Finally deciding to click the Adventure ticket I have a 450MT Arrived yesterday. Ex road racer and road ridden for decades, 2 stroke Fiend. Have Dirtbikes and Ride Trials as well. Mid 2023 I got a good dose of Sepsis and that has left me weak and fatigued.
But I started riding again a few weeks ago and got excited so 
Clean vs Dusty.
bought a Communist Spy-bike.
Hutt based, a bunch of the Dirt riding guys do Adventure stuff as well at the tame end as they are getting older. That suits me as the A-track trail days are probably behind me.
I’m now a veteran of in excess of 200km hard core Adventure riding. Some of them on even Gravel. (we did the Admiral loop in Wairarapa). One day the bike will be run in and who knows what shenanigans we will get up to?
Peace out. (And something about being in a crib? I dunno).
Dave.
Nice one, I recently rode the Remote Adv ride down your way. Great riding country.