Summer riding in New Zealand video

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Edited Date/Time 5/24/2012 8:57pm
Welcome to a typical weekend riding in the land of milk & honey boys:
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tobz 5/22/2012 3:43pm
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Those pink pants are just, the most terrible thing I've ever seen.

Cool mx track tho.
motokiwi 5/22/2012 4:01pm
5/22/2012 4:01pm
tobz wrote:
Those pink pants are just, the most terrible thing I've ever seen.

Cool mx track tho.
Lol, something different I guess.
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Hando 5/22/2012 4:13pm
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spot on video

how far ya reckon this area is from timaru, south island

granted its south island?
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YetiMan 5/22/2012 4:25pm
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Hando wrote:
spot on video how far ya reckon this area is from timaru, south island granted its south island?
spot on video

how far ya reckon this area is from timaru, south island

granted its south island?
Hastings is on east coast of North Island

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motokiwi 5/22/2012 5:20pm
5/22/2012 5:20pm
Hando wrote:
spot on video how far ya reckon this area is from timaru, south island granted its south island?
spot on video

how far ya reckon this area is from timaru, south island

granted its south island?
Its about a 5 hour drive north, then a ferry ride for 3 hours, then a 2hr drive from there Hando.
Its at a wee town called Sanson.
Otherwise its a 1hr flight away from Chch airport (To Plamerston North)
-Did you finally make it to Timaru?
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Hando 5/22/2012 6:04pm
5/22/2012 6:04pm
Hando wrote:
spot on video how far ya reckon this area is from timaru, south island granted its south island?
spot on video

how far ya reckon this area is from timaru, south island

granted its south island?
motokiwi wrote:
Its about a 5 hour drive north, then a ferry ride for 3 hours, then a 2hr drive from there Hando. Its at a wee town...
Its about a 5 hour drive north, then a ferry ride for 3 hours, then a 2hr drive from there Hando.
Its at a wee town called Sanson.
Otherwise its a 1hr flight away from Chch airport (To Plamerston North)
-Did you finally make it to Timaru?
nope..landed a job here so my world-vaga bond plans have been put on hold Sad

id really like to move down there for a bit and bring the bikes but from what i heard kiwis aren't too fond of foreigners when it comes to getting 'real' jobs
scott_nz 5/22/2012 6:12pm
5/22/2012 6:12pm
Hando wrote:
spot on video how far ya reckon this area is from timaru, south island granted its south island?
spot on video

how far ya reckon this area is from timaru, south island

granted its south island?
motokiwi wrote:
Its about a 5 hour drive north, then a ferry ride for 3 hours, then a 2hr drive from there Hando. Its at a wee town...
Its about a 5 hour drive north, then a ferry ride for 3 hours, then a 2hr drive from there Hando.
Its at a wee town called Sanson.
Otherwise its a 1hr flight away from Chch airport (To Plamerston North)
-Did you finally make it to Timaru?
Hando wrote:
nope..landed a job here so my world-vaga bond plans have been put on hold :( id really like to move down there for a bit and...
nope..landed a job here so my world-vaga bond plans have been put on hold Sad

id really like to move down there for a bit and bring the bikes but from what i heard kiwis aren't too fond of foreigners when it comes to getting 'real' jobs
not really true, but we tend to like more work experince than college degrees,

NZ has alot of good places to ride, and it is cheap to do, esp if you get in with the right people so the private land comes up for use,
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Hando 5/22/2012 6:51pm
5/22/2012 6:51pm
motokiwi wrote:
Its about a 5 hour drive north, then a ferry ride for 3 hours, then a 2hr drive from there Hando. Its at a wee town...
Its about a 5 hour drive north, then a ferry ride for 3 hours, then a 2hr drive from there Hando.
Its at a wee town called Sanson.
Otherwise its a 1hr flight away from Chch airport (To Plamerston North)
-Did you finally make it to Timaru?
Hando wrote:
nope..landed a job here so my world-vaga bond plans have been put on hold :( id really like to move down there for a bit and...
nope..landed a job here so my world-vaga bond plans have been put on hold Sad

id really like to move down there for a bit and bring the bikes but from what i heard kiwis aren't too fond of foreigners when it comes to getting 'real' jobs
scott_nz wrote:
not really true, but we tend to like more work experince than college degrees, NZ has alot of good places to ride, and it is cheap...
not really true, but we tend to like more work experince than college degrees,

