A really long way round

A Japanese husband and wife on a round-the-world bike trip reached Boxhill, Surrey, on Sunday – he on a 1bhp electric scooter and she on a Majesty 250.

Electric scooter rider Kanichi Fujiwara can only reach a top speed of 30kmh and his Yamaha Passola has only enough battery power for 40km before a recharge. The ride is going to take three years to complete.

Wife Hiroko carries six spare batteries and the bulk of their kit on her step-thru.

Their route is designed to take in ‘interesting trees’ along the way.

The bemused bikers of Box Hill wished them luck as the duo headed off for the next stage of their epic journey – en route to a 1500 year old tree near Tunbridge Wells, Kent.

Check on their progress here (external site, mostly in Japanese!)

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