Australia-New Zealand 14,
Oct 27, 2025,
Hi Everyone,
I left Penny and Andrew this morning and before heading off to New Plymouth, I stopped by Clyde’s Place. Penny had arranged a tour of his incredible garden and motorbike collection. Clyde was once a ‘farmer’ with thousands of sheep and cattle on his 1500 acre ‘ranch.’ He has since sold off the sheep and cattle and concentrates on his garden and motorcycle collection.
First I visited his ‘garage’ where he has about 50 motorcycles all in beautiful condition and in running order. Some of the bikes date back to the 1930s. Others are from the 60s and 70s with a few more modern bikes. He has collected them for all over the world. There are Triumphs, BSAs, Jawas, Nortons, Ariels, Ducatis, BMWs, Moto Guzzis and many others that I am not familiar with.
Motorcycles:
Clyde’s motorbike collection
Clyde’s Garden Paradise
The rest of the day was one of the worst motorcycle days that I have ever experienced; pouring rain, sheets of rain, strong winds, but the road was not slippery. I arrived at my hotel in New Plymouth soaking wet. The water had seeped down my neck making my polo shirt and fleece quite wet. The nice lady at the hotel desk offered to dry my clothes for me. I will drown my sorrows in wine accompanied by a good meal.
gobriantravel 