Best motorcycle place to live?

**NordieBoy** · 27th January 2006, 07:03

Originally Posted by janno

My favourite city was Dunedin for seven years, but I don't like the thought of having to put the bike away for the icy months.

Put bike away?

**heavenly.talker** · 27th January 2006, 07:40

After the SI trip I would have to say top of the South Island around Queen Charlotte sounds rates pretty high. Glorious roads!

**janno** · 27th January 2006, 08:50

Originally Posted by Toast

hahaha...the good old days...now even the accountants and builders are on 'P' and will probably cut you up...sorry to be pessimistic...and it's prob still not so bad out in the country anyway

No, I agree with ya, it was just a mad phase my mate and I went through in our 16th summer. Erk!!! 18 Years ago!!! Would never hitch now, and would never pick up hitchers now. Sad but got to be realistic.

**janno** · 27th January 2006, 09:02

[QUOTE=scumdog]Don't come down here, we're all cunts and don't need any more people cluttering the roads:spudguita

I lived in Invers for eight months and couldn't wait to leave. Mind you, that was eight years ago, maybe the nightclubs have improved and no longer get the house rockin' with the latest hit from Neil Diamond - I'm not joking!!! I was there!!

Then I lived in Dud for seven years and loved every minute of it, so going to Wellington traffic after that, then Perth and Brizvegas traffic has left me in no doubt that I am not a big city slicker. The best rides I've had in Aus were starting out 5am Christmas and Nyears day, every other mad bugger is otherwise occupied and you can enjoy the road instead of practising your "high alert for extreme danger" defensive riding skills.

**dawnrazor** · 27th January 2006, 09:03

Philip Island has a lot to offer you know!

**Rashika** · 27th January 2006, 09:34

I think what you need to do is a tour of the country and see for yaself all over again, before settling for one spot

**janno** · 27th January 2006, 11:08

Originally Posted by Rashika

I think what you need to do is a tour of the country and see for yaself all over again, before settling for one spot

That's a great idea, and all the local KBers can show me their favourite roads. I like the idea of a Royal Tour, should take, oooohhh, at least a year!! It's a dirty job but someone's got to do it . . . Could pay my way by writing features about where I've been - actually that's not such a silly idea come to think of it. Hmmmmm.

**Rashika** · 27th January 2006, 11:09

Originally Posted by janno

That's a great idea, and all the local KBers can show me their favourite roads. I like the idea of a Royal Tour, should take, oooohhh, at least a year!! It's a dirty job but someone's got to do it . . . Could pay my way by writing features about where I've been - actually that's not such a silly idea come to think of it. Hmmmmm.

sounds like a good plan then

**yungatart** · 27th January 2006, 11:52

A plan so cunning you could pin a tail on it and call it a weasel...

**Pixie** · 27th January 2006, 12:02

How predictable.
most replies promoted the place where the poster lives.

From a purely biking point of view,for the variety of roads that are accessable.
anywhere in the waikato is the place to be.
North of auckland,you just get bored riding the same handful of roads all the time.

**Rashika** · 27th January 2006, 12:09

Originally Posted by Pixie

How predictable.
most replies promoted the place where the poster lives.

kinda makes sense tho...you generally live where you WANT to live, and being bikers most of us want to ride as well, soooooo, makes sense to be close to good roads that we all like.
The problem with NZ is that there are just so many good roads.

It is easy for most of us to get to great roads in a short timeframe... so damnit there is just TOO much choice!

**pritch** · 27th January 2006, 15:00

Was watching the responses which started to look like everyone was recommending their own home patch. Can sort of see why that might happen..

If it was necessary to visit the big smoke frequently, but not so often as to be commuting, living somewhere not a long way south of Auckland might be a good and perhaps slightly less expensive option. SH22, the Hunua road, the Seabird Coast, the Coro loop, all more or less on the doorstep.

And no, I don't live there.

**socialites** · 27th January 2006, 15:08

Originally Posted by Rashika

kinda makes sense tho...you generally live where you WANT to live, and being bikers most of us want to ride as well, soooooo, makes sense to be close to good roads that we all like.
The problem with NZ is that there are just so many good roads.

It is easy for most of us to get to great roads in a short timeframe... so damnit there is just TOO much choice!

You must be in a different NZ to me, as the roads in this country are shocking, cheap tar seal, uneven surfaces, narrow, badly marked...ect...ect