Vanessa and Camillo from Italy - All Japan

Dear Rental819,

I write to thank you. My husband and I had a very good experience in Japan. Our trip was wonderful without problems. We want to thank  the guys of Rental819 shop in Narita Airport, they were very kind and professional with us.

We hope to come back in Japan next year for visit the north of the country...by motorcycle..of course!

hope to write you again next year.

Kind regards,

Vanessa and Camillo

Withidchai and Boom from Thailand - Mount Fuji & Hakone

Dear Rental819

Thank you very much all for the kind service and arrangements.

From the moment we sent an inquiry until we returned the motorcycle it couldn't have been better.

The staff is so friendly and has a great service attitude in mind. And the motorcycle was in perfect condition. I was very impressed. If I have another chance to visit Japan I will definitely contact Rental 819 again.

Please pass my GRATEFUL REGARDS AND BIG THANK YOU to the staff at the shop too.

Yours sincerely,


Boom and Withidchai

Josep from Spain - Tokyo, Hakone, Izu

Josep from Spain rented a Harley Davidson Street 750 to take weekend trips from Tokyo and he wrote a great article about it! This is an extract:

"It finally happened, after all this years riding my Harley Davidson in Europe, and my trips to Japan, I could combine the two aspects of my trips for a weekend ride on the Central Japan roads. An experience that was for long time in my bucket list, and it’s still at the top of my list. Why? Even before returning the Harley Davidson at the Rental 819 store, I was already planning the next road trip.

On the first day, I took the Hakone mountain roads and enjoyed, almost alone on the road all the way to the lake Ashi. At this point, I started to see more fellow riders around the road. After some sightseeing around the lake and the shrine, I went for lunch to a small local restaurant next to the lake. In front of my table, there was a map of the whole Hakone area and roads, which led me to my improvised afternoon trip to Odawara castle, only half an hour from the lake and the chance to enjoy more mountain road before going home.

Second day, I planned to get even further. The ocean skyline was awaiting on a really bright day. Passed again through Hakone on the Expressway and got on the road to take the Izu skyline parkway. A scenic road that goes all the way North to South of the Izu peninsula. The views were splendid, and even that the whole ride took one hour non-stop, I wasn’t tired at all. I was way too motivated for it to be tired. My last stop was at Mt. Omuro, an old volcano, used as a scenic tourist spot."

Looking forward to use your services again on my next trip.

Greetings,

Josep

You can read the whole article on this blog: Hype in Tokyo

Daniel from Canada - Fuji and Izu Peninsula

Daniel rented his dreambike, a Ducati Streetfighter, and his girlfriend rented a Ducati Scrambler to do a tour around mount Fuji and Izu peninsula:

It was great, we got to experience everything we expected and more! All the staff at Rental819 and the stores were wonderful to work with! Will rent again for sure!!

Conor from USA - Mount Fuji and Lake Kawaguchi

Conor from the US rented a MT07 from our shop in Ikebukuro to go to visit Mount Fuji and Lake Kawaguchi. December and January is cold, but it is when the sky is more clear and Mount Fuji can be viewed better ;)
He sent us this nice comment and video:

The MT07 was such a great bike, and I was lucky enough to catch the mountain unobscured from lake Kawaguchiko.

Thanks to Rental819 for being a great bunch of guys. I'll definitely be back with some friends in a few months!

Here's a small clip of the trip:

I'll miss u, Fuji-San. 😢🗻 #yamaha makes a killer bike. #nsx #mtfuji #travel #fujisan #ridemotorcycleshavefun #japan #beautiful #washedout Thanks to #rental819 for being a great bunch of guys.

コナー マクイヌさん(@_cmcqueen)が投稿した動画 - 2016 1月 13 6:19午前 PST

Aaron from USA - Honshu, Kyushu

One Thousand plus miles of Japan via 125 CC Suzuki Street Axis

...Upon being asked where we were planning on going at the rental shop, we replied casually with "hoping to make it to Kyushuu". "Eeeeeeehhhhhhh" was the response we received...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read the full report from his trip in his blog:
http://aliiken.blogspot.jp/2015/05/one-thousand-plus-miles-of-japan-via.html

Michael from USA - Honshu

The bike was in perfect condition (Honda NC750X). I made about 1,600km: from Tokyo to Fuji, few lakes and passes around the mount, then to Kofu, Takayama and Kanazawa through the small winding roads and passes. From there I rode to Kyoto and then back to Tokyo, sidetracking to the Izu peninsula and it's mountain and coastal roads.

It is incredibly easy to ride in Japan, the roads are excellent, the drivers are unbelievably polite and careful and everyone drives responsibly. Did not see any car accident too.

Few advices: My trip happened in November 12 - 22. It is getting a bit cold in the mountains especially after 3 - 4 pm. Need to dress appropriately or ride in the warmer part of the year. The foliage time was mostly over in the mountains too. I have not booked any hotels in advance - just rented it from my phone over the Internet at the end of each day where it happened to be. Had always been able to find something in vicinity of 10 miles for $30 - $80 /night except Tokyo and Kyoto. Well, it is possible that in season the situation with the hotels can be different.

The country is beautiful and the food is great, plus a lot of interesting places everywhere. Between the few English road signs and the google maps on the smart phone (plus Bluetooth head phones) I had no problems finding my ways. I do not speak or read any Japanese at all. 

Joe from USA - Honshu

We had an excellent motorcycle trip in Japan. The BMW R1200RT we rented was like new (2,100 km) and the staff at Rental 819 BMW Yokohama were friendly and helpful.

We rode about 1,700 km making stops in Chichibu, Yuzawa, Kanazawa, Norikura, Kofu, and Shuzenji. The highlight of the trip was riding the area around Mt Fuji as we rode from Kofu to Shuzenji.

We hope to ride in Japan in the future with friends from the USA and will definitely rent from Rental 819 again.

Aloha, Joe