Tide is coming up! - Lake Wanaka

[Monstaman]

Off for a ride on Sunday to the top of the valley .. if we can get there!!

Photos this morning of lake Wanaka, approx 3/4 metre more will see town wet, Queenstown is worse.

Pis a16 shows normal height, pic 970 was this morning at about 8.20 am.

[Shewolf]

nice shot of the bike!

[Jantar]

The prediction (when I left work yesterday) is that Wanaka will peak just short of the first flood warning level (279.4 m), but Wakatipu would exceed level 2 (311.3 m) around midnight last night. There was more rain was in the Dart/Rees area than Matukituki/Makarora, but overall the entire Clutha catchment is in flood. We are well into phase 2 flood proceedures at Clyde and Roxburgh, but don't expect it get to phase 3 (1600 cumecs)

[Eddieb]

Update as of 9:04am

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3641553/Queenstown-braces-for-flooding-as-lake-rises

Lake Wakitipu has reached the spillover point, says Queenstown mayor Clive Geddes, with businesses in the resort town bracing for flooding.

Overnight rain has seen the lake rise by around 10cm, to a level of 311.405m at 5am.
Water had now reached the doors of the Novotel and staff had moved some guests from ground floor rooms.

[Bren]

Wet feet whilst you are sipping your latte in Queenstown...

[slofox]

Bike should be safe enough up there Monstaman...

[CookMySock]

Rip it a new plughole. :killingme

Steve

[Monstaman]

Bike should be safe enough up there Monstaman...

It it were anchored, tied and in a boat it would be, jetty totally submerged now, no pole tops in site and water starting to come onto the carpark.

The bike at that height would be up to the tank in water :shit:

[Padmei]

Hmm... time to invent somekind of raft for the bike that hangs the back wheel off the end for propulsion. What kind of tyre would be needed tho?

[slofox]

It it were anchored, tied and in a boat it would be, jetty totally submerged now, no pole tops in site and water starting to come onto the carpark.

The bike at that height would be up to the tank in water :shit:

I see! I revoke my previous statement!

Any more pics?

[Monstaman]

Went down tonight to pick up wifey but forgot the camera, water is around the building in the second photo above now.

[dino3310]

shite, we still in drought up here.
so has she peaked or are they expecting more heavy rain

[Monstaman]

shite, we still in drought up here.
so has she peaked or are they expecting more heavy rain

I reckon it has peaked and it will subside from here.

[Jantar]

I reckon it has peaked and it will subside from here.
Not quite at the peak, but the remaing rise will be only a few mm. The outflow only increased 7 cumecs in the past 3 hours, but at 706 cumecs is the highest we've seen for years. Just as well this weather hit in April and not in November or it would be twice as much water coming in.

[dino3310]

i guess that means the fronts heady my way:cold:

[Monstaman]

Just as well this weather hit in April and not in November or it would be twice as much water coming in.

Yes throw in some snow melt (99) and it would be a very different story for sure.

[Laxi]

I still want to know what the bike was :cry:

[Eddieb]

I still want to know what the bike was :cry:

Look up Ducati MH900E and thats what it started life as.

[Monstaman]

I still want to know what the bike was :cry:

Was MH900e, modified to Malattia which means "Sick" in Italian.

Put back to original then sold to Queentown man who is riding the wheels off it.

Coupla pics, my wife sitting on it as a MH900e in the last shot

[Padmei]

:laugh:LOL have you noticed that the pic with Ellen has had more views than the others put together.
No disrespect intended but with that many fans she could put out a fundraiser calendar:devil2:

[dino3310]

well i was looking at the Duke its a hot looking bike, the italians always have a little more style than the other marquees

[Monstaman]

:laugh:LOL have you noticed that the pic with Ellen has had more views than the others put together.

Classic ... and I would hope so .... although this is a petrolhead orientated forum I would have a guess and say 99.9% of the blokes on here like boobies (and bikes) :Punk: ... I am no different :shifty: :2thumbsup

[Padmei]

well i was looking at the Duke its a hot looking bike, the italians always have a little more style than the other marquees

Aha you've been sprung Dino & then to make excuses....

[Monstaman]

Aha you've been sprung Dino & then to make excuses....

:D :D busted!!

Nice to know she is of acceptable fit and finish, she is a great chick and great mate :love: and you guys will be seeing a lot more of her as well on our rides. :Punk:

[dino3310]

na seriously i was really looking at the bike, i got a thing for those sexy italians like the militia, monsta , paul smart replica.
im over boobs on bikes :shutup:

[That looks like fun]

I thought the bike was red :blink: Is something else important? :scooter:

[Monstaman]

Argh its all good, gota luv both.

Here are some pics from today MTB ride, Ellen got her girl bits wet walking with her bike over her shoulder through the deeper section of the "walking" track :shit:

[Monstaman]

Last ones.

Me walking through the shallower sections of the walking track, big crack in the track, deepened to above 150 mm today, it will probably be gone tomorrow.

[AllanB]

Wow thats a lot of water - I was there at Easter and she has filled up a lot since then!


I like the sick version of the 900 - IMO the MHR never looked right on the late models arse end was all wrong or something.

[Night Falcon]

Talk about a glitch in the "matrix".....did any one else spot something weird in this photo??

[Eddieb]

Talk about a glitch in the "matrix".....did any one else spot something weird in this photo??

The mods obviously did, the pic got sent to area 51.

[Eddieb]

Here are some pics from today MTB ride

The young fella in blue, now there's a future adv rider. Up to his chest in water and still going strong.

[Monstaman]

The young fella in blue, now there's a future adv rider. Up to his chest in water and still going strong.

Forgot to say about him, a family was riding as well, the two young fellas were having a ball, dude in blue rode straight into that flooded bit straight up to his handlebars, I just happend to have the camera ready, see his bro was just entering it and he biffed and went under .... bloody funny and they were having a ball!

Truly tomorrows adv rider!!

[Monstaman]

Vid that Ellen made of the rising waters ... just for fun.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqtOPdi35ko