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Glad to help out, hope you have a safe and enjoyable crossing! 😎🤘

Glad you found it useful. Hope you have a good crossing 😎🤘

cheers mate, bridge is still there and traffic still gets a little heavy from time to time but there's no place like home eh ? 😎🤘

Yeah, we rode back on Sunday. It rained most of the way and we hit some heavy traffic when we come over the top of the Bombays and had a slow ride from there lane splitting until we got to the bridge. All part of the adventure 😎🤘

​@@HughBeRidingI was telling my wife that was hughberiding

haha, yeah it was a 50/50 coin toss. Next time !

I know right, what an anomaly 🤣

It was a great day, it's always fun getting onto interesting roads that you have never travelled before and this was my first taste of SH43. And yes, the evidence in this video shows those Sport Glides are fire crackers in the twisties 😎

cheers, glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching 😎

Yes, the bar has been raised for 2026 😎

My first time out there and it won't be the last, really enjoyed the ride 😎

cheers, it's all about survival, and getting home at the end of the day.

All you need is a rod that screws together like a pool cue then it's easy to strap it on the bike and find a wharf to sling your hook 😎

Sorry for late reply, somehow missed your comments when they were made nearly two weeks ago. You're not wrong about the visibility thing at night but of course that only works if the approaching vehicle has their headlights turned on 🤣Thanks for watching

I bought a couple of basic S hook tie down sets from the local hardware store (Bunnings/Mitre10) which cost around $15 per 2pk. I found that I only used two at the front end of the bike but I carried three with me just in case one of them malfunctioned or I needed to tie it down at the rear as well. One thing I learned after a couple of crossings is I am no expert on using standard tie down ratchet sets and it was then I found out about retractable S-hook tie down sets which are basically idiot proof and I recommend them if you’re in the same situation as me. Cost a little more - about $30 for a 2 pack - but well worth the money in my opinion. On my bike I have fixed T-bars so I loop a padded Wonder Bar Strap for tie downs over the handlebar grips and secure the straps to that, one on each side connected to the deck hooks, works well without compromising the handlebars. Enjoy your crossing and the amazing South Island roads and views. Thanks for watching

@ So good! Thanks heaps for that info. Keep the shiny side up 🙌🏽 🏍️

It was a fabulous day which had everyone smiling. And yes, the other Sunday we passed through Wellsford on the way up to Dargaville 😎

Thanks for your words, you are so right. Taking part in Race4Life as a volunteer is truly humbling and unforgettable

It was the easiest thing to do with these wonderful souls, the time passed very quickly and we shared moments with so many happy people

take a look at the website, there are ways to help out as volunteers on the day. Its very enriching for the soul

yes you can with credit back etc

It was a fabulous event and we were very pleased to be a part of it. Already looking forward to next years event

Good times were had 😎

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There's always room on a ride for you if you ever find yourself back in EnZed 😎

Sounds like a fun thing to do, those super cars aren't very practical when it comes to regular roads 😅

yeah man, that's a while ago now. You need to ride up there again, the roads are all sealed right the way up to Cape Reinga although for now you need to go up on SH10 from Pakaraka because a massive chunk of SH1 through Mangamuka Gorge is still closed while they are working on slip repairs from some storm damage in 2022.

that's truth right there 😎

yeah, I was very happy to be shown this route and it definitely won't be the last time I ride it

I suppose empty roads can sometimes create a lapse in usual caution and care, no harm done

Yes it was especially for a mid winter ride, couldn't have been better

Haha, yes, it can get gusty up there sometimes. Safe riding !

Hi, that’s a radar detector. Adaptiv TPX Pro 3 is the model name. Legal to operate here in NZ. 😎

They work well and saved me from losing my license quite a fee times

Cheers TJ, it was a really good ride up to Parakao, looking forward to a repeat dose sometime 😎

It absolutely does and it was looking real fine on this particular day 😎

yeah, it's a great route up that Tangowahine Valley Road from SH14. We headed back to the smoke along the usual way though via Maungatapere and on the motorway at Otaika 😎

yes, it was a real ripper of a day, quite the unexpected gem amongst a couple of wet months 😎

you would have enjoyed this one 😎

In respect of lane splitting there was no change in the way I was riding when going past the police vehicles and any other vehicles and the commentary also makes it clear that the main thing about lane splitting is be safe and don't be a dick about it. Thanks for watching.

Hope you enjoyed your run around the loop, it’s always a good day 😎

Same as me on every count, hardly ever been stopped and as long as you lane split sensibly without putting yourself or others at risk they tend to leave you alone. Cheers 😎

Cheers, thanks for watching 😎

Yup, I have to agree, at the very least a crime of gross stupidity

Exactly 💯 😎

Thanks for watching, agree with everything you just said 😎

definitely got to look out for the imp grottos 💯 😎

exactly the sound I was going for !

@@HughBeRiding what sound is that knobbs or bobbs

Good some good film from yesterday's ride which might just make it to the TH-cams one day 🤣

yeah, it was one of those great weather late winter rides 😎

I was passing mate and looking in the rearview mirror there was no single soul being impeded by me. Strangely hardly anybody is keen to zip on past a highway patrol car which is doing 98kmh in a 100kmh zone, hence the cautionary approach.

Well spotted 😎🤘

kiaora brother Pauly, nga mihinui, I just subscribe to your karakiatubey

kiaora brother Pauly

Hi, I couldn't say whether it's "the best" setting but I use HwyNoK mode which means I won't get alerts from K-band which includes fixed speed cameras, red light cameras, mobile camera vans BUT is also used by a huge array of other GPS/Navigation/Radar devices mobile and fixed which will completely overwhelm your radar alerts. I tried it briefly and it was not a great experience. None of the penalties for those enforcement-based K-band activations include demerit points and that is the thing I am most keen to avoid. What the HwyNoK setting will pick up is Ka-band which is used in Stalker Dual Radar units deployed in enforcement vehicles all over the country and will most definitely include demerit points if you are unlucky enough to be stopped and ticketed. I suppose in the end it comes down to whether you want alerts going off ALL the time or only want the most painful stuff to be brought to your attention as you are riding along. As always, it's your own decision. Cheers.

@@HughBeRiding Thanks mate that makes sense. I live just out of Cambridge and ride Raglan, Coro loop and the epic country roads we have down here and the only alerts I have got so far have been railway crossings and travelling behind some cars as it picks up the sensors. I would imagine motorways would be very different story. I appreciate your advice. Great videos!

thanks mate, glad you enjoy them

Cheers Ian, see you on the next one 😎🤘