Hi all,
Good day from California! I wanted to reach out to the collective knowledge here on KiwiBiker to see if anyone had any leads on beg/borrow/steal/rent a couple of bikes for my wife & I to explore New Zealand for a couple weeks starting Christmas, 2017.
Looking at the New Zealand online bike rental shop prices (during peak season and then doubling it for each of us to be able to ride) has given us sticker shock. Hoping that we could instead put a couple local bikes on the road and cash in the pocket of a fellow rider. Alternatively, we have a stable of bikes (Vstrom 1000, Honda VFR, Honda Shadow with Sidecar, etc) located in Los Angeles. Would be open to a vacation/bike swap of some sort too if that could work out...
My wife Monique and I are (reasonably) responsible & experienced 45 year old street and dirt bikers looking for an off the beaten track vacation. We are open to any possibilities, but some sort of luggage and full day riding capability would be minimum requirements. I am 6'4" and my wife is 6'1' so neither of us are inseam challenged. Probably anything from a KLR650 or the like on up to a GS1200 would server the purpose.
As a way of introduction (that we are a bit odd, but in a good way) our 2016 adventure was my wife riding the USA coast to coast on the Sister's Centennial Ride with our two kids in a sidecar pulling a trailer - you can check out her adventure starting at motorcyclemama.org/page/3, it is worth a good chuckle or two). Have a great day and thanks for reading!
Frank
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