Alan Doak

Thanks. Have seen the movie, and have seen the motorbike which lives in a hardware store in Invercargill, at the bottom of the South...

@Alan Doak, if you have Prime and a quiet evening, you might want to check out 'The World's Fastest Indian'. It's the story of Burt...

Every road in NZ is a backroad ((almost) so 340km sounds like a good compromise. Good luck in IBR. I'd like to hear about how you do...

I have done multiple IBA rides on a 2015 FJR1300ES and I don’t punch it past 300 km high speed on highway or 350 km backroads I am...

Thanks. I've decided for the purposes of planning distance rides that 340km is a happy distance.

1670km in around 22 hours, which is slow for me. A couple of things - my body is not so tired today, compared to riding the ST1300 which...

I'm a little confused here. I recently returned to an FJR, Gen III. I rode the bike until I got a LO reading on the dash, and so I...

I'm doing a 1600km Saddlesore tomorrow, in the North Island. I'll basically ride around the perimeter of the big thick part of the North...

Welcome. I've never been to New Zealand, when you go for a ride (or a weekend trip), do you cover most of your island?

Shortest route end-to-end is 2,000 km (including a ferry). With LOTS in between (don't think riding would be any more repetitive than...

Welcome aboard from the great state of Texas!

NZ is two islands, imaginatively called North Island, and South Island. There is a lot of great riding here. It's true that you could...

I was searching for an ST1300 in 2013, when I needed a replacement ride. Test rode both at a nearby dealership and chose the FJR hands...

Aaaah the rugby country , Welcome , and it looks that there are a bunch of old grumpy FJR riders willing to visit you. :D

Thanks for having me! Thanks! I've already discovered a lot of good info on here!