KLR Ramblers

05/09/2026

Me time.

26/08/2026

A ride to Rotorua during the winter is kind of a standard feature of the year for me. I could extend the weekend with an extra day this time and made a “detour” to touch a bit of the western side of the Bay of Plenty region. So, I left the city on Friday morning, and my adventure began at the Island Block Road exit of SH1 just south of Auckland.

Read the full ride report on our website with more photos from the ride here: https://klrramblers.wordpress.com/2026/08/26/hot-pool-ride-2026-2/

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26/08/2026

The day ride in August was fantastic! The couple of rainy days leading up to the weekend made sure that we didn’t need to eat the dust of the road, and the fine day made the roads just right for a good ride.
Nine of us met at the petrol station in the morning, and a few more joined us at the cafe. We had a good chat about motorcycles, life and everything, then headed back home.
I truly enjoyed the day, and I hope everyone else had just as good a time as me.
Check out Dean’s video about the ride because I was busy enjoying the ride and the company and didn’t take many pictures. He is a much better story teller than I am anyway. :-)

In this video I do a group ride organised by Andrew from KLR Ramble...

26/08/2026

The day ride for this month was fantastic! The couple of rainy days leading up to the weekend made sure that we didn't need to eat the dust of the road, and the fine day made the roads just right for a good ride.

Nine of us met at the petrol station in the morning, and a few more joined us at the cafe. We had a good chat about motorcycles, life and everything, then headed back home.

I truly enjoyed the day, and I hope everyone else had just as good a time as me.

Check out Dean's video about the ride because I was busy enjoying the ride and the company and didn't take many pictures. He is a much better story teller than I am anyway. :-)

In this video I do a group ride organised by Andrew from KLR Ramble...

18/08/2026

I will ride from McLaren Falls Park to Rotorua on Saturday, 22 August 2026. The weather is going to be good enough that I can invite you to ride with me. Contact me through our website if you are interested in riding with me, or catch up in Rotorua at the Pig & Whistle in the evening.

Contact: https://klrramblers.wordpress.com/contact/

Map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1i3na9U_bVZo3e9QFnVBAJm4Rtf-J0R0&usp=sharing

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13/08/2026

Hi everyone, looking for some advice,
I am planning to camp at McLaren Falls Park and wondering which campsite you would recommend?
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=118z-rmlNO6B2Sc8NArKWD5Fs1SkplLk&usp=sharing
Any particular sites with a nice view, good privacy, or that are just better than the others?
Would appreciate any recommendations or tips. Thanks!

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10/08/2026

Check out the map attached to this post.
Are you living somewhere in the area marked with red color? I have good news for you! You are living less than 100 km riding away from the Nikau Cave and Cafe. That is an easy distance to ride to and from the cafe. Let’s meet there at 11 a.m. on Saturday, 15 August 2026.

Pick your favorite route and we can have a warm drink, a bite, and a chat together.

Personally, I will start my ride from the GAS petrol station at Pokeno at 9 a.m.

For more details, GPX files, and a map, check out the post on our website. https://klrramblers.wordpress.com/2026/08/10/klr-ramblers-ride-august-2026/

27/07/2026

July ride report

It is Sunday, and it’s raining cats and dogs outside. If I can stay inside my warm and comfortable home, I do that. No one wants to go out in this kind of weather, let alone ride a motorcycle.

We were so lucky with the weather on Saturday. I am not saying that the weather couldn’t have been different or better, but considering the time of year – namely, that it’s winter – it was as good as it can get.

When the three of us met at the petrol station in Wellsford, we knew that we would get everything from the weather gods that day. We started in pretty good conditions, but it soon became windy. Then it started to rain, which lasted for five minutes. Then the sun came out, and the wind dried us in no time, just for us to get wet again. This loop continued all the way to Birds Beach, where we had a quick break.

There are a few things that are not easy to capture in photographs. Two of those are temperature and wind, and I am certainly not good enough to capture the cold and the wind in stills. Maybe the gloves on the ground are a telling sign.

Anyway, from Birds Beach we headed back to Port Albert for a coffee, where we sat out a longer spell of heavy rain before riding back towards Wellsford.

Overall, it was a ride that tested us a bit, but we definitely had fun and stayed safe all the way.

Thank you for riding with me.

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22/07/2026

KLR Ramblers ride – July 2026

The weather looks like it’s going to be typical winter riding weather, but it will not keep me at home. Join us for a shorter ride around Tapora.

Starting from Wellsford, we’ll ride to Birds Beach through Burma Rd and Okahukura Rd, then back to the Port Albert General Store for a fish and chips lunch. I think this 82 km route will be enough.

There is no GPX file for this ride right now, but a map and all the details are available on the website.

https://klrramblers.wordpress.com/2026/07/22/klr-ramblers-ride-july-2026/

P.S.: If you want a GPX file, message me through the contact form on the website.

13/07/2026

A fantastic winter long-weekend ride through Northland gravel roads. I've posted the full ride report and photos, on our website. Check it out if you're looking for ideas for your next moto camping adventure.

https://klrramblers.wordpress.com/2026/07/13/in-the-dead-of-winter-tour-report/

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