Rimutaka

[wkid_one]

Well - as I am want to do going over the hill - I timed my run - and lo and behold for the first time since I remember I had a 100% traffic free and road works free run over the hill - 10min5secs.9 - bridge to bridge....

[Two Smoker]

Well - as I am want to do going over the hill - I timed my run - and lo and behold for the first time since I remember I had a 100% traffic free and road works free run over the hill - 10min5secs.9 - bridge to bridge....
In a cage or bike??? How did the test riding go???

[Motoracer]

A bunch of us Aucklanders are planning to head down to Welly and try thoes roads for ourselves as well. We'll let you guys know when we can come so maybe we can arrange for a group ride?

I'll time myself from Whanga turn off to kopu again this weekend and see if I can get any better time. Hopefully this time we won't get half of Auckland return home in their cars, trailers etc etc :argh:

[Ghost Lemur]

Well - as I am want to do going over the hill - I timed my run - and lo and behold for the first time since I remember I had a 100% traffic free and road works free run over the hill - 10min5secs.9 - bridge to bridge....

Of course that was at the speed limit, etc. ;)

Sounds pretty damn sweet. What were you riding? I thought you weren't street riding anymore?

[riffer]

Of course that was at the speed limit, etc. ;)

Sounds pretty damn sweet. What were you riding? I thought you weren't street riding anymore?
How in the ^%$ do you do that road seven minutes faster than me? Am I that slow? :weep:

[Wenier]

Nice time pity i dont live there no more
HEHEHE

[James Deuce]

How in the ^%$ do you do that road seven minutes faster than me? Am I that slow? :weep:

He's pretty damn quick. My only traffic free run ever was around 11 minutes, so don't go trying to hang with any Audi's on the hill!

[wkid_one]

In a cage or bike??? How did the test riding go???In a cage....It is about 20 odd secs slower than the R1 was - the bike can truly haul down the straights - but the car can corner quicker (was in a 4WD Turbo)

Best time on the R1 was 9'47" - mint day tho - really dry and I had RS2's on and needed to change my undies at the other end. The VTR was quicker tho coz I knew it better than the R1

PS - this is from the bridge just short of Kaitoke Gardens to the Twin Bridges.

[bungbung]

Surely not in the mondeo?

[wkid_one]

Nope - have come close in the Mondeo tho.....best time in that is 10'19"...nearly melted the front tyres tho.

This was in a friends car - Forester

[matthewt]

How in the ^%$ do you do that road seven minutes faster than me? Am I that slow? :weep:

yup, I did it in 14 the other week and that was with traffic and roadworks.

Sorry :ride:

[riffer]

yup, I did it in 14 the other week and that was with traffic and roadworks.

Sorry :ride:
Oh well, guess I'll have to practice more...:yeah:

[Deano]

Oh well, guess I'll have to practice more...:yeah:

Looks like the gauntlet has been thrown :blah:

[matthewt]

Oh well, guess I'll have to practice more...:yeah:

Yup, I think you have to practice until you can get it down to under 8 minutes. What ??? that'll mean practice every day for the next 20 years ?? oh well, if you must !

[wkid_one]

LOL - that was my sole intention - mwaaaa ahahahahaha.....

Guys - just don't do what I did and bin it......

I won't tell you the time I have done it in my old VR4.....that was just a nasty nasty car.....3am in the morning - absolutely no traffic and you could see heads lights coming - so it was like a closed road rally.

Fuck - I just had an epiphany - I now know why I feel off. hahahahahahaha

[LB]

I may be wrong, but I have an idea that back in the "good old days", the likes of Robert Holden, Peter Fleming, Dave Barrett and the Hiscocks got it down to around 7 minutes?

Someone who was around and knew them better than me may like to correct me.

[wkid_one]

I would love to do it as a closed road hill climb - I could go nuts on that time

[pete376403]

I may be wrong, but I have an idea that back in the "good old days", the likes of Robert Holden, Peter Fleming, Dave Barrett and the Hiscocks got it down to around 7 minutes?

Someone who was around and knew them better than me may like to correct me.