NZ has alot of good places to ride, and it is cheap to do, esp if you get in with the right people so the private land comes up for use,
i came across a forum called expats abroad and it was a site dedicated to foreigners living in NZ (mostly US and UK transplants) and they made the place sound like a horror story and that kiwis hated americans.....it really bummed me out because my friend from NZ is a good guy and the stories i read made you guys sound like a bunch of mongrols. check it out for yourself Sad

Every photo / vid ive seen of the hill riding in NZ makes me want to go there and shovel lips all day Smile one day, maybe soon!
motokiwi 5/22/2012 7:24pm
5/22/2012 7:24pm
What do you do for a profession Hando?
If you are in the right circles, everyone respects ya, I doubt many people who ride offroad have had a hard time in this country, its like one big family.
scott_nz 5/22/2012 7:27pm
5/22/2012 7:27pm
Hando wrote:
nope..landed a job here so my world-vaga bond plans have been put on hold :( id really like to move down there for a bit and...
nope..landed a job here so my world-vaga bond plans have been put on hold Sad

id really like to move down there for a bit and bring the bikes but from what i heard kiwis aren't too fond of foreigners when it comes to getting 'real' jobs
scott_nz wrote:
not really true, but we tend to like more work experince than college degrees, NZ has alot of good places to ride, and it is cheap...
not really true, but we tend to like more work experince than college degrees,

NZ has alot of good places to ride, and it is cheap to do, esp if you get in with the right people so the private land comes up for use,
Hando wrote:
i came across a forum called expats abroad and it was a site dedicated to foreigners living in NZ (mostly US and UK transplants) and they...
i came across a forum called expats abroad and it was a site dedicated to foreigners living in NZ (mostly US and UK transplants) and they made the place sound like a horror story and that kiwis hated americans.....it really bummed me out because my friend from NZ is a good guy and the stories i read made you guys sound like a bunch of mongrols. check it out for yourself Sad

Every photo / vid ive seen of the hill riding in NZ makes me want to go there and shovel lips all day Smile one day, maybe soon!
I think internet forums like that spread the bad experiences of a few, and not the good times of the many, the dirt bike community down here is pretty small, and very accomadating, and pretty well connected in a lot of areas as well,
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Hando 5/23/2012 7:06pm
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motokiwi wrote:
What do you do for a profession Hando? If you are in the right circles, everyone respects ya, I doubt many people who ride offroad have...
What do you do for a profession Hando?
If you are in the right circles, everyone respects ya, I doubt many people who ride offroad have had a hard time in this country, its like one big family.
hmm, not sure what you'd call my profession. somewhere between IT and marketing . run of the mill desk job

i hear the north island is better for jobs.

which ones better for moto? :-P
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sam111 5/23/2012 8:31pm
5/23/2012 8:31pm
motokiwi wrote:
What do you do for a profession Hando? If you are in the right circles, everyone respects ya, I doubt many people who ride offroad have...
What do you do for a profession Hando?
If you are in the right circles, everyone respects ya, I doubt many people who ride offroad have had a hard time in this country, its like one big family.
Hando wrote:
hmm, not sure what you'd call my profession. somewhere between IT and marketing . run of the mill desk job i hear the north island is...
hmm, not sure what you'd call my profession. somewhere between IT and marketing . run of the mill desk job

i hear the north island is better for jobs.

which ones better for moto? :-P
I think around 3/4 of the population lives in the North Island, so finding a job in your field would probably be easier up here. I am surprised you have heard those stories about new Zealander's. Most people here are quite accepting of foreigners, as long as they are good people and work hard (I would have thought anyway). I wouldn't let that forum you read put you off.

