April - BMWOR

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April - BMWOR

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The Forgotten Highway
Around the South Island of New Zealand
Our Once in a Blue Moon Register Bike Ride
BMW Owners Register Newsletter
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Events Calendar
Branch reports
Market Place
& much more
April 2005
Events Calendar
Meetings and events, North to South.
National
http://www.bmwor.org.nz
Send editorial copy
including advertisements
to:
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Dave Morris & Cheryl Marquis
12 Tarras Grove
Kelson, Lower Hutt
New Zealand
[email protected]
June 4th. - 5th. Queen’s Birthday weekend. BMWOR 30 Year Anniversary
Celebrations, Auckland. (See page 14.)
July. Henry’s Wicked Weekend. Waitomo.
Northland
Inquiries to Area Rep.
Auckland
All other
correspondence to:
April Sunday 3rd Lunch ride to the Flip‘n’Bear Pancake parlour on SH2 in the
Athenree Gorge. Meet there at midday.
The Secretary
BMWOR of NZ
P O Box 109-245
Newmarket
AUCKLAND 1001
NEW ZEALAND
April Sunday April 17th Ride to Willow Glen garden Café at Gordonton Leaving BP
Papakura at 0900.
PRESIDENT
Graham Smith
09-235 2414
[email protected]
SECRETARY
Alex Breig
09-629 2963
[email protected]
TREASURER
Barbara Ennor
06-843 2543
[email protected]
EDITOR
04 565 3592
[email protected]
MEMBERSHIP
John Wuts
06-844 4751
[email protected]
REGALIA
Maria Walker
09-813 2310
[email protected]
May Sunday 1st Lunch ride to Morris & James at Matakana meet there at mid day
Fly Spotters rides
Rusty Nuts Southern Cross Rally Starts Bluff. 1pm Sunday 8th May – Wed 11th
May, Cape Reinga – Thurs 12th May, East Cape – Fri 13th May, Cape Egmont
Rusty Nuts Grand Challenge 1000miler 15-16th October
For details [email protected] or P.O.Box 12608 Penrose.
Bronz Ride Right Ride Safe. This is a good way to get to know your new bike.
Normally held on the 3rd Sunday of the month at the Whenuapai Airbase.
Contact Peggy on (09) 6389227 or Finn on (09) 6255533 for details.
Waikato
Any Sunday Morning for coffee and /or breakfast at Zigilini’s Café, on the corner of
Grey and Wellington Streets, Hamilton East. Meet 9.00-9.30am. An impromptu ride
from there.
April, Saturday 9th. - Whangamata Brunch Ride. Meet at BP Service Station cnr Tristram
and Collingwood Streets, Hamilton ready for departure at 9.30am. This ride is
approximately 300km. Brunch will be at “Vibes” café at about 11am. Individuals/groups
from other areas are welcome to join us there.
Bay of Plenty
April 17th. Sunday: Monthly Ride: Ride to Karangahake Gorge for lunch at Ohinemuri
Winery at 12h00. Ride there using route of your own choice. Riders from Auckland
and Waikato areas are welcome to join us.
May 5th. Thursday: Social Night from 18h00 onwards at Café Hasan Baba, Grey
Street, Tauranga. Good food, better company.
Please Note:
Any material intended for publication
in the newsletter should reach the editor
no later than the 15th of the month
preceding publication. The newsletter
is an open forum for all members.
Views expressed by members may not
necessarily represent the views of
BMWOR of NZ. Publication of all
material is subject to the Editor's
discretion.
Rider training: Temporarily on hold due to: lack of interest (interest from 2 people
only), Taupo Circuit schedule is very full, cost of Taupo has increased.
Hot August Night 2005: The premier BMWOR event of the year is back! Will Neil
Diamond be back to make a personal experience (with decent sound)? Grab your
diary and/or personal electronic assistant now! The date is Saturday 20 August. Be
there.
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East Coast
The five destinations ride is on again. Destinations for this year are,
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Pahiatua - plane in play ground.
Ohakea - plane by museum.
Mangaweka - aeroplane tearooms.
Taupo - aeroplane in car yard by McDonalds.
Napier - rocket, Mersy St. Pandora.
You have until October to collect a photo at each site with your bike in it. Over the next few months we will have some rides
to these places so watch your e-mails.
There will be a BBQ in October to have a look at the photos. Enjoy your riding.
Dave.
Taranaki
April, Sunday 10th. Ride to “Thomson Motorcycle Museum. Meet at Shell Inglewood at 8.30am
May, Sunday 14th. Meet a 3A turn off at 10.30am.
Rangitikei
April, Sunday 10th. Joining with Wellington and Taranaki to visit Thompsons Motorcycle Museum, Rongotea and lunching
with them at Barrdroc cafe 2 Bridge St. Bulls . Entry will be $5 per person. Join us for lunch even if you don’t visit the
museum. Meeting place and time will be emailed.
April, Sunday 24th. A ride to explore and enjoy some fabulous southern Hawke’s Bay roads. (Still arranging final details - to
be emailed. )
Tuesday 26th. Tea meeting at Stellars Restaurant Victoria Ave. Wanganui. 7.15 pm.
May, Sunday 8th. We will host a ride around Rangitikei for our Wellington friends as well as enjoying lunch with them at a
convivial cafe in the district.
Sunday 29th. We will be out exercising our iron steeds.
Tuesday 31st. Tea meeting in Palmerston North at 7.15 pm.
Wellington
April, Sunday 10th. – Ride to the “Thomson Motorcycle Museum” at Kairanga. A private motorcycle museum with items
of interest for all motorcyclists. Entry will be $5 per person. Lunch at Bulls afterwards. Meet at Shell Mana for a 9.15 am
departure.
For further information phone Norman 479-1591
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May, Sunday 8th. – (Mothers Day, so pencil in this ride and bring her along with you).
“Tour Rangitikei”. Rangitikei members are hosting a ride for us in their area and will also decide on the lunch venue. A
good turn out will demonstrate our appreciation. Meet at Shell Mana for a 9.00 am departure. For further information
phone Norman 479-1591
May, Tuesday 17th. – Pub night at the Parrot and Jigger, Station Village complex, Lower Hutt from 7.00 pm. A get together
for a drink and chat, although some may wish to also have a meal. Non alcoholic drinks are available. Please bring some
thoughts regarding rides that you would like to do. For further information phone Norman 479-1591
Nelson
April, Sunday 24th. Ride to Murchison, via the Braeburn Track. From Murchison we will decide if we want to do the Maruia
Saddle Track as well. Road bikes and GS’s catered for. Meet Railway Hotel Carpark at 9.00am.
Marlborough
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Canterbury
First Sunday of the month; meet for lunch at The Blue Duck café which is on the Christchurch/Akaroa highway near
Motukarara at noon (this café used to be The Black Tulip). An impromptu run may occur after lunch. If your partner does not
ride bring them in the car to meet with other non-riding partners.
Note: After the success of our first lunch at The Blue Duck we have decided to continue with this venue for the time being.
April, Saturday - Sunday 9th. and 10th. Overnighter at Wanaka to meet up with Otago and Southland members. Meet
Dressmart, Hornby at 8.45am for a 9.00am start. Please book your own accommodation for the night in Wanaka, several
riders have already said they will be staying at the Lakeview camping ground but there are many motels and backpackers
available as well.
(Canterbury riders who do not wish to do the overnighter may wish to ride out to Tekapo to meet returning riders.)
2005 Ride Calendar – A copy of the full Canterbury ride calendar for the year is available from Geoff and Gill on 03-3294655 or [email protected]
Many thanks, Gill and Geoff
Otago/Southland
Auckland
February: Been There Done That.
The lunch ride to Te Aroha was well
attended with eighteen bikes lined up
outside Café Banco when I finally
arrived an hour late.
The crowd was evenly divided
between the Jafas and that lot from
the BOP.
I had time to order lunch and catch up
with a few old friends and encourage
Ian our new member to buy some
regalia. Also encouraging Ian was
Clive who seems to have some
strange idea that the BMWOR is going
to change it’s name and that the
regalia would become collectable
which of course it already is!!!!
This generated some lively discussion
with very strong opinions, including
yours truly for the status quo.
Soon the conversation turned to the
important things in life like the route
to be taken home and so everyone
started to leave just as my lunch
arrived. Well almost everybody. Martin
and Wendy Freer stayed and we tried
to work out who was getting the most
Fly spots for the days ride. What we
agreed on was that more members
should be recording their mileage and
putting in their totals at the end of
November so that we have some
competition for the Fly Trophy.
I saw many register members
amongst the 1500 bikes on the
Ulysses Westpac Helicopter ride and
not only were they supporting a good
cause but also qualifying for the bonus
200 Fly spots for the ride.
AREA REPORTS
March:
Couldn’t go on the ride to
Colenso Gardens so Martyn Freer
‘volunteered‘ to take the lead.
Due to the street racing in Paeroa the
numbers on the ride were down.
However about 6 bikes headed off
from Papakura and went clockwise
around the Coromandel Peninsular.
(Fly spots anybody).
I believe that after partaking of the very
fine refreshments at Colenso gardens
Martyn and Wendy took the long way
home via Tauranga giving the rest of
us some serious catching up to do in
the mileage stakes.
The day of the lunch ride to the Honey
Café at Warkworth turned on some
brilliant weather and brought out a few
faces not seen for some time and also
new members.
I arrived a little late having stopped to
check out a mini motocross meeting
on the way up. Boy do those kids now
how to have fun.
Just as we were arriving Martyn and
Wendy were about to depart with the
excuse that they came up early and
were looking for the long way home.
One of our senior members had been
so keen to get back into it that they
had made the trip the week before, or
was it just practice?
