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Sakura Hane, on the skinny!

Here I go!

Hane-chan, do you remember the important things you need while riding a skinny?

Um...

Rear brakes, half-clutch, and what else?

Your knee grip and your vision.

You can't look down.

Look far ahead.

Hah!

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kono saka o noborikittara

この坂を上り切ったら

kanarazu mieru keshiki ga suki datte

必ず見える景色が好きだって

senaka ni hane o motsu ano ko mo itte waratteta

背中に羽を持つあの子も言って笑ってた

dokidoki ga isshun de

ドキドキが一瞬で

tokimeki ni natteikunda nante

トキメキになっていくんだなんて

ano koro wa shinjirarenakute

あの頃は信じられなくて

tada mitoreteita yo

ただ見惚れていたよ

kono supiido ni noseta taion ga

このスピードに乗せた体温が

ima zenshin de tsutau tsuujiau

今全身で伝う 通じ合う

monogatari no kagi wa kono te ni

物語の鍵はこの手に

gyutto tsuyoku nigitteiru kara

ぎゅっと強く握っているから

kanjite kotaete kaze ni naru

感じて 応えて 風になる

sora ni tokete umi o dakishimeru

空に溶けて海を抱きしめる

atarashii sekai ga mieru hazu

新しい世界が見えるはず

saa tashikame ni ittemiyou

さぁ確かめに行ってみよう

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Episode 2

School!!

Look look, Papa, there's giraffes!

Wow, they have really long necks!!

Rin, do you like giraffes?

Yup!

Hey Papa, what crying sound does a giraffe make?

Rin, Giraffes don't actually cry out.

Why not?

Did you know, Giraffes are very strong.

Hey, Rin, have you noticed?

There's a giraffe in you too.

Suzunoki Rin.

Suzuno-kirin. Get it?

TL Note: Kirin means giraffe

You're right!

So you've gotta be strong just like a giraffe!

Be a strong girl that doesn't cry.

Yeah!

Daddy failed his 1000CC bike exam again.

It's tough, right?

There's people who pay money to get their licenses.

But those aren't real licenses!

Daddy wants to get a real license to ride

a Katana, a real big bike.

Not this 400CC knock-off.

Oh...

This time..

a company called "Yoshimura" will be selling

a custom tuned 1135R, the ultimate Katana.

Then, all you need to do is get your motorcycle license so you can buy it, right?

By the way...

To buy that bike, you need to write an essay.

An essay?

Yup.

They'll only sell the bike

to the people who can show their passion

for the 1135R in your essay.

Papa, you don't need to push yourself.

I love this Katana.

It's cool, and I get to travel with Papa on it.

It's fine if its a knock-off.

This is Rin's favorite bike!

Rin...

I can even sing the Katana song!

Katana, Katana, Katana!

I'm riding a Katana!

Hey, don't shake the bike.

My head, my head, my head...

My head feels funn—

Papa?

Hakuon General Hospital

Rin, your dad's hurt real bad.

I should've bought my license at driving school.

Papa, hang in there!

Just once would've been ok, but I really wanted to ride the Yoshimura Katana 1135R.

Just wait, Papa.

I'll make sure you ride it!

I'll write that essay...

and I will give you the chance to ride a Yoshimura Katana!

"I love the Katana.

I think it's the coolest bike in the universe.

I also love Suzuki for making the Katana.

I think every bike in the world should be a Suzuki.

When I turn 16,

I want to get a motorcycle license and ride the Katana.

And then, I will ride the Katana for the rest of my life"

Daddy, I finished the essay!

Papa...

Giraffes don't cry.

The first time going to school on Papa's Katana.

Rin, why are you riding that fake Katana?

Papa?

It's not a Katana unless it's big!

And this Yoshimura Katana 1135R is the best!

Who do you think wrote the essay to get you your bike, you stupid dad!!

Suzunoki got her bike license?

Yeah. She was super happy.

She said she'd ride her motorcycle to school from now on.

Yeah?

If only I knew what bike she had

I could get her to join the Bike club...

Although Suzunoki hates me...

Since I'm prejudiced against Suzuki.

Afterall, the stuff you say is so complicated it's confusing...

Morning.

Rin-chan, morning.

Morning.

I'll go talk to her for a bit.

C-Congrats, Suzunoki.

I hear you got your license.

With that, now we're rider pals.

From now on, can I call you "Rin"?

That's fine.

And from now on, I'll call you "Shaggy", 'k?

How'd it go?

Listen, you gotta praise her bike

even if it's a lie, praise it!!

Even if it's a scooter with anime stickers all over it, you gotta praise it!!

Ehh? Why?

Because otherwise, she'll kill me!!

If I lie, Yume will scold me.

Suzuki-hating facist.

Just do it!!

Hane, wanna look at my bike?

I have duties today. So can I come later?

Hey, Rin-chan.

What?

I think you're mistaken about Onsa-chan.

What do you mean by that?

Wah!

Onsa-chan is a really nice girl.

She just wants to be friends with a fellow rider pal.

