TheScooterScoop

Howdy folks! Just a few days ago the Tokyo Motorcycle Show adjourned and our good friend Aki H. was there to cover it. The show is rather small. The whole thing fits into a room about the size of two football fields (8,800 sq meters). Usually the Japanese Big 4 (Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, and Kawasaki) take up half the space and assorted parts distributors and smaller shops take the the rest.

From a scooter standpoint there wasn’t a WHOLE lot of coolness.

Aki did send this photo of a traditional street marching-band that Japanese shops use for advertising. This time the band was at the show instead of wondering the streets.

The Royal Maxam (Morphous) was in the house. You remember that one, right?

Here we see a standard-issue Suzuki Skywave SS. You remember that one, right?

The most exciting item I saw was THIS. In Japan the C3 is called the Vox, which also happens to be the name of a very popular guitar amplifier manufacturer. Put them both together and it’s like chocolate and peanut butter… except louder and faster with less calories.

That flat black with white walls ALONE kicks arse. The rear and front amps just kick it over the top. See another photo here. You know you like it, don’t act like you don’t.

Aki also sent a link to some other points of interest, like this old school riding armor, which would look cool going down the street… and this:

A custom SYM RV250? Come on now!? How often do you see a pimped out SYM?! Fresh.
Arigato Aki! Thank you again for the great coverage. It may not be the biggest show in Tokyo, but there is still some gems in there. Just remember though… If you ever go to Japan, avoid the Monster Burger.