The last of the Mohicans
If you remember that cry, then you are one. In the meantime, we are an average 43 year. So you and I are probably older. Because my son is 23 and it works very weird with all those averages.
We once firmly believed that the outlet that made the most noise provided the most power and that hearing protection was for wimps. That it was best to rush home with a good sip. Just think of 'See Tinus on Norton ...' And now we are heading towards the end of an era. Stylish as Lucky Luke at the end of his comics.
Our cars and engines are quieter, cleaner and better than ever. But driving 130 on the Afsluitdijk is not really exciting. Our petrol is magically magical in The Hague. The government discourages motorcycling with the new 42 step driving license. Is there no future? Yes. It has already been devised. For ecological reasons, by the way. Motorized driving continues to exist here. That is, for example, because the Chinese Lifan Motor Group will do the same with Honda as their own brand Benda 
and Yamaha in the sixties. And don't say that "Benda" is a weird name. Because the British Motor Gods thought 50 years ago that 'Honda' was a strange name.
The Chinese recently wanted to conquer Europe via the Netherlands through an importer with warehouses and supplies and a real dealer network. Not with super bikes. With electrically powered scooters. They are the future. Because Asian mega cities are packed, the local air is so filthy that you have to chew it before you breathe it in and the company is reducing its production to four-stroke powered engines, scooters and cars. Scoots are now 'urban commuters'. Because they have electric motors, they accelerate like spears. Because an electric motor is directly at its full torque. Such an electric motor scooter recharges when braking. The thing is really heavy.
We are used to making almost no sound engine blocks. But the deafening silence of an e-motor? We can't do anything. We are spectators. We are experiencing the transition phase. The current electric cars mustache and moped scooters are ideal for our women and daughters. Perhaps for us, if we are too stiff for our passion, but want to continue to experience the feeling.
For our grandsons, real electric motorcycling becomes. Because they don't know any better. But I already miss the smell of old oil. And every evening I kiss my membership card from the MAG.
And luckily that importer fell prematurely because his success scoots were declared by the European Supreme Court or whatever illegal counterfeit Vespas. Nice pûh.