By Tec. Ismael Zamora C. Once upon the time, in a city called Salvatierra in the heart of Mexico, inhabitants walked all the time because of the short distances among the different services. They sometimes used horses and donkeys.
In the 1940s, the people started to use bicycles to travel from their homes to work instead of horses and donkeys, and they discovered that this was a more comfortable way to travel small distances.
 By the 1970s, a new way to travel arrived in Salvatore. It was a new toy—a vehicle—son of a truck and a bicycle. It was the motorcycle. This new toy was smaller than a car, so men might go through the narrow streets of the town with a powerful sound and a rebellious style that was a thrill for the young.
In the beginning, the motorcycles were the symbol of young rebels. But after a few years, motorcycles evolved into a work tool, to carry sacks, laborers and lunches. The 1990s brought a euphoria for pizza, and the figure of a teenager delivering them with a small motorcycle called a “Motoneta,” or motor  scooter. They invaded the streets of Salvatierra. Soon after, other businesses copied this way to deliver their goods, and motorcycles became the best way to transport mail, food, “Masa,” meaning corn. This new century brings winds of change as cultural expressions get mixed up and the use of motorcycles evolve into a kaleidoscope of diversity. Motorcycles now are used to travel instead of cabs, cars and trucks. Modern mothers use them to carry their children to school and to go to the markets for the daily shopping. Motorcycle clubs have also arisen, so that on weekends we watch groups of Harley Davisons and “Cuatrimotos,” or four wheel motorcycles, traveling the streets. Now, what we find in the small city in the heart of Mexico is:  Small motorcycles
Tortilleras motorcycles
Luxury motorcycles
Working motonetas
Normal motonetas
Extra vagary motorcycles
Tricycles
Cuatrimotos
 Later, I ought to describe them and their uses. But for now, this lullaby has come to and end. Sweet motor dreams from Mexico.
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