VINDURO NZ
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  • WHAT'S NEW ON THE SITE?
  • 2018/19 SEASON WRAPUP
  • VINDURO NZ EXPLAINED
    • GUIDE TO CLASSES
    • VINDURO NZ REGS.
  • COMING EVENTS
    • 2020 SEASON
  • EVENT COVERAGE
    • KARAMU TRAIL RIDE
    • ATIAMURI CLASSIC 2019
    • MARAMARUA CLASSIC 2019
    • VSE 2018
    • VINTAGE NORTH 2018
    • MOONSHINE AKATARAWA 2018
    • ATIAMURI CLASSIC 2018
    • MARAMARUA CLASSIC 2018
    • VINTAGE NORTH 2017
    • 2016/17 SEASON FINAL
    • KINLEITH CLASSIC 2017
    • MARAMARUA CLASSIC 2017
    • VIRGIN SWAMPS - 2016
    • VINTAGE NORTH 2016
    • KINLEITH CLASSIC 2016
    • MARAMARUA CLASSIC 2016
    • VIRGIN SWAMPS - 2015
    • VINTAGE NORTH 2015
    • KINLEITH CLASSIC VINDURO 2015
    • VSE VINDURO 2014 >
      • ABOUT THE VSE
      • VSE THROUGH THE YEARS
  • VINDURO WORLD
  • NZ ENDURO HISTORY
    • NZ ENDURO FEATURES >
      • SUZUKI GUIDE 1980
      • RAGLAN ENDURO 1974
      • VINTAGE DEAD TOAD
      • TIM GIBBES ISDT
      • THE LONGEST DAY
      • THE SPECIALS
      • SEVENTIES COOL
      • THE USA SCORING SYSTEM
    • NZ ENDURO 1974-75
    • NZ ENDURO 1976
    • NZ ENDURO 1977
    • NZ ENDURO 1978
    • NZ ENDURO 1979
  • VINDURO BIKES
    • CHOOSING A VINDURO BIKE
    • VINTAGE TRAIL BIKES >
      • 1972 HONDA XL250
      • TRIUMPH TR5 - 1954
      • HONDA SL125 1972
      • HONDA CT 110
      • YAMAHA DT1 1967
      • SUZUKI TS250 1972
      • YAMAHA DT3 1972
      • SUZUKI TS 400 1972
    • BACKS OF IRON BALLS OF STEEL - TRIUMPH TR5 >
      • VINTAGE VIDEO ACTION - TRIUMPH TR5
    • ISDT TRIUMPH REPLICA 1 >
      • ISDT TRIUMPH - 2
      • ISDT TRIUMPH - 3
      • ISDT TRIUMPH - 4
      • ISDT TRIUMPH - 5
      • ISDT TRIUMPH - 6
  • VINTAGE DIRT PHOTOS
  • MY PERSPECTIVE
Motocross ace Terry Meeks was also an enduro expert showing impeccable style as usual at the 1977 VSE enduro.
VINDURO NZ VISION
Vinduro NZ is a celebration of the classic period of enduro competition when enduros were a test of man and relatively unsophisticated machinery against terrain. The intention is to encourage the preservation and use of a wide diversity of vintage enduro bikes and foster the spirit of camerarderie and social interaction of the period. Vinduro NZ is intended primarily to encourage participation, competition is secondary. In each event a non-scoring Vintrail Ride will be held on the same course for those riders attending simply for fun. MX based bikes are welcome to participate as always, however all bikes must be muffled to modern standards. Riders are encouraged to fit a headlight to honour the spirit of Vinduro when courses ranged far and wide and included public roads.
Vinduro differs from VMX in that it is long course event run over unknown and often challenging terrain with the objective that the rider maintains a predetermined average speed no matter what that terrain throws up. The course should be no more than two laps of the entire circuit. That said, the route has to be realistic in terms of length and difficulty and consider the age of the riders and machines involved. The entire course will be offroad so that no registration is required. 
The philosophy is to classify bikes in categories by major shifts in technology, rather than a combination of technology and absolute model years. The technology shifts chosen are the obvious ones, five speed transmissions, long travel suspension suspension, rising rate suspension, drum brakes and liquid cooling. While there are sure to be other views on bike eligibility these rules are liberal, in the spirit of the era celebrated and representative of most Vinduro organisations world-wide. These rules leave plenty of scope for picking up a bargain and to ride, a wide variety of machinery. Check the Vinduro NZ regs for more detail.

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