In the anime "Super Cub #10" episode, there is a scene where the main character drives the Cub through the snow with normal tires.

Driving on snowy roads is dangerous even for cars. However, in the case of motorcycles, it is a "confirmed fall" hazard.

But, well, even if I know that, there are times when it is unavoidable.

For example.

"From the college laboratory where I arrived in the morning in sunny weather, I have to pass through the city of Kyoto in heavy snowfall at 3 a.m. on my way back to my lodgings"

Snow in Kyoto can be very troublesome for motorcycle riders.

In a word, it's snow that doesn't freeze easily, and maintains a very ideal (and the worst for motorcycle riders ) ice burn for several days.

In my case, I was carrying a 9kg laptop computer "PC-9801LS" (list price 886,000 yen) in a sack every day (it's true), so it was practically impossible for me to move around without a motorcycle.

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I bought the computer with a list price of 886,000 yen in cash with a part-time job -- while earning money for school and living expenses.

My university life was filled with no romantic events, but (as I have already mentioned many times) I never thought of myself as an unlucky person.

"The days are full of hard work, and I don't have to think about anything else". That's all I could say.

I consider myself lucky that my "alone" nature and my "technology-loving" nature mesh surprisingly well together.

Aside from that.

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When I was a senior in high school, after taking the entrance exam for Hokkaido University, I wandered around Hokkaido by train for almost two weeks in March.

I spent my days repeatedly buying a loaf of bread and pouring it down with water, while using a round trip ticket to visit various parts of Hokkaido (or rather, almost all parts of Hokkaido).

(Somehow, this meal itself is similar to the main character in the anime "Super Cub".)

During the journey, I saw

"a running motorcycle with blowing away snow in a blizzard"

from the train window.

The technique of the rider of that bike was truly amazing.

- While anticipating the movement of the bike as it is swept away by the snow,

- Without slowing down,

- Drafting the bike from side to side,

- Driving easily on roads with deep snow

- An old man in farming clothes

In fact, he was running alongside the train, which was a great speed.

"Oh, my God, he is so cool"

I clung to the window and kept watching the old man driving the Cub.

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Whenever I remember that scene, I still think of the line from Porco Rosso (the anime "The Red Pig"), "That's what cool is".