Your bike is the coolest bike in the whole universe, right?

I can't wait.

What's wrong, Rin-chan?

Shh!

I never would've guessed

Rin's machine would be a 400CC Katana.

It hurts to say, but she's done us.

This bike is what every biker longs for.

The revival of the famous 1100CC Katana's classic style.

With a high-performance liquid-cooled engine.

The polish that comes with being the latest in the Katana family.

It wouldn't be an overstatement to say that

the 400 Katana is actually the true Katana!!

I had you wrong, Shaggy.

You're...

You're actually...

Yeah, right!

How was that? Was it perfect?

I gotta practice, cause it's so hard to compliment this thing.

What are you gonna say, Stig?

Well, it is a

Su zu ki

Hahahaha That's not praise at all!

Man, you just can't find anything good to say about the 400CC Katana.

The fact that the only praise-able thing

is that it looks like the 1100 Katana is sad.

W-Wait, Rin! We can talk this over!

The first blood my Katana takes,

is gonna be yours, Shaggy!

This bike's so cool.

Hane, what'd you just say?

I said this bike's really cool!

You don't have to tell lies to save that Shaggy over there.

I ain't lying!

Rin-chan, your bike is so cool!

Giraffes don't cry.

What's wrong, Rin-chan? Does your stomach hurt?

Let's not invite her to the Bike Club.

Bakuon!!

Bakuon!!

So, when I started driving

this Yamaha Jog challenged me.

What an idiot, right?

There's no way a 50CC can keep up with my Katana.

They were probably so jealous,

that they couldn't help but to challenge me.

Afterall, my Katana is...

Ready? And...

It's so cool!

Yes, exactly!

Rin, why are you here if you're not in the club?

Are you here just to make Hane say that?

What if I am? It's the truth.

Besides, it's not like you don't make Hane say those things.

What did you say? They're not weird!

Everything I say is truth!

Are you sure?

Fine, you wanna settle this?

Bike Club!!

Bike Club!!

Dream as though you'll live forever.

Live as though you'll die today.

Let's end this with sumo.

Fine! I'll show you!

Who are ya?

Thou may call me Minowa Hijiri, of the class 1-B.

I ask thou to allow me to join the Bike club.

Still in it! Still in it!

It would seem they are occupied.

It's okay, it's always like this.

They both love motorcycles,

yet somehow, they always fight.

Oh? Throwing fists? That sounds so naughty!

Naughty?

However, since they ride motorcycles,

I thought that they'd have these "chicken race"

What's a "chicken race"?

Oh, have you not seen the film "Rebel without a cause"?

It's where machines drive toward a wall or cliff.

And the first one to brake loses the race.

Tis' a test of their courage.

They do something crazy like that with their own bikes?

It may seem pointless indeed.

But the purpose for this pointless task

is to be recognized for your courage.

And something that may be called "friendship"

can blossom between the competitors.

Friendship...

Bike Club!!

I see.

That's it!

That's exactly what we need!!

Chicken Race?!

Yeah! Let's all do it!

No way. I don't wanna do that to my Katana

You chicken?

So you're trying to quit and blame it all on me, right?

Let's just end this now!

Bring it on!

What's this?!

There's a second seat next to the motorcycle!

It's called a sidecar.

And a Ducati of all things...

And to add to that rare 750SS Imola Replica...

My apologies, but I do not have my license yet.

So, my butler, Hayakawa, will be the driver, as he

served in the Minowa family for 4 generations.

I haven't used a sidecar since the war.

Eyes burning with passion... along with tense lips...

I can clearly see you have experience.

I came here expecting high school girls

but it would seem that I must fight seriously.

Ready...

Go!

I'm goin' til my engine burns out!

My Katana won't lose!!

Well, our bikes are important...

They both stopped at the same time!

I guess they really get along!

Stig, you can stop now.

Stig?

Hayakawa, you mustn't hit the brakes.

Indeed.

I do not intend to lose.

Hyaaaaaahh!

Hayakawa...

Yes, Hijiri-Ojousama?

I'm a real renegade, right?

Indeed, you very much are a renegade.

So this is what it means to be a rebel?

It's awesome!

I see.

Your lessons are over now, huh?

Time goes by so fast.

But I'm sure you'll make it through the graduation exam just fine, at this rate.

All thanks to you, Baita!

I've been wondering, though...

Why do you have a boy-ish name like "Baita" even though you sound like a girl?

TL Note: Baita means prostitute, but Hane thinks it's just a name.

I may be a Super Four...

but I'm built for driving school.

The fastest you can go at driving school is 50 kilometers per hour.

So we training vehicles are made to have

less power than commercial models.

They removed my Hyper V-Tech, too—my defining feature.

Yes, I was neutered!

Neutered?

I was born a man, but I became a woman!

TL Note: The most progressive anime of all time

Do you understand?

Kinda.

Hey, Hane.

I gotta go now.

You're right. We'll see each other again.

Yup.

Let's ride at the graduation exam.

Bye, Baita.

Goodbye, Hane-chan.

