Chun from Hong Kong - Kyushu

I would like to thank Rental 819 for their service.

It was a fantastic trip that I had always dreamed before.
The staff at Rental 819 Fukuoka Marina were really nice and helpful.

I rode from Fukuoka to Kumamoto's Aso mountain with a Kawasaki ZRX1200DAEG, it was about 200km. It was a pity that I only had a day to enjoy the touring.

I will choose rental 819 again next year!

Vaune Phan from Singapore - Kyoto

Vaune Phan, the famous blogger and Ducati enthusiast from Singapore, came to try at first hand how nice is to ride in Japan.

Check out the complete article about her experience in her blog!:

http://vaunephan.blogspot.sg/2014/11/konichiwa-lets-ride-japan.html

Arthur from Taiwan - Kyoto

My wife and I wanted to ride in Japan in this beautiful season that is Autumn. 

We rented a Kawasaki Estrella from Rental 819 and rode to Nagaokakyo, Kitano, Shimogamo, Ohara, Nanzenji and Higashiyama Tofukuji. We also tried on the traditional kimonos in Kyoto!

I want to thank Rental 819 for helping us enjoy this beautiful season, and also for their friendly service. I will choose Rental 819 again next time. Thank you Rental 819 team!

 

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

Bryan from Australia - Tokyo & Kyoto

During a recent trip to Japan, at the last minute I decided I would like to ride a bike for a day. With only little more than a days notice, the helpful team at Rental 819 was able to hook me up with a sweet MT-09 and a helmet and send me on my way for a day of adventurous Tokyo riding. With the help of my trust compass and the setting sun, I had a ball of a time getting used to the amazing Japanese way of life on the roads.

Then a few days later when I was in Kyoto I decided to ring up the 819 crew once more and this time get a bike for three days, so I could sample some of the sights and tackle some of the twisty stuff around Lake Biwa.

I was not disappointed! This time with a little more warning, I was able to walk into the Kyoto store and steal away with a ZX14-R (that I fell in love with) and had the most fantastic time of my whole trip. The roads around Kyoto and Lake Biwa are like a bikers Disneyland. Breathtaking. And the crew at Rental 819 was able to make it happen for me.

I will definitely be hooking up with them again next year when I travel the length of the gorgeous island of Japan in 2015.

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Jorge & Seulki from Spain/Korea - Okinawa

We wanted to say "thank you" to Rental 819 for their great service, and explain how much fun we had thanks to the motorcycle, but it is best that you see it by yourselves watching this video I made:

Mr. and Mrs. Beese from U.K. - Hokkaido

My wife and I would like to express our sincere thanks to Rental 819 for making our trip around Hokkaido such an easy journey.

Their assistance allowed us to focus on the trip and not about any arrangements around the bike part. All worked perfectly from when we landed.

The recommendations on where to go made sense and we did about 1,500 km. The bike ran flawlessly and the NC750 proved a good ride even with both of us being over 6 feet tall.

We would like to recommend Rental 819 to all our rider friends. Thank you!