HOW-TO GUIDE DVD:

Adventure Motorcycling in

NEW ZEALAND

Halfway around the world, you'll find spectacular riding and friendly locals. Use this DVD to find out what you need to know to ride this dramatic island country, as well as information on guided tours, motorcycle rentals and accommodations.

DVD Detail
ITEM# MTDs-NZ
FORMAT: DVD, NTSC
RUNNING TIME: 35 minutes

This item usually ships within 48-hours via USPS. Delivery typically 8-10 days (US & Canada), 10-15 days to Europe and everywhere else.

PARTIAL LIST OF TOPICS DISCUSSED ON THIS DVD:

• Why Motorcycle New Zealand?
• Best Time of Year to Go
• Motorcycle Rentals
• Guided Tour vs. Solo Trips
• Trip Budget Tips
• Accomodations Suggestions
• Landscape and Geography
• Riding Conditions to Expect
• What to Bring - What NOT to Bring
• Best Books and Web site Resources
• and much more...

In this DVD...

Two separate interviews with seasoned motorcyclists, Zigy Kaluzny and Jim & Joey Lattimore, discussing their experiences riding in NEW ZEALAND.

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Zigy Kaluzny

Zigy Kaluzny, only started riding at the age of 44; admittedly previously leery of motorcycles, he now says, "motorcycling changed my life." He bought his first motorcycle, a 1984 BMW R65LS, even before he could ride it home. He has ridden only BMWs and is on his 7th of that marque, an R1150GS.

His experiences and travels reflect the truth of the change that motorcycling has effected in his life: he has been an MSF RiderCoach — "I wanted to give back some of what motorcycling has given me" — and has spent months touring Europe, during which trip he took both the BMW Enduro school at Hechlingen and the BMW track school at Nurburgring; has travelled to Alaska, repeatedly toured extensively across the western US and the Canadian Rockies, and most recently spent two months riding New Zealand on an R1100GS. "When I returned," he noted, "I would have packed up and moved there without a second thought. Of all the places I have been, it is the best: people, roads, food, places, and a sense of safety on the road that I have never experienced anywhere else."

More than anything else, he says, "Since I was never very good at sports, I have found that motorcycling is the one thing I can do that allows me to feel the equal of other men in this culture."

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Jim and Joey Lattimore

Jim Lattimore did not grow up with motorcycles, but while serving in the US Army in Vietnam, he made special note of how the locals used two-wheeled scooters and moped type machines to go everywhere and to haul just about anything with them. He vowed that someday he’d try to get involved with motorcycling.

After returning to the USA, finishing school and enjoying a very successful business career, Jim retired at the age of 52 to devote as much time as possible to riding motorcycles with his wife Joey. With a seldom seen passion for riding, Jim has accumulated over 750,000 miles riding in 74 countries around the world. From his home base in Franklin, TN, he and Joey enjoy trips to the Alps, the Colorado Rockies, and the wonderful backroads of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Jim and Joey have a special affection for New Zealand pointing out the beautiful mountainous country, the clean crisp air, and the meandering, well kept roads with little traffic.

Jim is a former national enduro competitor and frequent entrant in observed trials meets across the country. He has been honored as the National Ambassador for Discover Today’s Motorcycling, an arm of the Motorcycle Industry Council, and is an annual participant in the Colorado 500 which he declares to be the best organized, and most enjoyable motorcycling event in the country.

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