After a pleasant hour or so in the sun
it was time to head back into the hills
and find our way home. Last in and
last out, yours truly was planning to
head up to Wellsford then come back
down highway 16. The queue of traffic
heading north was enough to make
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me turn off the main drag and back
into the gravel for a cross country short
cut to highway 16 much more fun and
it was only a bit of dust to wash off.
No L
Waikato
March:
Apologies that
last month’s rides and news didn’t
make the magazine due to cyber
space issues with e-mail!
We had great weather for our ride to
Whangamomona earlier in the
month with 5 bikes and 1 pillion
making the round trip of 560km. This
is an awesome ride (especially on
the R1200GS) and we will do it
again in the not to distant future maybe an overnighter.
Cheers Bryan.
Bay of Plenty
Dear reader, in the original report I
advised of rider planning we had to
offer, but there has been minimal
interest, with only one email being
received by me. In the last year, there
have been 4 serious accidents
involving BOP riders on club rides.
Training can be fun, and is certainly
cheaper than the excess on any
insurance policy. And accidents can
cost a lot more than an insurance
excess. Skin and bone come to mind.
Please flood me with requests for
some form of training, and we will see
what we can do. If we have a good
level of interest, we can hire a track
and a St. John ambulance with a
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paramedic and have a useful day at a
cost of around $100 per person.
venue is to be announced. Out with the
diary, please.
February. February has been a busy
month in the BOP, with several formal
and informal rides taking place, ranging
as far as Wharepapa South, Te Aroha,
Port Waikato and Whakatane.
In late Febraury we visited Whakatane.
We were escorted into town by Bruce
Taylor and Barry Swanson, and were
entertained to morning cold-drinks and
snacks by Bruce and Maureen Taylor,
followed by a barbecue lunch at Tessa
and Barry Keene’s home. Needless to
say, the catering was of a very high
standard. Bruce entertained us with a
display and talk describing his beautifully
restored BMW bikes. At the same time,
Maureen showed off her own artworks.
We then paid a pilgrimage to Bruce’s
restoration works (or garage), complete
with bike stand, bead-blaster and
comprehensive tool selection. Barry
demonstrated his lovely 1955 BMW
bike, and his silent running sleevevalved Willys Knight car; smoother than
a K1200S. Even when the 1200S is not
running. A big thank you to the
Whakatane members for a lovely day.
Finally, congratulations to the BOP rider
who was the first to buy the magnificent
R1200ST from Mount Motorcycles.
March.
This month has had its ups
and downs. This has included another
frontal attack on John Baker’s Insurance
Scheme, with a very pretty RS being
written off (rider OK). As this state of
affairs has become rather common in
the Bay, we will be arranging another
training session. Please register your
interest ASAP.
The highlight was the Gisborne Wine
Tasting Weekend organized by Norma
Blackett. There were 21 attendees from
BOP and the Napier area (ably led by
Pam and John Wuts). Norm Graham
joined us for dinner on Saturday night.
This weekend was definitely the best
weekend away we have had with the
club. The Hotel had large and
comfortable rooms, the food was
excellent, and the venues visited were
top-hole. Lunch at The Works was a
culinary delight. On offer was a selection
of ciders to whet our appetites, excellent
organic wines at Milton Winery, followed
by the best of Montana, all rounded off
with an amble at Eastwood Hill
Arboretum. Now Norma has only one
problem. She will be in demand as our
wine tour leader in perpetuity!
Please refer to the Events section of the
Newsletter. The date is 20 August. The
event is the Hot August Night. The
Keep the rubber side down,
Clive.
East Coast
Four couples from the bay joined
members from Tauranga for a wine
tasting tour of Gisborne on the weekend
of 11 to 13 march. Margaret and I with
my daughter Lucy traveled up to
Gisborne on saturday 12 and met
everyone at the motel. We all boarded
a bus to head for the first stop, a cidery.
After a rundown of the operation of the
cidery we did some sampling, made a
few purchases then headed off to the
Milton winery. This is an organic winery
started up 22 years ago. The owner
gave us a talk about the history of the
winery explained why they went organic
as well as what they would like to
achieve in the future. After some more
sampling it was back on the bus and off
to a place called The Works for lunch.
After lunch we traveled to the Lindauer
winery. At this winery we looked through
a museum before some more sampling.
Our last stop for the day was the
Eastwood Hill Arboretum. We spent an
hour wandering through the trees before
heading back to the motel. To finish the
day we went to a restaurant called The
Fettucine Brothers for dinner. An
excellent meal: Thank you to Norma for
organising everything.
Dave.
Taranaki
February: Well summer is truly upon
us now. Not much has been happening
in the last month. We have got a few
rides coming up. Please look at front of
this issue for details.
We have our Xmas BBQ at the end of
the month at Mokau. If any members
have any ideas for rides please let me
know.
March. Taranaki members gathered for
an overnight Xmas BBQ at Mokau. A few
members thought they would take the
opportunity and take their family up for
the weekend. The weather was
marvellous. Had a fantastic BBQ tea
and breakfast. All that attended
thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Had a
discussion with the members that were
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there and decided on Opunake Beach
for the next Xmas BBQ. Thanks to the
register for their contribution to the BBQ.
I would like to thank Norm and Marie
from Wellington for a great weekend out
at Whanga. We sure know how to put
the weather on. It was great to meet so
many BMW members.
We have a few rides coming up so
please read the event calendar.
Valma
Rangitikei
February: On the weekend of
Wellington Anniversary ten of
our Rangitikei members (five bikes) left
in brilliant weather to enjoy a
fantastic three day trip around the East
Cape .We stayed two nights in Gisborne
obviating the need to carry luggage on
the second day. Day one took us to
Gisborne via Tiniroto and on day two we
travelled the enjoyable Waioeka gorge
to Opotoki then continued on and
around the cape back to Gisborne taking
in the wonderful coastal views, as you
do.
Day
three
had
us
reluctantly wending our way home again
in tropical heat.
Enjoy Lance’s “The Far East “ article in
last issue of the Newsletter.
January’s tea meeting became a ”Ride n
Dine” ending, after a brief ride, in
Marton at The Red Tomato Cafe where
17 of us consumed a tasty meal,
socialised and then rode home in the
dark. It was a great opportunity to
escape the mid week routine and enjoy
a little riding, dining and the company of
good friends on what was a typically
balmy Rangitikei evening. Russell led a
small group from Wanganui via an
interesting route into Marton and
Graeme led the PN riders into Marton
via the Fern Flats roads. It was a little
strange as surrounding the area was
either low cloud - or was it mist or even
smoke. Grant McRae earnestly thought
that I was leading us into rain. Returning
to PN, Leone on her Trans Alp, unused
to night riding, felt a little more at ease
with an escort in front followed by her
partner Steven in the car, driving with a
broken arm. By the time that you read
this we will have had our second “Ride
n Dine “at the Barrdroc Cafe in Bulls.
March:
Tawhiti Museum at
Hawera had the pleasure of this area’s
attention on February.,Sunday 13th.
and from our point of view it was all
very worthwhile. So much local history
heaped into such a small area. It’s
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hard to believe that one man’s vision
and efforts created so many wonderful
displays. I even saw examples of
two tractors that my father used to
own. Interesting to note that the locals
faces were used in the making of the
human figures. We enjoyed lunch in
the adjoining cafe.
Tea meeting this month again was a
Ride n Dine affair ending at Barrdroc
Caf’e in Bulls where we found it to have
a nice out doors feel about it. The food
was good too. The owner’s partner
requested a short ride on one of our fine
machines and we were only too happy
to oblige. As happened last month
Russell (thank you) led the Wanganui
riders on a merry chase to Bulls while
Palmerston North riders took in
Colyton, Makino,
Halcombe,
Tokorangi and Kakariki before entering
Bulls. We were sorry to learn that Robert
and Ester who came out in their car to
join us, after seeking help from the
locals who didn’t know where Barrdroc
was, had to return home. I think these
Ride n Dines went well this summer
and accordingly they will be offered
again next year when daylight saving
starts.
Sunday 27th. heralded a wonderfully fine
day for us to enjoy a BMWOR
sponsored Xmas barbecue picnic at Mt.
Lees Reserve centered around the
summerhouse and tennis court. After
my burning the sausages and all of us
consuming many delights, (thanks to
Carole) we moved over to the tennis
court and had turns at trying to maintain
a volley of hits across the net. Not very
successfully though for most. Many a
good laugh was had in the process. It
was obvious that Lance has played
tennis before. Our efforts then turned to
throwing a frisbie to each other. Again
most of us need a deal more practise
before next year .Mark showed that he
has thrown a frisbie in his youth. A
leisurely walk through the bush followed
and by then we were all tuckered out
and had to relax and chat in the
summerhouse to recover.
Thank you BMWOR of NZ. It makes a
change from riding doesn’t it.
Graeme and Carole.
Wellington
February: There was a good turn out
for our February ride to Riversdale on
the Wairarapa coast, with four bikes
joining Garry on the gravel ride and
seven bikes for the tar seal route. Great
to have two new members join us.
Garry’s group set off first, and we left
Caltex Rimutaka about 15 minutes later.
The strong breeze kept the heat down
so that it was a pleasant day for riding,
and at times there were so many
motorcyclists on the road we were left
wondering who was in our group.
However, many of them seemed to be
going only as far as the Rimutaka
summit.
Our lot regrouped in
Featherston and then travelled to
Martinborough and on to Masterton via
Gladstone. In Masterton we had a short
gas stop and then headed out to the
coast, where Gerard and Cathy joined
us.
