Adventure/Dual Purpose Bikes

I only commute 3 k's each way to work. I find it interesting to look at just how I carry things on this tiny scooter.
This week I had to cary home 22 basketball uniforms and a ball. The uniforms fitted under the seat ok, but the basket ball had to sit on the foot plate. Commical to get underway with a basketball rolling around on the foot plate. It's ok when you twist and go as one foot either side of the ball holds it in place.
Still funnier when at a stop sign, one foot down to ...

Yesterday, Sunday took the 'Strom' off to Waihola in the late afternoon dodging showers to meet up with Dunedin KBer's for tea to celebrate a 21st.
Approaching Milton a large cumulonimbus cloud was dropping wet stuff on the hills between Milton and Waihola.
So I hung a left and did a quiet side trip up into the Manuka Gorge. It was wet in there and the going was slow, wet road, some gravel piles left after the recent spate of gravel spreading to mitigate the frosts and the fact that ...

This last day started early in Shellharbour with a trip back down to the harbour to see what the pelicans were up to. They were sitting waiting for the fishermen to finish work and come fishing. I did find surfers and boogie borders enjoying the 2m plus surf.
On the road I had the thought that I needed to be careful on the last day of this bike hire trip.
The morning ride was through the suburbs and cities of Port Kembla, Wollongong, Bulli, Coledale and the great engineering newness ...

you can light fires by your tents we have done in the past 5 years you just have to get it your self from rrmc they do supply it(and its dry)
the best way to get your piss in is in a fuel can done it before.just remember to check to see if its drinkable first though hha ha ha

Company was great with many laughs, happy birthday Jack. The venue ideal, meal was good, yes, very good to meet you all. We must do it again.
Half way home I got smacked by a southerly with SNOW showers at Stoney Creek, Brrrrrr!
See you all again. Cheers.

Friday afternoon, big photography day. Need to document a school ball.
On scooter down to the town hall, camera and flash unit stashed under the seat. Get the images and back to work. Off the scooter, camera slung around neck and pop the flash unit into the helmet to carry it inside. You guessed it! Flip the helmet up to pop it on the shelf. Out falls the flash unit. #!@%&!!!
No, it won't power up. Biggest day of the year. Hundreds of casual photos to take of teenagers on ...

Hi there,
This is my first time on here -though I've been sussing it out for a while - and it looks like alot of people have good info to give, so would appreciate any help offered.
I decided after years of fluffing about, I really want a motorbike. Been searching for about 3-4 weeks on trade-me and others trying to get an idea of what I'm after in a bike. I've had some experience when I was a kid riding round in paddocks, but I'm looking to brush on my skills -ie. remember what it's ...

Hey, hope I can put the link here to my new thread about discrimination at a local motorcycle shop.
Here it is:
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t+54500