The roads around Invercargill are not all that exciting and the weather is usually horrible, but there are still some great...
How could a Hobbit Odyssey of New Zealand be complete without a trip to the Hobbit Movie Set at Hobbiton?...
New Zealand offers some of the world’s best motorbike roads and a large number of postcard-worthy routes, begging you to explore on your motorbike. While many people opt to explore these locations by car, we all know there is no better way to do it than on a motorbike. What...
When the co-founder of New Zealand’s oldest motorcycle tour company recommends a road as one of his favourites you know...
Today we head to New Zealand for two short weeks to explore mainly the South Island by motorcycle. We’ve ridden...
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 Invercargill in New Zealand’s South Island. We’re part of a media and VIP ride to the Iron Run rally in Queenstown being organised by Harley-Davidson Australia and New Zealand through...
Even when we are just expecting a transport stage in our two-week Hobbit Odyssey, New Zealand surprises us. Day 13...
Even the Dakar Rally riders get a rest day, so we’ve programmed in a short ride today to recover on...
From a sad and glum Greymouth to streams lined with bright wildflowers, from squally seaside rain to sparkling sunny lakesides, from straight and boring roads to the highest road in New Zealand that challenges the Stelvio Pass for excitement … This is day five of our 14-day Hobbit Odyssey motorcycle...
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...
Are Kiwi drivers the most courteous and considerate in the world to motorcyclists? We are five days into our 14-day Hobbit Odyssey motorcycle trip around New Zealand and I am inclined to believe they are. It’s not a belief from just five days of riding here, but seven trips across...
Despite only travelling 255km today, we hopped from cold and windy misty mountains in the Lord of the Rings Fiorland...
If anything symbolises the majestic beauty of New Zealand, it’s Mt Cook as viewed across the azure waters of Lake...
Hobbit Odyssey Day 3: Ferry ride We are sitting on the Interislander Ferry heading to the South Island of New Zealand after three days in the North Island on our Hobbit Odyssey tour. The first three days have been adventurous with a lost pannier on the second day, but the...
“How long will it take to get to Milford Sound,” Mrs MBW asks Phil, the service station attendant in Te...
As we cruise back into Auckland at the end of our two-week Hobbit Odyssey to return the trusty Harley Road...
Have you ever lost luggage off the back of your bike? It’s a shattering feeling and we experienced it on only our second of 14 days on a Hobbit Odyssey motorcycle tour of New Zealand. We rode into smelly RotoVegas (how the locals refer to Rotorua), marvelling at the geysers...
Wheelies Are Easy With 690cc Aaaaaaaah! There’s literally nothing I get more excited for than supermoto news! I don’t own...
If it’s experience you want when you travel to New Zealand, you should probably consider Te Waipounamu Motorcycle Tours. Te...
I have returned to Australia after a two-week motorcycle tour through New Zealand with new opinions of Kiwis and their gorgeous country. What a friendly bunch they are. They are the most welcoming nationality I have encountered … Apart from the cranky lady at the Auckland transport information desk who told...
From King of the Road to King of the Castle, today we have ventured across Central Otago to the east...
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, it doesn’t take long to ride across to the other side of the island and bask in sunshine! I received that sage advice in 2015 while on the ferry from...