Bones and Coasts to Coast to…

on August 15, 2020February 11, 2023 by tougeexpress 2 Comments

Left home in the cool pre-dawn for what I thought would be a morning excursion but one thing lead to another and before I knew it I’d gone Coast to Coast and still had to get home, which is near the coast so…

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Goldenweek Wander – Part 7 – Homeward bound…

on May 26, 2019February 11, 2023 by tougeexpress

A great end to a good long ride!

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Goldenweek Wander – Part 6

on May 25, 2019February 11, 2023 by tougeexpress 1 Comment

Scrabbling around the mountain passes…gates and all!

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Goldenweek Wander – C2C – Part 5

on May 24, 2019February 11, 2023 by tougeexpress

Wakey Wakey hand off … Oh crap!

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Goldenweek Wander – Part 4

on May 23, 2019February 11, 2023 by tougeexpress

The tyres are almost round enough for the Twistybutt….almost.

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Goldenweek Wander – Part 3

on May 22, 2019February 11, 2023 by tougeexpress

Scouting the routes for the Coast to Coast is done. Headed for Hida!

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Goldenweek Wander – part 2

on May 21, 2019February 11, 2023 by tougeexpress

We’re on the scout for the 2019 Coast to Coast Twistybutt…and it’s wet…

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Goldenweek Wander Part 1

on May 20, 2019February 11, 2023 by tougeexpress

Let’s get this started with our riders out on the road April 28-30. Enter the trio of Oyly, John and Michael on a KTM GT and a duo of S1000XRs.

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An 1100km romance with an S1000R

on October 16, 2016February 12, 2023 by tougeexpress 1 Comment

This particular S1000R is the top of the line 2016 model with all the factory options and around 1200km on the odometer. On first impression, it is a little odd looking with a left headlight looking like a boxer that’s taken a few too many right hooks. But everything, as oddly placed and proportioned as it is, has a place and a function. What shall we call this oddball?…

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Honshu End2enD – One from the bucket list!

on October 31, 2013February 11, 2023 by tougeexpress

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 a whopper.

This one goes a ways back and definitely needed some working up to. But, boy o boy is it a day dream filler!

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One Long Last Frosty One

on December 30, 2012February 12, 2023 by tougeexpress

Dec. 2012
Well, where to start?
Where can you tour in December? No…Where does one want to tour in December? Mmm,… Where does someone like JamesK go touring in December? Better but… Where shouldn’t one go touring in December? Yep, that’ll about do it!

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Kanto to Shimokita-hanto return

on August 2, 2011February 12, 2023 by tougeexpress

The northernmost point of Honshu is the home of the famous blue fin fisherman and some great riding on empty roads with views for miles.

The getting there and back is the bigger challenge and a great ride. Let’s roll!

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Shimizu to Shirakawago

on July 20, 2009February 12, 2023 by tougeexpress

Lugnuts, Bambi and I went and hooked up with EasternBeaver in Shimizu and went on one of his wonderous backroad tours. If you haven’t been out EB’s way yet, DO IT!

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