95 Availability

[Ulsterkiwi]

Somebody will be insulted that I ask this question.
Wife and I are going for 3 weeks to the South Island in January. Both our bikes run on 95. We are staying on the western side mostly, through West Coast, central Otago, Fiordland, Southland and back a slightly different route but still tending to stay west. (Avoiding ChCh basically) I know in some stretches of road fuel stations will be few and far between, my question though is can we expect there to be 95 at those fuel stops?

I bet there is an app for this........

[Bassmatt]

Somebody will be insulted that I ask this question.
Wife and I are going for 3 weeks to the South Island in January. Both our bikes run on 95. We are staying on the western side mostly, through West Coast, central Otago, Fiordland, Southland and back a slightly different route but still tending to stay west. (Avoiding ChCh basically) I know in some stretches of road fuel stations will be few and far between, my question though is can we expect there to be 95 at those fuel stops?

I bet there is an app for this........

I can't give you any specifics but can say I did a similar trip 18 mths ago and had no problems finding 95.

[Ulsterkiwi]

I can't give you any specifics but can say I did a similar trip 18 mths ago and had no problems finding 95.

cheers for that! :niceone:

[caspernz]

Our last outing on the Mainland confirmed that 95 availability isn't really a problem. I'll admit to being surprised the BP in Greymouth even had 98.

Only time it might be a challenge is if you've got a fuel range that is a bit silly.

If all else fails, use 91 for a short hop. Not ideal, but your bikes' ECM will do the magic.

[Jeeper]

BPMe app will tell about all BP stations and what kind of fuel is available where

[jafagsx250]

Gas spy normally tells you where the cheapest fuel is and what stations have what grade. It's crowd sourced knowledge so unless someone uploads the info from the small town they live in then only the main centre's have any decent coverage.

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[FJRider]

Somebody will be insulted that I ask this question.
Wife and I are going for 3 weeks to the South Island in January. Both our bikes run on 95. We are staying on the western side mostly, through West Coast, central Otago, Fiordland, Southland and back a slightly different route but still tending to stay west. (Avoiding ChCh basically) I know in some stretches of road fuel stations will be few and far between, my question though is can we expect there to be 95 at those fuel stops?

I bet there is an app for this........

You can even buy 95 on Stewart Island. But in such places ... (like the West Coast of the South Island) don't expect it cheap.

[Whynot]

Somebody will be insulted that I ask this question.

I'm insulted.

[Berries]

You can even get hot food at some petrol stations, and get this, pay with one of those newfangled effypos cards.

Next we be getting street lights.

[Gremlin]

Next we be getting street lights.
I remember one great trip a mate and I did in the South Island, spending over a week doing Nevis, Dunstan etc. Coming back into Chch we were almost caught off guard by this pole of lights thingy we hadn't seen in over a week :lol:

On the west coast there are some stretches like Haast Pass with very little gas. Te Anau is your only gas if you're going into the Sounds. Generally if you have a 240km range and aren't being silly, you should be safe, as said... it ain't cheap (fark, I remember getting ripped a new hole for 98 at BP Greymouth once).

[FJRider]

(fark, I remember getting ripped a new hole for 98 at BP Greymouth once).

You might like to check out the price of petrol in Makarora ... Buy it there only if you really NEED to.

There is a (slightly cheaper) gas station / Garage at Haast Beach ... a few km's down the road towards Jacksons bay from the Haast junction gas station / garage (South side of the long bridge).

Most of the west coast small towns have 95/91/diesel ... at a price.Souith side of the long bridge)

[FJRider]

Somebody will be insulted that I ask this question.


And they DO have eft-pos down there too ... (in most places ;))

[GazzaH]

Someone told me they go all the way to 100.

[AllanB]

Insulted mate. It's not fucking Auckland - we have fuel in the Mainland.

Auckland is retarded - when there is a shortage they decide to stock 91 only? Retards - any car will run on 95, but there are a shit load of Euro vehicles designed to run on 95 or higher only.

[neels]

Auckland is retarded - when there is a shortage they decide to stock 91 only? Retards - any car will run on 95, but there are a shit load of Euro vehicles designed to run on 95 or higher only.
This.

I've got a fleet of them, so if it runs out I'm fucked.

Fortunately it's not really a supply problem, rather a transport problem, so life in the south should carry on as normal.

In regard to the OP, never had a problem feeding the cars or the bike anywhere I've travelled.

