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    Quote Originally Posted by nadroj View Post
    98 is available at some towns however the norm is 95 @ around $2.04 / litre, or 91 at $1.98ish. The best mix is 50/50.
    Update 17-01-2011: 91 = $1-99.9
    95 = $1-06.9
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    Quote Originally Posted by STJim View Post
    Pete whose bike you will be riding is well known to us in Hamilton. If you are through Hamilton you are welcom to give me a call. Happy to accomodate you for a night or two as well Phone 021 901557 or 07 8473700 business hours or 07 8433119 after hours.
    Cheers and enjoy
    Jim
    Thanks Jim, I should be thru Hamilton, either coming or going? Plan is to head south first and try to cover the north Island on the return. Hope to meet you. I may have to pick up a cheap phone for use in NZ if I can find one. Otherwize, i will be communicating via my laptop. Wrapping up the last packing and house maintenance stuff today. Headed your way tomorrow. Got just a tad of butterfly in my stomach, like just before kicking off a football for the start of the game.........
    wondering what your world is like........ good from all I've read.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Edbear View Post

    If you do come up this way and want a bed for the night, PM me. Orewa is 2miles of nice beach with a country town atmosphere, very close to Auckland!
    Bugger Edbear, I was sitting on the foreshore at Orewa just 2 day's ago. We could have caught up and had a cold one. Nice place
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hawkeye View Post
    Bugger Edbear, I was sitting on the foreshore at Orewa just 2 day's ago. We could have caught up and had a cold one. Nice place
    I often chat to biker's at the beach. But naturally, anyone is welcome if coming to or through Orewa, just let me know.
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    Quote Originally Posted by olegeezer View Post
    wondering what your world is like........ good from all I've read.
    Very warm and raining a wee bit in Wellington right now (but nothing at all like they've had / are getting in Australia)

    Please repeat this to yourself as often as you can - "ride on the LEFT side of the road"
    Sometimes tourists forget this. The results are very unpleasant.
    it's not a bad thing till you throw a KLR into the mix.
    those cheap ass bitches can do anything with ductape.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pete376403 View Post
    Very warm and raining a wee bit in Wellington right now (but nothing at all like they've had / are getting in Australia)

    Please repeat this to yourself as often as you can - "ride on the LEFT side of the road"
    Sometimes tourists forget this. The results are very unpleasant.
    Great advice!! I am planning on taking it very slowly until I get acclimated to the new rules of the road. Heading for the airport in about an hour, just hoping everything there goes smoothly.
    Thanks, Joe

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    Quote Originally Posted by STJim View Post
    Pete whose bike you will be riding is well known to us in Hamilton. If you are through Hamilton you are welcom to give me a call. Happy to accomodate you for a night or two as well Phone 021 901557 or 07 8473700 business hours or 07 8433119 after hours.
    Cheers and enjoy
    Jim

    That's very kind of you Jim, Thanks Dude!
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    Quote Originally Posted by olegeezer View Post
    thanks Quasi, I do think I will be near, as I assume one catches the ferry to Picton at Wellington. I do love those ferry rides on a "parked" motorcycle.
    Cheers,
    Joe

    Hi Joe,

    Place to get your head down here as well. I'm only 20mins from the Wellington Ferry Terminal. So just give a ring if you want to take up the offer. 04 4607042 office hours or 027 4457551. Plenty of space in the garage for the bike

    Kenny
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hawkeye View Post
    Hi Joe,

    Place to get your head down here as well. I'm only 20mins from the Wellington Ferry Terminal. So just give a ring if you want to take up the offer. 04 4607042 office hours or 027 4457551. Plenty of space in the garage for the bike

    Kenny
    hey Kenny - Joe is going to stay a night with me on way through this weekend. I will ride up and meet him somewhere. You welcome to come and join us and stay for a meal or whatever

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    Make sure to take him to the airshow!
    Suck, Squeeze, Bang, Blow aren’t just the 4 cycles of an engine

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    Joe,

    As far as I could see, no-one has mentioned this book: http://www.aucklandmapcentre.co.nz/d...cycle-atlas.sm. It's a brilliant guide to motorcycle routes in NZ and worth getting asap. You'll find it in Auckland at major bookshops.

    Also take a look at this blog which was written by an American touring NZ. Great narrative and even greater photos:http://kiwibound.livejournal.com/2009/03/17/.

    Best wishes,

    Geoff

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    Thanks all. I made it into Auckland tired but unscathed!! Fixin to catch the Overlander to fetch Shaftys' scooter. I'm a happy dude right now! I picked up a phone in the airport 0210632093 and I have free incoming. So if you wanna give it a test? I may have to take a class to learn how to use it.......

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    1st Day

    Took train from Auckland to Taumarunui, nice ride. Nice scenary, picked up Shaftys bike, loaded my stuff and headed south. Only rode 80km to Okahune. Tired, looked like rain, found a room. All is swell and I like it! Big smiles today, thanks.

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    Good stuff Joe - that was the hard bit!
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    Quote Originally Posted by shafty View Post
    Good stuff Joe - that was the hard bit!
    And the fun's about to begin!
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