South Island bikers just a rumour?

[idb]

Stokes Valley is nestled between Lower Hutt and Upper Hutt in the Wellington region of the North Island (We kiwis are so original with our names for places).
It was part of a bundle of land that was purchased from Wellington Maori in September 1839, the deal being finalised on the decks of the 'Tory' anchored in Wgtn harbour. The bundle of land purchased was the areas we now know as Wellington and the Hutt Valley so Stokes Valley was still to be defined at that stage.
Stokes Valley itself is named after Robert Stokes (b1810 - d1880) a surveyor working for the New Zealand Company, who arrived in NZ aboard the 'Cuba' in January 1840. Through the following months he surveyed several parts of Wgtn and the Hutt Valley, and during this time he gave his name to a small Valley in the Hutt... Stokes Valley.
Interestingly Robert Stokes was one of a group of the first ever 'white men' to cross the Rimutakas into the Wairarapa (a renowned route for us bikers) and was a staunch advocate for the construction of the Rimutaka railway line.

Now you know
Where is Invercargill?????

That all sounds way to hard to remember, why wasn't it called Middle Hutt?

[GTRMAN]

so what the hell kind tie downs do you need for the ferry? anyone got any good ides how too tie a bike down to a ferry? have not done it yet will soon and want some good pointers from those whom have done it. riding a 94cbr1000f fully faired.

i don't think the old bungy cord tie downs will cutt it.
allthought the warehouse have them on special.

go down to super cheap autos and get yourself a pack ratchet tie downs, should only cost you $20