[Ulsterkiwi]

Thank for all the replies. Apologies to the Mainlanders I upset. That day I spent in Auckland last year must have messed with my head. Both bikes will manage 300kms easy and will get the apps as suggested. We are planning a run to Milford Sound but staying in Te Anau so sounds all good. Apparently both bikes can be reprogrammed to run on 91 permanently but I am guessing the best performance will be to run them as the Bavarians intended.
Now I need to work out how to get something to drink other than Speights while down there [emoji6]


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[russd7]

You can even get hot food at some petrol stations, and get this, pay with one of those newfangled effypos cards.

Next we be getting street lights.

settle down sunshine, reefton was the first place in N zud to have electricity, but don't spect streetlighting to soon, gotta wait for that fuel crisis in auckland so we can get petrol down here again an put the horse back out to pasture.

I think people be spectin to much to think we have 95 fuel stations, coal still works just fine

[russd7]

Thank for all the replies. Apologies to the Mainlanders I upset. That day I spent in Auckland last year must have messed with my head. Both bikes will manage 300kms easy and will get the apps as suggested. We are planning a run to Milford Sound but staying in Te Anau so sounds all good. Apparently both bikes can be reprogrammed to run on 91 permanently but I am guessing the best performance will be to run them as the Bavarians intended.
Now I need to work out how to get something to drink other than Speights while down there [emoji6]


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its actually quite simple, leave ya apps and gps at home and come south and enjoy yaself, fuel up in greymouth then top up at franz and you will cruise through, everywhere else you will stumble across fuel stops but our fuel prices are considerably more expensive than north island, as for milford, easy done on a tank from te anau and back.
a lot of stations down here are 24hr card pay with credit or eftpos and remember to allow time in invercargill for motorcycle mecca and E Hayes hardware store. if ya look around you can find lion red or DB but if ya gonna drink wine then at least hide it in a beer glass unless you are round Queenstown.

also worth a jaunt out to Glenorchy from Queenstown.

never get lost but not unusual to find a new scenic route :yes:

[PistonBlown]

Skinny did a map for the TT2000/NI1600 riders which is also a good general guide when your touring:
http://www.thinman.co.nz/24-hour-petrol-stations/

Obviously main focus is 24hr garages but does also list fuel type.

[pritch]

I need to work out how to get something to drink other than Speights while down there


I'm almost ashamed to say I had to have it pointed out to me, but down south Central Otago Pinot Noir is mandatory.

[Cosmik de Bris]

Last time I was in Arthur's Pass they only had 91.

Cheers

[Honest Andy]

Haha years ago while on our honeymoon-pub-crawl around South we stopped at a country pub out the back of Ch-Ch somewhere I think... anyway it was a howling nor-wester and hotter than a whore on heat so we just had to stop somewhere for a drink.
I impressed the barman and the leaners first by recognizing the dusty old Lion Red quarts in the fridge, then really impressed them after explaining I was from Auckland by ordering a CD!:D

[Banditbandit]

You can even get hot food at some petrol stations, and get this, pay with one of those newfangled effypos cards.

Next we be getting street lights.

(A whie ago) I filled up in Westport - handed the station attendant my card only to be told "We don't have Eftpos .. "

I had to leave the bike at the station and walk down the road to the hole-in-the-wall machine ..




Now I need to work out how to get something to drink other than Speights while down there [emoji6]


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Monteith's ...

But don't panic - there are plenty of petrol stations down there ....

[Berries]

Last time I was in Arthur's Pass they only had 91.
Same last time I was in Auckland.

[rastuscat]

Last time I was in Arthur's Pass they only had 91.

Cheers

Remains true.

[mulletman]

Last time I was in Arthur's Pass they only had 91.

Cheers

70 KMs to the west - Kumara has a McKeown card fuel with 95.
80 Kms to the east - Springfield Caltex has 95.

[Maha]

Is fuel expensive throughout the South Island? Been in CH-CH since Thursday last week and you're paying 30c per litre more than North Island prices... on average.

[rastuscat]

Is fuel expensive throughout the South Island? Been in CH-CH since Thursday last week and you're paying 30c per litre more than North Island prices... on average.

It's an awesomeness tax. The South Island is more awesomer, so one pays a price for that.

[Ulsterkiwi]

It's an awesomeness tax. The South Island is more awesomer, so one pays a price for that.

The idea sort of falls over when you look at Auckland property prices, a million plus for a shit hole. :wacko:

I am thinking this trip is going to be awesome though. Counting the weeks!

[Schematica]

The idea sort of falls over when you look at Auckland property prices, a million plus for a shit hole. :wacko:

I am thinking this trip is going to be awesome though. Counting the weeks!

Could be worse, could pay a million plus for a shit hole in an area with massive traffic issues. :p

South Island is a blast to ride around, you in for a hella of time. Should take a look and see if any rallys are on while your down, always a good time with like minded individuals