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For all the non-Kiwis on this forum, you might be interested in what it's like to ride in NZ as I've uploaded a whole load of photos of a recent 2000 km short tour to my blog with a bit of narrative.
There's nothing like NZ's south island for touring by bike but some mates and I were due to attend a conference in the lower north island late last month and decided to turn it into a tour of some of the north island's back roads whilst we were at it. I haven't toured for over 5 years and it was genuinely good for the soul. We had an absolute ball and were amazed just how little traffic there was on the roads in late summer if you pick the route with a bit of care. We also met some awesome people all the way round, from gas station attendants to cafe and motel staff and so on.
https://geoffjames.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-green-badge-tour-part-1.html
https://geoffjames.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-green-badge-tour-pt-2.html
https://geoffjames.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-green-badge-tour-pt3.html
My Duke 790 turned out to be a really competent touring machine, travelling light. Have owned it for just on a year and it's turned out to be the perfect choice for this old fella - makes me laugh every time I throw a leg over it!
Cheers,
Geoff
There's nothing like NZ's south island for touring by bike but some mates and I were due to attend a conference in the lower north island late last month and decided to turn it into a tour of some of the north island's back roads whilst we were at it. I haven't toured for over 5 years and it was genuinely good for the soul. We had an absolute ball and were amazed just how little traffic there was on the roads in late summer if you pick the route with a bit of care. We also met some awesome people all the way round, from gas station attendants to cafe and motel staff and so on.
https://geoffjames.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-green-badge-tour-part-1.html
https://geoffjames.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-green-badge-tour-pt-2.html
https://geoffjames.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-green-badge-tour-pt3.html
My Duke 790 turned out to be a really competent touring machine, travelling light. Have owned it for just on a year and it's turned out to be the perfect choice for this old fella - makes me laugh every time I throw a leg over it!
Cheers,
Geoff