I have only ridden in the South Island once (have been there twice), so I can't really comment on what the riding is like down there. I can say that there are a lot of cool tracks in the North Island though. Most (not all) tracks only hold race meetings on the weekend's and open infrequently for practice, so finding places to practice can be difficult. Some do sell/hire track keys so you can practice whenever you want. There is a lot of farmland in NZ, so there are a lot of private tracks around, but you usually need to be a friend (or a friend of a friend) of the owner to ride there. There isn't really many places you can just go and ride under your own steam like in the U.S., as virtually all land is either privately owned or National Parks (where riding is prohibited). Legally anyway.

Hope this helps.
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snowy816 5/23/2012 8:57pm
5/23/2012 8:57pm
motokiwi wrote:
Its about a 5 hour drive north, then a ferry ride for 3 hours, then a 2hr drive from there Hando. Its at a wee town...
Its about a 5 hour drive north, then a ferry ride for 3 hours, then a 2hr drive from there Hando.
Its at a wee town called Sanson.
Otherwise its a 1hr flight away from Chch airport (To Plamerston North)
-Did you finally make it to Timaru?
Hando wrote:
nope..landed a job here so my world-vaga bond plans have been put on hold :( id really like to move down there for a bit and...
nope..landed a job here so my world-vaga bond plans have been put on hold Sad

id really like to move down there for a bit and bring the bikes but from what i heard kiwis aren't too fond of foreigners when it comes to getting 'real' jobs
scott_nz wrote:
not really true, but we tend to like more work experince than college degrees, NZ has alot of good places to ride, and it is cheap...
not really true, but we tend to like more work experince than college degrees,

NZ has alot of good places to ride, and it is cheap to do, esp if you get in with the right people so the private land comes up for use,
I was in Newplymoth (Spelling) for work, and Darryl Hurles lined me up a RMZ 450 from his shop and took me riding on his private track but the next day we went out to this farm, he cut a sick track in the green cow pasture with natural jumps it was the most fun I have ever had riding.
NZ rules for motox.

We then stopped and drank some Tui bro!!

Hurley can still twist and shift too...
scott_nz 5/23/2012 9:53pm
5/23/2012 9:53pm
motokiwi wrote:
What do you do for a profession Hando? If you are in the right circles, everyone respects ya, I doubt many people who ride offroad have...
What do you do for a profession Hando?
If you are in the right circles, everyone respects ya, I doubt many people who ride offroad have had a hard time in this country, its like one big family.
Hando wrote:
hmm, not sure what you'd call my profession. somewhere between IT and marketing . run of the mill desk job i hear the north island is...
hmm, not sure what you'd call my profession. somewhere between IT and marketing . run of the mill desk job

i hear the north island is better for jobs.

which ones better for moto? :-P
Auckland, (where i live) or wellington is best for the sort of work you are looking at, prob Auckalnd, riding is pretty good around here but better further dwon the island, but 3 hours is considered a massive drive around here and there would be at least 30 different places to ride in that area,

like said above i was suprised to hear that people didnt like foreigners,
motokiwi 5/24/2012 2:34pm
5/24/2012 2:34pm
Hando wrote:
nope..landed a job here so my world-vaga bond plans have been put on hold :( id really like to move down there for a bit and...
nope..landed a job here so my world-vaga bond plans have been put on hold Sad

id really like to move down there for a bit and bring the bikes but from what i heard kiwis aren't too fond of foreigners when it comes to getting 'real' jobs
scott_nz wrote:
not really true, but we tend to like more work experince than college degrees, NZ has alot of good places to ride, and it is cheap...
not really true, but we tend to like more work experince than college degrees,

NZ has alot of good places to ride, and it is cheap to do, esp if you get in with the right people so the private land comes up for use,
snowy816 wrote:
I was in Newplymoth (Spelling) for work, and Darryl Hurles lined me up a RMZ 450 from his shop and took me riding on his private...
I was in Newplymoth (Spelling) for work, and Darryl Hurles lined me up a RMZ 450 from his shop and took me riding on his private track but the next day we went out to this farm, he cut a sick track in the green cow pasture with natural jumps it was the most fun I have ever had riding.
NZ rules for motox.

