Less than two weeks to the Izu Loop Twistybutt, our final run for the year. It’s getting chilly and the sun is rising later and already setting before a quarter to five! The only reason to like that is longer-lasting tyres and maybe fuel/gas savings. Well, let’s make the best of it with a gathering of the road warriors for a twisty run and some laughs. Not the usual epically long rubber-devouring days we may be used to but still a great run over familiar roads.
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A New Coast to Coast Twistybutt
After 14 years of the original spring Coast to Coast Twistybutt, we now have a proven fall/autumn Coast to Coast Twistybutt, too. It’s still from the Pacific to the Sea of Japan, but in the Chubu region. We held our first one this past Sunday and here’s how it went down.
Eight riders met by the mouth of the Tenryu River in Shizuoka on the Pacific coast with typhoon whipped swell crashing and tubing in the distance. The typhoon had scared off more than a few of the 22 registered entrants with threats of rain all week. But those that did rock up at the start were keen and the atmosphere was great, despite the overcast weather and dark brooding clouds blanketing the mountains to the north, where we were headed.
(more…)Getting in Early post C2C
Booking of a hotel before the Coast 2 Coast Twistybutt can be a chore but we all have to rest our road weary bag of bones somewhere. So best get it done early and have one less thing to do while taking advantage of ample room selection and even some early bird discounts.
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