Woke up to an overcast morning with sunshine promised. Michael and John were in Yamanashi, as was Oyly so we were meeting there. Old ironbutt, twistybutt and general touring marauder mate Tony had chimed in and was joining for a few days too. 👍 The SP was ready and waiting having gained a garmin navi,…
Enter the trio of Oyly, John and Michael respectively on a KTM GT and a duo of S1000XRs. None of them were in Japan through the colder months, smart. John was completely new to riding in Japan. But Oyly is an old hand to touring in Japan and Michael put in a very respectable 5000+km…
Routes have been sent to all registered entrants. Didn’t get it, got the wrong one or found a problem, leave a message here. When – May 4, 2019 Meet – 4:30am START – 4:50am Where Pacific Ocean to Japan Sea Start: Sagami bay in Kanagawa Finish: Joetsu in Niigata Goal To ride from the Pacific…
Oct. 2013 Having ridden coast to coast several different ways, endured some expressway marathons, scrabbled over and around a surfeit of crumbling mountain passes and even risked life and limb on a frozen northern adventure, the bar was just about high enough for one of those ‘…one day…’ rides. Yep, it was about time for…
Like climbing Everest or Pikes Peak, free diving depth challenges, Arctic marathons or any number of extreme events that let devotees push their passion, the TT will always draw its detractors and supporters. The day things like this don’t exist will be the day humanity passes from childish curiosity into pessimistic preservation and signs its…
From the epic roads of Japan… Nagano Tawarazawa, Shizuoka Akita Rt. 341 Yamagata-Fukushima border Rt. 2 Kochi Niyodo River Crossing Aomori Rt. 282 Ehime – Island along the Shimanami Kaido Tokyo Hidden Gem Nara Rt.169 Shimabara Rt.58 Kochi Muroto Skyline Tokushima – Unknown Masterpiece! Gunma – Shiba-Kusatsu Doro ~ Manza Road Kochi – Unknown road…
