The Honda wave/dream is a hardy machine. It's driven by Thai people living in the most remote areas of the country, though often with upgrades. I've yet to kill one despite dozens of river crossings and grounding or striking just about every low part of the bike. It has enough power to climb almost any hill you'll find, though with its stiff suspension care is needed to avoid launching yourself into the air. Eventually though, the low ground clearance of a stock wave will bite you. After lifting, rocking, walking and shoving the bike over what was for several rainy seasons abandoned as a road, I start to wonder. Is this teamwork, or Johnny Cash wrecking his cars. The engine still runs, but what if I am the destroyer of rental bikes. The story ends when I return the bike.
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