Feb 26, 2015 5:45 AM

Gallery: Meet the Eccentric Riders of Shanghai's Motorcycle Sidecar Subculture

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Simon, photographed in Huang Pu district.
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Cpu, photographed in Pu Tuo district.

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A Rong Ge, photographed in Ming Hang district.
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Dang Wei Jun, photographed in Ming Hang district.

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A Tong Mu, Jia Ding district.
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Da Long, photographed in Huang Pu district.

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A Wen, photographed in Xu Hui district.
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Liu Chun, photographed in Xu Hui district.

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Zhen Zhen, photographed in Ming Hang district.
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Xiao Qiang, photographed in Xu Hui district.

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Dian Re Tan, photographed in Huang Pu district.
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San Pai, photographed in Chang Ning district.

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A Xu, photographed in Ming Hang district.
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Frank, an Austrian expatriate, photographed in a sidecar garage in Jia Ding district.

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Zhang Wei, photographed in Huang Pu district.
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Cao Qi, photographed in Pu Tuo district.

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