mdude Posted August 18, 2008 Posted August 18, 2008 Hi all. Just been on a eight days exhausting stay in steaming hot Tokyo. Ate strange things and drank great things. Been sweating more than I have ever done before in 38 C and 80% humidity...... But: went to the legendary motorcycle town and it was a sorry sight, all the large stores and bigger chains had closed down/moved out, only the small specialist stores that carried cheap helmets and scooterparts was still open, scattered around the area. Good deals on helmets, gloveas and such was possible but only on goods from mysterius brands and of lesser quality. Walked around in the smaller streets and saw workshops doing up Yam SR 500s into flat trackers; very cool bikes. And some extremely hotted up scooters. So in my verdict, stay out if you go to Tokyo; go to Asakusa and buy handmade cooking knifes instead. I did that.
Lex Posted August 19, 2008 Posted August 19, 2008 Hi all. Just been on a eight days exhausting stay in steaming hot Tokyo. Ate strange things and drank great things. Been sweating more than I have ever done before in 38 C and 80% humidity......But: went to the legendary motorcycle town and it was a sorry sight, all the large stores and bigger chains had closed down/moved out, only the small specialist stores that carried cheap helmets and scooterparts was still open, scattered around the area. Good deals on helmets, gloveas and such was possible but only on goods from mysterius brands and of lesser quality. Walked around in the smaller streets and saw workshops doing up Yam SR 500s into flat trackers; very cool bikes. And some extremely hotted up scooters. So in my verdict, stay out if you go to Tokyo; go to Asakusa and buy handmade cooking knifes instead. I did that. That is really sad. I was in Tokyo a long time (20 years) ago and the motorcycle district was mind boggling, I saw more cool stuff on a Saturday afternoon then I'd seen in my life. Things change, not always for the better. It sounds like the beer is still good so all is not lost. Lex
mdude Posted August 19, 2008 Author Posted August 19, 2008 I picked up that many businesses have moved further out of the city core due to rent prices, there is probably another motorcycletown another place in Tokyo. Anyone knows? And yes: the beer and sushi is still brilliant.
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