tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post1383802716637171036..comments2024-03-27T13:31:19.753+11:00Comments on The Road to Nowhere: New Zealand - North Island EpilogueStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-86062381694848406282017-04-09T20:11:32.066+10:002017-04-09T20:11:32.066+10:00Hi Jules
I did take down a few notes when I was in...Hi Jules<br />I did take down a few notes when I was in NZ when I had wifi but was no more than a few lines just to remind myself. I found when I looked through the photos that I remembered what we did and got up to.<br /><br />Mate the North Island is a cracking place to go bike riding, as a comparison I think the NI is more technical than the SI with any direction you point a bike in is just a twisty hilly road. That said the SI is so much more spectacular in scenery and the road quality is so much better. The NI roads are similar to our NSW road and are a bit of a mixed bag of good and bad. The whole NI kind of looks the same, hills with winding roads where the SI has snow capped peaks everywhere. Well worth doing but I don't think I would do it again. If i had to pick one to do again I would go SI for sure,<br />Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-29987985512833642132017-04-09T18:43:00.923+10:002017-04-09T18:43:00.923+10:00Steve, I gradually read through your posts and mea...Steve, I gradually read through your posts and meant to comment earlier. You've done an brilliant job of the write up and pics. I don't know how you remember all the details - do you record some notes at the end of each day? How do you think the North Island compares as a motorcycle destination with the South Island trip that you did previously?Tarsnakes Down Underhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04859439380216890525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-14159755317241992002017-03-28T18:01:59.894+11:002017-03-28T18:01:59.894+11:00Yes I saw that on the weekend. Stu's new name ...Yes I saw that on the weekend. Stu's new name is Captain Collarbone.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-41167687624344776122017-03-28T18:01:08.159+11:002017-03-28T18:01:08.159+11:00Yes he most certainly did. We were all standing in...Yes he most certainly did. We were all standing in your back yard laughing at Geoff thinking he was just being hysterical, but he did actually come good on his threats.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-84110342955798603932017-03-28T17:59:51.330+11:002017-03-28T17:59:51.330+11:00I didn't like the bright coloured wheels on th...I didn't like the bright coloured wheels on the MT-10 either and think he chose well with just plain black.<br /><br />One of 2 Triumph eh, any letting on which one's? I quite liked th eStreet Triple it was a good little bike.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-42777731789683778672017-03-28T17:57:59.354+11:002017-03-28T17:57:59.354+11:00It was a very memorable trip Sonja, we won't f...It was a very memorable trip Sonja, we won't forget it anytime soon. Cheers for reading.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-41389165072403660812017-03-28T17:50:46.200+11:002017-03-28T17:50:46.200+11:00Oh new bike time, I can't wait to take it for ...Oh new bike time, I can't wait to take it for a good long thrashing, err test ride yes thats it.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-37706544456171442102017-03-28T17:49:45.994+11:002017-03-28T17:49:45.994+11:00Yep and they are cheaper than their european count...Yep and they are cheaper than their european counterparts and more reliable.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-90222693605451318522017-03-27T18:31:09.443+11:002017-03-27T18:31:09.443+11:00Yes well the curse did play a minor part in it , b...Yes well the curse did play a minor part in it , but i really wanted a an older mans version of your R1 Hoss....Ps the curse of the black pearl is still claiming victims...aka stu....he rode it as well. Bushpighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02062074143710788641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-61476168543247333742017-03-27T14:19:20.622+11:002017-03-27T14:19:20.622+11:00So he followed up on the threat eh?
Pretty spiffy...So he followed up on the threat eh?<br /><br />Pretty spiffy! Let's hope that the curse of the Black Pearl is ancient history...Andrew Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00716829007873864871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-80211316500496272182017-03-27T07:39:30.367+11:002017-03-27T07:39:30.367+11:00Hahahaha - that's just brilliant! Actually, t...Hahahaha - that's just brilliant! Actually, the MT-10 looks superb in plain black. I thought it looked awful in the brighter colours, but each to his or her own. Hope that Geoff has an absolute ball with it.<br /><br />At this stage, my next bike will be one of two Triumphs! Not any time soon though according to my Chief Financial Officer!<br /><br />Safe riding my friend...Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-20007257323317537572017-03-27T05:23:54.533+11:002017-03-27T05:23:54.533+11:00An expensive trip for Geoff, a wonderful experienc...An expensive trip for Geoff, a wonderful experience (by proxy) for your blog followers. Thanks for the great writeup. It makes me want to return to NZ, stat.SonjaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389245948579828531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-54912727403308980792017-03-27T02:17:55.001+11:002017-03-27T02:17:55.001+11:00Wow, nice looking MT he bought. Collateral damage...Wow, nice looking MT he bought. Collateral damage of the tour, but a good kind.Trobairitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03453398807198746434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-50454785432444614872017-03-26T23:26:43.832+11:002017-03-26T23:26:43.832+11:00You can't beat Jap bikes. They just work.
Was ...You can't beat Jap bikes. They just work.<br />Was his Sport giving him trouble too?<br />Flyboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11304812333120293988noreply@blogger.com