For the start of the 2018 season Britton Adventures has a brand new Yamahabacked event based in the heart of the central North Island - the Yamaha Gumboot Adventure Ride . Long time Britton Adventures customer , keen adventure rider , and Taihape local , Glen Loveridge , is providing his valuable local knowledge and great contacts to make the ride one to remember . The ride will be based from Moawhango School and Marae , just 18km from Taihape . This event is for all road-legal trail and adventure bikes . There will be route options to suit your ability and bike , thus ensuring that everyone can have a great adventure ride experience . From the venue at Moawhango the route will head onto farmland , via paper roads that link through to gravel roads used in the iconic Gumboot Car Rally of the 90s . Rolling farmland of the Pukeokahu Valley , high country stations and 360-degree views over the region including across to Mt Ruapehu will also feature in this event . The Yamaha Gumboot Adventure will be a terrific way to blow away any Christmas or New Year nightmares , and get a look at some of New Zealand ’ s glorious heartland scenery . The ride is scheduled for January 28 , 2018 . www . adventurerides . co . nz mike @ adventurerides . co . nz for more information .