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Taking on the world on two wheels

By Reuters, VnExpress August 30, 2017 | 11:55 pm PT

Swap four wheels for two and experience a new way of life.

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Motorcycles on Long Bien Bridge in Hanoi, Vietnam. Photo by Reuters/Kham

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A man sleeps on his motorcycle in a public park in Hanoi. Photo by Reuters/Kham

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A Vietnamese woman transports cooked cassava and potatoes for sale by bicycle on a street in Hanoi. Photo by Reuters/Kham

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A mechanic works on second-hand bicycles in a shop named "Ecocycle" in Bordeaux, France. Photo by Reuters/Regis Duvignau

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A man rides an electric mountain bike past sheep near Mam Tor in Castleton, Britain. Photo by Reuters/Darren Staples

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A mechanic repairs a vintage Piaggio Vespa scooter in Zurich, Switzerland. Photo by Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann

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A man and his daughter ride their bicycles along the Beirut waterfront in Lebanon. Photo by Reuters/Mohamed Azakir

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Turkish gendarmerie officers on motorcycles take part in a ceremony marking the 95th anniversary of Victory Day in Istanbul. Photo by Reuters/Murad Sezer

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A woman rides an electric bike carrying children over a crossing in Beijing, China. Photo by Reuters/Jason Lee

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A man searches for scrap metal on his bike in South Africa. Photo by Reuters/Rogan Ward

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A postman cycles down a bicycle lane in Hong Kong. Photo by Reuters/Bobby Yip

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A woman looks for a space for her bicycle at a parking lot near a railway station in Tokyo, Japan. Photo by Reuters/Issei Kato

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A vendor serves lunch for Indonesian workers from his mobile food stall at Sunda Kelapa Port in Jakarta, Indonesia. Photo by Reuters/Beawiharta

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A delivery driver gets drenched while riding his scooter during a downpour in Madrid, Spain. Photo by Reuters/Paul Hanna

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A man rides a bike loaded with packs of potato chips in Peshawar, Pakistan. Photo by Reuters/Fayaz Aziz

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Motorcyclists compete in the Singapore MX Beach Race 2017. Photo by Reuters/Thomas White

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A policeman rides his bike in central Kiev, Ukraine. Photo by Reuters/Valentyn Ogirenko

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A bicycles hangs the back of a boat in Leuven, Belgium. Photo by Reuters/Eric Vidal

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A man repairs a bike wheel at a shop in Beirut, Lebanon. Photo by Reuters/ Mohamed Azakir

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A man looks at his phone as he rides his bicycle in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Photo by Reuters/Marcos Brindicci

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