Coming over to NZ in February, would love some tips

[jan:)]

dear kiwibikers,
my name is jan, i´m 19 years old and i momentarily live in berlin, germany, which is going to change soon, as it seems, because i received a letter of confirmation from victoria university in wellington offering me a college place for biomedical sciences. :)
so i´m actually preparing everything, visas and even x-rays, good-conduct certificates and so forth for ur suspicious embassy, to be able to start studying, coming over to nz, in february 2011...or maybe directly after new years eve, so i can get used to the new environment and stuff, before starting to study ;)
u might aks urself what all this has to do with motorcycling :D
...its simple. i love motorcycling, i ride an incredible r6, with the meanest exhaust and carbon everywhere, steering damper, oh god :) just everything :D i spent so miuch time and money too for that thing, whatever...so when i´ll be gone my brother will take her over...
which leads me to the question what im gonna drive in nz?!

what would you guys recommend? im a little concerned, because of the strong winds in wellington; are the winds that strong that, say if ur riding a nice curve hanging off, knee on the ground, and the wind "kicks in" unexpectedly, could that make u fall?
could one say, that the wind in nz actually makes motorcycling more dangerous?

and if that is so, do u guys ride supersport motorcycles a lot, or do u prefer nakes bikes, enduros, choppers and so forth?

what kind of motorcycle would u say is the best for new zealand?

i was privately hoping to get myself an r1; are their streets at all where one could use the full power of an r1 for at least 1 or 2 gears, like just enjoying accelaration at full throttle? :)

what about the weather? in germany, we have this term "motorcycle season", which is most typcally, summer :D when is the best time to go motorcycling in nz, and do u have a time of the year with only very very little rain so that one could head out and explore newzealand by bike?. that must be so amazing :)

i´m so excited, looking forward to it so much =) not just the biking, more living in newzealand in general :)

so yeah, i´d be glad to get some good advice, thank you and i´m sorry for registrating to your kiwibiker-forum without living in nz, or being a kiwi myself...couldnt wait ;P
but if thats any excuse : i know some very kind kiwis =)

[peasea]

dear kiwibikers,
my name is jan, i´m 19 years old and i momentarily live in berlin, germany, which is going to change soon, as it seems, because i received a letter of confirmation from victoria university in wellington offering me a college place for biomedical sciences. :)
so i´m actually preparing everything, visas and even x-rays, good-conduct certificates and so forth for ur suspicious embassy, to be able to start studying, coming over to nz, in february 2011...or maybe directly after new years eve, so i can get used to the new environment and stuff, before starting to study ;)
u might aks urself what all this has to do with motorcycling :D
...its simple. i love motorcycling, i ride an incredible r6, with the meanest exhaust and carbon everywhere, steering damper, oh god :) just everything :D i spent so miuch time and money too for that thing, whatever...so when i´ll be gone my brother will take her over...
which leads me to the question what im gonna drive in nz?!

what would you guys recommend? im a little concerned, because of the strong winds in wellington; are the winds that strong that, say if ur riding a nice curve hanging off, knee on the ground, and the wind "kicks in" unexpectedly, could that make u fall?
could one say, that the wind in nz actually makes motorcycling more dangerous?

and if that is so, do u guys ride supersport motorcycles a lot, or do u prefer nakes bikes, enduros, choppers and so forth?

what kind of motorcycle would u say is the best for new zealand?

i was privately hoping to get myself an r1; are their streets at all where one could use the full power of an r1 for at least 1 or 2 gears, like just enjoying accelaration at full throttle? :)

what about the weather? in germany, we have this term "motorcycle season", which is most typcally, summer :D when is the best time to go motorcycling in nz, and do u have a time of the year with only very very little rain so that one could head out and explore newzealand by bike?. that must be so amazing :)

i´m so excited, looking forward to it so much =) not just the biking, more living in newzealand in general :)

so yeah, i´d be glad to get some good advice, thank you and i´m sorry for registrating to your kiwibiker-forum without living in nz, or being a kiwi myself...couldnt wait ;P
but if thats any excuse : i know some very kind kiwis =)


Tip number one; stay away from the cops.

