Tag Archives | BMW

Knackered in Nicaragua

By Gareth Morgan on April 8, 2011 in South of the Border

Don’t get me wrong – it’s a great country. We are loving Leon especially – not too large a city and lots of cool folk here doing neat things. Like fellow New Zealander Conor fromGisborne who right now is running this not-for-profit tourist operation, the profits from which are spent on the disadvantaged kids of […]

Gareth’s bike has stopped, his moto is roto.

By Jo Morgan on April 7, 2011 in South of the Border

Gareth’s trusty steed wouldn’t restart yesterday morning after a fuel stop. We had only got to the outskirts of Leon. All easy fix-it options were covered off. The kill switches were checked but as the starter motor still turned – not them. Bike immobilising alarm was checked and seemed normal. Most of my day was […]

Final day problems

By Jo Morgan on December 16, 2010 in Gringos Across the Amazon

Well we are early on the road to get to Bogota and sort the end of trip stuff that has to be done. Bike storage, getting luggage cleaned and boots scrubbed for immigration and agricultural checks back into NZ. All seems well and our GPS route matches the road signs today, a pleasant change. Heading […]

BMW’s F650GS Dakar Proves Itself Again

By Gareth Morgan on September 8, 2008 in Northern Lights – North Europe

The BMW Dakars have proved once again they are bulletproof – day after day of being flogged and not one moment’s hesitation from any of them. We’ve completed several major expedition rides on these bikes now and they have been just outstanding. Comfortable to spend all day on, strong enough to carry rider and luggage, […]

Thanks For Another Great Trip

By Gareth Morgan on August 2, 2006 in Backblocks America

These offshore motorcycle expeditions are big undertakings and there are a lot of people involved apart from the riders. Our group has got through this 29,000 km traverse of Canada, Mexico and 26 States of the US without significant mishaps to machines or people. That is a commendation to all those who helped put this […]

Rebecca

By bryan wyness on July 12, 2005 in Silkriders – Venice to Beijing

On the evening of our arrival in Beijing on Friday 8th July the New Zealand Ambassador to China, Tony Browne hosted a reception for us at the NZ Embassy in Beijing. Present were members of the local BMW owners club, together with other invited guests from the local and expatriate community. There was also a […]