1.0John Veldthuis Bloghttps://jv.net.nz/blogJohn Veldthuishttps://jv.net.nz/blog/author/johnv/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="LafMGlhADB"><a href="https://jv.net.nz/blog/2024/10/18/north-island-800-2024/">North Island 800 – 2024</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://jv.net.nz/blog/2024/10/18/north-island-800-2024/embed/#?secret=LafMGlhADB" width="600" height="338" title="“North Island 800 – 2024” — John Veldthuis Blog" data-secret="LafMGlhADB" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://jv.net.nz/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> http://jv.net.nz/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/NI800-2024-3-scaled.jpg25601709Time has come around for the 2024 running of the North Island 800. This is most likely the last NI800 for me and the K1600GT but more on that later. On the Friday before I loaded up the bike with the gear I would need and waited for the direction to drop at 7:30pm. However, a sloppy contractor had other... Read more »