South Island Tour February 2007

**socialites** · 4th June 2006, 15:26

We are planning a South Island tour, leaving Auckland and returning to Auckland. The tour in its entirety would be approx. 16 days. We are starting to work out the itenary now and start date or tour would be mid February 2007. As we are a married couple aged 43 and 37 respectively, we are looking for at least one other couple of about the same age group to join us on this ride. That couple can either be Rider/Pillion (as we are) or, both Riders. The tour we panning to do is to see what is to be seen in the South Island, enjoy the roads, but also enjoy the sights and some touristy things. This is not a tour for ppl who are only interrested in racing around the South Island, its a vacation, possibly covering about 300km per day or if we should find a place where we enjoy the sights, we might stay another day. Some days might require a 500km stint to the next place of interrest. What we trying to say is that its not only a bike ride, but a vacation using motorcycles as transport.
The ideal couple would be open minded, easy to get along with and have an willingness to have fun and enjoy good company. The estimated cost of such an adventure would be approx $2500.00. We do not want any money...you do your arrangements as you see fit. We can however possibly share accomedation, and work with each other to save money. Lets see if there are any people this site who acctually wants to enjoy motorcycling, see New Zealand as well as have good company. If there are any such ppl, please contact us so that we can get the ball rolling.

**socialites** · 9th June 2006, 16:11

Thankyou Hellraiser for the interrest shown in the tour, we will keep you posted.

**carver** · 9th June 2006, 16:20

you could join our disorganised south island tour, the only planned thing is the tickets, we are just going to guess our way around

, up one coast down the other, im doing it on a 125!

**socialites** · 11th June 2006, 18:33

Mmmmmmm.........no thanks.......

**yungatart** · 11th June 2006, 18:47

Aaah, my long held dream of a motorcycle tour of the Sth Island. Unfortunately, I will otherwise be engaged - work, you see....bah, humbug!
Enjoy! I will get there, just not this time.

**UrbanMyth** · 11th June 2006, 18:57

Would love to go but im no where close to the age you are after.Carver when you going?

**carver** · 12th June 2006, 16:12

ya see, our ride shalst be on the meanest of budgets, tighter than...well...?

we aint sure where were going, maybe down one coast, up the other, all at 90-80 kmh probably...
thing thing we are trying to get away from is plush lodgings and big touring bikes...KLR 650..1200GS/650GS, gold wing, this is the amature's ride, so mostly young people, oh, its free to come, just pay your own way there and gas etc...

**Lou Girardin** · 12th June 2006, 17:00

We'd normally be up for that, but I think 07 will be a short local trip only. We have an O'seas trip later in the year.
If plans change we'll be in.
How open minded do you have to be?
I don't touch men.

**UrbanMyth** · 12th June 2006, 23:39

radical! sounds fun carver.I could meet you guys up top of south island aka picton.

**ZeroIndex** · 13th June 2006, 00:01

Originally Posted by carver

ya see, our ride shalst be on the meanest of budgets, tighter than...well...?

we aint sure where were going, maybe down one coast, up the other, all at 90-80 kmh probably...
thing thing we are trying to get away from is plush lodgings and big touring bikes...KLR 650..1200GS/650GS, gold wing, this is the amature's ride, so mostly young people, oh, its free to come, just pay your own way there and gas etc...

what's the url for your disorganised ride? if i've got a new bike, funding, and time off work around then, i could be interested..

**Zukin** · 15th June 2006, 21:21

Hey you could always join us on ours??
Also in February 2007, but ours is a little more rushed though, I cant gvie specifics just yet but all will be revealed soon.

We start the South Island leg in Picton and then along the West Coast, down to Bluff and back up the West Coast.

You will all hear about it!!

Cheers

**socialites** · 16th June 2006, 07:23

Originally Posted by Lou Girardin

We'd normally be up for that, but I think 07 will be a short local trip only. We have an O'seas trip later in the year.
If plans change we'll be in.
How open minded do you have to be?
I don't touch men.

LOL......Believe me Lou Girardin....I am open minded...but will never be open minded enuff to touch men niether....so you as safe as a house in that regard........LOL

**scarwall** · 18th June 2006, 20:02

sounds really cool hopefully i wouldnt reck my bike by that time but i will join you if you dont mind

**ZeroIndex** · 18th June 2006, 22:37

Originally Posted by scarwall

sounds really cool hopefully i wouldnt reck my bike by that time but i will join you if you dont mind

you might want to have a browse on the 'Disorganized South Island Tour', as the person organizing it (Carver), is also going on a NXR 125, and it will generally be a 'small bike' tour..

**Lou Girardin** · 19th June 2006, 12:26

Originally Posted by socialites

LOL......Believe me Lou Girardin....I am open minded...but will never be open minded enuff to touch men niether....so you as safe as a house in that regard........LOL

Great, so we won't ask Finn and Dover along then.