We then stopped and drank some Tui bro!!

Hurley can still twist and shift too...
What a class act.
Hurley is still the fastest outdoor lites rider in NZ when he wants to be I reckon.
Tui Bru!

Hando- South island has a better landscape, more lord of the rings like, however their off road events are a bit shit and less of them..
In the north island there are multiple events every weekend, on a busy weekend the north island has more events than the south island has in an entire year..
-Check out the off road events coming up here: http://silverbullet.co.nz/events.php
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Hando 5/24/2012 8:00pm
5/24/2012 8:00pm
motokiwi wrote:
What do you do for a profession Hando? If you are in the right circles, everyone respects ya, I doubt many people who ride offroad have...
What do you do for a profession Hando?
If you are in the right circles, everyone respects ya, I doubt many people who ride offroad have had a hard time in this country, its like one big family.
Hando wrote:
hmm, not sure what you'd call my profession. somewhere between IT and marketing . run of the mill desk job i hear the north island is...
hmm, not sure what you'd call my profession. somewhere between IT and marketing . run of the mill desk job

i hear the north island is better for jobs.

which ones better for moto? :-P
scott_nz wrote:
Auckland, (where i live) or wellington is best for the sort of work you are looking at, prob Auckalnd, riding is pretty good around here but...
Auckland, (where i live) or wellington is best for the sort of work you are looking at, prob Auckalnd, riding is pretty good around here but better further dwon the island, but 3 hours is considered a massive drive around here and there would be at least 30 different places to ride in that area,

like said above i was suprised to hear that people didnt like foreigners,
if you have time and want to hear a bunch of whiners, read this forum. it seems to be mostly brits who are complaining (guess you guys aren't too fond of the queen ae??) Wink lol

http://www.expatexposed.com/

Regardless, I still want to move there one day and atleast spend a year there to check the place out.
scott_nz 5/24/2012 8:10pm
5/24/2012 8:10pm
Hando wrote:
hmm, not sure what you'd call my profession. somewhere between IT and marketing . run of the mill desk job i hear the north island is...
hmm, not sure what you'd call my profession. somewhere between IT and marketing . run of the mill desk job

i hear the north island is better for jobs.

which ones better for moto? :-P
scott_nz wrote:
Auckland, (where i live) or wellington is best for the sort of work you are looking at, prob Auckalnd, riding is pretty good around here but...
Auckland, (where i live) or wellington is best for the sort of work you are looking at, prob Auckalnd, riding is pretty good around here but better further dwon the island, but 3 hours is considered a massive drive around here and there would be at least 30 different places to ride in that area,

like said above i was suprised to hear that people didnt like foreigners,
Hando wrote:
if you have time and want to hear a bunch of whiners, read this forum. it seems to be mostly brits who are complaining (guess you...
if you have time and want to hear a bunch of whiners, read this forum. it seems to be mostly brits who are complaining (guess you guys aren't too fond of the queen ae??) Wink lol

http://www.expatexposed.com/

Regardless, I still want to move there one day and atleast spend a year there to check the place out.
the british whine about everything, (lived there for 6 months last year)

and we dont mind the queen, when one of the english rugby players cheated on her grand daughter over here the country hated him,

if you come down for a visit there will be plenty to do, look us up,
jfrecklington 5/24/2012 8:57pm
5/24/2012 8:57pm
I live 30 mins from Sanson didnt even know this about this track. Open to anyone?

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