[Slyer]

Hey there! The wind in New Zealand is not bad at all, the weather overall is pretty mild.
Middle of summer is the best time for riding, December-January but you can pretty much ride all year long, it's just colder and wetter in winter.
You can ride any kind of bike you like here, you'd be nuts to tour NZ on a chopper though.
If you want an R1, get one! It would be great here too.

[98tls]

Tip number one; stay away from the cops.

Tip number two,stay away from the North Island.

[peasea]

Tip number two,stay away from the North Island.

That's a bloody good tip.
So everyone, show us your tips.

[Slyer]

The South Island is great if you can get over how up themselves the people are. ;)

[Shadows]

So everyone, show us your tips.

Here ya go

[Maha]

That South Island is not really eh?
Its more the Middle Island.

It went like this
Cook.. ''I call this Island, South Island''
Young.. ''Oh fuck, theres one more down there look''
Cook... ''Ah crap!''
Young... ''Not to worry Captain, we're out here soon, let the natives sort it out''

[98tls]

The South Island is great if you can get over how up themselves the people are. ;)

"up themselves"?Not at all fella,dont confuse arrogance with to busy laughing at ya to talk to ya,its a hillbilly thing,cant multi-skill like you lot.

[peasea]

Here ya go

This is really helping that German eh?
Hopefully he'll get the picture though; all kiwi motorcyclists are mad.

[peasea]

The South Island is great if you can get over how up themselves the people are. ;)

Hahahahaha
:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

Mainlanders aren't up themselves, ya dweeb, they're up each other!

Stay where you are, please.

Glenfield? Snigger

[NighthawkNZ]

u might aks urself what all this has to do with motorcycling :D
...its simple. i love motorcycling, i ride an incredible r6, with the meanest exhaust and carbon everywhere, steering damper, oh god :) just everything :D i spent so miuch time and money too for that thing, whatever...so when i´ll be gone my brother will take her over...
which leads me to the question what im gonna drive in nz?!

what would you guys recommend? im a little concerned, because of the strong winds in wellington; are the winds that strong that, say if ur riding a nice curve hanging off, knee on the ground, and the wind "kicks in" unexpectedly, could that make u fall?
could one say, that the wind in nz actually makes motorcycling more dangerous?

and if that is so, do u guys ride supersport motorcycles a lot, or do u prefer nakes bikes, enduros, choppers and so forth?

what kind of motorcycle would u say is the best for new zealand?

i was privately hoping to get myself an r1; are their streets at all where one could use the full power of an r1 for at least 1 or 2 gears, like just enjoying accelaration at full throttle? :)

what about the weather? in germany, we have this term "motorcycle season", which is most typcally, summer :D when is the best time to go motorcycling in nz, and do u have a time of the year with only very very little rain so that one could head out and explore newzealand by bike?. that must be so amazing :)

i´m so excited, looking forward to it so much =) not just the biking, more living in newzealand in general :)


Tip 3 don't believe all the advice given on Kiwibike

Back to the the tourist info thing... depends what you want to see and do while you are over here... South Island west coast, Foridland, Catlins, Central Otago, lakes district, crown range, lindus pass... Top of the South...

What kind of Motorcycle best for NZ... What type of riding do you want to do... touring on the seal... unsealed... bit of both... track racing... you say you have an R6... if you like that plenty of roads here that it would be suitable on... but remember NZ don't have Autobahns and we can have 4 seasons in one day which can wreck havoc to the quality of the roads in places...

Wind in Wellington... yes it can get windy in Wellington, but you will know the days it is probably safer to catch the bus than ride... and they are few and far between, you will also learn a few new skills in riding then as well :)

Motorcycle Season here in NZ is well all year round to the hard core bikers, rain... well its only water and you are not going melt ;) however December, January, Feburary March are the best months for good weather riding... But its May now and most of the days have been great for a ride... (I'm thinking I may go to the Brass Monkey even)

[miloking]

Tip number two,stay away from the North Island.

And if you are not white stay away from south island (namely Christchurch) :D

[davereid]

Climate is more related to location than the time of year.