There’d been some discussion about
whether we should have warned the
Riversdale general store to expect what
turned out to be 17 people, but in the
event they coped very well. For those
requiring the “healthy” option, the choice
was Diet Ginger Beer or Diet Coke to
wash down the burgers, fries, pies and
chips. We’d finished our lunch by the
time the gravel boys arrived with huge
grins. It was pleasant sitting outside
under the sun umbrellas watching the
quads and scooters going past, with
their riders in their beach gear – no
helmets of course! There was a surf
contest on the beach and some went
for a walk and a look, although they were
a little overdressed for the occasion.
Eventually we set off for home, some
via the vineyards and others looking for
more gravel. Our ride back over the
Rimutakas was very slow at times with
bumper to bumper traffic. All in all, a
good day out.
March:
This
was
our
overnighter to the “Republic of
Whangamomona” on the Forgotten
Highway. Arrival and departure times
along the route were listed in the
newsletter so that others were able to
join us on the way, and a group of 25
departed Stratford for the final
destination.
We left Wellington on a brilliant sunny
day; a little cool to start but we soon
warmed up, and south of Sanson were
treated to a crystal clear cloud-free view
of Mt Ruapehu. First refreshment stop
was the Windmill Café in Bulls, then on
to Wanganui and Stratford, where Valma
and Dave joined us and we had lunch
at the TET Sports Complex. Riding
through Patea, it was almost as if a giant
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meringue in the shape of Mt Taranaki
was sitting on the road in front of us.
The ride out to Whangamomona was
enjoyable with stops to view the scenery.
On arrival we purchased passports to
the Republic in support of the local
schools. We all parked up for the night,
settled into our rooms, showered and
then walked around the “town”, following
the Heritage Trail and reading the
plaques, and generally socialised. We
were joined by four further riders for the
three course dinner, which was enjoyed
by all and followed by the judging of the
hats. Strangely no Wellington members
were rewarded for their ingenuity, with
first prize going to Valma from Taranaki
with her bag creation, followed by
Graham from Manawatu, and Mark,
also from Manawatu came in third place.
Some of us entered the Super 12 sweep
but unfortunately we all chose The Blues
to win.
The landlady was disappointed with a
recent Harley group who she said were
in bed by 9.30. Several of our group
were determined to outdo that and finally
retired at the time the entertainment
stopped, which was midnight, although
most of us left the dancing to the locals.
One of the staff mentioned how nice it
was to see couples on bikes instead of
just men.
On Sunday morning the fog was down
low, but we were assured that it would
soon burn off. Unlike in Wellington
where the fog can stay around for days
and disrupt many a traveller’s plans,
after our hearty breakfast the fog had
indeed cleared. We all packed up and
some riders headed back towards
Taranaki, while the more adventurous
ventured further along the Forgotten
Highway towards Taumarunui. Through
the Tangarakau Gorge there was an
unsealed stretch of 12 km, which was
hard packed and caused no problems,
and we negotiated the Moki tunnel
without incident. We headed south on
SH4 and stopped at the Station Café in
National Park for lunch, then continued
on down the Paraparas. Graham led
us through a short cut, bypassing
Wanganui, and then on to Bulls where
we farewelled our travelling companions
as they stopped for further refreshments
before heading home to Palmerston
North. SH1 was the usually busy road
on a fine Sunday and we eventually
arrived back in Wellington at 5.30pm
after a weekend of good riding, good
weather and good company. 814 Km
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for us and one of our best weekends
ever.
Marie and Norman
Nelson
February
3rd. ride to Picton.
We met at Millers Acre car park at
10am. The day was cloudy but still
pretty warm. We had a brilliant turnout
of 14 bikes and 18 people. Including
a very nice R90S. We left Millers Acre
and headed out over the
Whangamoa’s and Rai Saddle,
through Pelorus Bridge and on to
Havelock where we stopped for coffee
by the wharf at a nice tearooms called
the Slip Inn.
After coffee and a chat we headed of
over the Queen Charlotte Drive to
Picton. Stopping at Picton for coffee
and lunch, and of course more
chatting.
After lunch we split up with the main
group heading back to Nelson. The
other group, consisting of 3 bikes and
4 people set out from Picton and went
over the Port Underwood road. This
starts off as a windy tar seal road then
changes to a windy gravel road. The
views from this road are breathtaking.
The bays you pass through are also
very nice. On emerging from this road
at Koromiko we headed along the
main road for a short time then went
through a road called the Tuamarina
Track. This is a tar seal and gravel
road along the western side of the
Wairau river. We came back onto the
main Blenheim / Nelson road and
headed to Pelorus bridge. Here we
turned of and went over the
Maungatapu Track to Nelson. The
Maungatapu Track is a gravel road
that is now in pretty rough condition.
This track was once the main road to
Nelson from Pelorus Bridge, back in
the Gold days.
From Nelson we split up and went our
separate way back home. In all a good
days ride, with fun had by all.
March:
Overnighter to
Karamea, 12th and 13th March.T h e
majority met at the Railway Hotel
Carpark at 2.00 pm. The day was
clear, sunny and hot: Typical South
Island weather.
We left and headed out of Richmond,
over the Spooners Saddle and through
the valley, on to the Hope saddle and
on to Murchison. Here we stopped for
coffee and a chat.
After this we went off down the Valley
to Inangahua Junction where we
turned right for Westport. This ride
taking in almost all of the road beside
the Buller River, And one of the better
motorcycling roads of New Zealand.
Filled up with petrol at Westport then
off to Karamea. We stayed at the
Karamea Holiday Park. This is about
3 kilometers south of Karamea. In all
there was 10 bikes, 14 people and a
sports car turned up at the Holiday
park. A very good turnout.
The group settled in to the respective
cabins then the Holiday Park owners
ferried us to the Pub in his van. At the
Pub we had Dinner, a drink or two and
of course a lot of talking. The park
owner slowly ferried us back to the
Park taking the last four back at
midnight. Good Service.
We slept in and left for the return
journey at 10.30. Another fine hot,
sunny day.
Everyone enjoyed themselves and
were asking when and where the next
overnighter would be. A special thanks
to Graham for suggesting the trip and
to Trevor for organising the trip. Well
done.
Canterbury
February
A fabulous February
morning greeted us on the 20th for our
ride out to Cave Stream near Flock
Hill. Five bikes, one car and eight
people met up for the ride out via the
Old West Coast road. The ride across
the plains is always a little monotonous
but the view of the mountains and the
incredible weather banished any
possibility of boredom! At the end of
Old West Coast road we met up with
another bike and rider from Darfield
and a very short distance further on
at Sheffield we were joined by two
further bikes and three riders.
Those members who attended the
annual rally at Flock Hill in 2004 may
have taken the route over Porter’s
Pass and so will recall the awesome
views of the Torlesse Range and,
further on, the limestone rocks and
boulders of Castle Hill rising to the left.
Just past Castle Hill village and after
negotiating our way past several hardy
cyclists taking part in a race we pulled
off into the Cave Stream scenic
reserve car park.
For those unfamiliar with this area the
scenic reserve contains an
underground cave through which cave
stream winds it’s way under the
carparking
area.
It
takes
approximately 30 minutes to walk
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through the cave in water that rarely
reaches above knee height except for
a rather deep pool at the start of the
cave. Three members had come
prepared to negotiate their way
through the cave and were
accompanied to the entrance by the
rest of the team (bar one who was left
guarding the bikes and gear). After
about half an hour they returned wet
and considerably cooler than the rest
of the picnic party (at least one of
whom had attempted to lie alongside
his bike to gain a minute amount of
shade from the ferocious sun!)
It was noted that only the RT riders
had gone through the cave and there
followed some discussion on the
bravery of RT riders – braver we note
than even the GS riders (have any
other members got stories which
would support this theory?).
After a very hot picnic lunch time
several group members decided to
return to Christchurch. Four bikes and
7 riders moved further on along the
main road to Lake Pearson where they
discovered a shady spot to sit, drink
more coffee and enjoy the lake view.
March 20th dawned grey and slightly
cool in Christchurch with drizzle and
low cloud over the Port Hills. However,
6 bikes and 1 car arrived at the Peg at
Belfast with 10 people (including Andy
on his first trip out with us who we hope
enjoyed the day enough to join as a
member), sufficiently convinced that
the weather would be better inland and
to the north. We made a reasonably
quick get away as rumour had it that
the Ulysses Club were also heading
to Hanmer and we wanted to get the
best lunch seating at the pub! We also
discovered that the Waipara Wine and
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AROUND THE SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
Here is a story. I wrote it for friends coming to NZ to ride the South Island. - Roger.
This is a great story.
Although the ride is not on
a BMW, Roger is a
member. It will be continued
in the next Newsletter. Ed.
Allastair Meikle (1985 Yamaha XJ 600)
and Roger Hogg (1995 Yamaha XT
600E) completed a trip around New
Zealand’s scenic South Island. They
choose the more interesting back
routes, including three gravelled mountain passes. Here is their story.
Day One: Dunedin to Kurow (320 kms
with side trip)
Allastair and I decided that this trip
around New Zealand’s picturesque
South Island would not be done on the
main roads. (Sure, you can see whales
at Kaikoura, penguins at Oamaru and
albatross at Dunedin but we had seen
them.) We would instead explore the
back country, the majestic mountains
with their untouched beauty. We followed State Highway 1 north from
Dunedin, 55 kms to Palmerston before
turning inland on Highway 85. The 77
kms to Ranfurly passed all too quickly.
This road is also called the pig route
because in the days of Central Otago’s
gold rush (1861-1870) the stage
coaches came this way and encountered wild pigs. The country is still pretty
wild and back over the first range of hills
wild pigs are still to be found. This is
farming country but its steep and snow
covered hills in winter coupled with often long droughts in the summer make
farming a challenge. The road is good
with plenty of nice bends to allow our
adrenaline to set and the heart to pump.
