Bike Week NZ is a new event on the calendar catering to motorcyclists with a sense of adventure and a thirst for fresh horizons.
The dates above for our 2nd year are provisional – these will be confirmed before the end of April, so think about your holday plans to include Bike Week NZ number 2!
Bannockburn is an historic old gold town in Central Otago, known better now for the brilliant Pinot’s produced by its many local winemakers. Called ‘The Heart of the Desert’ the small community nestles in hills overlooking the magnificent Kawarau River where it flows into the upper reaches of the Clyde Dam. Surrounded by often snow clad peaks Bannockburn is ideally situated to offer some of the very best road and off road riding in the world.
Bike Week will give you the opportunity to get into places on your adventure bike that you will never forget or to take part in road rides through spectacular Southern landscapes on the emptiest highways in the country.
When:
The inaugural Bike Week is scheduled to run between Sunday January 29th and Friday February 3rd 2012. It is preceded by the popular Woodstock Rally (25-27 Jan) at Hokitika hosted by the West Coast Touring Motorcycle Club and followed by the Vincent County Rally (1-3 Feb) at Alexandra hosted by BRONZ Otago. This allows those fortunate enough to take the time to attend three top South Island rally events in just ten days.
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Where:
Base Camp will be the famous old Bannockburn Hotel, where Tim Hanna, author of the books ‘John Britten’, ‘One Good Run – The Legend of Burt Munro and ‘Kim – The Kiwi On The König’ is now the publican.
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Camping and other accommodation will be available from Sunday through to Thursday inclusive. Please check out the accommodation tab for all options.