Nice to see Daikoku parking area from this perspective. I've only seen it from other car vloggers filled with classic and modified cars and usually at night. Ride safe!
As a motorcycle rider for over 40 years, including ALL YEAR ROUND, ALL WEATHERS! plus, intercity courier despatch rider; I've been in YOUR situation many times. Where you were HIGH UP, with CROSS WINDS to contend with, it can be VERY DANGEROUS! Let's NOT forget seeing some massive LORRIES thrown over on their sides etc?? SO on a motorcycle? My first experience was on a journey during the WINTER, in the UK on what we call a DUAL CARRIAGEWAY, with really bad CROSS WINDS, where the motorcycle AND ME of course, were picked UP and DROPPED onto the other side of the 'carriageway' !!! I was lucky that it was empty!! One of those trips to the bathroom needed moments! After the second or third time I made a rule that I did NOT ride a motorcycle, if the weather conditions were what I KNEW to be dangerous! Oh and my motorcycle, was NOT a lightweight!! A 750cc beast! A motorcycle WITHOUT a screen, to redirect the airflow OVER you, instead of FULL on causing your whole body to shake, is also NOT good!! If you are thinking of doing more TOURING, think about one of those screens being fitted!! You will be astonished, (IF the right one is fitted) at how good the sudden loss of wind resistance is. TIP 2. Keep your body free of ie a rucksack etc... !! Keep your body's air flow as free flowing as possible! Your HEAD down also helps reduce that ripple effect! Tip 3. I used to get up behind a lorry, tuck in behind it and let IT block the air flow from me... WORKS.. HOWEVER NOT for inexperienced riders !!
Ahh, such a shame that you had to give up on the touring. Wind and motorbikes just aren't a good combination. I, like you, hate traffic jams (my version of hell 😆). At least on a motorbike I can pass between lanes of stationary traffic if there is enough space (it's called filtering ), so it's not as bad as being stuck in a car. Drivers will ofetn move over to let bikes through. Is filtering legal in Japan I wonder (I know that it isn't in some countries)? Anyway, thanks for another cool vlog. ❤
@SeamanChannel6 ай бұрын
In Japan, it is illegal to ride a motorcycle between cars in a traffic jam. Therefore, cars will not avoid you. Traffic jams are fatal to motorcycles, so I hope that the law will be revised like in other countries!
Is lane splitting not permitted in Japan? (This is when on a motorcycle in traffic, you are permitted to drive between the vehicles in the lane either side, if traffic is a standstill, or the traffic is moving under 30Km per hour) Some countries / territories have this rule in place to aid with traffic congestion, and for the safety of motorcycle riders.
@SeamanChannel6 ай бұрын
In Japan, it is against the law for motorcycles to ride between cars even in traffic jams! Traffic jams are fatal to riders, so it would be great if such a law were enacted in Japan :D