About 30 min towards Ranfurly my heart
almost failed when a dog appeared from
nowhere and decided he would see just
how slow my reactions were. I grabbed
for everything I could find and prepared
for a bang and then a (not so) good long
slide down the road. Fortunately he
must have been able to read my mind
(or perhaps he heard what I said) and
decided to retrace his steps. I slowed
to let my heart find its rightful position
and also in the hope that Allastair might
also slow down in case he got tuned up
as well. But no such luck, Ali came barrelling alongside to see what the trouble was, “Well if you haven’t seen the
dog, you sure have passed him now, so
let’s go!” We called into Ranfurly to see
the excellent information booth set up
in the old railway station. The railway
doesn’t go to Ranfurly anymore, but
that’s the story you need to hear from
them. A milkshake (my first since I was
a teenager some 35 years ago) refreshed us and after refuelling we were
off to St. Bathans some 50 kms away to
see the old gold mining site and lake.
About 10 kms of this was gravel road,
something that I am familiar with but not
so happy when a grader is up ahead.
My fully laden bike ducked and dived
through the thick loose metal. From St.
Bathans we doubled back towards
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Ranfurly again and then turned left to
Naseby. This quaint little town also has
a gold mining history and more recently
timber has provided a number of jobs.
The shops are old and filled with old relics of the past. It fills with visitors in the
summer as its temperature roars and in
winter they come to ice skate on the frozen ponds. From Naseby we sort out
the route over Dansy’s Pass. We guess
that it is about 50 kms over the mountain range so as the day is drawing to a
close we decide to refuel again. After a
little while we come to a magnificent
stone building. It is low; it’s stone, and
it seems to curve with the flow of the
hills under which it sits, and it is right on
the edge of the road. It imposes upon
the traveller and says, “You can’t possibly drive past me, I’m far too beautiful
to ignore, and you had better come in
and have a look around.” And of course
we eat and drink while we are there. It’s
another relic of the golden age and last
month (June 2000) some floor renovations revealed a cache of gold nuggets
that a former inhabitant had hidden away
to be retrieved at a latter date. I wonder
why he never went back for them, perhaps he got swept away in a flood or
did he just freeze to death in this isolated place? The Pass is a picture. The
river winds down the steep valley,
bouncing off rocks as it goes. I glance
over the edge and decide that this is as
close as I want to get. The road is gravel
now, but it is good and provided I keep
in the smooth car tracks there won’t be
a problem. This country is farmed but
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the tussock indicates that snow lies
heavily here in winter. The road becomes very windy and I fear meeting a
car on one of the many blind bends.
Speed is forgotten as I cautiously peer
around every bend looking for that telltale plume of dust indicating a vehicle
is coming. We meet four cars as we
cross the pass and apart from Ali nearly
losing it over a cattle stop at the bottom
of a steep hill we emerge on the hills
overlooking the Waitaki Valley. The sun
is starting to set and the hills have a blue
hue hanging over them. We must find
somewhere to put our tent up for the
night. The Pass meets the Waitaki Valley road at Duntroon. We turn left and
scoot the 23 kms to Kurow where we
will spend the night. At Kurow we decide to cross the mighty Waitaki River
and look for a camping spot. At the other
side of the bridge there is a road that
leads along the river bank. It looks a
lovely spot and as the weather has been
fine there is no danger of getting washed
away in the night by a flood. The tent is
soon up and the little white spirits burner
is doing its thing. After a welcome meal
we sit on the river bank and watch the
millions of cubic metres of water swirling and gurgling by. We wonder just
where it has all come from. We will explore those reaches one day but not this
trip. The air beds are blown up, we pile
into sleeping bags and the noise of the
river takes us into another land. We are
woken in the morning by the barking of
a dog, and he is very close to the tent. I
scramble out to have a look and find an
embarrassed young man out for his
morning exercise. If he had known, he
assures us, that we were camping
around the corner he would have held
his dog and we wouldn’t have been
woken up. Still it is 8am and time for a
cup of tea.
Day two:
Kurow to Ashburton Forks
(250 kms)
Ali knows of a friend of a friend at
Ashburton Forks so we decide to go and
see if there might be a decent bed for
the night. But Waimate is the first goal,
so we head up the Hakataramea Valley
for about 10 kms before turning right
towards Pentland Hills. It’s another
gravel road but it’s not too bad and we
can make up some time on the good
roads later. The hills are not so high
here so the farming is better. The
weather is good and the riding is great.
From Pentland Hills we wind through
gravel roads. By now we are hopelessly
lost but it doesn’t matter because all
roads lead to Waimate. We see a sign
post to Waimate lookout, where we get
a great view of the town. It starts to drizzle so we put on our rain gear. We refuelled in Waimate and set off up SH 1
to Timaru some 44 kms away. We find
our way down to Carolyn Bay on the
outskirts of the city. The holiday makers have all gone home now as school
has started and we have the beach to
ourselves. It’s only 6 km further to
Washdyke and the turnoff to Pleasant
Point. We cover the 12 kms quickly
through the rolling farm land. Sheep and
cattle graze peacefully until the noise of
the bikes send them scurrying away. I
make a mental note of the way that
sheep react and hope that I don’t encounter one on the wrong side of the
fence. Another 16 kms brings us to
Cave. Ali is very keen to get here because he has heard of the great caves
to be seen. I haven’t heard of these
caves so I am not quite so keen. We hit
the tiny main street and look out for the
sign to the “caves”. No sign can be found
so Ali unperturbed asks a local farmer.
We know he is a local farmer because
he has just come out of the dairy in his
muddy gumboots. He scratches his
head and peers into the distance. “Once
heard that old blue McCormack (or
some such name that I forgot as soon
as I heard it) found a hole on his property - not sure that you could call it a
cave though”. Ali is starting to get a little frustrated by the ignorance of the locals. “Why is this place called “Cave” if
even you don’t know where they are?”
A grin breaks out on his face - he has
got the line now – “Ahh,” he says “Someone from Cave in England once settled
here, that’s why.” Now it’s my turn to
grin, I won’t let Ali forget this story for a
while. So putting the caves behind us
we set off on the 28 kms to Fairlie. Here
we turn into HW 79 and make good time
through to Geraldine 46 kms away.
Small streams meander through the
valleys. Forestry makes a pleasant
change. The sun has been shining for
the last hour and we are warm. The
afternoon is nearly over but food and fuel
is still available. We spy a museum of
old machinery and cars but they are just
closing. From Geraldine it’s not too far
to Arundel, Mayfield, Valletta and
Ashburton Forks. We find the farm
house we are looking for. Now this is
real farming country. Crops are everywhere, many of them I don’t recognise.
Some are grain crops, others have flowers, and many are traditional seed
crops. We roll up the long driveway past
huge grain storage bins. The noise of
the bikes brings out the farmer. We in9
troduce ourselves and make the connection. He stands staring at he bikes.
“Bit hard on the bum riding those things
too far,” he suggests. Being the skinny
one I quickly agree, upon which he wanders over to the shed and produces two
squares of sheep’s hide. They are
untanned but the deep fleece looks
great to me. We go inside and meet
the farmer’s wife. She invites us for a
meal but we can see that they are nearly
finishing theirs so we produce our own
cans and start a cook up. By the time
we have finished they have downed their
meat and veggies and are ready to
share the raspberries, ice cream and
pavlova. The offer of a bed for the night
is soon forthcoming and we unload the
bikes. “Want to see a real bike?” Mr
Farmer asks, and we politely agree. He
takes us out to the shed; we pass the
Lexus and see the Gold Wing. He
backs it out for us to see it better. It has
reverse gear and all the bells and whistles. I was standing behind it when he
started it up, and it twinkled like a Christmas tree. We go for a ride, the stereo
plays in the helmet; the windshield goes
up and down. Great, till I think of the
mountain passes still waiting for us and
the brilliant twisting road from the west
coast through to Hawea and I decide I’ll
stick to the 600.
Day three: Ashburton Forks to Hanmer
Springs (212 kms)
The day starts with an early morning tour
of the farm, then, with our new sheepskins attached to the seats we set sail
for the ski town of Methven and Mt. Hutt.
A friend lives at Windwhistle just over
the Rakaia gorge. It’s another beautiful
day as we duck and dive down the twisty
road that leads to the bridge over the
river. The views are breathtaking. The
river looks wild and restless, and in the
distance the mountains stand with majesty of their own. Michael isn’t home
so with the thought of a swim in the famous Hanmer Springs we hasten on
through Homebush, Waddington, Oxford and on to Rangiora where Ali’s sister lives. She isn’t home either (not everyone it seems has discovered the joys
of early retirement) so we push onto SH
1 again and quickly get rid of the last
108 kms before Hanmer. The road is
excellent with some great bends. The
temperature is rising quickly as we move
inland and I start sliding down the zip in
my jacket. We later heard that it was
over 30c in Hanmer and the hot springs
are still to come. Millions have been
spent recently on upgrading the pools
and it shows. The entry fee is the first
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indication ($8) but the pools are wonderful. We moved from round concrete
pools at 38 degrees C to more natural
rock pools surrounded by native ferns.
Then when the temperature threatened
to cause a coronary we headed for the
relief of the cooler pools. We chatted
to people and some had come up from
Christchurch for the day. We had a big
room at the Backpackers to ourselves
and after tea returned to the pools for
some more punishment.
Day Four: Hanmer Springs to Nelson via
St James Station, Lake Tennyson and
Rainbow Valley (220 kms).
We had been looking forward to this day.
Just a short distance out of Hanmer we
turned off up the ski field road and head
for our first destination, Lake Tennyson.
