I worked at a bike shop years ago and we filed the best examples from Japan, Taiwan and China from bikes and accessories that came in.� I can't recall them now but there were some beauties.
�
Stephen

--- On Thu, 9/18/08, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote:

From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: [NVC] Beware of the Skid Demon
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Thursday, September 18, 2008, 6:50 PM

how far the Japanese have come in their translations to English !
you don't see this anymore, but in 1962 they were that bad.

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Rodgers" <inua@CHARTER.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 4:07 AM
Subject: [NVC] Beware of the Skid Demon

> Volks,
>
> Tomorrow being Fryedaye, and today being not - and my expecting to be
> out of town on Frydaye - I thought I would stretch it a bit and post
> this, rather than sit on it another week.
>
> Could be a stretch, but Vanagons could be affected as in line 5,  I
> suppose.
>
> Enjoy!!
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver
>
> *HOW TO RIDE MOTORCYCLES*
>
> 1962 Safety Rules from Honda
>
> Taken from a 1962 Honda Motor Cycle Instruction Book. Translated by
> Honda for the American Motorcycle Rider
>
> 1. At the rise of the hand by Policeman, stop rapidly. Do not pass him
> by or otherwise disrespect him.
>
> 2. When a passenger of the foot, hooves in sight, tootel the horn
> trumpet melodiously at first. If he still obstacles your passage, tootel
> him with vigor and express by word of mouth, warning Hi, Hi.
>
> 3. Beware of the wandering horse that he shall not take fright as you
> pass him. Do not explode the exhaust box at him. Go smoothingly by.
>
> 4. Give big space to the festive dog that makes sport in roadway.
> Avoid entanglement of dog with wheel spokes.
>
> 5. Go soothingly on the grease mud, as there lurks the skid demon.
> Press the brake foot as you roll around the corners, and save the
> collapse and tie up.