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North Island 800 – The Wet One!

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October rolls around and so does the North Island 800 long distance ride. This year was to be an easy ride and it was as far as the route went but the weather was another story. Saturday 14th and I woke up early at 3am having set my alarm for 3:30am. This was lucky as it turned out because just… Read more »

North Island 800 – 2023 (The back roads)

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It is time for the NI800 again and a few housekeeping bits to be done before hand. First was to update the GPS with the latest maps (big error here). I noticed on my car GPS that the speed limits no longer displayed but didn’t really need them. Got the route on the Friday night just after 7pm and entered… Read more »

NI800 2021 Virtual Ride

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Time again for the NI800 and with covid threatening to curtail then event the organisers made a few different routes and settled on a southern route due to Waikato being in the zone. Also threatening the curtail the ride for me was my surgeon. After my accident in January my wrist was still giving me hell and an MRI confirmed… Read more »

North Island 800 (NI800)

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Covid tried to put a dent in the 2020 running of the NI800 and while it may have put a damper on things the ride went ahead. This was going to another sore ride with a bad case of tennis elbow on my left arm. Luckily the BMW has a shift assist so doesn’t need the use of the clutch… Read more »

NI800 2018 Ride Report

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NI1600 Sorry, that’s NI800 The NI1600/NI800 came around again and I could not decide which one to do. Last year’s NI1600 was a bust for me due to a bruised rib from coming off my Jetski at 60kph and the constant rain. I was sore and very uncomfortable. I was planning to do the NI1600 but have had a bad cough… Read more »

North Island 800 (NI800) – Better late than never

NI800 – Better Late than Never I decided that I wanted to do the NI800. I could not do it at the time due to doing the NI1600 which ran at the same time. I asked for the route just to buzz it off at my leisure. John sent me the route, the briefing, and an offer of a pin… Read more »