greshaki
10th August 2007, 20:57
Hi all, Im planning a riding trip around the South Island for March (YAY)
But Ive been browsing bike rental places, and whipping out the calculator they are staggeringly expensive (BOO)
As an example, a fairly modest steed like a v-strom 650 costs about $130 a day not including bond. If I rent one for 3 weeks Im looking at $2730!
As a result, Im looking into the possibility of getting my own bike across to NZ. I believe I have the bit from Perth to Melbourne sussed but am having trouble finding a service that can transport her from Melbourne to somewhere in NZ (pref South Island). Does anyone know of a service, like a ferry that does this?
Another thing I was thinking about was rocking up in Christchurch and just buying a used bike, and selling back to the dealership after 3 weeks. Have to think that you would lose less than $3k doing it that way eh? Has anyone tried this before? Any advice is welcome, thanks
But Ive been browsing bike rental places, and whipping out the calculator they are staggeringly expensive (BOO)
As an example, a fairly modest steed like a v-strom 650 costs about $130 a day not including bond. If I rent one for 3 weeks Im looking at $2730!
As a result, Im looking into the possibility of getting my own bike across to NZ. I believe I have the bit from Perth to Melbourne sussed but am having trouble finding a service that can transport her from Melbourne to somewhere in NZ (pref South Island). Does anyone know of a service, like a ferry that does this?
Another thing I was thinking about was rocking up in Christchurch and just buying a used bike, and selling back to the dealership after 3 weeks. Have to think that you would lose less than $3k doing it that way eh? Has anyone tried this before? Any advice is welcome, thanks