Wellington manages generally windy, crappy weather all year, except for no reason at all, it will turn on a beautiful day without warning. At which time it is truely one of the worlds most beautiful harbour cities.

Go only 40km South to Marlborough, and you will have the wind, but it wont rain, sometimes for months on end.

Go 100 km west of Marlborough to Nelson, you will have little wind. It rains mostly at night, and is invariably sunny during the day.

Leave a windy wet Wellington day and ride 50 km North to Kapiti. You may be able to sit on the beach and enjoy the sun. You may find the same if you head north up state highway 2. Once over the mountain pass, wide dry plains with low rainfall are ahead of you. Dry and warm, hot even during summer, and colder than Wellington (But Drier) all year.

The best bike ?

Its a small country, but its a big empty bastard. Sports-bikes love the narrow windy mountain roads, and the police love the sports-bikes. Distances look small on a map, but there is often a bewildering amount of things to do and see... so tourers can be the go.

I cant make my mind up which bike is best, so you have no show...

[marty]

So to sum it up,

The North Island is good for twisty stuff. It's also OK for loop touring.

South is good for touring, but it has some OK twisty stuff.

There's no point going to the South South Island for motorcycling.

Stay away from Auckland.

Wellington gets a bit breezy.

Christchurch is just plain dangerous.

Get some warm gloves.

Gore girls are easy.

[george formby]

This is the land of the long winding road. Compared to the weather you have had this winter it's balmy. Touring is one of the great joys here so, maybe think of a dual purpose bike or sports tourer. Opening up a big sports bike is always going to be a gamble. Make sure your here in time to go to Paeroa

[marty]

Come on guys, he's a 19yo knee-down R6 rider - a dual purpose or sports tourer? Come on!

Jan, if you have an R6, and like knee-down riding, then get an R6/R1 while you're here. It will do everything you ask of it, and will tour and race and hoon around just fine.

There's plenty for sale on here >> http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/CategoryAttributeSearchResults.aspx?search=1&mcat=0001-0026-1255-&sidebar=1&39=Sports&40=Yamaha&153=&9=0&9=0&24=0&24=0&51=0&51=0

[onearmedbandit]

There's no point going to the South South Island for motorcycling.



Yep, motorcycling down here is terrible. Less traffic, less police, great roads around the west coast, Otago, Nelson, Golden Bay...

[slofox]

Yep, motorcycling down here is terrible. Less traffic, less police, great roads around the west coast, Otago, Nelson, Golden Bay...

South of Christchurch on the East coast IS pretty terrible as I recall...milliion mile straights that can put you to sleep....as a mate of mine discovered once when he came to the end of one such and failed to take the gentle left hand curve at the end...:whistle:

Try the Ashley Gorge area...I had lots of fun there a million years ago...

[george formby]

Come on guys, he's a 19yo knee-down R6 rider - a dual purpose or sports tourer? Come on!

Jan, if you have an R6, and like knee-down riding, then get an R6/R1 while you're here. It will do everything you ask of it, and will tour and race and hoon around just fine.

There's plenty for sale on here >> http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/CategoryAttributeSearchResults.aspx?search=1&mcat=0001-0026-1255-&sidebar=1&39=Sports&40=Yamaha&153=&9=0&9=0&24=0&24=0&51=0&51=0

Ok, I'm biased, can't get my knee down or pop a wheelie. If an R1 can be ridden round the world then it would be tickety boo here. I just like comfy seats & the occasional gravel road foray. We got tarmac, gravel (often on the tarmac), corners that will make you weep with joy & bugger all motorways. Despite some impressions, I reckon the weather here is better than northern Europe pretty much everywhere.

[onearmedbandit]

South of Christchurch on the East coast IS pretty terrible as I recall...milliion mile straights that can put you to sleep....as a mate of mine discovered once when he came to the end of one such and failed to take the gentle left hand curve at the end...:whistle:



We're equal opportunity down here, we had that road installed for the cruiser riders. The rest of the South Island's sealed roads are sportsbike heaven. But don't tell anyone.

