Let's go, Tohoku! We're getting up at 5:00 a.m.!
I overslept: ...... (As usual)
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We were only able to reach Nikko.
The departure time was already close to nine o'clock.
In addition, I somehow took a wrong turn in my neighborhood and it took me quite a while to get to Kanpachi. Kan-etsu: ..... But I went straight down Sasame Dori and took the Sotokan-Wako light oil road to the Tohoku Expressway.
Our first rest stop was at the Tsuga Nishikata PA, about 120 km from our house. We choose PAs instead of SAs for restroom breaks, because in SAs, the restrooms are sometimes very far from the motorcycle parking lot.
My hands and feet are unusually numb from the vibrations, which I guess were stronger than usual since I've been running at around 6,000 to 6,500 rpm.
We gave up on Tohoku and headed for Nikko. The fuel light started blinking while driving on the Tohoku highway, so we refilled the tank and headed for Iroha-zaka.
We will take a break at Myochidaira to think about where to go....... Kinsei Pass: ...... I guess.
At Lake Chuzenji. The phone rang.
I started riding and parked my bike to take some pictures at Lake Chuzenji........
The phone in my hand started to buzz and shake. It was a phone call. I hurriedly took off my helmet and answered it. The person on the other end was a motorcycle shop in Chiba.
”Ninja 650 is ready for delivery. When will you be here?"
Because.
It's supposed to rain for a while from tomorrow, but I'll find a good time to go somewhere. Oh, and I've got to get my voluntary insurance to replace my car.
NO GYOZA, NO LIFE.
So it was decided that this would be the last touring trip with the Ninja 400. We continued on the Kinsei Road to the Japan Romantic Road. Today's lunch and hot spring will be here.
A dumpling shop that operates mainly along the Seibu and Tobu lines. ”Gyoza no Manzu" In Gunma Prefecture, there is a ryokan run by this company where you can enjoy dumplings and hot springs at the same time. Both of them are my favorite.
First, eat your food.........
After taking a hot spring bath, I felt like the day was already over........ By the way, I almost bought the t-shirt in the photo on impulse, but when I messaged the beautiful woman who first told me about Gyoza no Manchuria, she said, "This is what they sell," and pointed out, "It says size S."
I'm an old man, but I almost bought a peachy tee.
The Holy Land of 86: ..... Is it?
After enjoying the dumplings and hot spring, we started running again. We were already about 20km from the Kanetsu Numata IC, but it was a little too early to go straight home. We looked at the map and headed for Mount Akagi.
Even though it was a Saturday with no threat of rain, the roads were dry. It's a pretty fun winding road, so I'll be back ..... I thought to myself as I drove.
But as I climbed up a little higher, I started to see black marks on some of the streets that looked like a bunch of idiots had done something reckless...... Ah, so this is the place. Is this the setting of the 86th manga about the tofu shop? .....
There were a number of 86s (current and Panda) and Mazda Roadsters in the opposite lane. They're driving normally, but I have a feeling it's going to be a mess in the early morning.
There are also bumps on the road to prevent you from going too fast in some places........ It's not dangerous or difficult to ride on a motorcycle: ....... Can't we do something about the situation where everyone is inconvenienced because of a few miscreants? ......
As I was running along, thinking about such things, a lake appeared. I had never heard of this before, but I heard that the top of Mount Akagi is a caldera lake.
Goodbye NInja 400......
After that, I wandered around without a navigation system. From the middle of the road, I took the Kanetsu Expressway from the Shibukawa-Ikaho IC, aiming for Route 17. The sky was still bright, but the headlights were no longer LED, so I thought I'd head home early.
This is the last highway I'll ever ride on my Ninja 400..... This is the last highway on the Ninja 400. I'm a bit tired on the way home, so I take a break here and there.
On the way home, we stopped at all the PAs, and there was no traffic jam at the Nerima exit today, so we were home in no time.
Around the time I got on the third Keihin from Kanpachi, I thought, "Maybe ...." I thought it was ......
When I got home, the trip meter read "zero". Today's mileage was 444.4 km, which was not too bad for having slept in.
Next time I ride my Ninja 400: ...... The next time I ride my Ninja 400 will be when I pick up my .650: .......
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