I'm trying to find an affordable gift for a motorcycle enthusiast...?

jdee

My friend likes off-road biking and is a hard-core motorcycle enthusiast.
I'm going to Japan next month and would like to get him a gift any motorcyclist would die for. Any suggestions?
Maybe helmet brands or anything else which is interesting?

Answer
Can't help you on info in Japan. Affordable is not a great term in biking. Whats affordable to some is way out of price to others. Give us a price range to work with. A great store online is www.motosport.com. You can even buy gift certificates and send them so he can buy what he likes/needs. Gear is very personal. Most people are very loyal to one brand. Everthing is cut a little different so some gear fits while other gear feels like a straightjacket. That goes for boots, clothing and especially helmets. Have to agree with the guy who said a nice print or picture, but for gear, unless told what brand and size, go gift certificate.

Scooter rental in Japan [more specifically, Hokkaido] ?

sprinklegi

Hello ~
I'll be in Japan mid July ~ August and will be going through Tokyo for a week, Hokkaido for 4 days, Kyoto/Nara, and then Mie for the remainder of my trip [because my friend lives there and she is my main priority in my trip ~]

However I'm mostly interested in mountains and farmland ~ countryside views in Hokkaido and upon further research found that I cannot get to a lot of those places via public transportation.

I'm trying to look into scooter rental but unfortunately a lot of the sites are in Japanese, or simply not in Hokkaido.
I'm not a huge fan of driving and finding places to park, so I'd prefer not to have a car, but I'll be covering long distances in a short amount of time, so walking/skateboarding/bicycling is out of question.

I'm 21 years old, so I'm assuming I'll possibly be denied rental or be charged the underage fee, but I'd like to have a place secured before going to get my IDP.

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Does anyone have any recommendations or info in terms of scooter rental in Hokkaido? I'll be staying in the Sapporo area so preferably around there, but if need be, anywhere in the upper island and accessible by public transportation is fine by me.

Thank you for your time!
forgot to mention* I will be in Hokkaido for 4 days, but will probably just rent for 2 days if possible. I've seen some places go as low as $25/day in Osaka, but I guess my budget for rental would be $100~150 total?

Answer
You gave me a new idea of touring,thank you.
So,I checked your idea by internet in Japan.
The following is one choice.
http://www.rental819.com/english/

--One of choice plan---
Yamaha DS250-------------P-3 class
Rental motorcycle's fee (yen) --the first day 12000Yen the second day 8400Yen/day
Collision Damage Waiver (yen)---the firstday 2000Yen,the second day 1000Yen
(Disclaimer 50000Yen)
Optional fees (yen)-----Helmet the firstday 1000Yen the second day 200Yen
Disk lock/Wire lock200 100
Gloves 300 100
Touring Net 100 100
Total-----------------------the firstday 14600Yen the second day 9900Yen
Two days total------------------24500Yen
Not cheap! but powerfull!
You can ride on most of roads under 60km/hour in Japanese law.

--another choice plan---
HONDA CREA SCOOPY -------------P-1 class (50cc engine)
Rental motorcycle's fee (yen) -----he firstday4000Yen the second day 2800Yen
Collision Damage Waiver (yen)---the firstday 1000Yen,the second day 500Yen
(Disclaimer 10000Yen)
Optional fees (yen)-----Helmet the firstday 1000Yen the second day 200Yen
Disk lock/Wire lock200 100
Gloves 300 100
Touring Net 100 100
Total-----------------------the firstday 6600Yen the second day 3800Yen
Two days total------------------10400Yen
Cheap but powerless?
You can ride under 30km/hour in Japanese law.
50cc bike is limited in the speed.

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