Double hard bastard

[Oscar]

If you're keen to do some adventure riding the coromandel peninsula is well recommended.

You could hire a XT600/DR650/DL650 for the weekend and explore some of the more interesting roads, at speeds where you can afford to admire the scenery.

It would give you a good taste of whether you wanted to spend a month in Australia doing the same thing. I'd join ya in the coromandel if you wanted the company.

If you want an adventure, I'll take you to the 'Naki via the west coast.
Great fun. See:

Lost Weekend

or

Lost Weekend II

[justsomeguy]

He would have been better off on a R1150GS for that sort of thing, but I don't think that was the point.

Apparently Yamaha gave him the R1 and Metzeler took care of him for tires. You'll notice that he's running road tires, rather than any sort of knobly tire. Metzeler Karoos only go up to 150/70-17 anyway..

Yup saw all the sponsors stickers...... that's a proper organised adventure...... not some bloke on a wild goose chase....

[bugjuice]

If you want an adventure, I'll take you to the 'Naki via the west coast.
Great fun. See:

Lost Weekend

or

Lost Weekend II

yeah, things like that are cool. While I like my road-going sports bike, I want to go off the beaten track too. Where can you hire bikes like these and how much? I'd love to do all those sorts of stuff, and what papz was saying too.

Still love to do Oz tho. Or Route 66. I am doing that before they bury me

[Mr Skid]

If you want an adventure, I'll take you to the 'Naki via the west coast.

I trust the wheelie lessons are included?

I'm keen, just working on a solution to my ground clearance problem at the moment.

[Oscar]

yeah, things like that are cool. While I like my road-going sports bike, I want to go off the beaten track too. Where can you hire bikes like these and how much? I'd love to do all those sorts of stuff, and what papz was saying too.

Still love to do Oz tho. Or Route 66. I am doing that before they bury me

I've heard these guys are good:

http://www.coromoto.co.nz

[onearmedbandit]

I have seen a lot of 'awesome' bike videos before, however this is the first one thats left both inspired and slack-jawed for a long time. The guy is a nutter, d/l the vid and you'll see what I mean.

[XTC]

I particularly like the muddy water coming out of the zorst.......

[Timber020]

I have met quite a few people who have ridden around Aus. If your sticking to the hardtop almost anything will do it, a mate did it on a GS850 shaftie not long ago. If you have a trade you could take a couple seasons off and ride and work around Aus.

If I was going to do some epic trip I would choose something light and simple, the old CT110 has been riden around the world a few times (and theres no place you cant find bits or people who can fix them) Or maybe an xr200. Speed and power are seldom going to help in a big trip but being able to drag it out without a support crew would make the difference in the long term.

[Grumpy]

I've heard these guys are good:

http://www.coromoto.co.nz

I'd give these guys the big A few of us hired some of their bikes a couple of years ago and did the Coromandel. Excellent.

[Bren_chch]

I particularly like the muddy water coming out of the zorst.......

haha yeah!

what a great short vid... makes u wish u were there, err not on that bike though! haha

[Motu]

deus ex machina - or I'm not going....

[bugjuice]

I have met quite a few people who have ridden around Aus. If your sticking to the hardtop almost anything will do it, a mate did it on a GS850 shaftie not long ago. If you have a trade you could take a couple seasons off and ride and work around Aus.

If I was going to do some epic trip I would choose something light and simple, the old CT110 has been riden around the world a few times (and theres no place you cant find bits or people who can fix them) Or maybe an xr200. Speed and power are seldom going to help in a big trip but being able to drag it out without a support crew would make the difference in the long term.

where's the fun sticking to the hard stuff? I can do that here (can do soft stuff here too, but eh..).

I once picked up a book about doing the whole of the north and south island of NZ off road, and using as little 'main' as possible, and shows gas stations etc. In the series, there was an Oz one too, using that, I'd tour Australia. Nothing but off-road. all the way baby!

[XTC]

where's the fun sticking to the hard stuff? I can do that here (can do soft stuff here too, but eh..).

I once picked up a book about doing the whole of the north and south island of NZ off road, and using as little 'main' as possible, and shows gas stations etc. In the series, there was an Oz one too, using that, I'd tour Australia. Nothing but off-road. all the way baby!

Whats that book called?? The NZ one? I would be interested in one of those.

[bugjuice]

Whats that book called?? The NZ one? I would be interested in one of those.

absolutly no idea. I remember seeing it in a book shop and thinking it was cool. I remembered where it was, and the book etc, which I soon forgot after I left the store..
Try somewhere like Dimmicks (sp?) or whitculls etc and see if there's anything. I'll have a look next time I'm around that way

[Mr Skid]

where's the fun sticking to the hard stuff? I can do that here (can do soft stuff here too, but eh..)

So BJ, now you've outed yourself as a off road enthusiast, soon to face derision in the form of non-reciprocated waves from sprotsbike riders, tell us what bike you'd like to get for offroading and Swanman's driveway.