April 29, at various times throughout the afternoon and evening, after an unusually warm day with near perfect riding weather, bikes and riders rolled down out of the mountains to the Japan Sea coast after riding 500+ km of great roads across the interior of Honshu. All their tyres were well rounded, brake pads thinner, seats polished and the riders themselves were road weary but satisfied.
(more…)Category: Prior Twistybutt Legends
C2C #9 – Special Mentions
Rumble Pack Award
First Team In
Most Tenacious Award
Eco Rider – Team Award
1st Coast 2 Coast Twistybutt – Goldenweek 2011 – The C2C Touge Grenade
What are we talking about here?
C2C = coast to coast = Pacific Ocean to Japan Sea
Touge = A pass between two adjacent territories traversing some sort of natural geographical barrier = 峠
Grenade = a small package with a big punch!
So, a relatively short ride (compared to an ironbutt) from the Pacific Ocean to Japan Sea via as many twisty bits as can be strung together. All in a day!