Sundays Meet
On Sundays (only with good weather conditions) the real japanese hardcore Zoomerboys meet eachother at Tokyo Parts and exchanging their knowledge and showing off their new modifications. In the middle you see Mr. Kiri2Racing. Left and right the owners of the 2 orange lowriders.
This guy (unfortunately we didn’t talk about our names 😉 explained me in japanese his preferences for huge rear tires.
On the left you see a 8.5J rear tire and right the next step with a 10J tire. His next goal is to mount
a 12J one! As written above those bikes are nothing for rainy weather. Also quick turns in the narrow streets of Tokyo are impossible. On the question about how the Japan police/law is handling those heavy customized bikes, he answered something like: it is illegal but legal, something gray maybee. In an upcoming video you will hear the sound of the bike on the right.
See more photos the Zoomerboys Tokyo Parts Gallery
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In the paradise of parts
Tokyo Parts in Tokyo is easy to find. I took the Yamanote Line to Ueno Station. Then checked a map and looked out for an area with many “…Taito….” names. Higashiueno (Taito-Ku). I walked there by foot (about 10 minutes) just following the highway above me. Suddenly i saw a lot of motorbike shops and sooner than expected i was standing in front of Tokyo Parts, which sells all our needs.
The shop is quite small but packed with parts everywhere you look.
Yoshifumi Sekizawa is the man to talk with.
どもうありがとう for the nice hospitality and the good conversations (english-japanese mixed 😉
Next to the parts the shop space serves as the garage to attach the new belongings.
That white monster is a “customize on order” for a korean client. Once finished It will leave Tokyo Parts
for about ¥ 3’000’000 (about US$ 25’000).
Yoshi-SAN is taking a picture of a clients bike (just reassembled), to add it on the Tokyo Parts Photo Gallery.
More photos of my Tokyo Parts visit in the ZoomerBoys Gallery
Tokyo Parts Visit
Two Boys in Paradise @ Tokyo Parts (Tokyo, Ueno).
My Boy Nara (8 months old) and me in front of “THE” Zoomer Shop.
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White friends
In Japan you meet Zoomers around any corner. Mainly driven by young people. In the narrow roads with the edgy corners, the Zoomer is the smart vehicle to swing around cars, passengers, bicycles and heavy bikes. So far i didn’t see some customized Zoomer. Next week i will make it to Tokyo and I’m sure I’ll come back with some new tuning ideas and parts.
