Welcome!
Welcome to honu.nz, my space on the internet to write about all things motorcycles and related topics. I'm a 40 something year old Kiwi bloke who loves to ride. I commute year round by motorbike and try and get away on 2~3 good long rides per year. I've gone through many motorcycle generes over the years, cutting my teeth on two stroke Japanese sports bikes (TV200, NSR250 MC18) before moving on to larger 4 strokes (FZR400, ZX6R, ZXR750R) and then as I got older going to more upright (read comfortable!) bikes (Moto Guzzi V7II, Buell Ulysses). I'm currently really into ADV riding - long trips away with luggage, gravel roads and remote camping spots, so I'm sure I'll end up getting a smaller more dirt capable bike sometime in the future.
Anyway - that's a bit about me, I'll try and add to this blog over time with some of my thoughts on things like tyres, bike sizes etc. Lets see if I actually manage to update it as frequently as I'd like ;-)
About
This is a space for me to write about motorcycles and related topics. The name "Honu" comes from the Maori word
"Tortoise" so I thought it was a fitting name for a blog about riding, sometimes long distances! I'm a 40 something
year old Kiwi who loves to ride, especially multi day trips off the beaten path.