Tokyo Motorcycle Ride | Ep. 13 | Riding Vespa GTS 300 into the Tokyo Suburbs

Today we are riding out to TACHIKAWA on my Vespa GTS 300 Notte. It's a nice ride out west into the suburbs of Tokyo. It doesn't take long before the skyscrapers disappear and Tokyo's rural landscape takes over. We'll ride the Chuo Expressway most of the way into Tachikawa. A lunch stop at a DELICIOUS Italian restaurant called Mother's is on the agenda. Hop on!
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[@dantebravo8644]

Peter's motorcycle is DONE❗Yeah BABY❗❗❗👍😎💯

[@wpg121695]

Nice!!!!!! Great seeing you back Peter!

[@vincentwong6710]

Lived on Tachikawa Air base from 1961- 1971. Looks nothing like it did back then. Thanks for showing a little of what it looks like today. NHK should do a documentary on our base.

[@dodgeman6277]

Great ride Peter thanks for sharing 👍

[@czarodzi9967]

Like that Minecraft motorcycle in the garage!

[@nelstalgic7878]

another awesome ride 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@1ChilledDude]

Some nice lane-splittin' skillz, PvG. 😎

[@xenawarriorhousewife2115]

Thank you for another ride .. can’t wait to hop on 💋

[@PetervonGommJAPAN]

Thanks for coming along to Tachikawa! And glad to see nobody noticed I was wearing shorts on the ride! Biker faux pas 😱 Be sure and subscribe to the Peter von Gomm Japan channel so you don’t miss our Live Streams from the camper starting Aug. 1. We’re heading to the mountains and you won’t want to miss it. 🥳

[@astroboy3507]

Nice to see u on the road again!!!! ✌️

[@claytonkato3034]

Cool ride peter stay safe aloha

[@FilipeVarela]

Loved this ride, as usual. This is the perfect mix of showing Japan, talk about local stuff, but also rant and tell unrelated stories. This feels like the perfect format right now - kudos, Peter!

[@briannotbryan3888]

I am looking forward to those camper adventures and to seeing the new bike (at last 😛).

[@LeftForShed]

Morning from the uk Nice one again fella

[@tinamay1020]

Hi Mr. Peter, another nice ride, loved the pasta shot so delicious view! Awesome intro editing and Thank You for sharing!!

[@dkydz9n]

Tachikawa! Cool place to visit. Feel free to stop by Yokota Air Base and purchase a t-shirt! 🤣Cheers!

[@rototumassi]

Nice ride

[@craigporter4539]

PDX represent! Rip City baby!

[@lynnkihara2323]

Loved the clips you added to the video. Really brought another level to it! 🤗🤗🤗

[@PetervonGommJAPAN]

Thank you! 😄

[@iancumming7298]

as a boston Celtics fan larry bird is a sporting hero of mine but he did break windows and scare babies with his face even in his prime in boston

[@PleinAirAdventureswithTezDower]

PVG = The Ice Man in traffic 🤞

[@OntarioAndrews415]

I enjoyed the ride. Ride on dude!

[@steveridgewaynrtgo]

Sometimes I have to look away 😳😖 Your poor mom! I thought you were just going to blow by Mother's, but then you worked your magic.👍 Looks like a great place. I like how you presented it. Nice video! Vespa 😎

[@PetervonGommJAPAN]

Thanks ‘Dad’. 😍

[@ramsessilent]

mothers looks fanatic! cant wait for the camping streams! hope all your family is is back here Portland is not in o good way from what i hear. thanks for the share and stay awesome my friend .

[@PetervonGommJAPAN]

Thanks T! Yeah fam in Portland are OK and away from the trubbs 😫

[@ramsessilent]

@@PetervonGommJAPAN good to here i was worried!

[@maorhaugland6025]

funny story....today i saw a youtube video fro knows photo channel ...e showed and talked about PANTAX video and low and behold it was your voice ...i was like wow i know this voice haha cool

[@PetervonGommJAPAN]

Oh wow what a coincidence! That’s ‘guzen’ in Japanese.

