JODELS of New Zealand

Now below is Graham French's Really nice ZK-DYB

She is For Sale and I can tell you she is a sweet machine.

$37000 and she is yours.

I remember whilst in Tauranga one day ringing him up and saying lets go for a fly after a bit of this and that he said OK (Thanks always Graham) and had a pleasant 45 minutes trucking round the Tauranga area. So really Mr French you are to Blame for my Jodel thing.

Some more shots of ZK-MMB one at Raglan and other ....?
I do know that snout sticking into the Picture is Sonarei 2 ZK-SNW

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