[NighthawkNZ]

South of Christchurch on the East coast IS pretty terrible as I recall...milliion mile straights that can put you to sleep....as a mate of mine discovered once when he came to the end of one such and failed to take the gentle left hand curve at the end...:whistle:


Only Christcurch to Oamaru.. rest is okay

[marty]

Yep, motorcycling down here is terrible. Less traffic, less police, great roads around the west coast, Otago, Nelson, Golden Bay...

i said South South Island. Aka Stewart Island.....

[onearmedbandit]

i said South South Island. Aka Stewart Island.....

Ah I missed that...

[Pixie]

dear kiwibikers,
my name is jan, i´m 19 years old and i momentarily live in berlin, germany, which is going to change soon, as it seems, because i received a letter of confirmation from victoria university in wellington offering me a college place for biomedical sciences. :)
so i´m actually preparing everything, visas and even x-rays, good-conduct certificates and so forth for ur suspicious embassy, to be able to start studying, coming over to nz, in february 2011...or maybe directly after new years eve, so i can get used to the new environment and stuff, before starting to study ;)
u might aks urself what all this has to do with motorcycling :D
...its simple. i love motorcycling, i ride an incredible r6, with the meanest exhaust and carbon everywhere, steering damper, oh god :) just everything :D i spent so miuch time and money too for that thing, whatever...so when i´ll be gone my brother will take her over...
which leads me to the question what im gonna drive in nz?!

what would you guys recommend? im a little concerned, because of the strong winds in wellington; are the winds that strong that, say if ur riding a nice curve hanging off, knee on the ground, and the wind "kicks in" unexpectedly, could that make u fall?
could one say, that the wind in nz actually makes motorcycling more dangerous?

and if that is so, do u guys ride supersport motorcycles a lot, or do u prefer nakes bikes, enduros, choppers and so forth?

what kind of motorcycle would u say is the best for new zealand?

i was privately hoping to get myself an r1; are their streets at all where one could use the full power of an r1 for at least 1 or 2 gears, like just enjoying accelaration at full throttle? :)

what about the weather? in germany, we have this term "motorcycle season", which is most typcally, summer :D when is the best time to go motorcycling in nz, and do u have a time of the year with only very very little rain so that one could head out and explore newzealand by bike?. that must be so amazing :)

i´m so excited, looking forward to it so much =) not just the biking, more living in newzealand in general :)

so yeah, i´d be glad to get some good advice, thank you and i´m sorry for registrating to your kiwibiker-forum without living in nz, or being a kiwi myself...couldnt wait ;P
but if thats any excuse : i know some very kind kiwis =)


The authorities in New Zealand believe that speed kills.
And they get their social skills from your Mr. Hitler

[jan:)]

whats a gore girl?

thank u all very much:)

[racerhead]

Gore girl= A girl from a town called gore.(Most have 6 fingers and toes) Dodgy

Anyway I moved over here over a year ago now and bought a Daytona 675 when I arrived. Then spent about 2 months just travelling
around the north island on every type of road. Some days doing up to 800k's so if your used to an R6 Id say go with an R6/R1.
Some really nice twisty roads around that can be fun without going stupid on speed wise. And track days are super cheap here compared
to europe.

[jan:)]

haha okay thanks, i think id rather skip the gore girl experience :)

where did u live before u came over to nz, racerhead? australia?
..how would u describe the weather in nz, compared to europe? still cant picture it :/

[george formby]

haha okay thanks, i think id rather skip the gore girl experience :)

where did u live before u came over to nz, racerhead? australia?
..how would u describe the weather in nz, compared to europe? still cant picture it :/

I live in the Bay of Islands, north North Island. We had no rain for 6 months this summer. Admittedly that is unusual but always more sunshine than rain. We only get 1 or 2 frosts up here in the winter but wind & rain. At the moment the south island has had huge rain which turned to snow a couple of days later. It was 23oC up here yesterday. I guess you could say NZ has all the weather.

[racerhead]

Lived in Ireland

Depends on what part of New Zealand you live in. I was in New Plymouth for the end of last summer and all winter and found it very similar
to home and then for this summer and half of winter Im living in Whitianga which is a few hundred k's north of NP and so far I find it very mild.
Ive been wearing shorts and a t-shirt to work since I got up here and only starting to find it cold now.