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Well I'm off to NZ for the winter. booked the flight just need to get out there and buy a bike.
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Good on yer. Keep us all updated
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just need to get out there and buy a bike.
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Good place to buys bikes is HERE, you need to be a member.
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Looks good thanks for that. Any other advice on how to get insurance as a non resident etc.
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Any other advice on how to get insurance as a non resident etc.
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The Kiwi community here will know best.
My experience ? well, I don't know what this company are like nowadays, but back in 2007 they did me proud after a nasty "off" riding along a NZ gravel road.
No quibble claim settlement. I was very impressed.
Classic Cover Insurance
Good luck
Keith
PS - I was/am same as you, e.g. a Brit ('Pom' .. get used to it!) riding a NZ-registered bike bought by me to explore The land of the long white cloud.
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Thanks I have emailed them
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You lucky stiff !
I've toured NZ a couple of times by moto. Amazing place to go riding.
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As mentioned by another poster, TradeMe is a good place to start looking for a bike, unless you want to do a buy-back arrangement - there are a few dealers, especially in the South Island who can do that.
Look forward to your updates. NZ's a great place to ride (excepting around here today where we're getting torrential rain and/or hail!)...
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I'm planning on getting to NZ after Christmas too... Just got to get out of Russia, into and out of Korea and across Aus to get there! lol
Have a good trip
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Originally Posted by Beatnik Bedouin
As mentioned by another poster, TradeMe is a good place to start looking for a bike, unless you want to do a buy-back arrangement - there are a few dealers, especially in the South Island who can do that.
Look forward to your updates. NZ's a great place to ride (excepting around here today where we're getting torrential rain and/or hail!)...
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The dealers don't seem very helpful not many have replied and those that have clearly don't read the emails properly lol.
I have found this Find Motorcycles for Sale NZ | Motorcycle Trader New Zealand looks ok.
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Martin - it might be worthwhile signing-up to the Kiwi Biker board and asking a few questions about sourcing the right bike for you on the site's forum.
Link: Kiwi Biker - New Zealand Biker Forums
WARNING: some, well quite a few actually, of the inmates on KB are definitely barking .. but the majority are helpful blokes.
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Welcome to NZ's motor trade, where service is considered some kind of expletive.
Even those of us who live locally find dealing with the Trade an often frustrating experience. I don't think buying and insuring something suitable will pose a problem, however, and there's plenty of decent machinery around for you to choose from.
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I have tried to set up an account on Trademe. Even though i had a valid NZ address and phone number they would not let me create an account as I was logging in from the UK.
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I have tried to set up an account on Trademe. Even though i had a valid NZ address and phone number they would not let me create an account as I was logging in from the UK.
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The company does that to keep the spammers/scammers at bay. At least you can get an idea as to what's available.
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