I guy I knew in Upper Hutt claimed to do 8 mins bridge to bridge on a Norton Combat Commando. But he was a bullshitter about everything else, so I took that with a large grain of salt. Had the first 750 Mach IV in U/H. Last name Wallis.
Having said that, though, the road was far less congested (no logging trucks for a start) and the police presence was a lot lighter 30 years ago - and the Hiscock brothers were very good

[wkid_one]

The best time I ever did was on the VTR - and that scared the shit out of me

[What?]

- and the Hiscock brothers were very good
And you are the master of understatement, Pete. :rockon:

[White trash]

I may be wrong, but I have an idea that back in the "good old days", the likes of Robert Holden, Peter Fleming, Dave Barrett and the Hiscocks got it down to around 7 minutes?

Someone who was around and knew them better than me may like to correct me.

E-mailed Steve Dundon. Something like 7.20 he reckons. :niceone:

[Hitcher]

E-mailed Steve Dundon. Something like 7.20 he reckons. :niceone:

That's insane! Maybe there's a short cut that us lesser mortals still have to find...

[White trash]

That's insane! Maybe there's a short cut that us lesser mortals still have to find...

We're talking the '80s here. Still not bad on GSX1100s and the likes. :shit:

[k14]

We're talking the '80s here. Still not bad on GSX1100s and the likes. :shit:

Damn, this sounds like a pretty cool road. Might have to have a look there sometime.

Back then the road was probably worse aswell, but there would have been less cars.

[James Deuce]

Damn, this sounds like a pretty cool road. Might have to have a look there sometime.

Back then the road was probably worse aswell, but there would have been less cars.

The road was better 10-20 years ago. Much, much better. It's a rutted, bumpy, badly surfaced, crappy piece of congested junk now.

[pete376403]

Far less cars and trucks (take away all the logging trucks for a start), road surface might have been better (less truck damage), etc. Even the petrol was higher quality back then.
OTOH tyres were nowhere near as good as they are now, frames had several hinges built in, suspension was crap (think of Honda FVQ (aka Fade Very Quickly) shocks on rollerdoors.

[Motoracer]

It's a rutted, bumpy, badly surfaced, crappy piece of congested junk now.

Why is it still loved and talked about by so many then? :confused:

[pete376403]

Would you kick out your wife/husband that you've loved for many years just because of a few wrinkles?

[Deano]

Why is it still loved and talked about by so many then? :confused:

1. Cause there is no room for the cops to turn around and chase you.
2. Great meeting place for KBers at the top.
3. Paekakariki Hill Rd is getting too dangerous.
4. Cause we're all mad ?

[White trash]

Why is it still loved and talked about by so many then? :confused:

It's a challenge, sonny. And you know how we love a challenge..... :msn-wink:

[Motoracer]

Would you kick out your wife/husband that you've loved for many years just because of a few wrinkles?

So, since you guys are stuck with what you have and there isn't a better alternative around that you can switch to, you still love it. Gotcha :niceone:

[pete376403]

I can't think of any equivalent road in Auckland. Do you *have* hills up there?

[riffer]

It's a challenge, sonny. And you know how we love a challenge..... :msn-wink:
Yup. There's almost no straight bits for a good 15kms, tight 25km/hr posted corners going both up and down, the wind is a bastard, and there's all sorts of nasty surfaces to contend with ... then there's the cars, trucks and the shit they leave all over the road.

It's just heaven.... <sigh>

[Motoracer]

I can't think of any equivalent road in Auckland. Do you *have* hills up there?

Nope, but we do have very nice alpine roads about 100-200 kms away from Auckland though.

Anyway, I wasn't moking your roads. I am dead keen on comming down and trying it for myself. I was just trying to imply the discription of a sterotypical marrige life as a joke, since you had mentioned husband/wife to compare with the road.

Humor isn't my strong point so just ignore me :laugh:

[jrandom]

I was just trying to imply the discription of a sterotypical marrige life as a joke, since you had mentioned husband/wife to compare with the road.

:whistle: "My love is in league with the freeway" :whistle:

[FROSTY]

Ohh Im not so sure about that --what about old north road -off sh16
theres aniced little loop up there good for a half hour of :scooter:

[Hitcher]

1. Cause there is no room for the cops to turn around and chase you.

Yeah right! With the marvels of modern technology they could light a bonfire, send up some smoke signals and have their mates ping you at the end. You're trapped like a rat in a pipe on this stretch of road. I guess you could always hide in a culvert or in the dunnies by the tearooms for a few hours...