It has started raining and I worry a little
as the first 100 kms is all gravel and
nothing more than a four wheel drive
track through the mountains. But its still
summer and we haven’t had much rain
so the rivers shouldn’t be up. Gravel
roads in the rain aren’t much fun and I
can feel some very cold water running
into one boot. I stop and correct the
problem before it gets any worse. As
soon as we leave Hanmer we start
climbing steadily. The mist is down all
around us, my glasses have got wet and
visor is fogged on the inside. It’s only
30 minutes till we reach the summit of
the first pass and look down on the flats
below. Steep hills flank the tussock filled
valley. I’ve been this way before in a four
wheel drive and I know that we won’t
see another settlement before St Arnaud
some 100 kms away. We enter St.
James station and admire the old buildings. The road branches here. The road
to the right goes through Molesworth
Station. Cars are allowed through here
during summer but it is not as interesting as the left branch to Rainbow Station. So we go left. The turn off to Lake
Tennyson soon comes into view. We
have covered nearly 40 kms. It has been
easy riding and we are not in a hurry.
This is beautiful country and we are going to enjoy every minute of it. We have
crossed a few streams but they have all
been low, even the low slung XJ hasn’t
had a problem. We open the gate and
travel the 3 kms to the lake. It is desolate and barren. The wind is howling but
it looks great for a photo. We boil the
billy (again) and make tracks. Ahead lies
the real mountain pass and there is still
60 kms before we hit the tar seal again.
The rain has gone and a weak sun tries
to peep out from behind the clouds. The
hills start to close in on us as we make
our way around the narrow winding road
which hangs precariously above the
river.
We thread our way through the boulders
which have recently crashed off the hill
onto the road. We come across a couple on horses. They have trekked
through the mountains. We stop and
talk. They reckon horses are the best
way to go - well they won’t need much
petrol and they won’t break down. The
road starts rising again as we head up
the pass. Its tussock and snow grass.
Here and there a Spaniard sticks its
spiky shoots heavenward. I note again
that if I am going to fall off to make sure
that it is nowhere near one of those. It’s
getting near midday and we spy a four
wheel drive van parked off the road under some trees. It’s the first vehicle we
have seen so we head down to them
and discover that it is a tour group of 5.
They started yesterday in Blenheim and
have come down through the
Molesworth valley and over-nighted in
Hanmer before returning to Blenheim
via the Rainbow valley. They will look
around St Arnaud before continuing
back down the Wairau Valley. They are
two retired farming couples from the
central North Island and have longed for
years to make this trip of a life time. They
turn down our offer to really see the sites
and hear the sounds from the backs of
our bikes - too old for that they reckon.
We start passing over huge shingle
screes that have poured millions of tons
of rocks from off the side of the mountains. 4 wheel drives have packed a
rough path across the slope. We pick
our way carefully across, the weight on
the back of the bike is wanting to push
us in a direction that I don’t care to go.
Another gate causes us to stop and we
hear the sound of another bike approaching. It’s a good place to meet and
we share our itinerary. He is on an R80
and even has a spare tyre draped over
the back. He has come from Hamilton
and is headed for the BMW rally in Central Otago. He has had a great trip so
far. We were later to read that the rally
was cancelled due to the extreme fire
risk in Central. We are through the
mountains now and stop to gaze down
the long winding valley that lies ahead.
The river is flanked by long stretches of
green; sheep and cattle feed peacefully.
Soon a locked gate bars any attempt to
go further. But that’s okay for we knew
we would have to pay to go further.
There is a little cottage not far away so
we yell for attention. None is forthcoming, so I climb the gate and go searching. My calling brings him from his afternoon siesta and he unlocks the gate.
We ask him how much and manage to
haggle the price down to $7.50 each.
It’s an easy run now and 10 kms away
we can see the hills of the Wairau valley. Once on the valley road we turn left
to St. Arnaud. I have been to the lake
before. The beauty is indescribable but
I struggle to enjoy it as the sand-flies
threaten to eat me alive. The sun is
streaming down, it is very hot but I don’t
dare strip any clothes off. We kill sandflies for 30 minutes then promise that
we must bring our wives back to see
this place sometime. The road is calling once more and although we have
covered only 100 of the 200 kms for the
day the next bit is all down hill. We race
down the perfect but twisty forest roads.
It’s all seal now and the bikes are hot
and wanting to be cooled off. Nelson is
reached in little over an hour. We indulge
ourselves with relatives and enjoy
scrumptious fare. It is sure better than
the baked beans of the last few days.
Continued next month.
WILL THE REAL (SOUTHERN) MIDDLE EARTH PLEASE STAND UP
By now you will have found the three
North Island middle earth co-ordinates. You can now ask Scottie to
beam you aboard if you are a Trekkie. #2 Boxer.
If the South Island is placed in box
The South Island shape is nearer to using just latitude and longitude refa rectangle than the bendy banana erences, where would the diagonals
shape of the North Island. That intersect?
means that there are just two questions.
Again it’s over to you to guess before
you check the answers elsewhere in
#1 Top ‘n’ Tail.
this edition of the magazine
If a line is drawn from the northern
most point to the southern most point, Lance Nixon 1550
and from the eastern most to the
western most point, where do the _________________________________________________________________________lines intersect?
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April 2005
OH, TO BE IN ENGLAND
London is one of my favourite cities.
Since we were there last time, it has
pulled itself up by its own bootstraps and
really hums along, tidy and exciting. One
reason for the change is the new
taxation on the cars entering the central
area. This has all sorts of spin-offs for
the traffic and the pedestrian flows.
I went to Park Lane BMW four years
ago, and so finding it from our wee hotel
room in Paddington was pure instinct.
Yes, priority one on day two again. We
walked in and noted the changes that
had happened over the past four years.
More gear, more displays, more bikes.
More “bikey” than before. Lovely.
I settled into a chair and spoke to the
salesman. He was personable, and
when I asked a photo was a possibility
he looked doubtful. Then he said no.
Company policy, you know. That is OK
by me. I did take a photo outside of
course.
It appears that in the U.K. scooters with
a roof are not popular, and in London
anyway, the GS models were not hot
sellers. They were elsewhere as the
adventure market really loves them. He
did say that the cruiser market was not
strong in the UK. Somehow the Brits
have other bike aspirations, it appears.
“Oh No, Sir, It was
not me. I did not
knock over the cone.
Did you see that big
British Bulldog???
Missed the pole, he
did, and got the
cone”
Park Lane,
across
the
road
from
Hyde Park, is
the home to
the London
retail outlet for
BMW bikes.
(And cars.)
I commented on the lack of second hand
models on show, and was rewarded with
a personal tour of the basement in which
there were around 60 pre-owned bikes,
mostly BMW.
Whilst this is BMW at its London best,
the North Island Motorad Ltd, Hamilton’s
Motorcycle Centre, Experience
Motorcycles, Mount Motorcycles are
still, in my opinion, able to show them a
clean pair of heels when it comes to
customer service. Or maybe we Kiwis
are just more user friendly.
Lance Nixon. 1550
Response to Steven Cooper’s Intercom review.
Response to Steven Cooper’s
Intercom review.
I read with interest the review on
Intercoms in the last newsletter and
noted that a very good alternative
between the two models reviewed was
not included. After a lot of touring last
year, my wife Annie was getting tired of
yelling at me while we were riding, trying
to point out various things of interest that
I wasn’t aware of; I having recently
moved to NZ from Canada and Annie a
lifelong Kiwi. With this is mind, we
decided to treat ourselves to a rider-topillion intercom system and started our
due diligence looking for a good
system.
We had pretty much decided to go for
the Baehr system, in spite of its hefty
price tag, when we spotted an advert in
the New Zealand Bike Rider magazine
for the Starcom system distributed here
by Stuart Parker of Sparx-Fly. After a
couple of calls to Stuart in Ngahinepouri,
we decided it was worth a ride down
from Auckland – as if we needed an
excuse – and check it out. Stuart flies
micro-lights and finds that he has the
same issues as bike riders do for
intercom – wind noise, engine noise,
etc. He also likes to be able to connect
his mobile phone to his system for
communication. Stuart was very helpful,
we liked the system; the price was right,
so we bought the system then and there
and headed home. It took me a couple
of evenings to properly install the mikes
and speakers in our full-face helmets –
I have a Schuberth and Annie has an
HJC and neither presented any
problems. We christened the system on
our Labour weekend trip to Doubtless
Bay and it was great – everything we’d
hoped for, with great sound quality and
very easy to live with.
What do we like about it? The Starcom
features VOX activation and automatic
volume sensitivity regardless of wind
noise at 100km or sitting at idle at the
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lights. There is an input for your mobile
phone, which has actually let me take
the bike on a couple of business trips (I
know – it’s a tough life) with the phone
on automatic answer. There’s also an
input for your DiscMan or MP3 player,
and in stereo – unlike the basic Baehr
system. Also an input for bike-to-bike
radio utilizing either VOX or a push-totalk button. The system can be pre-set
for volume preferences for each rider
and the VOX sensitivity can also be
adjusted. The price for the whole system
including the base unit, 2 helmet speaker
kits, 2 mikes, cables, a phone adaptor,
and a BMW power cord for my power
outlet all came to just under $750.00.
We compared this to the almost $1,100
for the Baehr and we are very happy with
our decision. Stuart was also extremely
helpful and we can confidently
recommend both the system and his
service.
Tom Percy,
Auckland
April 2005
Smithies Soapbox.
April already!! I think that there is a devious plan by an unknown Government or perhaps “aliens “to speed all the clocks
up and they are getting faster every year!!
The Rag Rally was, I understand, a good one. Numbers were down this year, but I guess there are so many things on.
