Mr. Thai Huu Nghia (65 years old; living in District 3, Ho Chi Minh City) has been passionate about motorcycles since he was in elementary school. At that time, because he was so addicted to the sound of motorbikes, he often followed the big brothers to explore the cars of the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, and Germany.
Mr. Nghia also went to a motorcycle repair shop near Nguyen Thi Minh Khai – Nguyen Thuong Hien (District 3) to see every detail of the car. Thanks to that, he gained a lot of knowledge about famous large displacement motorcycles in the world.
Growing up, his passion also grew, but because of his busy work, Mr. Nghia did not have time to play motorbikes. “Because of work, food, and money, I don’t have the opportunity to indulge my passion for my favorite motorcycles” – Mr. Nghia expressed.
It was not until his retirement nearly 5 years ago that Mr. Nghia began to buy himself the large displacement motorcycles that he had long dreamed of, especially those with a displacement of 1,000 cc or more.
To date, Mr. Nghia has 12 motorcycles and is the leader of the large displacement Jaguar Biker group.
Mr. Thai Huu Nghia with one of his motorbikes
Although he owns many motorcycles, Mr. Nghia likes the large displacement models of Honda and BMW. The reason he likes these two brands is that they are easy to use, easy to find spare parts to replace when there is a problem as well as these two cars are “gentle”, with little damage. In particular, BMW cars have strong engines and high safety features.
Because of his love for the two brands above, when car manufacturers bring new models from 1,000 cc to Vietnam, Mr. Nghia seeks to own the first, even though the price of each car is from 1 billion VND or more.
Mr. Nghia participated in the race
Mr. Nghia revealed that almost any car bought was “customized” according to his preferences. The lowest cost of “tuning” the car must also be more than 50 million VND and the highest is 200 million VND. The case of a professional “level” will cost billions, of which the fork pair alone costs about 300 million dong.
“Playing a large displacement motorcycle requires health as well as driving skills. Therefore, the driver must train himself to be healthy enough to satisfy his passion. Although I am nearly 70 years old, I still participate. with groups of large displacement motorcycles and organize many outings across the country, “- Mr. Nghia said.
Mr. Nghia also participates in large motorcycle groups abroad, including in the US. When he got the chance, he joined them.
Mr. Nghia when participating in the large displacement motorcycle race
Not only is he passionate about riding motorbikes with his friends on trips thousands of kilometers away, Nghia also has a passion for racing. Every week, he goes to Dai Nam racetrack in Binh Duong. He sent 2 large displacement motorcycles at this racetrack to run here every week.
Theo Workers