I was recently lucky enough to be able to wrangle a stop over in Seoul on the way to join my ship in Japan. Lots of motorcycles and scooters but nothing much old. Royal Enfields are surprisingly popular, I saw quite a few around. A significant amount of two wheeled traffic is from delivery bikes which are generally chinese machines locally modified with extended swinging arms, extra shockers and a large subframe for extra carrying capacity. There's also a significant number of motor tricycles, these again seem locally modified, though some may perhaps come from China as are. These delivery bikes seemed quite at odds with the otherwise ultra modernity of Seoul where a significant percentage of cars are electric.
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| This was the oldest bike I saw. A Yamaha DT175 fitted with a chinese Zhongshen motor. |
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| One particular cafe near where I was staying always had a selection of Harleys outside. Regular Sportsters but well used and lightly modded. No front mudguards and in one case no front brake.. |
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| Delivery bike transporting a garland. |
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| Trikes awaiting a job. |
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| And another trike. They are all quite agricultural in construction. |
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