Originally Posted by
Halloween
You were correct to guess that it would be illegal to "collect" that bike from the "wild".
The yellow tag is not an impound tag. It's just a warning that parking the bike in that area is not allowed, and that the bike may be confiscated and impounded (and then, exported to... the Philippines... or North Korea, or Viet Nam, or ...).
If you look closely at the photo, you can see the "bohan toroku" (bicycle registration) sticker on the front of the seat tube
yes, illegal also with the wife ! she will say we got too many of these surplus Japan bikes (5) . Just unloaded one yesterday. Now, .......what about putting more of these in the warehouse south of Manila and doing it as a business with website sales ? hhhmmm....... is this toyland for me ?