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I haven't been everywhere...
but it's on my list!


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camping above San Juan river,
Arizona USA



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Sorry, I should have explained myself better. As other have said, the local tourist pressure is off at that time and, most importantly, the weather tends to be a bit more settled.

If you decide to buy a bike, feel free to use my address for registration purposes. Also remember that insurance is not mandatory here, so if you can decide if you want that. There are a couple of options for online insurance companies that are quite good value. I had a Canadian couple who insured a bike for about $45 a month for full insurance. I can get the details if you want. I would offer to help with selling but I think Me Darlin' has had enough of bikes sitting in the yard waiting for new owners for a while.......

Please feel free to get in touch, and drop in for a coffee/tea/ and ride advice. We even have a little hut in the mountains at Arthur's Pass that you might like to visit. It's only accessible by foot or bike.

If you plan of touring the whole country, my usual recommendation is 1/3 North Island, 2/3 South Island.

I'm alway happy to answer questions, either here or via PM.

Best regards

Nigel
Thanks Nigel, that's a huge help and thank you for your very kind offer of help. I will bear it all in mind when I get that far 'down the road', so to say.

I'm not looking at going until either (NZ) summer 2018 or 2019 - I've got to see where life takes me before I make a final decision which.

My initial thought is that I currently ride an ST1300 but I keep looking at an F800GS (or F800GSA) and if I hired one it would be a good test to see if I liked it before deciding whether to change a bike that I absolutely love but is also heavy to push. I could also maybe try a couple of other hire bikes.

It would be amazing to air-freight my own bike down there but having thought about it I really couldn't be bothered with the paperwork etc.
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