220 Ohms
3rd September 2010, 17:23
Hi guys, nice little corner of the site here in Adv.
I'm new to off road riding but hope to glean some good info from the learned ones here.
I have for a few years now wanted to ride the Molesworth/Rainbow station roads and have finally planned to do it next year when they open.
In my search for a suitable bike I was initially looking for a low capacity 70's-80's dual purpose bike, reason being; 1 I like old bikes, and 2 doing big trips on small bikes is a lot of fun.
I was only looking to spend about $1k but unfortunately there just weren't any decent ones around, they were either knackered or out of my price range.
In the end I picked up an 06 NXR125 for $900, not bad considering it had wof/rego and just over 10,000k's on the clock. It also can haul my 85kg arse along at 100kmph with a little bit to spare.
So I'm gradually getting prepared for it and getting some practice in on the bike.
I plan to spend a few days in the area and will be camping out.
One bit of info I'd like to know is what is the climate like on the stations, in particular over night temperatures. I hope to keep my gear to a minimum but don't want to freeze as I hear it can be cold there even in summer.
Also where are some good places in Welly to ride? The south coast looks like it could be some good gravel/sand fun. BTW I'm in the central suburbs
Cheers :)
I'm new to off road riding but hope to glean some good info from the learned ones here.
I have for a few years now wanted to ride the Molesworth/Rainbow station roads and have finally planned to do it next year when they open.
In my search for a suitable bike I was initially looking for a low capacity 70's-80's dual purpose bike, reason being; 1 I like old bikes, and 2 doing big trips on small bikes is a lot of fun.
I was only looking to spend about $1k but unfortunately there just weren't any decent ones around, they were either knackered or out of my price range.
In the end I picked up an 06 NXR125 for $900, not bad considering it had wof/rego and just over 10,000k's on the clock. It also can haul my 85kg arse along at 100kmph with a little bit to spare.
So I'm gradually getting prepared for it and getting some practice in on the bike.
I plan to spend a few days in the area and will be camping out.
One bit of info I'd like to know is what is the climate like on the stations, in particular over night temperatures. I hope to keep my gear to a minimum but don't want to freeze as I hear it can be cold there even in summer.
Also where are some good places in Welly to ride? The south coast looks like it could be some good gravel/sand fun. BTW I'm in the central suburbs
Cheers :)