Hajimemashite. Dozoyoroshiku.
At the moment, you're due to read a post from the South Pacific adventure that happened in November.
The editorial staff at gymcharles.com deeply regrets to inform you that you will not be reading about the South Pacific. Instead, you are cordially invited to the Official Naming Ceremony of the Motorcycle. In the past the ceremony has not been so official, but now we have fireworks and stuff.
After the last naming mishap with Tighty Whitey, I decided to be more discerning whilst naming "the next one". After four days of riding, I present to you: Otobai no Tetsu to Shogun no Baka: Usagi Yojimbo:
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Otobai no Tetsu to Shogun no Baka: Usagi Yojimbo[/caption]
"Otobai no Tetsu to Shogun no Baka: Usagi Yojimbo" terribly loosely translates (in no language) to: "iron motorcycle and shogun of stupid: Usagi Yojimbo". There are a couple of things to note here:
- a shogun is a Shogun
- This name is not a color
- What the fuck is a (sic) Usagi Yojimbo?
I'm glad you brought up those points.
- :|
- It was necessary to break from the color naming convention because this motorcycle is black and white and I'm colorblind.
- I first learned about Usagi Yojimbo whilst reading Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles when I was younger than I am now. Usagi Yojimbo saved the lives four mutant turtles with ninja training, so hanging out with me should be a vacation for him.
The truth is that "Usagi Yojimbo" is the perfect name because this bike is as nimble as a rabbit and as deadly to the roads as a bodyguard is to someone who would try to harm the body that the bodyguard is guarding.
I know what you're thinking: "Why is there a ninja sitting on the motorcycle in the picture above?". Jonathan, the Australian owner of the motorcycle company which was silly awesome enough to rent the motorcycle to a guy like me said: "The ninja is included as part of the insurance package, also because you'll probably need a translator.".
Boy was he right. I still need a translator; as we'll come to find out, this ninja is seven kinds of useless.
