Off Road Adventures

Scott Columb takes out the 2012 New Zealand Supercross Championships’ Senior Lites Title

admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 03:29:08 +0000

There were a ton of thrills, plenty of spills but no real surprises when the New Zealand Supercross Championships wrapped up at Taupo on Saturday afternoon.

Queenstown’s Scott Columb completed the job he started when he dominated round one of the three-round series near Timaru just over two weeks ago, securing the MX2 supercross title with another solid performance at Taupo on Saturday and showing he will certainly be a contender when the motocross nationals kick off in South Canterbury on February 12.

Columb didn’t win the day at Taupo – that honour instead going to fellow Suzuki star Rhys Carter, of Mount Maunganui – but Columb’s 3-1-2 results at Taupo were enough to give him a whopping 18-point championship-winning margin over visiting Australian Geran Stapleton (Honda), while Carter had to settle for third overall in the Backflips Clothing-sponsored championship.

That the 28-year-old Columb should dominate the series as he did was something of a surprise considering he had been off the race scene, sidelined with injury, for nearly two years.

“I’m back, that’s for sure,” beamed Columb afterwards.

“I’m getting into shape now for the motocross nationals. I’m not quite ready for that yet, but I hope to be 100% before February.”
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Rekindled my love of bikes!

admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 03:34:08 +0000

“Thanks for a great off-road adventure. You have rekindled my love of bikes after a 15 year break from riding.

My 15 year old son surprised me with his ability to go hell for leather on the Quad bike despite not having ridden one before.

The scenery in and around Queenstown is some of the best I’ve seen in the world as it is so diverse in such a neat little package.

I really like the lack of bureaucracy, putting the responsibility right back on the users shoulders. It’s like a breath of fresh air from the cotton wool wrapping systems in Australia. Lets hope the fun police keep off your back.

Heaps of credit to the professionalism of our guide. He has a great teaching style that built my confidence while maintaining a healthy challenge that left me feeling good about what I had just achieved.”

Happy Clients – Hamish and Lindsay”

Happy times with happy families!

admin — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 20:56:23 +0000

Off Road Adventures provides a little training for English Rugby Team player Matt Banahan

admin — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 04:18:23 +0000

Off Road Adventures provides a little training for English Rugby Team player Matt Banahan.

Off Road Adventures finds a Balance with Nick Warren

admin — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 22:11:25 +0000

Off Road Adventures had the pleasure of taking Nick Warren, of the famous Massive Attack, out on the quad bikes and then also attend his new album Balance 018 release at Debajo. Awesome!

Meet the Toys: Suzuki 2011 RMX450Z

admin — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 21:16:20 +0000

Heart of a champion, a taste for adventure!
Off Road Adventures is the first adventure company in the world to run the latest 2011 Suzuki RMX450Z.
Racing improves the breed; Suzuki has proven that time and time again. Now it’s time to rewrite the rules for the serious off-road rider with the RMX450Z.
Descending from the Championship winning RM-Z450, the first motocross bike to offer high-performance Suzuki fuel injection, the RMX450Z is a serious off-road bike for serious trail riders. Its powerful and torquey 449cc four-stroke engine shares all core technology with Suzuki’s winning open-class motocrosser.
Its frame, suspension and bodywork are nearly all identical to the RM-Z450′s – maintaining that model’s slim, aggressive styling. Only changes to make the RMX450Z a superior trail machine have been made – maximum performance – no compromises.
That’s like taking your hard-core motocross machine out onto the trail. Only better. Much better.

Meet the Toys: Suzuki DR-Z400

admin — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 05:37:31 +0000

As Australasian Dirt Bike magazine’s editor Sam MacLachlan just wrote in the July 2011 issue “Three years ago … and the Suzuki DR-Z400 was one of the best selling dirt bikes that year. Wait … it still is!”

We praise these trail champs just as much!

Meet the Toys: Suzuki DR-Z250

admin — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 05:40:48 +0000

The little brother of the Trail master DR-Z400. The DR-Z250 is a little lighter on the scales and sports slightly shorter haircut which requires less man handling to get the job done.

Meet the Toys: Suzuki LT-Z400

admin — Mon, 23 May 2011 23:31:17 +0000

It’s time to power up with the “Big Thumper” race quad. From the moment it was introduced, the LT-Z400 has been a firm favourite with New Zealand sport ATV riders, whether trail riding or for competition. The 250 not enough, climb aboard the LTZ-400 today!

Meet the Toys: Suzuki LT-Z250

admin — Mon, 23 May 2011 23:18:16 +0000

As a sporting middleweight, the LT-Z250 combines agile responsiveness with a smooth and torquey powerband. Count in a wide range of features designed for comfort and convenience, and you’ve got the perfect choice for sport riders of all skill levels.