[Hitcher]

Yup. There's almost no straight bits for a good 15kms, tight 25km/hr posted corners going both up and down, the wind is a bastard, and there's all sorts of nasty surfaces to contend with ... then there's the cars, trucks and the shit they leave all over the road.

It's just heaven.... <sigh>

Amen to that, Brother! (That being the Brother/Sisterhood of the Rimutakas)

[riffer]

Amen to that, Brother! (That being the Brother/Sisterhood of the Rimutakas)
and in midwinter, this kind of view:

http://katipo.co.nz/albums/snow/IMG_0972_rimutaka_hills.jpg

[riffer]

Here's another pic just for you people who've never been on the road:

http://www.onuva.co.nz/images/Rimutaka.jpg

[riffer]

Ok, last one:

http://www.wainuiomata.co.nz/images/NZPage/wairarapahill.jpg

[White trash]

Here's another pic just for you people who've never been on the road:

http://www.onuva.co.nz/images/Rimutaka.jpg

Right! That's it. I'm off for a hoon!

Ahhhh bugger! I'm working! Nice shot Celtic :2thumbsup

[Motoracer]

It might pay to pack a parachute just in case if you overshoot a corner.

Looks nice btw, specially the winter shot :niceone:

[Hitcher]

Here's another pic just for you people who've never been on the road:

http://www.onuva.co.nz/images/Rimutaka.jpg

Now that's what a REAL road looks like!! Ain't she purdy?

[LB]

We're talking the '80s here. Still not bad on GSX1100s and the likes. :shit:
Not to mention the tyres they used to ride on. Pirelli Phantoms had just come in, the Silver Dot ones were the bees knees (the super sticky ones literally had a silver dot stuck on them to signify they were Silver Dots). Nothing like the tyre choices we've got today.

[White trash]

Not to mention the tyres they used to ride on. Pirelli Phantoms had just come in, the Silver Dot ones were the bees knees (the super sticky ones literally had a silver dot stuck on them to signify they were Silver Dots). Nothing like the tyre choices we've got today.
:Oi: Isn't it past your bed time?

[LB]

:Oi: Isn't it past your bed time?
Almost.

It's intriguing being online at this time of day, the "New Posts" change very rapidly!!!!

I'm killing time till I meet some of my bike mates at the pub. For a drink. And a meal. And to talk bullshit. As you do.

I'll be stuffed tomorrow, as I won't get to bed till around 9.30pm tonight. Horrors!! (specially as I'll have to wash and dry my hair first y'know)

[Ms Piggy]

Why is it still loved and talked about by so many then? :confused:

Some of us don't know any different b/c we weren't around in the good old days. :whistle:

[LB]

Some of us don't know any different b/c we weren't around in the good old days. :whistle:
And those of us old enough to have been try to pretend we weren't.

[Ms Piggy]

I was just trying to imply the discription of a sterotypical marrige life as a joke, since you had mentioned husband/wife to compare with the road.

Humor isn't my strong point so just ignore me :laugh:

I laughed mate :killingme

[Motoracer]

I laughed mate :killingme

I'm glad it wasn't a complete miss :sweatdrop

[Ms Piggy]

I'm glad it wasn't a complete miss :sweatdrop

Maybe we need to use a bigger font for those oldies :msn-wink:

[wkid_one]

Well then - let's log times, keep a tally and record the improvements people make

Mine: (all largely traffic free runs)
Cage 10'05".9
R1 9'47" and change
VTR 9'13"

VTR I found was better as was less violent out of corners, good torque, geared well and mainly I knew it infinitely better than the R1......and before you ask - yes this behaviour is most likely why I fell off.

[White trash]

Well then - let's log times, keep a tally and record the improvements people make



Let's not and say we did.

[klummy]

still not as quick as dave hiscock 25 years ago on his norton commando 750 widier road poorer suface no disc brakes...
he got even quicker on his suzuki 1100 what were u riding a zundap 50cc

[James Deuce]

Holy Thread Dredge Batman!:gob:

[Fatjim]

17 min 53.002 seconds.

