Nooby sticking his head above the parapet!

[cooneyr]

Well first of all thanks to everyone for the warm welcome to NZ, KB and Adveture Biking. Really appreciated.

Special thanks to Coonyer, Transalper, Sels1, farqueue and 426crasher for a mixture of ride info and invites to ride. Will come back by PM on the invites when I have had a bit more refresher time on the bike.

Someone asked what part of Pommy land I was from. Liverpool originally, but a long time ago; I can assure you no wheels have ever gone missing in any group I have ridden with!

Can anyone advise the best large scale map for the Banks? Something equivalent to the OS series in the UK is what I am looking (1km to 1cm).

A place to start for Topographical Maps is here. LINZ produce all the NZ topos at the various scales. Otherwise for road maps there is Wises (sort of NZ version of Michelin maps).

Cheers R

[tri boy]

A place to start for Topographical Maps is here. LINZ produce all the NZ topos at the various scales. Otherwise for road maps there is Wises (sort of NZ version of Michelin maps).

Cheers R

I totally agree. 1:50,000 scale breaks the areas down nicely.

[Adux]

Hi mint sauce and all KB'ers

Another import from the UK here who would like to get into the Adv riding lark.
Got a road legal DRZ 400, bags of enthusiasm and not much skill.

Done a couple of trail rides, which are brilliant but want to start exploring this beautiful country more. Is the DR a suitable steed, with its limited tank range?
I think I need to up the gearing for adv riding, but any advice will be greatly appreciated.

Would love to tag along on a ride sometime

Cheers

[tri boy]

Welcome Adux. I'm sure the 400 will serve you well. Theres alot of clever cookies round here who will steer you in the right direction.

[cooneyr]

Hi mint sauce and all KB'ers

Another import from the UK here who would like to get into the Adv riding lark.
Got a road legal DRZ 400, bags of enthusiasm and not much skill.

Done a couple of trail rides, which are brilliant but want to start exploring this beautiful country more. Is the DR a suitable steed, with its limited tank range?
I think I need to up the gearing for adv riding, but any advice will be greatly appreciated.

Would love to tag along on a ride sometime

Cheers

Welcome to KB Adux. Seems that a Pommie import invite ride in the near future might be worth while.

I generally try and do no more than 200kms before a refil and just take a 5l plastic can if longer. There a few DRZ400's being used for adv riding but not many in chch. Most welcome to come along and see how things go.

Cheers R

[warewolf]

with its limited tank range?

G'day and welcome a-board; hope you enjoy the ride! Some fuel options for you:

Safari Fuel Tanks

Nomad Tanks

or you could just use a couple of soft drink bottles.

[Transalper]

...Got a road legal DRZ 400,...Is the DR a suitable steed, with its limited tank range?....

There are tank options for the DRZ400...from justgastanks.com if you want to do something about the range.
That's where I got two IMS tanks for mine and Js DR650s.

So let us get you started exploring, do you have any interest in a play in the snow behind Hanmer..

[far queue]

Another import from the UK here who would like to get into the Adv riding lark.

Bloody hell, yet another pommie git. I hope you lot aren't all bringing your rellies down here too are you.

Seems that a Pommie import invite ride in the near future might be worth while.

Shall we go to Oxford for tea and scones ol' chap?

I generally try and do no more than 200kms before a refil

Hell, that's not even half a tank

So let us get you started exploring, do you have any interest in a play in the snow behind Hanmer..

You sadist

But, all piss taking aside, welcome aboard Adux. There's plenty of places to have fun here, I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

[cooneyr]

Shall we go to Oxford for tea and scones ol' chap?

Golly gosh what a brilliant idea aye what! Perhaps we should venture through Lees Valley, t'would make a brilliant outing and we could stop for tea and scones at Oxford along the way.

Any of you pommie fullers up for it along with the usual crew? Early August? Will start a new thread once I have cleared with the master of ceremonies.

Cheers R

[far queue]

Perhaps we should venture through Lees Valley, t'would make a brilliant outing and we could stop for tea and scones at Oxford along the way.

Sounds good to me.

Early August?

August 11, 12, 25, 26 are all good for me at the moment.

[426crasher]

Lees valley sounds like a good august bash, or being that i'm a pommie import too, should read a jolly fine trip out what. A pint and pie sounds better though,don't do the tea n scones stuff as i'm scum from Hull and not from the posh part of the UK i'll have you know!! Welcome to adux and your dr400 is a "kin" fine steed indeed for this awesome bikin land. I'm up for a bash most times.

[Adux]

Thanks for the advice and words of welcome.

Bit short notice for me for the ride in the snow (thats my excuse anyway) but up for a ride in August. Can't make the 11,12 but other dates should be good.


Thanks again, look forward to riding with you

[Transalper]

I'm an impatent kinda guy waiting for trip weekends to arrive...except on the day when i'll be ready when i'm ready. I'd rather do something sooner like next weekend so might just have to find some entertainment then too.
All those other dates you lot have mentioned are good for me too.

[McJim]

Christchurch!?!

Wow - you're a brave bastard. I've been there 3 times - all three times the gridlock was worse than Auckland.

I always see it in the news too - seems to be full of boy racers, drifters, hookers, rapists and murderers.

Thank god I live in South Auckland. I'm a Glaswegian and I'm afraid of Ch'ch!

Welcome to KB.

[far queue]

I'd rather do something sooner like next weekend so might just have to find some entertainment then too.

I'm free then too. CR was looking at August dates - I guess he has to get his leave application in to the war office with plenty of notice.