Ride – All Aboard a Honda GL 1800 Gold Wing


The Honda Gold Wing is the gold standard for moto taxi drivers in Paris. Some pilot other types (like my own pilot did during that “adventure” I had), but the Gold Wing is very, very common. This video shows all the features and conveniences the bike provides and shows a passenger comfortably traveling with the driver.