Hobbit Odyssey Day 3: Ferry ride We are sitting on the Interislander Ferry heading to the South Island of New...
There is nirvana around every corner in New Zealand. That’s my verdict after riding the long way on Harley-Davidson motorcycles from Dunedin to...
How could a Hobbit Odyssey of New Zealand be complete without a trip to the Hobbit Movie Set at Hobbiton? Our very first day in Middle Earth consisted of a tour of beautiful Auckland, a Ring Burner burger at Burger Fuel, picking up a Harley Road King at Auckland Harley-Davidson...
New Zealand offers some of the world’s best motorbike roads and a large number of postcard-worthy routes, begging you to...
From a sad and glum Greymouth to streams lined with bright wildflowers, from squally seaside rain to sparkling sunny lakesides,...
Wheelies Are Easy With 690cc Aaaaaaaah! There’s literally nothing I get more excited for than supermoto news! I don’t own one, and it sure took me a long time to come around to liking them, but supermoto and Hypermotard motorcycles are up there for my favourite type of bikes available....
The inaugural Iron Run motorcycle rally is being held in Queenstown, New Zealand, in March so we are stayed an...
The best word of advice I’ve received about riding in New Zealand is that if it’s wet on one coast,...
From King of the Road to King of the Castle, today we have ventured across Central Otago to the east coast and opulent Scottish settings. Day 9 of our 14-day Hobbit Odyssey tour of New Zealand on a Harley Road King has been yet another feast of varied countryside, engaging...
The roads around Invercargill are not all that exciting and the weather is usually horrible, but there are still some great...
“How long will it take to get to Milford Sound,” Mrs MBW asks Phil, the service station attendant in Te...
If it’s experience you want when you travel to New Zealand, you should probably consider Te Waipounamu Motorcycle Tours. Te Wai, as it is called, is one the the oldest motorcycle tour companies in the world and certainly the oldest in New Zealand, according to Aussie Peter Colwell, who is...
Are Kiwi drivers the most courteous and considerate in the world to motorcyclists? We are five days into our 14-day...
Riding in New Zealand is all about the twisties and today we have had a big slice of twisty heaven!...
Nothing beats local knowledge when you’re riding overseas and today we have an old friend in Christchurch who reveals the treasures of the riding roads down the Banks Peninsula to Akaroa and the secrets of Quake City. It’s day 11 of our Hobbit Odyssey tour of New Zealand on a...
Today we head to New Zealand for two short weeks to explore mainly the South Island by motorcycle. We’ve ridden...
I have returned to Australia after a two-week motorcycle tour through New Zealand with new opinions of Kiwis and their...
When the co-founder of New Zealand’s oldest motorcycle tour company recommends a road as one of his favourites you know you are in for a crescendo to finish your Kiwi tour. Day 14 of our Hobbit Odyssey motorcycle tour of the North and South islands on a Harley-Davidson Road King...
If anything symbolises the majestic beauty of New Zealand, it’s Mt Cook as viewed across the azure waters of Lake...
Despite only travelling 255km today, we hopped from cold and windy misty mountains in the Lord of the Rings Fiorland...
Even the Dakar Rally riders get a rest day, so we’ve programmed in a short ride today to recover on our 14-day Hobbit Odyssey tour of New Zealand aboard a Harley Road King. Riding every day for the past 11 days has exhausted our sense of beauty with the ever-changing...
Even when we are just expecting a transport stage in our two-week Hobbit Odyssey, New Zealand surprises us. Day 13...
Have you ever lost luggage off the back of your bike? It’s a shattering feeling and we experienced it on...
As we cruise back into Auckland at the end of our two-week Hobbit Odyssey to return the trusty Harley Road King, we think back on the best and worst of summer riding in New Zealand. The Good: 1 Scenery. There really are no boring parts; at least we didn’t see...