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I can't get out of the futon in winter.
It's freezing in the morning in the upper part of Hakone... I was thinking the night before that I might have to take the Seisho Bypass to Atami to get to the Izu Peninsula... The night before, I was thinking. The night before I was thinking, "OK Google, set the alarm for 7:00 a.m. and 7:30 a.m." to the Google Home Mini by my bedside, "Alexa, turn off the air conditioner and lights" to the three Amazon Echoes in my room, and went to bed at 1:00 a.m.... I woke up just as I was supposed to, but... I don't want to get out of the futon.
"Alexa, turn on the heat," I said, and I fell into a steady double sleep... Yes, I woke up at 10:30 a.m. as usual....orz
Fool around in the neighborhood, Lake Miyagase.
So I lingered in my room for a while, and it was almost midnight when I left....
So I took the Tomei highway from the Kawasaki Interchange, thinking that I would go to Doshi-michi for the first time in a while.
On the way, we took the Ken-O Expressway towards Sagamihara... But by the way, where do I get off the highway to go to Doshi-michi?
So I got off at a random place and drove around, and I saw a blue sign that said "Lake Miyagase," so I headed that way. The first place I arrived at, Miyagase Lakeside Park, seemed to have a paid parking lot, so I passed. I parked on the shoulder of a nearby road and mounted my GoPro Hero5 on my helmet for the first time in a while.
As we started to drive along what appeared to be a lakeside road... Oh, nice winding. From now on, I'll add this place to the list of touring course candidates when I have no time to sleep in.
By the way, the video I took with the GoPro didn't have any sound....orz
After a pleasant round trip along the lakeside winding road, we took a short break at a parking lot that we saw on the way. It was just before 2 o'clock at this point, but these days the sun sets at 4:30 p.m., so we only had a little more than two and a half hours of light left!...
Considering the fact that we got lost on the way to the airport because we didn't have a navigation mount, we might as well just ride home. We had plenty of time to return the rental bikes, but it was no fun to ride after dark....
SuperSports at 246
Then I went back to Atsugi and started driving on 246, but for some reason I stopped at this place on the way around 3:30 pm.
This is an affiliate of the DUCATI dealership where I rented my bike. I was browsing the web the night before. I saw this bike on the web the night before at a pretty low price tag.
DUCATI SuperSports... The cheapest used car in Japan as of today on GooBike, cheaper than buying a new Ninja 1000, Katana or CB1100RS.
I've actually been interested in this for a long time, you know.
So I was asking a few questions and requesting a quote when I was asked, "Would you like to take a test drive? I asked.
The test bike was a high grade S, but I unexpectedly lost my DUCATI full cowl virginity. I was not familiar with the area, so I couldn't ride the test ride course as instructed and got lost, so I rode for almost 30 minutes, but it was an interesting bike.
Ninja 650... What a bike!
After the test ride, we talked for a while and the sun went down, so we quickly got on the Tomei highway and returned the rental bike.
I left my Ninja 650 at home and headed home. It was an extravagant Sunday as I rode from an 845cc inline 3-cylinder to a 937cc L-twin to a 649cc parallel 2-cylinder in one day, but on the way home I thought "My Ninja 650 is a pretty good bike!" he said. I said.
So, for some reason, I have this quote in my hand... I heard that two people have reservations to see the actual car on Wednesday, so I can worry about it until Tuesday morning....
But I don't think there's any way I'm going to switch to a Ninja 650 + front and rear OHLINS + attachment options. Even if I do, it'll be an extra bike.
Well, that's it for Sunday. The week after next, I've reserved a rental bike with a displacement of 1,740cc, which is the highest I've ever ridden.
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