Hi from Warwick, England

[revvinkevin]

Hey Kev. Born and bred brummy here mate, came over Nov 07.

Well we all have our crosses to bear


It's a great country full of great people (and Brummies) and great biking. come on down.

So you would probably have come down to the Waterman on a Wednesday night once or twice?
I live just down the road from it.

Where in little delhi (sorry Birmingham) you from then mate?

[revvinkevin]

Hey Warrick,Good choice bro,you wont find a better country. Roads are great to ride,that bike of yours is perfect so bring it along. We ride all winter and do alot of trips from Auckland to Fielding (sometimes Taupo)for racing.Look on a map,we go west of Hamilton through National park and it takes about 5-6 hours by car with 1 fuel stop traveling at about 120kph(70mph).Takes us longer on the bike but we do make a day of it.A lot of cops on the road who ticket you over 110kph so you need a good radar detector. Come on down,You wont regret it...

Unfortunately i've got a gimpy hip. Having loadsa trouble holding the bloody thing up. I've only had it 6 months or so but I'm gonna have to downsize quite soon.
I'm having trouble swinging my leg over a bike and I might be forced to look at .........................................scooters.

Still if it's got two wheels, it'll make me smile.

[enigma51]

I'm having trouble swinging my leg over a bike and I might be forced to look at .........................................scooters.

Ponsonby for you then!

[YellowDog]

If your job is on the shortage list, you will sail through in a couple of months. Just make sure you are the main applicant. Your wife will have no problem finding work. Kiwi employers want to know what experience you have and what you can do. The qualifications are less important.

Most importantly, you can get 'real ale' in Aucklandn (not easy to find). The stuff the natives drink is OK for the summer I suppose, but it was the one thing that was making me homesick.

Forget the dining suite. Make sure you leave enough room in your crate for the Pan European. You can sell it here for a mint and then get an entire fleet of scooters. Welcome in Ponsonby and K'Road :-)

[enigma51]

If your job is on the shortage list, you will sail through in a couple of months. Just make sure you are the main applicant. Your wife will have no problem finding work. Kiwi employers want to know what experience you have and what you can do. The qualifications are less important.

Most importantly, you can get 'real ale' in Aucklandn (not easy to find). The stuff the natives drink is OK for the summer I suppose, but it was the one thing that was making me homesick.

Forget the dining suite. Make sure you leave enough room in your crate for the Pan European. You can sell it here for a mint and then get an entire fleet of scooters. Welcome in Ponsonby and K'Road :-)

And you can join kb for a whing!

[YellowDog]

Not whinging mate. Very happy indeed and accept that Poms drinking flat beer that's not cold must seem quite odd to the rest of the world.

[martybabe]

So you would probably have come down to the Waterman on a Wednesday night once or twice?
I live just down the road from it.

Where in little Delhi (sorry Birmingham) you from then mate?

Oh hell yes. Waterman, Stratford, Bassets pole,Matlock bath..

Solihull, left in 04 and went to Jersey as a stepping stone for NZ. You take the mick outta Brum and quite rightly but Aukland is equally cosmopolitan, loads o sushi bars dude.

I don't know you or what your about but I fail to see how coming here could be a bad move for most people. Do learn the language though before you come it will help,especialy with buying property.

Some words to start you off. A section? A rumpus room? Lockwood? Kit set? sleepout?........ 'p', jandals, stubbies, sunnys,togs, arvo, tinnies, lollies.

oh and many cars and bikes look familiar but the names can be different. Fancy a Suzuki boulevard? a Holden Astra, a fairmont, a spacio,a wizard, Legnum, estima,comadore.

Do it mate you'll be sweet as.

[revvinkevin]

So where do I buy one of these English/New Zealandish dictionaries then.

And as for cars, after wifey has finished with them they all look the same...........1 cubic metre of scrap.

[Cave Cleaner]

Welcome to KB Kev.
Most of what you read here is true, Use the old grain of salt system. But you will enjoy riding the roads here.

[Rogue]

Hi Kev If you want to do a lot of riding in warm weather (wet or dry) go to OZ
We are havin the best summer here in 100yrs so you might have to wait a while for the next one

There can be plenty of good roads here when they are not been worked on and the stone chip has been swept up

I would suggest you do the ParaPara between Raetihi and Wanganui 52km of

You could do a round trip coming from Auckland to Wanganui to New Plymouth through the Awakino gourge another great part through to PoiPoi then Te Kuiti and back to Auckland or vice versa. Just keep an eye out for road works and loose stone chips, tin tops, campervans, trucks, stock, cops, farmers on/in their vehicles, hawks, dogs, you get the hint.
I have done it in one day but best over two
Good luck

[martybabe]

So where do I buy one of these English/New Zealand's dictionaries then.

And as for cars, after wife has finished with them they all look the same...........1 cubic metre of scrap.

They do actually exist but so far I've only seen, kiwi slang for Germans. It's not really a prob, more amusing than anything. Spelling over the phone is difficult though, it seems our vowels look the same but sound totally different.

Hurry up over and start your new life, the clocks ticking.

[ceebie13]

Hi Kev!

Tell me...why did the riverside bikers' haunt at Stratford get the big bums rush from the local council??? It's never been the same since!

Me? I'm a Pom from Daventry/Weedon/Northampton area...nearly included Milton Keynes but thought better of it! ;-)

Listen mate you'll love it here...I met Lynda (a kiwi chick) in Cumbria - well we met on the net actually - but it was me who blagged a ticket into NZ with sponsorship from the aforementioned other half. We inhabit the northern rock which contrary to pommie belief is not a building society here in NZ.

I shipped my ZX9 out here because it begged me to. I have since flogged it mainly because the UK Inland Revenue suddenly wanted seven grand out of me, but I've since adopted the CB1300 and can only re-iterate the above sentiments about riding in NZ. It's simply motorcycling nirvana or utopia!
Oh, except for the 15 year old boy (and girl) racers with sawn off exhausts, dropped suspension and stupidly loud stereos who insist on terrorising the law abiding public by spreading neat diesel on the roads and performing circus tricks at night on the main streets of the main towns -of which there are only four at the last count!

One last thing...I hope you like Rugby. After all it is in Warwickshire!
In actual fact you are better off not liking it because the roads are empty when there's a match on!

Cheers.

[owner]

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just pulling you leg, Welcome

[revvinkevin]

I don't really do any sport............................I know, some of you are wondering which side I bat for

But the upside is that whenever there is a big sporting event, I ride. And the roads are virtually empty.

I never ride after a moto GP or BSB event though cos all the power rangers are out trying to get their arthritic knees down. I'm safely out af harm's way then

[James Deuce]

I never ride after a moto GP or BSB event though cos all the power rangers are out trying to get their arthritic knees down. I'm safely out af harm's way then

Not here mate. We're all a bit tired at 2 in the morning when it finishes, and tend to just go to bed. I'd don't like trying to get my knee down in the dark because of the hedgehogs. Meat accouterments for knee sliders aren't really a
winning fashion statement.