[@-madison5927]

I always enjoy the ride!

[@silkycherry]

Thank you for another great video Peter ☺️

[@peterwells5424]

You do a great job with the editing of these videos. Good job! Take care also. Covid numbers are getting high again throughout Japan.

[@PetervonGommJAPAN]

Thank you Peter! Yeah sadly numbers are a risin

[@comontoshi]

Rewind, rewind . . .you’ve taken your videos to the next level! 🙀👍

[@Kelvin_Foo]

Whoa, splitting lanes between trailer trucks is terrifying, the drivers probably can't see you coming up alongside them on a scooter. Btw, Tachikawa is where Kotobukiya main store is, for you toy collectors out there.

[@PetervonGommJAPAN]

Oh nice to know about the toy store. I’ll stop by next visit!

[@robertdennhardt1761]

Go "PvG lane" ;) Great!

[@Bad_Karma1968]

Peter I am finally getting caught up with the ride episodes They are a lot of fun Peter I hope u didn’t mean the pandemic comment We are still being played with over here by politicians The fact that things are normalizing in Japan is a good thing and you should be thankful The pasta looked great !

[@jason_from_canada]

Nice to see black beauty! 🛵 You sure can thread that needle Peter! 😯 Can't wait to see the new bike! 🏍 Camping car fun to look forward to! Just like Clyde, you glide Peter. 😎👍

[@tommygtr3571]

Thank you PVG! Short but great video drop. More please. Takes my mind of the craziness of this world. Thanks again and stay safe!

[@PetervonGommJAPAN]

Happy to help where and when I can! 😀

[@trevorrandom]

I'm lovin the editing skills Peter looking forward to the RV vlogs 😷 ♥ 🇯🇵

[@oleksandrzubchenko210]

When I saw these basketball celebration footage, I realize that one of the reasons things got so bad in US this year is that all the sports and music events has been cancelled. People just don't have where to blow off their energy.

[@gabethet8458]

For a second I thought you twisted your noodles on you glasses.

[@PetervonGommJAPAN]

Ha!

[@Aiken47]

Saving my money and biding my time, can’t wait to visit Japan again. The video inserts of the topics you cover are slick and a great part of the stories.

[@PetervonGommJAPAN]

Thank you! Happy you like that part. I think it adds to the story. 😊

[@51941028]

Omg, you put the squeam in squeamish with those Vespa hugging rides! Asphalt slalom looked fun.

[@DanOnTheGo1]

Love these videos :) I'm missing Tokyo like crazy so lets me experience the city until I'm allowed to travel back :)

[@edchang9521]

PVG Enjoyed riding along with you. Glad you're a seasoned rider, I would never have been able to ride between traffic like you do. Looking forward to your next video. Go Trailblazers....

[@forestsnowfall]

Loving the series, my man. Hoping to see more soon!

[@i.am.medved]

I like when you say bye and after it give us important info, like news about new bike, camping (what I really want to watch, sounds very interesting), and so on. Legend. like your videos 🙏

[@PetervonGommJAPAN]

Thanks Alex!

[@SpookyVonSweets1]

Daredevil Peter Flying between those Trailers sent Me into Anxious Mode. Lol. Keep up the Great Work with these Videos & Stay Safe!

[@siouxgerowsays]

Fun little ride, thanks for letting us "hop on!" I hope all of your 'peeps' in Portlandia are safe and well. Yeah, poor ol' Larry. The Great White Hope!

[@PetervonGommJAPAN]

Yeah Portland... sheesh!🙁

[@lindamorita710]

“20 clicks out”...is that kilometers or miles 😁 Loved the ride as usual and the food picks!

