New wannabe Kiwi Biker [Archive]

Frio

27th July 2006, 14:22

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

a quick introduction: my real name is Francesco, I am an italian software engineer currently living in Japan, and I am beginning to consider moving to NZ; given my passion for bikes, well, here I am posting on this forum... :)

I would like to ask you fellow bikers how is NZ from the biking point of view, I hear great stories about it!
The place I come from in Italy is North East, a small town withind the Dolomites mountains, awesome place to ride!

On a side note I would also loke to ask some info about importing a bike and about registering one-off special bikes.
In the UK where I lived for 4 years it is possible to import and register pretty much anything that has two wheels, and there is a special process (SVA) to make one-off bikes compliant to the road law, how about in NZ?

Thank you guys very much in advance, maybe I will get to meet some of you eventually if I actually move to NZ!

Cheers,

Frio

Macktheknife

27th July 2006, 14:32

Welcome to the site, NZ is pretty much biker heaven with some of the most scenic and windy roads in the world in my opinion. As for importing bikes, we also have a low volume registration process that you can use for specialist bikes.
try looking at http://www.ltsa.govt.nz/ for more info.
there are also links from this site that will give you additional information.
Good luck

Frio

27th July 2006, 14:47

Hello Macktheknife, thank you so much for the precious advice, it really looks like NZ is indeed biker heaven!

Frio

frogfeaturesFZR

27th July 2006, 14:53

:yes: Welcome Frio, come over. All bikers welcome !

kiwifruit

27th July 2006, 15:17

Welcome to the site Frio, New Zealand is great for bikes, im sure you will love it when you come :)

McJim

27th July 2006, 15:33

Benvenuto in Nuova Zealanda. If you come over of course. One thing I'll say is that the car drivers here are not as tolerant of bikes as those in Italy coz not everyone grows up riding one. The bikers that are here are a friendly bunch as you'll see from the threads but NZ desperately needs more bikers. As for imported bikes - you'll find all the speciality Jap machines are already imported and Ducati, Aprilia, Cagiva and MV Augusta are well represented on the roads.
Ciao dude.

degrom

27th July 2006, 15:39

Welcome to KB(KiwiBiker)... The above site is the best place to start at. When are you thinking of coming over? (Auckland?)

Frio

27th July 2006, 16:39

Hello guys, thanks again for the kind words.
I am not sure whether I will actually come to NZ or not yet, a few things need to get into place, I hope they will; the destination would actually be Wellington.

As for imports, I like strange bikes, so I might get a Guzzi Daytona before moving and then bring it over there...

Frio

Wasp

27th July 2006, 18:44

Welcome Frio,

Wellington would be a good choice, its the biker capital here with 2 "main" great routes out of here.

Just make sure you don't end up in Auckland as they have carparks on the motorway

Frio

27th July 2006, 19:54

Hey Wasp, thank for the suggestion, I like twisty roads, straights are not fun on a bike...

Frio

Wasp

27th July 2006, 20:30

these are roads around wellington: (they're not straight at all! ;))

(Rimu)takas:
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/member.php?u=3975
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showpost.php?p=661113&postcount=1

Akatarawas:
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showpost.php?p=683628&postcount=76

Enjoy!

p.s. there is another hill too called Paekakeriki (not sure if thats spelled right!) and Makara road around the west coast.

Drum

27th July 2006, 20:36

Welcome to the site Frio.

Not too many straight roads round here mate.

bladez

27th July 2006, 20:36

these are roads around wellington: (they're not straight at all! ;))

(Rimu)takas:

p.s. there is another hill too called Paekakeriki (not sure if thats spelled right!) and Makara road around the west coast.
the makara road is bloody good well all the roads are good down that way :yes: oh and welcome to the site frio you will love it here

scumdog

27th July 2006, 20:44

Piss off ya Eytie git, the bikes from your country are notorious bad electrics, they cost a fortune to service and tune, ya get excited over nothing and I bought a Bambina and it crapped out too!!:nya:
But your Soccer team is not too bad!

Welcome to NZ, ya have to get use to the crap on this site!

Make sure you bring a red Italian bike over here and you'll be a winner!!:first:

Frio

27th July 2006, 21:33

Ehehehe wicked, it sounds the right talk to me :D
I really hope I will get there sometime this year, but hell yeah I will bring a red italian with me for sure!!
Bad electrics? Check.
Cost a fortune? Check.
Constant maintenance? Check.
What can I say? I like the rare and strange ones...

Frio

Edbear

27th July 2006, 22:13

Maha

27th July 2006, 22:24

What can I say? I like the rare and strange ones...

