r/RideitJapan

Early and can't sleep.
Did my Shaken for the first time yesterday on my 2005 R1. It honestly wasn't hard,like at all. The only reason i could see you not doing it yourself is if you don't have the time and hey that's understandable.

BUT if you make the time you can save literal hundreds and idk anyone that don't like doing that.
For example the typical bike shop would charge around ¥50,000-¥90,000 for my bike. I said to hell with that. I withdrew ¥20,000 20 mins before and walked out of there with around ¥4,000 left over.

The process is very simple. It's still just a little annoying walking to the buildings for stamps and paperwork back and forth but all in all it only took 10 mins tops for that part. The actual test is very simple. Only thing i suggest doing before is going to get your light adjusted so you pass the first time. They are usually right beside the center. Usually go for like ¥1,000 or around that. Stupid simple.

All in all just really satisfied with not wasting money and time on some Joe to do the most basic stuff for me for hundreds. A literal Scam lol.

TLDR: DO YOUR SHAKEN YOURSELF ITS NOT HARD

Been trying to do a solo ride to and around mt.fuji for a while now and i finally got time to do it this sunday…will go there before sunrise to see a sunrise scenery of mt. fuji(please recomment a good spot)

What i’m afraid is if it will be too congested since it’s weekend, so if anybody got any secret-ish spot for a nice scenery/route please do share🙏🏻🙏🏻

Would anyone be kind enough to share their experience getting fitted for a helmet at either the Kyoto or Osaka gallery? Wanting a new lid, but figured I'd ask around first to get some intel on what (or what not to) expect.

All advice and thoughts welcome. Cheers

Hi everyone and sorry if my question is not suitable for this subreddit :(

I’m preparing for my driver’s license conversion test and wanted to ask if there’s any way to take just a few practical riding lessons before the test.

I live in Nagoya, but so far I’ve only been able to find full driving school courses, not separate single lessons for practice.

Does anyone know if there are places in Nagoya or maybe Osaka where I can book just a couple of riding lessons without enrolling in the full course?

I’d really appreciate any advice or recommendations. Thanks!