All right, we got some new fuel-injected bikes.

Let's start replacing them.

Okay, Sakura Hane-san, take Course A.

Examinee

Okay!

Let's go, Baita!

Huh?

The color of this engine...

She's not Baita.

Is this your first time on the new model?

Don't worry. It handles just the same.

Okay.

I ver much look forward to working with you today, Outoubai-san.

This bike doesn't talk!

Okay, you can begin.

O-Okay.

Um... I think I first adjust the mirrors...

Put the gear to neutral... Start the engine...

Turn on the blinker, make sure it's safe to go...

Then shift into first gear,

and go.

The engine will stall if you shift into gear with the stand down.

She's already off to a bad start.

And compared to training, she's kinda shaky.

And she keeps looking down.

Is she gonna be okay?

Baita would've told me everything...

I was supposed to turn!

Now she went on the wrong course.

She won't punish her just for that, but...

She's definitely in trouble.

I can't do it.

I can't do it without Baita.

She almost passed the stop line, just now.

I'm surprised they haven't stopped her exam yet.

I think we should cheer her on somehow.

Let's go.

Go?

Where?

Hane-chan needs us to help.

Don't make a big deal out of it.

If she fails, she can just take the exam again.

Have you two forgotten?

The four of us and Hane

aren't just rider pals.

We all did the chicken race!

We're homegirls!

Baita...

If I fall off the skinny it's an out, right?

I think she said something else...

I-I'm falling!

Hane-chan!

Hurray! Hurray! Hane-chan!

You can do it! You can do it! Hane-chan!

(homos)

You're a girl! Don't spread your legs like that!

Close your... legs...

What? I'm ain't falling.

She's going to make it!

Us cheering her did the job!

Baita, I remember now.

I have to make sure I grip with my knees.

And I have to not look down.

I'm gonna be okay.

If I look ahead, far ahead

in that distance...

My friends are there.

I didn't even pass...

I will now announce the results.

Let's see...

Everyone passed.

Y...

Yes!

Everyone, I did it!

Isn't that great!

You don't need to talk with me anymore,

Hane-chan.

What's wrong? Are you crying?

N-no, you've got it wrong! It's just sweat!

Hane-chan is the thousandth rider whose bike virginity I took.

Yeah, yeah.

I'm tired of hearing about your escapades.

Silly Baita.

buon! buon! buon! buon! buoon!

ぶぉん! ぶぉん! ぶぉん! ぶぉん! ぶぉぉん!

FURU SUROTTORU de iin janai?

フルスロットルでいいんじゃない?

buon! buon! buon! buon! buoon!

ぶぉん! ぶぉん! ぶぉん! ぶぉん! ぶぉぉん!

todorokima~su, bakuon!!

轟きま～す、ばくおん!!

joushi koukousei BAIKU nori

女子高校生バイク乗り

kaze o kiri hashiri dashichau yo (buoon!)

風を切り走りだしちゃうよ (ぶぉぉん!)

METTO o kabutte (buoon!)

メットを被って (ぶぉぉん!)

hora ne HEASUTAIRU pettanko

ほらねヘアスタイルぺったんこ

ii koto nashi kamo?

いいコト無しかも?

itsudatte MENTE de kigen o tonnai to (buoon!)

いつだってメンテで機嫌をとんないと (ぶぉぉん!)

nande konna ni mendo kusai ndesu ka~!

なんでこんなにめんどくさいんですか～!

(kokechatta) omoi shatai o hikiokoshi

(こけちゃった) 重い車体を引き起こし

(mou ikkai) SUTAATO! doushite daro? waracchau

(もういっかい) スタート!どうしてだろ?笑っちゃう

(sou da yone!) ikou yo! shisen no saki ni wa tomodachi ga matteru kara!

(そうだよね!) 行こうよ!視線の先には友達が待ってるから!

AKUSERU akeru to hirogatte iku SHIN! (saikou no!)

アクセル開けると広がっていく景色(シーン)! (最高の!)

SUPIIDO APPU shichau kanjou wa mou tomanna~i! (YEI!)

スピードアップしちゃう感情はもう止まんな～い! (イェイ!)

marude hane ga haechatta mitai (Wow!)

まるで羽が生えちゃったみたい (Wow!)

GIA nante TOPPU koete motto agete

ギアなんてトップ越えてもっとアゲて

"seishun TSUURINGU" doko made icchau?

『セーシュン・ツーリング』 ドコまで行っちゃう?

buon! buon! buon! buon! buoon!

ぶぉん! ぶぉん! ぶぉん! ぶぉん! ぶぉぉん!

hashiri dashichaeba iin janai?

走りだしちゃえばいいんじゃない?

buon! buon! buon! buon! buoon!

ぶぉん! ぶぉん! ぶぉん! ぶぉん! ぶぉぉん!

todorokima~su, bakuon!!

轟きま～す、ばくおん!!

Debut!!

Next time on Bakuon!!

This program is fiction. Some dangerous behaviors were attempted in this episode, but please follow the rules and drive safely when operating a real motorcycle.