Well ther are heaps of them around here Frio............:killingme

skidMark

28th July 2006, 00:47

Sounds like you'll fit right in! Welcome, and everything you've heard about NZ is probably true!

disregard anything an australian tells you about us and sheep though :) and welcome

Edbear

28th July 2006, 07:54

disregard anything an australian tells you about us and sheep though :) and welcome

Oops! Of course! In fact pretty much anything an Australian says, is probably only due to jealousy!:doobey:

Frio

28th July 2006, 18:14

Ehheheh, ok I will try to bear that in mind :D

Anybody here has special bikes, like heavily modified or hand built?

Frio

Paul in NZ

28th July 2006, 18:19

Mine are all hand rebuilt

Edbear

28th July 2006, 20:05

Mine's special...!:yes:

crashe

28th July 2006, 20:30

Kia ora and welcome to KB......

Yep my baby is very special.....

Frio

28th July 2006, 22:20

Very nice!
Did you guys have to go through the limited production approval scheme?

Ahh, what about insurance prices for cars and bikes? :D

Thanks!!

Frio

Bend-it

3rd August 2006, 17:08

They're all talking crap... Mine's the most special! Straight from the Suzuki factory, never modified, dropped once. ;)

Welcome! Any Italian's welcome... Mama mia ferrari lambretta espresso porsche Ariba adios munchachos!

SDU

4th August 2006, 13:12

As for imports, I like strange bikes, so I might get a Guzzi Daytona before moving and then bring it over there...

Frio

Nothing strange about the Daytona! :rockon:

Welcome to the nuthouse.
Don't forget to check out the Mainland (SouthIsland) hospitality & roads.
All the best for sorting out your destination.
cheers
SDU

Edbear

4th August 2006, 21:26

They're all talking crap...!

Damn! Sprung!:second:

Ghost Lemur

4th August 2006, 21:55

Welcome aboard Frio.

See you've had the customary KB welcome and are still here. Always a good sign.

As for whether NZ will suit you or not. Best way to find out is come over for a month, hire a bike, cruise around and decide after if it's the place for you.

You'll find a lot of generous bastards here willing to provide a bed or couch, cold one (beer) and show you their local haunts (favourite roads).

A for the Daytona. There's a few here, so I can't see bringing one over to be too much of a hassle.

Wellington is a good choice for a home base. It's central, you can cruise north you can cruise south. you can stay at home and risk your life on the Goat-Track-o'Death.

scumdog

4th August 2006, 22:47

Ehheheh, ok I will try to bear that in mind :D

Anybody here has special bikes, like heavily modified or hand built?

Frio

Hey Frio, does your name mean 'cold'?

Worked in the wrecking-yards of Los Angeles with Mexican labourers and that was the word we used for the beer-cooler.

Doesn't matter where you come from, you always need a beer cooler.

T.W.R

5th August 2006, 00:02

Hey Frio, does your name mean 'cold'?

Worked in the wrecking-yards of Los Angeles with Mexican labourers and that was the word we used for the beer-cooler.

Doesn't matter where you come from, you always need a beer cooler.

Were you going to put the beers to keep them cool SD ? :shit:

welcome to the funnyfarm Frio enjoy :yes:

it's a wonder Dangerous hasn't spotted this yet, He's guzzi nut :wacko: think he had a 1100sport at one stage plus his current mount :slap: there's plenty of guzzi's getting around

scumdog

5th August 2006, 00:11

Were you going to put the beers to keep them cool SD ? :shit:

welcome to the funnyfarm Frio enjoy :yes:

it's a wonder Dangerous hasn't spotted this yet, He's guzzi nut :wacko: think he had a 1100sport at one stage plus his current mount :slap: there's plenty of guzzi's getting around

Yeah but them gingas are always a bit slow eh T.W.R.!!

T.W.R

5th August 2006, 00:25

Yeah but them gingas are always a bit slow eh T.W.R.!!

:shutup: :shutup: :whistle: bound to make an appearance now:shifty: the guzzi got pretty wide on the pig root a couple of times :nya:

scumdog

5th August 2006, 00:27

:shutup: :shutup: :whistle: bound to make an appearance now:shifty: the guzzi got pretty wide on the pig root a couple of times :nya:

Hmmm, the silence on THAT was deafening, tell me more!!:wait:

Frio

6th August 2006, 03:15

Hello guys, thanks very much again for the very warm welcome, I really appreciate it!
I have been away for a few days and I neglected the forum... but hey I am back now :)

It really sounds like NZ is lots of fun, since I am also passionate about sports I got in touch (email) with a few people in Wellington to ask some information, and everyone has been very kind.

Anyway I really hope it will work out in the end, the company I am shooting for is going to decide whether they are interested or not in the next few weeks.

By the way Frio means indeed "cold" in Spanish, but in my case it is only a coincidence.
In Italian frio doesn't mean anything, it is a nickname an old friend gave me by combining the first two letters of my first and last names: FRancesco IOrio :)

Cheers,

Frio