Day None – TT2000 2016 – Planning TT2000 time has come around again and for me planning starts very early. This year like others there are 4 mystery locations to find so I started out trying to find these. Mystery #3 was very easy for me to find and it did not take long with google to find the snow… Read more »
Weather up to this point had been perfect if a little warm at times. This was about to change for the worse. First stop was to be Yellands estate and then a red shed at Ward. There was a bit of drizzle at times but nothing really bad and sitting behind the big BMW fairing I was staying dry. Next… Read more »
Day 2 was to start at 6am but woke up early and was packed and away by 5:30am. First stop was going to be mystery location #1 and the bridge. Got there and it was still dark so had a bit of problem getting a good photo. Wasn’t going to wait the 45 minutes for sun rise so it would… Read more »
Well it was time to head off with the bike all packed up and GPS was loaded with the routes and check points. The start at Wanganui was only an hour away from home so didn’t leave until 10:30am for a leisurely ride down. Stopped to fill up at Wanganui and got my first fright. After filling up and pulling… Read more »
TT2000 2015 – Planning TT2000 time had rolled around again so once the web site came live put my fee in and grabbed the files. Decided to do the North Island one and entered my VFR1200 for the deed. Since then I have changed my bike to a BMW R1200RT which has all the goodies on it. Been taking it… Read more »