God its beautiful

[Lias]

Bloody JAFA's

Never made it down to the milford sounds, but the marlborough sounds are pretty damn nice too!

[Sparky Bills]

The only time ive been down south, was to Christchurch for a hockey comp.

Going from that pic, I gotta get down there and check out the real sights!

[limbimtimwim]

Going from that pic, I gotta get down there and check out the real sights!

Man, you'd love it. Roads you could use a litre bike properly on. And very very few cops.

[Blairos]

I have, as part of a cunning plan, intentions on being in the Sth Island in say, Late Feb next year, to do a 2 or 3 week motorcycle ride throughout the WHOLE South Island.

And not on a 250 either

[limbimtimwim]

I have, as part of a cunning plan, intentions on being in the Sth Island in say, Late Feb next year, to do a 2 or 3 week motorcycle ride throughout the WHOLE South Island.And not on a 250 either

I did it 2 years ago: On a VTR250!

[Blairos]

I did it 2 years ago: On a VTR250!

I am sure my arse would fall off if I did a trip like that on my VTR250, the trip from AKL to Welly alone would be enough! LOL

[oldrider]

I have just walked in the door after riding home up the Waitaki valley in the dark, crisp night air. The sky was full of stars and the mountain skylines were sharply evident against the horizon all around me. Clear evidence that winter is quickly approaching!
There was stuff all traffic on the road to spoil the tranquility that was almost all ours. Just me, the bike and the ample supply of potential road kill chancing their arm in the lights.
The bike was just purring along so sweetly and seemed to be saying, see, there is no need to pay so much attention to that smart arsed flashy Honda ST1300 in the shop in Dunedin, I can do it, I can do it! Trust me, trust me!
See how well I do the things you like. Keep me, keep me, it said over and over.
I put it away in the shed when we got home and the deep feeling of satisfaction of something well done together, tells me I might just listen to the wee fella after all.
I really do enjoy the TransAlp it seems to punch above it's weight and try really hard at whatever I ask it to do!
Cheers John (Must be feeling romantic tonight)
PS: If I had to choose somewhere specific to live in New Zealand, It would definitely be somewhere between Cape Reinga and Bluff including Auckland!

[oldrider]

You are right on the money

Thank you, I probably could have seen the plane out of my livingroom window as you took the picture! Cheers John.

[Jantar]

Im currently visiting the South Island for my Sis's B-Day, she lives in Ngapara, just out of Oamaru.

She has taken me for a bit of sight seeing and its blown me away
The South Island is stunning! What a truly awesome country we have.

No, Don't believe a word of it. You just happened to be in Ngapara on the one day in the year that there was no black ice, and it didn't snow.

The roads down here are all dead straight narrow gravel tracks. There is no sealed road anywhere, and the people are very unfriendly.

Duelling Banjos is the favourite tune in most areas.

Stay in Auckland. Don't venture south of the Bombay hills. It is boring and very dangerous.

For christ sake Southerners. Don't let out our secrets so easily. We'll be invaded.

[Jantar]

i used to live in Oamaru!... .... i hated my time there,.....

See North Islanders... Listen to AJTURBO and don't bother with us Mainlanders. Its terrible down here.

[Jantar]

OK, I give up. I'm obviously outnumbered.

The South isn't such a terribble place, and its not always snowing, although we did see snow on the ground twice last year. There are some nice sealed roads and a few gravel ones if you go look for them. And the scenery is quite stunning. In fact we look at the back of the Remarkables, and can see nine other mountain ranges from our lounge.

There are other types of music than the fiddle playing duelling banjos, and not everyone is related.

But stay away..... unless you like good motorcyling, great company and fantastic hospitality..

[Blairos]

OK, I give up. I'm obviously outnumbered....

But stay away..... unless you like good motorcyling, great company and fantastic hospitality..

OK - I will have to control myself and stay away with the bike till Feb! LOL

Cant wait to get the usual look on my face again with all that there is down there...

[buellbabe]

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PS: If I had to choose somewhere specific to live in New Zealand, It would definitely be somewhere between Cape Reinga and Bluff including Auckland!

Well said mate! (oh and enjoyed yr wee ramble too).
If I could choose and money/job opportunites wasn't a consideration then it would probably be Taupo/ Nelson Lakes District... just love an alpine climate.