Anyway those that went had a good time, with the new venue being well liked.
Went to the launching of the new RT and S (thanks to all at Experience), they look pretty good and I can’t wait to try
them. There are some pretty good new models coming this year.
I understand that the South Island dealer situation has not been finalised as yet, but it is a lot closer!!
This year the President, Secretary and Treasurer have to be elected, so if you or anyone you know are interested, let
me know. I must say I was fairly daunted when I started, (being a new member) but it has been very enjoyable.
As you will see elsewhere in this mag. the 30th Anniversary has been finalised, thanks to Terry, so now you can plan
your weekend. It is going to be fantastic.
I expect with this glorious weather we are having, there are a lot of Fly points being racked up??
Good riding and keep the shiny side up!!!
Graham.
Editorial
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A BUSY MONTH!
Welcome back. It’s been a busy time over the last 4 weeks. I did the Wellington combined overnighter to
Whangamomona and the following weekend made it to the Annual Rag Rally at Pokaka (National Park). Both were
great runs. More news and pictures in next month’s issue.
That’s it with the BMWOR, Go to a National meeting and you meet with old (BMW) friends: And met new ones. Catch
up on the latest and then depart at the end of the meeting, knowing the friendship is renewed and good for another year
(or two, or three.) The differences in age, social standing, careers etc, are all left at home and we rejoin for that
common bonding of love of reliable motorcycles.
Doesn’t make any differences that your 1988 R, is parked up against a bright shiny brand new K1200GT: Doesn’t
matter that one bike has 250 thousand on the odometer and the other is still under warranty. We all have found and
experienced that same dependable German power plant, and enjoy the freedom of motorcycling.
Did you notice in last month’s “Market Place” the little numbers 1,2 or 3 at the end of each advert? This is to show the
number of insertions it has had. We will put the first time ads at the start of each heading.
Keep the tank full,
Dave and Cheryl
BMW Owners Register Risk Management Plan
Introduction:
The BMW Owners Register is an organisation whose members join together for rides to nominated venues and for other social occasions. The
organiser nominates the destination and regrouping stages along the way, but otherwise has no influence upon the way that riders behave on
the road. There is no element of organised competition in the rides.
Riding Code:
1. All register members on register rides shall do so as individuals responsible for their own safety and shall take into account the safety of
others they encounter on the ride.
2. Register members are responsible for ensuring that their motorcycles are in a safe and legal condition, the minimum being to Warrant of
Fitness standards.
3. Riders, pillions, and sidecar passengers where required, shall have as a minimum Standards New Zealand approved motorcycle helmets,
and stout footwear, gloves and clothing that will be capable of protecting their body in the event of a mishap.
4. Register members are to go to the aid of any others suffering a mishap.
5. Ride organisers shall nominate the destination for the ride as well as any regrouping locations or other stops. The organiser is not responsible for other rider’s behaviour or safety.
6. Riders shall ride at a speed and in a way that is comfortable for them. Do not ride outside your personal comfort envelope.
7. If the rider is unfamiliar with the route, they shall arrange to follow another rider who does know the way and who travels at a comfortable
pace.
8. Riders who decide to travel as a group shall adopt a staggered riding formation such that there is an accepted following distance to the rider
immediately in front. A reasonable following distance is indicated by a time of two seconds between riders for dry conditions, and longer for
inclement conditions and on loose surfaces.
9. The Organiser and or the Register are not responsible for participant’s safety, and all participants participate at their own risk. All participants are aware that they are travelling on open public roads and are responsible for their own safety and compliance with all Road Rules and
Laws.
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April 2005
Food Festival was on at Glenmark
hence the increased amount of traffic
on the road. At Woodend we were joined
by 3 more bikes and five riders.
As we rode further north the weather
cleared and we were greeted by blue
skies and lots of sun. Once past the
Waipara turn off we left behind much of
the traffic and could enjoy the winding
road through the Weka Pass. A brief
stop at Culverden for regrouping and
then it was onwards to Hanmer and the
Alpine Village Inn for lunch. All fears of
the pub being overrun by bikers were
unfounded as we just about had the
entire place to ourselves! Lunch was
enjoyed; although the bit of toast with
cheese, tomato and barbecue sauce on,
which was masquerading as ‘vegetarian
pizza’ was a bit questionable!!.
After lunch some of the group repaired
to the hot pools, others went for a spot
of window shopping and several spent
time divesting themselves of thermals
and jacket and trouser liners owing to
the excessively warm weather. Then it
was onto the bikes for the trip home.
Some returned the way we had come,
others taking the Leader Valley route
and some the shingle route bypassing
the Weka Pass. A quick stop at the
Pukeko Café for drinks and yummy
cakes and then back into the enveloping
murky grey weather which had obviously
hung over Christchurch for most, if not
all, of the day.
Gill and Geoff Odell
RAG RALLY
Just like to congratulate all the
participants in this years Rag Rally it’s great to meet people from around
the country who made the effort to
attend - it helped put faces and
stories to names in the magazine.
The wonderful biking weather meant
the weekend away was going to be
great anyway (lots of flyspots Noel!).
The new locale meant that we had
the choice of being as rough as you
wanted - tents/bunks/outside
spinning a yarn/inside by the fire, or
cruise up the road to much more
luxurious accommodation at a motel
after the superb meal. Well done
Alex, in finding a new venue that I
think, in years to come, will prove to
suit all members of the BWMOR.
Pencil in next years daylight saving
weekend folks!
Wendy Freer
As advertised in the Tour Guide, we
are happy for members to stay with
us if contemplating coming to
Auckland for the 30th Anniversary
celebrations. We have a spare
room and a rumpus space plus can
offer garaging for the bike. We’re
about 10 minutes from BMW HQ
and the same from Experience in
Newmarket. Feel free to contact
us:
Wendy and Martyn Freer
(09) 634 6862
Wendy Slatter
[email protected]
FROM THE EDITOR
New Members
The time for the anniversary is
drawing near, and I would like to
make the June Newsletter
something special.
Patricia & John Crompton,
Matakohe
John Anderson,
Tauranga
Urmila & Keith Smith, Wanganui
Fred Farrington,
Palmerston North
Peter Lewer,
Tauranga
Clare & Martin Crossling,
Masterton
Pam & Steve Williams, Hamilton
Bruce Smith,
Rotorua
Tim James,
Auckland
Also, Stephen Oatley is back on
the books after working in
Vanuatu.
Dave
Owing to the lack of records from
“long ago” would anyone, life
member or otherwise, who joined
the register in 1975 please phone
Terry Ellis-Smith 09 521 1465 after
hours or 027 498 2970.
Steven Wright One liners
Yesterday I parked my car in a towaway zone...when I came back the
entire area was missing...
I put instant coffee in my microwave
oven and almost went back in time.
Power outage at a department store
yesterday, Twenty people were
trapped on the escalators.
What’s another word for thesaurus?
30 YEAR CELEBRATIONS
I would love to receive articles from
foundation - or indeed, any
member, about the people, the
meetings of those ealier times.
Some of the destinations that were
visited. Maybe a photograph or two.
This is the time when the R90 was
turning heads, and the R75/6 had
made it’s debut.
What were some of the bikes
owned by members then?
30 year Recipients
I went to a restaurant that serves
“breakfast at any time”. So I ordered
French Toast during the
Renaissance.
I was pulled over for speeding
today. The officer said, “Don’t you
know the speed limit is 55 miles an
hour?” I replied, “Yes, but I wasn’t
going to be out that long.”
THE REAL (SOUTHERN)
MIDDLE EARTH STANDS UP
If you are a serious Geographer or
a GPS geek, you can get much
closer points on the map than the
blunt pencil/piece of string calculation shown. But here are some
starters. If you mark the same map
for both questions, they themselves are quite close together.
Just thought I would mention that.
#1 Top ‘n’ Tail.
In the Southern Alps south east of Harihari.
#2 Boxer.
Eastern
boundary of Mt Cook National Park
near Mt Sibbald.
Well done. Now where is the map
of the whole of NZ? Australia? Britain? Germany? ………
Lance.
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April 2005
30th. BMWOR
anniversary
CELEBRATIONS
WEEKEND PROGRAMME
Saturday 4 June. 2pm - 5pm. Sponsored by: Experience BMW Motorcycles, cnr Davis Crescent & Carlton Gore
Road, Newmarket.
Meet your billet or just come along for a get together, drinks and snacks or just admire the new bikes.
Sunday 5 June. Ride to Orere Point to re-enact the first register ride 30 years ago. Meet at Experience BMW
Motorcycles for breakfast 7.30am. Sponsored by Experience BMW Motorcycles. Leave @ 9am SHARP with police
escort to Orere Point.
Leave Orere Point for lunch at Long Cabin Clevedon. Your cost. Tiki tour back to Auckland at your own pace.
*
*
Round trip approximately 200kms
Please register for breakfast by Thursday 2 June @ Experience BMW Motorcycles. Phone 09 529 1120.
Sunday 5 June. 7 pm Formal Function at BMW (NZ) Mt. Wellington
Dancing, drinking and eating. Please register by Thursday 2 June.
7.00pm Champagne cocktail hour.
8.00pm Brief speeches and presentation of 30 year pins and certificates.
8.30 – Midnight. Buffet and dancing to the Nairobi Quintet. (Recognized as one of the best jazz and blues bands
in New Zealand.)
Tickets: $40 each.
Badges: $10 each.
Note: Entry to the formal function on Sunday night is by pre-paid tickets only. Ticket price includes all food and
drink.
*
Sunday night is formal. We realize members will be riding to Auckland, so just do your best.
Motels 10 minute walk from Newmarket.