[jumma]

talk about it! Got excited when i searched for the taka's, am heading that way now and was looking for a road condition update? Any takers?

[cowpoos]

well....an interested who's faster than who thread.

I think I'll join in... ;)

my best time from bridge to bridge.. 5mins 23sec

and yes I was on my side of the road the whole time...catch is...I was driving a car!!

[roogazza]

well....an interested who's faster than who thread.

I think I'll join in... ;)

my best time from bridge to bridge.. 5mins 23sec

and yes I was on my side of the road the whole time...catch is...I was driving a car!!

thats about right for one side ! what about the rest ? Gaz.

[cowpoos]

thats about right for one side ! what about the rest ? Gaz.
thats bridge to bridge...

[roogazza]

thats bridge to bridge...

God Poos ! Thats Kerry Dukie fast !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gaz.

[cowpoos]

God Poos ! Thats Kerry Dukie fast !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gaz.
righto Gaz... your not one of these biking disiples that believe a car isn't faster on a tight twisty windy road....

pifffft....acctually....I can't be bother with this conversation!!!

[Sensei]

Have only been on this road once when Deano & Jimbo took me on it when I went down there for a day ride . Nice bit of road I thought , always hard when you are learning it as you ride it but would be keen to try the RSVR on it . Don't know where the 2 bridges are to know how far in K's you travel but sounds like some fast riding even from one side to the other .

[RT527]

righto Gaz... your not one of these biking disiples that believe a car isn't faster on a tight twisty windy road....

pifffft....acctually....I can't be bother with this conversation!!!

What car were you driving....and 4 wheels is better than 2, actually i can go pretty quick on 20 wheels myself :yes:

[roogazza]

righto Gaz... your not one of these biking disiples that believe a car isn't faster on a tight twisty windy road....

pifffft....acctually....I can't be bother with this conversation!!!

Yes, some cars are quick ! But 10 miles in 5 mins !!??? Gaz.

[MD]

If you have time to work a stop watch you are either going too slow or not paying attention to what you should be concentrating on.
Poos must have borrowed a Bugatti. No make that a helicopter.
Hang on, bridge to bridge in 5 minutes. Poos are talking about 5 minutes to do a U-turn in a car from the northbound single lane bridge to the southbound single lane bridge next to each other! That's 5 minutes to travel about 2 metres - about right for the speed some cars do over that hill.
Hey I'm taking the piss. We shouldn't be laying down challenges with race times on a pubic road. That's why I ride at a very sedate pace over that annoyingly twisty road. I can't wait until all the corners are gone then we can race on it.

[Slingshot]

Don't know where the 2 bridges are to know how far in K's you travel but sounds like some fast riding even from one bottom to the other .


If you've got Google Earth, these are the bridges:

[cowpoos]

If you have time to work a stop watch you are either going too slow or not paying attention to what you should be concentrating on.
Poos must have borrowed a Bugatti. No make that a helicopter.
Hang on, bridge to bridge in 5 minutes. Poos are talking about 5 minutes to do a U-turn in a car from the northbound single lane bridge to the southbound single lane bridge next to each other! That's 5 minutes to travel about 2 metres - about right for the speed some cars do over that hill.
Hey I'm taking the piss. We shouldn't be laying down challenges with race times on a pubic road. That's why I ride at a very sedate pace over that annoyingly twisty road. I can't wait until all the corners are gone then we can race on it.
lol....MD's getting warm....hehehehe

[Lissa]

Well - as I am want to do going over the hill - I timed my run - and lo and behold for the first time since I remember I had a 100% traffic free and road works free run over the hill - 10min5secs.9 - bridge to bridge....
Wow... I think I did one side of the hill in 10 minutes.... and I think that was the short side. I better keep left in case you crazy people are on the hill at the same time. :shutup:

[Hitcher]

well....an interested who's faster than who thread.

I think I'll join in... ;)

my best time from bridge to bridge.. 5mins 23sec

and yes I was on my side of the road the whole time...catch is...I was driving a car!!

141.82kmh average? I don't think so.

[cowpoos]

141.82kmh average? I don't think so.
jebuuuz!!!! I though you guys would have clicked by now!!!

[Korea]

If you've got Google Earth, these are the bridges:

...and here's a pic:
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=35348&d=1151212580