r/RideitJapan

Hello everyone, need your help

I'm from a place where we have no Yamaha dealership. Actually we have no motorcycle dealership at all (includes Japanese and Euro brands). I really want to get a brand new TMax from the dealership and import it to my country.

I'm looking for guidance about the buying and the transport parts. I will take care of all the paperwork and taxes when the bike comes to my homeland. Maybe you can send me to dealerships who already work with foreigners...

Thanks everyone,

Safe ride

Hey! I’ll be visiting from the US and I’m looking to pick up an Astars SR7/10 helmet with the asian fit. I really like the look and it would match my gear, and I know everyone says to get a shoei/arai in japan, but I have a shoei and used the PFS to help me fit my head, but the Astars helmets don’t fit me in the US. Does Japan have the asian fit Alpinestars helmets yet?

Also, anyone know where they would have these available or have seen these at any NAPS stores? I’ll be visiting Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka. Thank you!

Hey all, sorry if this has been asked before, does anyone know if there’s a place that rents bikes that you can pick up on one location(Tokyo) and drop off in another(Kyoto). I’m considering doing a trip that starts in Tokyo and hits a bunch of stops and ends I Kyoto. if not, or if it’s a crazy amount more, will probably just stick to Kyoto and the surrounding areas. Any advice would be awesome, I recognize I could be being an idiot with this idea right now.

I am looking for recommendations for big bike advanced motorcycle training anywhere in Japan. I have a licence and want to improve my riding skills?

Been riding further and further from home and beginning to wonder if carrying some kind of flat tyre repair kit is a good idea. Thus, I have a question for the longtime brethren and sistren here:

How many of you have ever caught a flat on the roads here? Like has it ever happened? I've driven cars here for years and never got one, so it just got me wondering. I don't have an off-road capable bike at the moment, so this question is for asphalt and concrete warriors only.... Cheers.

I just want to say a big thank you to this community, I was really struggling with my test and today I finally passed 3rd time lucky! Thank you for all the useful advice. I really appreciate it!

Now on to buying a bike. I'm looking for a 250cc bike. Any places you guys recommend in Tokyo?

So I'm travelling to Japan in October and I need to take the ferry from Yawatahama to Beppu. When I try to reserve on the website, it says people with motorcycles must call to book a ticket. The numbers are local and I don't speak Japanese.

Any advice on what to do? Getting from Shikoku to Kyushu quickly is critical for my itinerary.

I just moved to Tokyo about a month ago from the US, and I am itching to ride.

I don’t have a motorcycle here, so I will be renting, but would love company to ride with since it will be my first time riding in Japan.

I am a dual citizen and speak both languages if that matters to anyone.

If you have extra gear that you can let me borrow for the day, it will be very sweet, but if not, I’ll be renting everything for now.

I live in Shinagawa, and would love recommendations of where I should rent from.

I don’t bite. I’m more chicken than anything, so company on the road would be super nice.

So is the title says this is the second time I failed a test. The school seems very easy going and they pretty much said to me as long as I don't hit any cones or fall off for m ippon bashi I pretty much have my chuugatta licence.

I have memorised the course and I'm okay with pretty much most of the manoeuvres except the crank and ippon bashi.

I failed my first test because I fell from ippon bashi.

And today I failed my second Because I hit a cone in the crank. (The teacher said I was coming in too fast because I hit the cones on the left while turning right) Didn't even get to go to the ippon bashi.

I'm feeling very disheartened and I'm trying my best. Ironically I can actually do all the manoeuvres but I still haven't done the course cleanly yet. Meaning if I mess up the crank or the ippon bashi once I can usually do it again the second time. But during the test you only get one chance.

At this moment it just feels like I'm never going to pass this. Is there any advice that you guys can give?

Thanks

Planning to visit japan in a few days, half a mind to rent a sportbike and drive around tokyo, please do recommend good offers going around there rn

Hey everyone!

I'll be visiting Tokyo around October 20th and I'll be renting a ZX-6R for a day. It'll be my first time in Tokyo, so I'm pretty new to the city and would love to meet some fellow riders and explore together.

I'm open to riding all around Tokyo and the surrounding areas, checking out scenic roads, interesting spots, grabbing food/coffee, etc. I'm mainly looking for a chill ride and good company rather than anything crazy.

I'm still figuring out my exact plans, so if anyone is around that time and would be up for a ride, feel free to comment or DM me!