-Rick-
7th August 2015, 23:04
Hello Kiwi’s,
I’m making this thread to help me plan my trip to NZ and to -hopefully- get my questions about obtaining/selling a bike there answered.
To start this whole party off, here is my ‘newbie’ threat: Let me introduce myself (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/175694-Dutchie-hopefully-travelling-NZ-end-of-this-year?p=1130889615#post1130889615)
The plan is simple, probably the most common here. Fly to NZ, get my hands on a bike asap, meet some good people, enjoy your beautiful country as much as I can and have allot of laughs.
This whole trip is only going to take place IF I manage to get the job at the Airforce, but I want it all sorted out, so I can go if I get the job. If not, I’m sure I’ll do this trip somewhere else in the nearby future, so your help is never in vain!! :D
This all in late nov-dec-early jan this year, depends on the selection speed and my starting date @ Airforce.
My to-do/to-visit list so far, have just started this planning about 3 weeks ago. It will probably grow :P Tips/tricks are welcome! :
North Island:
- Bay of Islands
- Rotorua
- Lake Taupo
- Hobbiton
- Tongariro walk (wanna do the full 19,7km + walk up Mt. Doom)
- Egmont National Park
- Waitomo glow worm cave
South Island:
- Abel Tasman National park
- Keep to westcoast as much as possible
- Arthur’s Pass National park
- Christchruch (got a friend who lives there)
- Mount Cook National park
- Fox & Franz Josef Glacier (thinking about glacier walk)
- Highway 6 past Haast/The Neck
- Treble Cone
- Queenstown, do awesome things. Grow a pair, do the nevis bungy
- Glenorchy
- Milford Sound
- Ride past entire Fiordland
In general, what is the best location in your experience?:
- Take surfing lessons (Someone here who can surf maybe?)
- Stay at private hostels/B&B’s. Instead of the big chains (is this true, or are big chain hostels just as/more fun to stay at?)
- Jet boat ride
- Kajaking
- (Maybe) skydiving
The bike! I’ve read some threads on this forum about getting a bike in NZ. Renting is way too expensive. That leaves two real options:
- Buy a bike (trademe.co.nz), ride it and sell it.
This has my preference. It allows me to select my own bike (going for a KLE500/DR650S/F650GS kinda thing, ’90-’99, dual-purpose with enough power to keep up) and it’s budget friendly. However the selling concerns me… ‘What if I can’t sell it? What if the bidding is so sh*t I will lose about $1500,-?’. I don’t wanna burden my friend with a bike, so wanna sell it before I leave.
And what I haven’t found out so far: Where do I insure my bike? I have no NZ address and it will be for only 6 weeks… On this some info would be very welcome.
- Do a buy-back deal with a dealer
Bit more expensive I assume, with other risks (what if I scratch it a bit and the dealer doesn’t want it back no more?) regarding getting rid of it.
So on this, I have some thinking to do, maybe not worry so much about the selling part.
Regarding my gear and some travelbags, I’m gonna ship that to NZ with the mail (about $70, could be worse). Have to arrange some sort of way it will arrive at the same spot as where my bike is at :D
This is about my plan, roughly. Any tips, tricks, whatever is very very welcome!
I’m making this thread to help me plan my trip to NZ and to -hopefully- get my questions about obtaining/selling a bike there answered.
To start this whole party off, here is my ‘newbie’ threat: Let me introduce myself (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/175694-Dutchie-hopefully-travelling-NZ-end-of-this-year?p=1130889615#post1130889615)
The plan is simple, probably the most common here. Fly to NZ, get my hands on a bike asap, meet some good people, enjoy your beautiful country as much as I can and have allot of laughs.
This whole trip is only going to take place IF I manage to get the job at the Airforce, but I want it all sorted out, so I can go if I get the job. If not, I’m sure I’ll do this trip somewhere else in the nearby future, so your help is never in vain!! :D
This all in late nov-dec-early jan this year, depends on the selection speed and my starting date @ Airforce.
My to-do/to-visit list so far, have just started this planning about 3 weeks ago. It will probably grow :P Tips/tricks are welcome! :
North Island:
- Bay of Islands
- Rotorua
- Lake Taupo
- Hobbiton
- Tongariro walk (wanna do the full 19,7km + walk up Mt. Doom)
- Egmont National Park
- Waitomo glow worm cave
South Island:
- Abel Tasman National park
- Keep to westcoast as much as possible
- Arthur’s Pass National park
- Christchruch (got a friend who lives there)
- Mount Cook National park
- Fox & Franz Josef Glacier (thinking about glacier walk)
- Highway 6 past Haast/The Neck
- Treble Cone
- Queenstown, do awesome things. Grow a pair, do the nevis bungy
- Glenorchy
- Milford Sound
- Ride past entire Fiordland
In general, what is the best location in your experience?:
- Take surfing lessons (Someone here who can surf maybe?)
- Stay at private hostels/B&B’s. Instead of the big chains (is this true, or are big chain hostels just as/more fun to stay at?)
- Jet boat ride
- Kajaking
- (Maybe) skydiving
The bike! I’ve read some threads on this forum about getting a bike in NZ. Renting is way too expensive. That leaves two real options:
- Buy a bike (trademe.co.nz), ride it and sell it.
This has my preference. It allows me to select my own bike (going for a KLE500/DR650S/F650GS kinda thing, ’90-’99, dual-purpose with enough power to keep up) and it’s budget friendly. However the selling concerns me… ‘What if I can’t sell it? What if the bidding is so sh*t I will lose about $1500,-?’. I don’t wanna burden my friend with a bike, so wanna sell it before I leave.
And what I haven’t found out so far: Where do I insure my bike? I have no NZ address and it will be for only 6 weeks… On this some info would be very welcome.
- Do a buy-back deal with a dealer
Bit more expensive I assume, with other risks (what if I scratch it a bit and the dealer doesn’t want it back no more?) regarding getting rid of it.
So on this, I have some thinking to do, maybe not worry so much about the selling part.
Regarding my gear and some travelbags, I’m gonna ship that to NZ with the mail (about $70, could be worse). Have to arrange some sort of way it will arrive at the same spot as where my bike is at :D
This is about my plan, roughly. Any tips, tricks, whatever is very very welcome!