Yamaha Gumboot Adventure
T
he Yamaha Gumboot Adventure is a
route-map-navigated adventure ride
incorporating a Big Bike friendly ‘Adventure
Route’, and an optional ‘Trail’ route to
ensure there is something to suit all
adventurous off-road riders including those
with pillions. This is a non-competitive motorcycle
adventure, that is suitable for all ROAD LEGAL ,
dual-purpose, and trail type motorcycles. The
terrain that entrants can expect to encounter
on this event is farm tracks and trails, disused rail
tunnels, bush tracks, and backcountry roads.
Britton Adventures says it has been extremely
fortunate to have local Taihape man Glen
Loveridge set the course for the Yamaha
Gumboot Adventures. Glen a long-time customer
of Britton Adventures dating back to the 1990s.
As a local mechanic in Taihape he knows a lot
of people in the area, which has translated into
plenty of great land access for the event.
With Mike Britton out of action over December and
early January due to recent hernia surgery Britton
Adventures says it is extremely grateful to Glen for
getting out there on his Yamaha WR450F. Glen has
been aided and abetted by his mate Darryl who
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