Siesta Motel, 70 Great South Rd, Newmarket. 0800 743 782. $89 - $109 per night.
Alpers Motor Lodge. 16 Alpers Ave Newmarket 0800 160 880 $99 -$120 per night.
Great South Rd Motor Lodge, 112 Great South Rd, N/market. 0508 899 699. $90 - $105 night
Double Tree Motor Lodge, 80 Great South Rd. Newmarket. 09 522 2011. $89 - $140 per night.
Based on numbers the club will put on a mini van for out of town folks from the above locations. You will have to
register with the secretary for a ride to the Sunday Night function by Thursday 2 June.
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April 2005
30th. ANNIVERSARY
FORMAL FUNCTION
BOOKING FORM
Time: 7.00 p.m.
Place:BMW (NZ) Ltd. Mt. Wellington.
Name: ___________________
Name: ___________________
Membership No.:__________
Membership No.:__________
Address:__________________ Contact Phone No:_________
__________________
________________
Please mail ___
Plus ___
tickets @ $40 each:
badges @ $10 each: _______
Total: $
Please enclose cheque for the total amount and mail to:
The Secretary, BMWOR
P.O. Box 109-245,
Newmarket.
Auckland. 1001
Note: Tickets are limited to current BMWOR members and their partners and invited guests only.
Minutes of the BMWOR of NZ Inc Committee Meeting Auckland,
Monday 14, March 2005
Meeting commenced at 8.05pm.
Members in attendance: 35
Graham welcomes all present including new members John Blair and Arthur Taylor.
Apologies: Roger Scholes, Jennifer Ellis-Smith, Tony and Maria Jericevich, Ian Hawken, Wendy Freer, Neal Walsh, Dennis
Slater, Maria Walker, Malcolm and Sue Sargent.
Minutes:
March minutes are true and correct.
Moved by: Robin Taylor
Incoming Correspondence:
Editor’s report: Nil
Regalia:
Seconded by: Jill Barter
Usual club magazines.
Some changes are in the pipeline and some one off items, are likely to be available for the Anniversary.
Auckland Area Report: Martin Freer reported that 7 bikes tackled the Coromandel loop and had a good lunch at the
Colenso Café. Noel reported that the lunch ride to the Honey Café was well attended. Look out for upcoming rides.
Treasurer’s report:
For January the treasurer recorded a closing balance of $13,326.15 with a further $25000 in
short term investment, for a total of $38,326.15 minus unpresented cheques of $4,270.33.
Cheques to be approved for payment totaled: $3,084.41
Moved: Peggy O’Neal.
Seconded: Noel Walker
General Business:
Graham gave a brief report on his ride to meet Bay of Plenty and East Cape members. Apparently
it was hard to keep up with Clive Dominy on the ride that followed. At the East Cape he got to see some vintage BMW bikes
as well as some cars.
(Continued over...)
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April 2005
Andy and Faye on their Wedding Day
Congratulations!
Minutes. Continued from page 15.
At the time of the meeting there was no further info on the Anniversary proceedings, but we were told that more detail would
appear in this newsletter.
Graham then presented the Fly Spot trophies to Martyn Freer and Wendy Slatter. The Rick Kirkman Memorial trophy was
won by Marie Nicol and will be mailed to her.
Alex did an informal survey on potential online subscription users. The result was pretty much the opposite of the club forum
online survey. It would be helpful if people made an effort to log on and vote in the forum as well.
John Samson (our number 1) gave a very informative talk on the history of our club. He read out the first ever notice for a
club ride, this will be published later in the year.
Compared to then we have it easy nowadays, as the there are plenty of
bikes available and spare parts are no longer an issue.
Meeting closed at 8:34
Following the official part of the meeting John Samson went on to show us several reels of historical film footage of early
club rides around the mid to late seventies.
John had filmed everything himself including the informative and humorous voice over. It was a real experience seeing the
seventies come alive on a movie projector. Some of the footage was filmed while riding, which must have been a brave
undertaking considering that miniaturization at that time meant that the equipment was small enough to carry.
Alexander Breig, Secretary.
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April 2005
Waikato Run to
Coramandel
Lunch at the Umu Cafe
Rest at Te Ararua
OH NO! MORE ONE LINERS!
Accept than some days you’re the
pigeon, and some days you’re the statue.
I’m not just a gardener, I’m a Plant
Manager.
On the keyboard of life, always keep one
finger on the escape key.
You’re slower than a herd of turtles
stampeding through peanut butter.
I’d give my right arm to be ambidextrous.
There are two rules for ultimate success
in life: (1) Never tell everything you know.
Tell me what you need, and I’ll tell you
how to get along without it.
There’s no real need to do housework —
after four years it doesn’t get any worse.
Drive defensively. Buy a tank.
Don’t hate yourself in the morning
— sleep till noon.
Good news is just life’s way of keeping
you off balance.
Whangamomona: The
Wellington/Rangitikei/
Taranaki
Overnighter
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Plan of the Town
April 2005
Whangamomona: The Wellington/Rangitikei/Taranaki
Overnighter
From the top;
Clockwise:
1. Prize giving
during dinner for
best hat.
2. One man band
Sean.
3. Aileen and Bill
pace the main
road.
4. Dave and Valma
Kuriger accepting a
prize from Norman.
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April 2005
WHANGAMOMONA: THE FORGOTTEN HIGHWAY
Dave Morris
Indeed, a quiet place; reminds one of those Western movies where a stranger comes into town from out of nowhere and
asks for a bed for the night: A place where everybody hasn’t heard of: A place where chickens scratch around in the main
road of town. A place where old vehicles and bikes are still around. (Some going, some not.)
Where a passing car through the settlement is an occasion. If Whangamomoana had a twin town, it would have to be
Blackball in the West Coast.
You can’t help to love the place and the townsfolk. They are friendly and trusting. Whanga’ has a population of around 35-40
people. There are no new buildings there. The town died some decades ago, but is now seeing a small revival with the
promotion of “The Forgotten Highway” tourism concept. Their history is omnipresent; photos, plaques everwhere.
The road in is a motorcyclist’s mecca. There are twisties, straights, metal, and scenery to be seen. The South end starts at
Stratford, under the Taranaki/Egmont Mountain, and at the Northern end is Taumarunui.
Here are some random photos from the Wellington/Rangitikei/Taranaki overnighter. (See also cover photo.)
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April 2005
If it means getting YOUR hands dirty
... bring your bike into our workshop
and let us get OUR hands dirty.
We supply all brands of tyres to meet your needs.
If it’s available, we can get it!
MotoHaus 6 Western Springs Road, Morningside, Auckland.
Phone 09 815 8384
Our once in a Blue Moon Register bike ride
As some of you might know, for the last
few years we have not been very active
in the BMW register club events. Not
because we don’t want to, but because
our lifestyle changed and riding became
more difficult and fell down the list of
things to do or maybe more precisely.
things needed to be done.
Our first change was getting a dog which
curtailed spontaneous weekend away
rides. Our next change was moving to
a new house on an empty site. Getting
the garden walled, grassed and then
planted managed to take up most spare
weekends, and then we still had the
issue of the dog. It all got too difficult,
so on those rare days off we did nothing.
Another change which altered our
excursions was becoming self
employed. Every day not worked is
money not in your pocket and “you know
who” is a bit of a workaholic who doesn’t
need any excuse to go to work even in
the weekend.
Our final change was moving from the
suburbs into the country to a 2 hectare
block of land. Now there was definitely
less time to spare to get out on the bike
and feel the wind in our hair (or face, as
helmets stop the former).
Oh, and there is one further reason why
we haven’t been out on the road. I take
full responsibility for it and make no
excuses. I lost my nerve and suddenly
became very aware of my mortality. My
enthusiasm for riding must have had
quite an affect on my riding companion
who found going for a ride solo did not
have the same enjoyment as having me
on behind, even if he got the odd prod
in the ribs for giving me a fright now and
then.
So over the years we have become
silent riders and “sitting on the sideline”
members not participating in BMW
activities but still keeping up with what’s
happening by reading the monthly
magazine.
Well this weekend it all changed.
Saturday had been a beautiful sunny
day and we spent all day gardening and
tidying up. The weather forecast looked
good for Sunday and on rising it proved
to be even better. We did a few chores,
after a lovely lie in, and decided we
would go on the BMW ride to the Honey
Centre in Warkworth. Not a far ride but
quite comfortable to get me back on the
pillion seat. Out came the riding gear
and I could even remember which order
to put things on. The ride up was good
not too much on the road and we were
there before we realized it at 11.50 am.
We were the first to arrive so parked the
bike, found a table in the shade and
stripped off helmet and jacket. There
were a few other motorists about so we
went inside and ordered our usual,
cheese and onion toasted sandwich and
sticky bun. Back outside we kept an
eye on the road in to the Centre. No
sight or sound of an incoming bike. Our
coffees arrived and then our
sandwiches. Still no sign of another
bike arriving.
It was at this stage I
thought it time to ask whether we did in
fact have the correct day. Well it was
Sunday but to the date he couldn’t
remember. By the time we’d finished
our sticky bun it was 12.45 and it was
definitely not the day for the BMW ride
to the Honey Centre.
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Not to miss a good opportunity on such
a lovely day, we decided to take the road
west just before Warkworth and head
over to Highway 16. It is a beautiful
valley, very green and treesy with the
odd farmlet here and there. Do you
remember the smell of burning trees out
in the country? Well we drove through
a cloud of smoke and it was so good I
flipped up my visor to get another good
whiff before we were past it. We passed
quite a number of bikers going through
the valley heading in the other direction
towards Warkworth out for a ride on this
great day. It was a brilliant ride apart
from about 4km of gravel in the middle
somewhere, road upgrading by the look
of it. Not heavy metal though and easy
to ride through (so I was later told). I
think “him up front” could feel me sit
upright and deadly still on the back.
