Nooby 17 Year Old Me...

[raftn]

We go away a lot, my partner often asks where we are going , to which i reply "no idea" where ever the road takes us. You are never far from a town and or city when you travel around Nz, and after all its the journey not the destination that interests me. Saying all that i often just take a note of the towns i will pass through and follow the signs, but dont be afraid to take to getoff the beaten track some times...it can make for a great adventure!
Where ever you go enjoy the ride, cause thats whats it s all about! As that advertising sloagn says........"JUST DO IT"!

[sels1]

. One thing that has got me stunned is knowing where to go, and how to get there. STEVE

You know that big lumpy thing in the middle of your face? point it in the general direction you want to go and then just follow it.
(And reading the road signs help)

[CB ARGH]

You know that big lumpy thing in the middle of your face? point it in the general direction you want to go and then just follow it.
(And reading the road signs help)

Pimples suck at giving directions, dork.

Cheers guys, I think I'm going to take a week on leave from work and just go wherever the weather takes me. As long as I've got a map to get back home and a bit of spare cash I should be fine. Anybody know of a list of things to bring when going on a long ride?

Churr!

STEVE

[Coyote]

So long as you have enough fuel to travel across the whole island, does it really matter? Just keep going in one direction until you see a helpful road sign.

Course you're 17 and you probably only have the cash to get half the way to your destination

[mstriumph]

Hey guys and gals,

I'm interested in doing a bit of long distance riding. One thing that has got me stunned is knowing where to go............

Hi Steve and welcome aboard!!

.... i'd say that deciding where you want to go would be a distinct advantage when it comes to figuring out how to get there ..........

[CB ARGH]

Course you're 17 and you probably only have the cash to get half the way to your destination

With an $8000 student loan too

The idea has hit a speedbump... the bike's going to take longer than expected to get back on the road... Just found out that I have to replace the two front discs... FARK

[motorbyclist]

umm follow the signs....

yeah, auckland to hamilton/taurange is easy along main highways


alternatively, i like to get onto Google Earth and look for the nice windy roads that look to be sealed, and sketch/print a quick map showing the general area and where to turn....

[kiwi cowboy]

Pimples suck at giving directions, dork.

Cheers guys, I think I'm going to take a week on leave from work and just go wherever the weather takes me. As long as I've got a map to get back home and a bit of spare cash I should be fine. Anybody know of a list of things to bring when going on a long ride?

Churr!

STEVE

ya bike ya skid lid and riding gear

[CB ARGH]

ya bike ya skid lid and riding gear

Ohhkai

[kiwi cowboy]

Ohhkai

was just a thought

[Pedrostt500]

If ya want to get off onto the back roads Kiwi Maps do a very good North Island and South Island map books that have most country road names, there are also map books for small towns for both Islands, not certain but I think some tank bags have a clear map pocket on them.

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

Hey guys and gals,

I'm interested in doing a bit of long distance riding. One thing that has got me stunned is knowing where to go, and how to get there. With technology these days I could easily go out and spend $1000 on a GPS unit, but I don't have that sort of money. How do YOU find your way around? Do you just use the old style and plan using a map? This may sound severely dumb, but how do you read the map and ride at the same time? Do you stop every once in a while to read the map? Etc?

Any help would be great, I'm planning a day trip down to the mount or Hamilton, from Auckland.

Thanks,

STEVE

Random riding... whats down this road then... oh never been down this road either...??

Then again I use a GPS

[Skinny_Birdman]

Touring on a CBR 250? That takes me back... I take my wallet, wet weather gear, a sweater, the aforementioned Hema NZ Motorcycle Atlas and a small toolkit and tubeless tyre repair kit. But seriously, like everyone else says, don't waste your money on GPS for touring NZ on sealed roads. There aren't THAT many roads, and you can use the money you save to buy brake discs. There now, Birdman has solved your problems.
Good luck with the touring and the ginormous student loan.
Cheers
A

[CB ARGH]

Touring on a CBR 250? That takes me back... I take my wallet, wet weather gear, a sweater, the aforementioned Hema NZ Motorcycle Atlas and a small toolkit and tubeless tyre repair kit. But seriously, like everyone else says, don't waste your money on GPS for touring NZ on sealed roads. There aren't THAT many roads, and you can use the money you save to buy brake discs. There now, Birdman has solved your problems.
Good luck with the touring and the ginormous student loan.
Cheers
A

Cheers mate,

Yeah just got told that I'm gonna be given a payout of all my annual leave since I'm switching to full time to get the bike on the road. It's about $550 worth of annual leave that will be paid out. ALL of it, will be going into getting the bike on the road. Yuss!!

I will be looking into a tank bag. TradeMe generally stocks shit, but to be honest I don't know what to look for. Yeah.

[sels1]

Pimples suck at giving directions

Your nose, young fella, follow your nose!! The traditional adventurers tool.

And make sure your phones charged up, and has enough airtime for a few calls (in case of emergency)