Takaka Hill

[Bassmatt]

Fucken awesome. That is all.

[Ocean1]

Fucken awesome. That is all.

Had occasion to traverse it a couple of times last month. Was disappointed with the traffic. Quantity and behaviour.

Still, this time of year an early start is feasible.

[skippa1]

Fucken awesome. That is all.
Sure is, was great on the R1, would have liked to hit it on an R6

[gsxr]

If your up/down that way Queen Charlotte Drive is good for a fang and if that isnt enough do it the reverse way.
Easy road to remove the chicken strips

[pete-blen]

If your up/down that way Queen Charlotte Drive is good for a fang and if that isnt enough do it the reverse way.
Easy road to remove the chicken strips

My Honda NSR400R loved QC drive...

Out to the Portage is even better...
only road that has given me motion sickness while riding a bike...:confused:



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[gsxr]

[QUOTE=pete-blen;1130931555]My Honda NSR400R loved QC drive...

Out to the Portage is even better...
only road that has given me motion sickness while riding a bike...:confused:

Have you carried on from there through Nopera to the kenepuru head and around to Waitaria Bay. Nopara and arond to Raetihi and onto Hopewell to the end of the road. Is certainly an interesting road .

[pete-blen]

[QUOTE=pete-blen;1130931555]My Honda NSR400R loved QC drive...

Out to the Portage is even better...
only road that has given me motion sickness while riding a bike...:confused:

Have you carried on from there through Nopera to the kenepuru head and around to Waitaria Bay. Nopara and arond to Raetihi and onto Hopewell to the end of the road. Is certainly an interesting road .

Yes been most places out there on the XT660...
We had a school trip & stayed at the Raetihi lodge for 5 days
wayyyyy back in .. well shit.. must have about 73....




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[puddytat]

Sure is, was great on the R1, would have liked to hit it on an R6

It was awesome on a R6....rode it with a mate who knew it like the back of his hand & is quick as fuck on a bike. We left quite a few black lines out of corners & things got Zen like....

[gsxr]

It was awesome on a R6....rode it with a mate who knew it like the back of his hand & is quick as fuck on a bike. We left quite a few black lines out of corners & things got Zen like....
It is awesome on any bike and if ya get ya balls out of your wifes handbag and ride it its even better

[puddytat]

[QUOTE=gsxr;1130931773]It is awesome on any bike and if ya get ya balls out of your wifes handbag and ride it its even better[/QUO

yeah right......
Dude, I was on MY R6 bro...

[F5 Dave]

First time I did the hill it was in the van. I almost cried when the R6 went past. I had the trials bike in the back and very briefly considered asking the wife to drive. . . nah.
Next time wife on back of the RF and it was raining. It was still great. And returned in dry. Must do it on a decent bike solo.

[KoroJ]

*Sigh*....Well do I remember popping my Takaka Hill Cherry on the 2010 TT2000.

A 6am'ish departure from Nelson saw just bikes on the hill and good old Dreds (Whatastoner) nearly led me to my death on the way down the other side! Sweeeet it was!

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/1429-TT2000%E2%80%A6A-Fangers-Delight!-%28Day-2-amp-Home%29

[AllanB]

We holiday up that way every year. Fill the car, fill the trailer - head north. At least one trip over to Takaka to go salmon fishing (yum), every time I say - next year I am bringing the bike ...... then vowel to do a long weekend there late Feb on the bike. Must friggen do it!

[Ocean1]

Don't know what they use to surface that hill with, though, it retained several hundred dollars worth of tyre.

If you think about it there's simply no way the quantity of rubber left behind actually stays there. Reckon I'm contributing quality rubber into the general tyre pool for the region.

[FJRider]

Don't know what they use to surface that hill with, though, it retained several hundred dollars worth of tyre.

If you think about it there's simply no way the quantity of rubber left behind actually stays there. Reckon I'm contributing quality rubber into the general tyre pool for the region.


They call it the Marble mountain for a reason ... <_<

[Gremlin]

I remember a mate's experience. He headed up the hill from the Takaka side never going above 3rd gear, not speeding, but having heaps of fun, with aftermarket exhaust.

He gets to the top of the hill to find a couple of officers waiting. They smile and asked if he enjoyed it as they heard him up the entire hill :laugh:

[tamarillo]

Takaka Hill is my playground -but be aware that last year a few got tickets for crossing centre white line. Seems someone hid in bushes with camera and was left there so no car parked.

BUT at least its a 100km zone whereas Queen Charlotte is mostly 50km zone.

[pritch]

They call it the Marble mountain for a reason ... <_<

Those hills have some strange minerals in them, they blocked radio transmissions into Golden Bay. Some years back there were a series of Civil Defence emergency broadcasts made to the Golden Bay area from Radio Taranaki. The Taranaki announcer expressed surprise that these announcements were being made over his station. The reason was that the Hawera relay of Radio Taranaki was almost due north of Golden Bay and could beam a signal straight down into the area.

As for having 2ZH as the only radio station you could listen to? You'd have lost the will to live.