20th Anniversary Icon Tiki Tour 2006
The review of the 20th Anniversary Icon Tiki Tour of the Rusty Nuts M/c is best told in the photos that the riders took on the ride. This was a particually hard ride with long days and many stops for photos at the various icons that were required. Each day had a different coloured flag required to be in the days photo. Four Riders managed to get to all the Icons listed. Day Two photos are linked to bottom of Day One and Day Three are on bottom of day two etc.
Brian Darby at the Russell flagstaff. 7am Monday 17 April 2006This is the Flagstaff that stood over the first Capital city of NZ Russell. It was cut down several times by Maori.
Rod Coe and Colin Berry showing off the first Flag - Rod was one of four riders who went on to get allthe Icons on the list and collect the most miles doing so, making him the Tiki Tour Official Hardass.
Goetz GT Vespa at the Kerikeri Stone Store - the oldest stone building in NZ
Andrew Logan at the Oliver Stretton-Pows Sculpture in the main st of Kerikeri.The 1st Artistic Icon oin the list. Art is in the eye of the beholder. I have heard it described at looking likeInorganic junk, and as a great piece representing the labour intensive machinery of the settler years.I guess both are right. It certainly is a talking point.
Steve Phillips got closest to the historic icon The Waitangi Treaty House
John Mortimers Photo at the Astistic Icon that is the Hundertwasser Public toilets at Kawakawa shows the number of riders all getting photos. the locals must have wondered what the hell was going on.
Wayne Checkley in a photo that captured all the colour of the Hundertwasser public Loo.
Andrew Logan took this photo of the plaque at Tane Mahuta. A natural Icon for New Zealanders
Tane Mahuta towers over Craig Steel as it guards the Waipoua Forrest.Having a heap of bikers visit is just another minute in the life of a 2000 year old tree.
Andrew Logan at Rauwai and the big Kumera. Wife Linda takes a good photoAnd how does he keep that bike looking so nice on a long ride.
Ivan Hindmarsh managed to not only find the Kumera at Ruawai but a whole heap of veges that liveon a verandah at the Kaipara Kumera packing plant.
Colin is measured against the Sky Tower by Deb.
Fay Bright travelling with Ross Sircombe stopped at the bottom of Barrys Point Rd to get their SkyTower picture.
David Blyde managed to get the Harbour Bridge and Sky Tower in one shot and from a very pretty park setting
Linda Logan who took many good photos features in this one with Andrew at the Avondale spider.
Ian Goodwin with the Kaiaua Seabird settled firmly on his helmet.
Deb and Colin Berry back in their hometown of Paeroa at the end of Day One
Day Two Photos Icon Tour 2006Day Two of the Icon Tiki Tour started at the Papamoa Village Park, with the 1st Icon of the day at Te Puke and ending at the Wind Wand in New Plymouth. the overnight stop was at Belt Rd Seaside motorcamp in New Plymouth.