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Travel. Realestate. Schools. Dance. Hemet. Wimax. Darryl_green. Chika Watanabe/渡辺千賀: テクノロジー・ベンチャー・シリコンバレーの暮らし. Joi Ito's Web. Japanese Lowriders Go Two-Wheeled. Take a walk down Yasukuni Dori in Tokyo and you might be surprised to see a whole lot of fully equipped, two-tone candy-colored lowriders with plenty of flake, chrome piping, wire wheels and the latest J-pop album bumping on 12-inch speakers.

Japanese Lowriders Go Two-Wheeled

Contrary to what you may imagine, these slow rollers are not dropped down Impalas, Bel Airs or Devilles. They’re not even in Civics, Camrys or Corollas. They’re scooters. In 2005, Suzuki released the Skywave 250 Type S scooter.