Northern Odyssey 2017 Overview The northern odyssey is a ride where you cruise around the country side looking for the answers to a series of questions. You are given directions to get you close to the answer. It can be done in a single ride or multiple rides. The 2017 version has 35 questions with a bonus question for number… Read more »
Hamilton 1KC (1000km ride) The Hamilton 1KC ride happened on the 5th November 2016 and was eagerly awaited. The rough route was put out shortly after it was announced so I put it into Basecamp to see what it looked like. Not bad with mostly main roads although a big stretch down SH2 at 80km was not too hot. Might… Read more »
North Island 1600 2016 (N I1600) Once again it was time for the North Island 1600km ride (NI1600). It was planned to start on the 8th of October and for me I decided to take the week off work to make sure I was rested and was not tired at work afterwards. Not much planning to do except for installing… Read more »
Time to light up my world Darla! Saw a review of some Clearwater lights and decided that they would go nicely on my BMW. BMW’s do have an option for LED lights but the Clearwater ones are far superior. I decided on the 2” Darla and ordered them from Clearwater’s site on the 22nd August 2016. Total cost was US$841.64…. Read more »
Time for some Heat! First Gear The other day I decided to go for a ride to Wellington via Palmerston North, Masteron, along SH2 and then come back via SH1/SH3. The day started nice at 7am but was little chilly. I had expected it and had my heated jacket on. This jacket runs on a battery and has 3 heat… Read more »
A woolly ride – Sheepskin covers I have been on a spending spree on Farkles for the bike in the last month. First heated gear, then LED lights and now finally my latest purchase. Sheepskin seat covers. I saw a post on Facebook a while ago on the Distance Riders page with a guy putting sheepskin seat covers on. They… Read more »
Time for a new cage – Toyota Fortuner I had my latest car for over 10 years now and that is the longest time I have ever held onto a car. It was a Toyota Highlander and was purchased as a demonstrator model so was significantly cheaper than the full priced version and only had 5,000km on it when I… Read more »
Had to go to Tauranga to take my BMW in to get a new dash cover and seal. For a while it has been showing condensation under the plastic on cold/wet days/nights. Being still under warranty it needed to be fixed so finally it arrived and a trip to get it done at my closest dealer was done. It was… Read more »
Spot Gen 3 can make the difference I have been looking at getting some form of tracking device for some time and tried it with SpotaWalla and my iPhone but dodgy reception didn’t really make that any good. The next option was Spot Gen 3 and after much thinking I ordered one the other day. It arrived in a day… Read more »
Time for a new helmet! My current Shoei helmet is about 4 years old and has a few chips and such out of it. Have been told that they should be replaced about every 5 years and while it has not been dropped at all it has been hit with a few large stones at times. I usually wear glasses… Read more »