[@PetervonGommJAPAN]

Thanks Linda! Clicks are kilometers OR miles 😃

[@meganm1350]

Lane splitting like a bad ass. I could never di it in moving traffic. Too many a$$holes charging lanes suddenly without signaling. You weren't slaloming, you were warming up the tires 😉. Completely acceptable and necessary for safety. 🤣. Thanks for the ride. Nice food porn at the end.😜

[@persianOUTKAST]

*Tachikawa* is also the location of *Fuji Kindergarten* : fujikids.jp/ many people consider it to be architecturally revolutionary, both in it's simplistic design & overall ability to positively impact growth, learning, development, & education. *Ted Talk* w/ architect *Takaharu Tezuka* (it's pretty funny) : kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGbNqHivecaFY5I also loved the *NBA* talk. didn't know you were a basketball fan. 1990s *NBA* = my favorite *NBA*

[@Arnold-xk9zk]

The world is craving more PVG and JD content. The dynamic duo. JD is definitely Robin too.

[@TheJeremyPaul]

hell yea, go Bulls ;-P but yea, the Blazers were beasts as well. 90s bball was a different machine. ALSO, love the editing. The b-roll you provide whenever you pass by a place and comment on it. good stuff PvG!

[@PetervonGommJAPAN]

Thanks Jeremy!

[@ClassicVespaWorkshop]

Lovely day;-) thx for the ride. Btw its not a Scooter. Its a Vespa ;-) Lets support eachother. New subscriber

[@naoyukiogura5299]

Don't know if you'll see this, but how does it handle/ride on the highway? Wanted to buy a GTS 300 Super but a short stint on I-5 made me slightly nervous.

[@kezbot2]

😂 the Larry Bird visual reference. Yeah, MJ doesn't look so good in The Last Dance. Luc Longley comes from my home club and took part ownership in them with his NBA earnings.

[@mickanderson3593]

Do Mothers make Spag bol

[@PetervonGommJAPAN]

I’m sure they do!

[@comontoshi]

As Louis Armstrong said, “Solid Jack, solid!” PVG got class.

[@PetervonGommJAPAN]

😁

[@iancumming7298]

I ask because I don't know but weren't those cones on the road so you don't ride or drive there ?

[@PetervonGommJAPAN]

The cones were blocking the right 1/2 of the road there 😀

[@iancumming7298]

@@PetervonGommJAPAN cheers for the reply it was appreciated

[@mdandesign8888]

Yeah, the Blazers...Bill Walton, Maurice Lucas, Lionel "choo-choo" Hollins (before your time). Please ride carefully man.

[@suechun8871]

When will we see you and your son on Tron at Disney Sea. Fun

[@kaitospence18]

7:38 Yellow Toyota MR2 Spyder spotted

[@PetervonGommJAPAN]

Nice spottin!

[@kaitospence18]

10:40 Toyota Sequoia spotted

[@Maxher240]

Password is 1343 😌

[@shotypua1]

Pls dont wish for a pandemic just for traffic’s sake. A lot of people have died because of that

[@btread8875]

I liked the video when you were out in the open. Splitting the trucks........not so much. Out of concern for your safety and the desire to keep watching your videos, it would be great if you would avoid doing that. I know that traffic in Tokyo has to be frustrating but perhaps if you left home earlier.....? If Jyoji is watching your videos, that would be sending him the wrong message. I am not trying to be a buzzkill here....just concerned for you and about what Jyoji may be seeing.

[@PetervonGommJAPAN]

Thanks for the concern! Well not to spoil the cinematography illusions ( who wants to see Disneyland with the lights on!?) but I’m not usually THAT close to the cars in between. 😉 I’m a law-abiding guy, but I’m still a biker.

[@btread8875]

@@PetervonGommJAPAN Yeah, with the camera it looked like you were barely skimming by. Glad to hear that the camera was making it look closer than it really was. I really enjoy your content so please continue to stay safe. :) Just out of curiosity, do you have any plans to do any biking in Osaka or Nagoya? I know that you have only done a fraction of Tokyo but was just wondering if that was a possibility once the virus has subsided.

[@marktighe-crea3038]

Motorcycles are dangerous to ride. Courting a wheelchair seems foolish and third world motoring antics don't belong in Japan. Just glue a GoPro to the roof. Better view and safer.