Rimutaka Hill

[Korea]

Long unridden, but not forgotten, Rimutaka hill.

Bored today~ the monsoon rains are starting and I've little desire to ride in torrential downpours.

What to do? Quick squiz on GoogleEarth turned up a few favourite haunts, so I put together a collage of screenshots of the Rimutaka hill.

Yeah, THAT kind of bored.

The first file is quite big (800kb 1600x1500 pixels) showing most of both sides, the second is just a cut-out (800x600) of the summit from my hi-res composition (about 5meg, 5000x5000, and very detailed if anyone's interested).

I think I can see some bikes at the summit

Should be back in Welly around December so I hope a few KBers would be keen to show me around 'The Hill' again early next year.

Looking forward to it!

[Madness]

Having just been up there 2 hours ago, it is everything you remember. So much fun in such a short distance. The summit carpark is often (on a good day) like a KiwiBiker Rally.

Look forward to seeing you up there soon......

[Clivoris]

Couldn't get up there myself today. Doing the solo-dad thing while my wife is swanning around the North Island. Hankering for a ride after a week of flu and all the proper weather we've bin havn'. It does mean I have a leave pass up my sleeve now though.

[Uncle B]

LOVE THAT HILL

[Korea]

Having just been up there 2 hours ago, it is everything you remember. So much fun in such a short distance. The summit carpark is often (on a good day) like a KiwiBiker Rally.

Look forward to seeing you up there soon......

Definitely~ That hill is looking sooo good right about now.

I'll be selling the 600RR before I leave, so I'll need a suitable weapon when I return.

Which other KBers are based in the Wellington / Wairarapa area?

[MattRSK]

Brilliant now I can see why it scared the shit out of me the first time I rode that. Thanks

[Madness]

Which other KBers are based in the Wellington / Wairarapa area?

There's too many to name. Just get over here & we'll see you at the summit.

Mmmmmm, Roast Pork. Gotta go.

[MD]

The google-earth pics of the Rimutaka area must be about a year old going by the roadworks from Te Marua to Kiatoke. Looks cool from above with the old road still in play but they have done all the hill cuttings in prep. for sealing , so you can see where it twists and curves and where it's about to become all straight!
Um, see if I can attach a picture later.

[madmal64]

Man Im looking forward to scrubbing in my new pilot powers sometime during the week over the hill & back.
Hope the weather holds out & the grit trucks havent messed it up too much.
Seems like for ever since Ive headed out for a decent ride.

[Madness]

Hope the weather holds out & the grit trucks havent messed it up too much.

Although there were Ice/Grit signs out today there was bugger all grit to be seen. It was heaps worse a few months ago during the pea-gravel spreading exercise (roadworks). Just the usual potholes & ruts, not much thats new.

[Korea]

The google-earth pics of the Rimutaka area must be about a year old going by the roadworks from Te Marua to Kiatoke. Looks cool from above with the old road still in play but they have done all the hill cuttings in prep. for sealing , so you can see where it twists and curves and where it's about to become all straight!
Um, see if I can attach a picture later.

I haven't been over there in a couple of years so I guess the kaitoke bit is all straight and boring now. Damn shame...
Still, good to see that there are plenty of curves further up

[James Deuce]

I haven't been over there in a couple of years so I guess the kaitoke bit is all straight and boring now. Damn shame...
Still, good to see that there are plenty of curves further up

No, it's full of 180-240km/hr sweepers now. Depends on your perspective.

[slowpoke]

Crap weather or not, that's just not fair!!!
I can't even see/hear a bike from where I'm sitting and won't for another ten days or so, you teasing mongrel!!
Somehow an unmuffled Sikorsky Super Puma just doesn't cut it up against a termi-equipped duke or akropovic-canned jappa. Of course if my name happens to be on the passenger manifest it's a whole 'nother story, 'cos when THAT chopper comes it it's one sweet soundin' "kerosene budgie"!
Thanks for the pix, catch you all up there next time I'm home.

[sAsLEX]

akropovic-canned jappa.

What about an akra on a Triumph or KTM Duke?!?

[Wasp]

heh yea, i was looking at the new higher res pics of around here the other day and thought it'd be cool to do a photo of the takas, i guess you beat me to it...

ahhh well now i dont have to do it!