Osebo

Obi's other steed

Osebo is named after the leopard of many of LordObi's UzomanTales for his compact and powerful form and the growl of his engine. He's based off the VestaColony Du-Cati Superbikes, which dominate the racing there. Its L-twin Tectastratta engines are very compact, making it incredibly narrow and agile, much like its racing cousins. With excellent torque and remarkably vigorous power delivery compared to four cylinder engines, he has incredible acceleration. He pumps out 140 hp at 9,750 rpm and 11.1 kgm (80.3 lb-ft) of torque at 8,000 rpm with a smoothness that makes riding sheer pleasure. His heart has a piston stroke of 63.5 mm and a bore of 100 mm, reduced from his racing cousins. The reduced stroke limits maximum piston speed allowing increased rpm's and improved overall reliability. An exclusive oil pump feeding system, built into the Corse low sump crankcase ensures maximum oil flow even during extreme cornering and hard acceleration out of corners. Suspension is fully adjustable: the TiN-treated 43 mm upside-down Showa fork works together with the Showa rear shock absorber, pivoting on the aluminium alloy rear swingarm - derived from the bike that won the 2174 Vesta Superbike Championship.

Osebo was built and, while Obi is out of town, is maintained by SonnySpooner.

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From ItsBeenAWhile

She walks back to join Obi, her hands in the pockets on the front of her sweatshirt. "So what do you have planned for us?"

"Well, I'm sure you're not in the mood for a lively game of tiddly-winks, so..." he crosses to the back of the boathouse and lifts a sheet off a low slim object. "I thought we might take a ride. His smile is wide as he looks back at his motorcycle with fondness. "See the sights and all that."

Miho approaches the bike with a smile, runs her hand across the seat. "When I was a girl, the older boys in my homeland had motorbikes. Small engines, tiny put-put sounds, but they were so proud of them. And they were so much more grown up than the little bicycle I rode behind my mother when we went to market. This is not one of those." She looks up at Obi, her smile deepening. "I have never taken the opportunity to ride a motorcycle. Teach me?"

Obi looks at her with a wary smile. "Teach you? Hmm." He steps around the bike and takes a helmet from it's place on a shelf, tossing it to her.

Miho catches it. She pulls her hair back from her face, twisting it into a ponytail and tying a loose knot to keep it there before she places the helmet upon her head.

"What do you think Osebo?" he asks the motorcycle, leaning his ear in as if expecting an answer. "Hmm. You think so?"

"Osebo thinks it's possible, but that perhaps his cousin Achi-cheri might be better for you." Miho might recall the story of the Leopard's Drum, in which the slow but sharp witted turtle Achi-cheri wins his hard shell.

There is a soft flash of disappointment in Miho's features, gone almost before it is visible. "If you have another bike that would be best to teach me, that is your expertise." She nods, expression sobering. "Or if you would prefer to just ride and see the sights, I can be a simple passenger. It is still new to me. I suppose, then, I have not explored Shadow as much as I think I have." A flash of a small smile, and admission of her youth.

Obi looks her up and down and shrugs. "Osebo's always been a little proud of himself," he admits. "But I think his main concern was the length of your legs, but we can get past that. And if he's anything like his owner, he'll respond fine to a woman's gentle touch."

Miho's eyes drop away a moment, a smile still on her lips.

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Osebo is played by a Ducati Superbike 749 Dark