{"id":1276,"date":"2018-10-11T18:30:04","date_gmt":"2018-10-11T18:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/?p=1276"},"modified":"2026-09-12T14:19:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T21:19:53","slug":"singapore-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2018\/10\/11\/singapore-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Singapore and more!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wow, it sure has been a whirlwind five days. \u00a0 Hop on a airplane, fly to Singapore (20+ hours to get there), two days of business, and fly back (another 20+ hours of travel). \u00a0\u00a0 Getting through LAX Customs late last night was terrible (tons of people and massive midnight confusion&#8230;not a good combo, I think). \u00a0 Okay, enough bitching.\u00a0 On the plus side, life is good.\u00a0 ExhaustNotes.us readership continues to climb, <em>Motorcycle Classics<\/em> published my article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorcycleclassics.com\/classic-motorcycle-touring\/nethercutt-museum-collection-zmkz18ndzhur?newsletter=1&amp;spot=headline&amp;utm_source=wcemail&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=MCC%20eNews%2010.11.18&amp;utm_term=MCC_eNewsAll%20Subscribers&amp;_wcsid=E6A76D9DE578E50616A20B8C641CD8A534C892C289EE8F7F\">on the Nethercutt<\/a> (complete with a link to ExhaustNotes), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.motorcycle.com\/how-to\/mo-maintenance-clean-filthy-carburetors\"><em>Motorcycle.com<\/em> gave us a link<\/a> to Joe Gresh&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2018\/10\/08\/zeds-not-dead-part-3\/\">Zed&#8217;s Not Dead<\/a> Z1 resurrection story, and I&#8217;m back here in Sweet Home California.<\/p>\n<p>So, Singapore&#8230;.they didn&#8217;t call that movie <em>Crazy Rich Asians<\/em> for nothing.\u00a0 I haven&#8217;t seen the movie yet, but I&#8217;m going to. \u00a0 People always ask what Singapore is like.\u00a0 Well, it&#8217;s like Rodeo Drive without the poor people, I guess.\u00a0 Orchard Road is nonstop high end shopping and every other store sells Rolexes, Omegas, Breitlings, and Patek Phillippes.\u00a0 I&#8217;m a watch guy, but Casio and Seiko are more my speed.\u00a0 But I like to look.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34478\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34478\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34478\" src=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/171006_4724-800-650.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/171006_4724-800-650.jpg 650w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/171006_4724-800-650-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34478\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Diving into Singapore, a tiny but incredibly wealthy country. Shipping, finance, oil refining, and tourism are its four major industries.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34479\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34479\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34479\" src=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/171006_4719-800-650.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/171006_4719-800-650.jpg 650w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/171006_4719-800-650-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34479\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Along Orchard Road&#8230;embassies, art, and shopping.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34480\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34480\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34480\" src=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/171006_4756-800-650.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/171006_4756-800-650.jpg 650w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/171006_4756-800-650-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34480\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1 in every 34 Singaporeans is a millionaire, they say.\u00a0 I believe it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I like visiting Singapore, but I like visiting Tinfiny more.\u00a0 It&#8217;s more my speed.\u00a0 There are no Z1 Kawasaki motorcycles being resurrected in Singapore.<\/p>\n<p>Hey, if you haven&#8217;t already done so, please add your name to the email notification widget on the right side of this page.\u00a0 We&#8217;ve got good stuff coming up, including our plans for the December Baja run, more on the Z1 resurrection, the continuing 150cc Cabo scooter story, and more gun features.\u00a0 You won&#8217;t want to miss any of it!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<style>\r\n        .wpedon-container .wpedon-select,\r\n        .wpedon-container .wpedon-input {\r\n            width: 171px;\r\n            min-width: 171px;\r\n            max-width: 171px;\r\n        }\r\n    <\/style><div class='wpedon-container wpedon-align-center'><form target='_blank' action='https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr' method='post' class='wpedon-form'><input type='hidden' name='cmd' value='_donations' \/><input type='hidden' name='business' value='ExNotes@ExhaustNotes.us' \/><input type='hidden' name='currency_code' value='USD' \/><input type='hidden' name='notify_url' value='https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-admin\/admin-post.php?action=add_wpedon_button_ipn'><input type='hidden' name='lc' value='en_US'><input type='hidden' name='bn' value='WPPlugin_SP'><input type='hidden' name='return' value='' \/><input type='hidden' name='cancel_return' value='' \/><input class='wpedon_paypalbuttonimage' type='image' src='https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/en_US\/i\/btn\/btn_donateCC_LG.gif' border='0' name='submit' alt='Make your payments with PayPal. 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