The 2014 North Island 1,600The very first North Island 1,600 rolled out of Turangi from 1:00pm on Saturday 11 October 2014.
A field of 37 riders primed and ready for new some roads and experiences, with 32 completing the ride. The routeHere's the route map, officially unveiled at
7:00pm on Friday 10 October 2014. This route features some roads unridden by previous 1,600km events, namely the Gentle Annie (Taihape-Napier Rd) as that wasn't fully sealed when the Rusty Nuts were running the Grand Challenge event. Also, the little foray into some Wairarapa back-roads and down to Ngawi, which represents as far south as one can go, on sealed roads, in the North Island. Rider NotesThe attached file is the Rider Notes booklet issued at the same time as the route map was unveiled.
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Video Library
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The ride over the Gentle Annie by Long John
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Slideshow compiled from Rider Photos
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Links to Rider Stories
John Maroulis: https://longjohnbiker.weebly.com/old-blog/2014-north-island-1600
Andrew Thomson: https://banditrider.blogspot.com/2014/10/north-island-1600-quick-update.html
https://banditrider.blogspot.com/2014/10/ni1600-write-up.html
Andrew Thomson: https://banditrider.blogspot.com/2014/10/north-island-1600-quick-update.html
https://banditrider.blogspot.com/2014/10/ni1600-write-up.html
Andrew Thomson's rider report is here: http://banditrider.weebly.com/2014-ni1600.html
Rider Feedback
The inaugural NI1600 was a well organised and executed event from a riders perspective. Scrutineering was an education for bike owners.
We arrived in Turangi on Friday to see some familiar faces and some new. And the ride?, we had a blast. An unexpected journey, there and back! We got to see some special locations. On our way home today we rode again some of the route. It was that good.
A big thank you to the organisers, the scrutineers, the checkpoint marshals and especially the band of backroom helpers who made this event memorable. Thanks too to the other riders who are a great bunch of people. Hope to be there next time.
Al Keane
Upper Hutt
We arrived in Turangi on Friday to see some familiar faces and some new. And the ride?, we had a blast. An unexpected journey, there and back! We got to see some special locations. On our way home today we rode again some of the route. It was that good.
A big thank you to the organisers, the scrutineers, the checkpoint marshals and especially the band of backroom helpers who made this event memorable. Thanks too to the other riders who are a great bunch of people. Hope to be there next time.
Al Keane
Upper Hutt
Photo Library
The first of our rider photo galleries are available for inspection...
(To operate the picture viewer, click on the big left-hand image and either use the Play control or scroll through with the forwards or backwards buttons)
(To operate the picture viewer, click on the big left-hand image and either use the Play control or scroll through with the forwards or backwards buttons)
Roger Allen's Album
Jane Chisnall & Brett Sangster's Album
