Bandit Rider
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Welcome to the Bandit Rider Blog. I am Andrew Thomson. I am a very keen motorcyclist from New Zealand and my idea of fun is getting out on my bikes to enjoy the great motorcycling on offer here in New Zealand. The types of rides I enjoy tend to be more of the long-distance touring & endurance events but I also enjoy adventure riding, short squirts, group rides and charity rides. You will find..
Bandit Rider
2d ago
Ok, so at least one person wanted more buggy stuff...How's about this slideshow I made up for the chaps at the work - pics and just a few video snips:PS: had another outing in the buggy the weekend before last ..read more
Bandit Rider
1w ago
Ok, I should be writing up a wee ride from two weeks ago - but, I've been busy.Colin and I are about three weeks back from another South Island adventure. This time around we took his Can-Am Maverick down and joined up with 6 other buggies for 6 days of magic mahem in the Central Otago region.We had an absolute ball and covered quite a few tracks that we've done before on the WR's but it ..read more
Bandit Rider
3w ago
On Sunday I had the chance to tag along for just a wee bit (500 or so km) of yet another IBA ride that Chris and Stella were attempting. Not happy with having completed a SS1600 (that incorporated this years NI800 route) on Good Friday, they had decided to do the NI1600 (having ridden the special NI1600 Super Twisty on the day), but with a couple of twists...First, they decided to start and ..read more
Bandit Rider
1M ago
Popped over to the folks for a visit and took a slightly longer route home. Tried out Sport mode, think I like it ..read more
Bandit Rider
1M ago
You'll never guess but I've actually finished the write-up! Record time eh?Here it be: http://banditrider.weebly.com/2024-tt2000.htmlOh, and we followed up the 350km on Sunday morning with a wee ride up SH1 to Kaikoura (approx 590km including one 445km hop where we didn't get off the bikes) in the afternoon ..read more
Bandit Rider
1M ago
Yeah, it's all about the TT2000 at the moment. And as far as I'm concerned that's just great!I thought that having just finished teh '24 event that I should definitely get my '23 write-up done. Actually, it's not that slack of me as we only just completed it in October...Without further ado, here it is: 2023 TT2000 ..read more
Bandit Rider
2M ago
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Bandit Rider
4M ago
...two photo stops on a short ride from Feilding to home...How did this make it in here ..read more