Other than that the road was good, not
much traffic either way, nice sweeping
bends and a few tighter ones then it was
back on to Highway 16 past the lookout
up and over the hill and back to the
Kaukapakapa/Helensville intersection
where we headed left through
Kaukapakapa back to Dairy Flat, Albany
and home again. It wasn’t that bad at
all. Feel the fear and do it anyway. A
motto I try to keep in mind whenever I
feel stalled for whatever reason.
Let’s hope next Sunday is another fine
day so that we can do it all over again!
And this time meet up with some old
friends as well!!.
Vivienne Hawken (pillion to Hawk)
April 2005
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BIKES FOR SALE
03
418
2078
or
[email protected]
R850R Black, 18 months old,
11,000km, BMW heated handgrips,
BMW luggage racks, single-seat option,
Givi screen, Excellent condition, $17,000
Contact Sue 027 280 1521. (1)
R1100RS, 1993, 33,000km, ABS,
heated grips, great condition. $9500ono
Phone Dave (06)7550688. (1)
BMW R1100RT 1996 Mint condition, expat, 20K miles (30K KM). Main dealer
serviced, full luggage kit comprising side
panniers with linings and top box, full
factory spec plus mongoose alarm
system and intercom. Age and mortality
forces reluctant sale, $13,000, Phone 09
422 0004 or 021 645 341. (1)
BMW R80RT 1986 Excellent nick, full
BMW panniers, 72,000km faithfully
maintained, no outstanding known
maintenance issues. Fully Regd and
WOF, genuine classic. I am only selling
as I have bought a F650GS. Ph John
0800 160 861 [email protected]
(1)
R1100RT 2000, 21,000km in Metallic
Green. Excellent condition. Heated grips,
cruise control, electric screen, ABS, head
protectors, alarm and immobiliser, BMW
side panniers and top box, tank bag with
map pocket, Radio fittings (no radio)>
Asking $18,000 pr p/x an older R/K plus
cash.
E.mail
[email protected]
or Ph 07 863 4792 or 027 444 1256 (Bay
of Plenty) (1)
R100R 1993 78,000km 2 owners, BMW
panniers and Givi top box. Excellent
condition, $7,000 ph 03 385 8698 or
e.mail [email protected] (1)
BMW F650CS Scarver. Dec 2002
model. Fully optioned-ABS, heated grips,
hazard lights, power socket, low seat.
Gold-orange colour. 4500kms, mint
condition, one owner. Cost $18,000 new
with extras, selling for $11,995. Contact
Faye 06 3688 359 or email [email protected]. Personalized
plate ‘BMWCS’ available separately. (2)
K75C 1986 69,000km green, 3 owners,
I have owned it since 1991. Excellent
cond, serviced regularly, new rear tyre,
panniers and top box, tank cover and
genuine high screen. $5,200 Ph Barry
email R1150GS 2000, 35,000km Silver with
(2) BMW Panniers, GIVI Top Box, excellent
R1200C Avant-garde 2002. Colour is
Dust Metallic (not available in NZ). Only
10,000kms and just been serviced.
Ordered to owners specifications.
Panniers and inserts, touring handlebars
and heated grips, screen, extremely
comfortable passenger seat. Registered
until Sept, WOF until Oct. Absolutely
pristine condition. Can email photos if
required. $22,500 Ph Phil 021 534 517
or email [email protected] (2)
K1200RS 2001. Black with bags and top
box. 2 X owners. 14,000kms.
Immaculate condition. $22,500 ono Ph
07 542 2733. (2)
R1150RT in beautiful Garnet Red. This
is a 2003 model with all the goodies that
come with a new BMW. Distance
traveled is 9810km. Bike was purchased
so Margaret & I could comfortably tour
the Mainland and enjoy the Rally at
Arthur’s Pass, which we did. $24,995.00
Ph/Fx 09 836 3372
email
[email protected] (2)
R1100RT 2000, 31800kms. Has the
top box and radio fittings (no radio)
along with usual RT appointments, in
excellent condition with customised
seat, serviced. Asking $18,995. Phone
Garry 06 756 7451 or 021 159 5391 email [email protected] (3)
R1150R Oct 2003, 1 owner from new,
red, twin spark, BMW screen and head
protectors, Pack Rack, new tyres,
13500kms very good condition, BMW
warranty until Oct 2005, pos trade for
large Kawasaki (V-twin Nomad or four
cyl?) $18,250 ono Mark 07 823 9242.
(3)
F650 1997 34,500km, Red, excellent
condition with full service history. Comes
with two black BMW side panniers.
Serviced Nov 2004 with new tyres,
battery and chain. $7,200. Phone: 07
543 4779. (3)
R1100R 1996 42,000km ABS, heated
grips, panniers, tank bag, owned since
new. Fitted with S fairing and Harris pipe
with original headlight, handle bars and
exhaust $12,500 Ph Richard on 06 356
1589 or e-mail [email protected].
(3)
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condition, Ph David 021 924 133, A/H
09 527 6721 or
e-mail [email protected] (3)
PARTS FOR SALE
K1200RS Remus Exhaust (Complete
system) in excellent condition.Great
sound upgrade and weight reduction for
your “K”. Replacement cost over $1,500;
sell for $500. Also available are lower
pi;;ion footrest adaptors for the long
legged pillion - $100. Phone Bryan on
07 838-0340 or 021 734-096. (1)
R100RS Complete exhaust system in
very good condition $250. Spare blade
good order $20
Lower right fairing panel (pearl colour)
new $50. Splitter unit with matching pair
of choke cables new $50. Phone Charlie
03 388 1842. (2)
Helmet BMW Evo 54-55 Piermont Red,
as new hardly worn. Phone Terry 09 521
1467 or 027 498 2971 $840. (2)
Inner Bags (BMW) Suit all late model
BMW Panniers $100 pair. Ph 07 577
9778. (2)
For: /5-/7 New voltage regulator/rectifier
$100 - New 11/16 inch Piston for a
Master cylinder $80.00 - New unpainted
RS fairing part (in front of engine) $50.00
- Used rear shocks $50.00 pair Phone
Tony at work 09 636 4600. (3)
Snap on Harley Davidson 90th
anniversary tool chest/roll cab. H 1.420,
W 860, D 460, socket tray & 17 drawers.
Stored for 10 years, very tidy, $7500
Contact
Max
09
431
6944
[email protected]. (3)
K1200RS side panels and bellypandolphin blue- F650 tank surround red,
R1100S side panels, very minor
damage, yellow, other fibreglass bits all
about half primer price. Walter de Beurs,
e-mail
Wanting to swap seats F650 (93-99).
Have low seat, need high (regular)
version Uli, Ph Mattias 025 477 610. (3)
R850R Black, 18 months old, 11,000km,
BMW heated handgrips, BMW luggage
racks, single-seat option, Givi screen,
Excellent condition, $17,000 Contact
Sue 027 280 1521. (1)
April 2005
BMW R1100RT 1996 Mint condition, expat, 20K miles (30K KM). Main dealer
serviced, full luggage kit comprising side
panniers with linings and top box, full
factory spec plus mongoose alarm
system and intercom. Age and mortality
forces reluctant sale, $13,000, Phone 09
422 0004 or 021 645 341. (1)
BMW R80RT 1986 Excellent nick, full
BMW panniers, 72,000km faithfully
maintained, no outstanding known
maintenance issues. Fully Regd and
WOF, genuine classic. I am only selling
as I have bought a F650GS. Ph John
0800 160 861 [email protected]
(1)
R1100RT 2000, 21,000km in Metallic
Green. Excellent condition. Heated grips,
cruise control, electric screen, ABS, head
protectors, alarm and immobiliser, BMW
side panniers and top box, tank bag with
map pocket, Radio fittings (no radio)>
Asking $18,000 pr p/x an older R/K plus
cash.
E.mail
[email protected]
or Ph 07 863 4792 or 027 444 1256 (Bay
of Plenty) (1)
dismantled, washed with Sno Seal sport
wash and reassembled, deceased
estate & too big for me $500, contact
Max 09 431 6944 [email protected]
(3)
BMW Madison Gore-Tex suit colour
red, green and blue, old suit but still good
size 050 will fit 40inch chest and 34 waist
5.11ft $500.00
$650 Ph Nevin on 07 542 0299 or 0274 BMW Gore-Tex boots, new traveller
boots grey & black size 40 = 7 $300
719
404
or
e-mail Ph 09 438 8778 wk or 09 943 6266 hm.
(3)
R100RS/RT factory exhaust system with
integral catalytic converter in unmarked
WANTED TO BUY
condition. Comes complete with clamps
and rubber mounting points $250 Ph
Nevin 07 542 0299 or 0274 719 404 or Good second-hand Complete petrolcap
assembly to suit R1150RT.Ph Mac,
e-mail [email protected] (3)
0272378197 (2)
R100R 1993 78,000km 2 owners, BMW
panniers and Givi top box. Excellent
condition, $7,000 ph 03 385 8698 or
e.mail [email protected] (1)
Factory Panniers for R1100/1150R, RS,
GS, RT & S models, These panniers are
late model and in immaculate condition
and would suit anyone wanting to add
quality water proof luggage to their BMW.
CLOTHES FOR SALE
Clover Hydro Jacket size M. Matching
trousers with braces size Italy 50, USA
34, inside leg 800, originally purchased
6 yrs ago for nearly $3000 and hardly
used, maybe 5000kms at most. Recently
BIRD’S EYE VIEW OF....
R1200RT
K1200S
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R1200ST
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