Spotted in Thames on Thursday

**kevfromcoro** · 20th January 2007, 21:24

bugga..i live down here and never saw him...all i saw was coppers chaseing some lunatic.in an alfa.doing 200 up the coast...... he went over the tapu road..how dumb is that..this is one of the worst roads in NZ

**BarBender** · 20th January 2007, 21:48

Yak Shamash!!
Those are serious paniers!

Good on him for going hard out.

**shafty** · 20th January 2007, 21:52

Originally Posted by BarBender

Yak Shamash!!
Those are serious paniers!

Good on him for going hard out.

Thet are actually Samsonite Suit Cases! I have one similiar I use when travelling o'seas.

**BarBender** · 20th January 2007, 21:57

Originally Posted by shafty

Thet are actually Samsonite Suit Cases! I have one similiar I use when travelling o'seas.

Oh dear God..dont say that...

My wife will be wanting that set up on the 12 for our ride to the South Island in March....

**wilber** · 20th January 2007, 22:15

Read somewhere you have 6months on overseas reg here and we have same in rule with aussie after that surpose will have to reg in said country

**Zapf** · 21st January 2007, 12:21

do you see those training wheels on each of those large pannier cases.... don't let them fool you..

**Pixie** · 21st January 2007, 22:36

Originally Posted by Swoop

Guessing he has a jerrycan of spare fuel under all that stuff on the back?

The Romans developed the straight road so that they could fall asleep at the controls of the chariot, shave, read the daily chiseled tablet of "news", or any number of other things whilst on the way somewhere. Things really haven't changed...

I must take issue with your signature line.
The Romans drove their chariots with verve and aplomb.It was British bints like Boudica that were guilty of driving in the manner you claim.

**What?** · 22nd January 2007, 05:23

Originally Posted by sunhuntin

wicked!! now thats proof of the reliabilty of the beemer then! anyone tell me what model and year that is?

BMW F650GS, 2000 release.

**BigB** · 22nd January 2007, 06:30

My parents met this guy on Thursday at Waihau Bay (don't ask me where that is down passed Whakatane) way, asking them for directions to the nearest petrol station. Said he was a really intresting guy, one hell of a trip.

Cheers

Brian

**McJim** · 22nd January 2007, 07:40

I read about the Carnet sort of thing while investigating bringing a bike from UK - you have to apply for a 12 month period and MAY have to put down a bond for import duty and GST and it can be extended to 18 months but not beyond that.

Back in Europe we just rode/drove from country to country - no problem. It's all a bit Anal if you ask me.

hope this guy doesn't have an accident with a kiwi driver - I remember Billy Connolly complaining about drivers over here.

In the rest of the world it's not actually considered an insult when you overtake someone.

Good luck to the fella.

**Swoop** · 22nd January 2007, 08:03

Originally Posted by Pixie

I must take issue with your signature line.
The Romans drove their chariots with verve and aplomb.It was British bints like Boudica that were guilty of driving in the manner you claim.

Seems that the kiwi driver takes after a British bint in a chariot then!

**et al** · 24th January 2007, 12:11

I just met this guy a few minutes ago in Wellington, at bottom of Cuba Mall - any Wellington KB'rs should watch out for him today. He is a Deaf Mute so be aware of that if you approach him. If you show an interest like I did he will communicate with you by showing you different little stories on paper, and photos etc. I gather he is going to do the South Island next then off to Japan and then home to Russia.

**Masterchop** · 24th January 2007, 12:27

I saw him in Vivian St yesterday, that bike has seen alot of action.

**Dodger** · 24th January 2007, 12:30

Just had a "chat" with him as well at bottom of Cuba Mall.
really wish I had a Kiwibiker sticker on me. (chucked him some $ for petrol though)

He's currently outside of KFC in Manners mall.