Zig zag on the Crown Range as requested

[FJRider]

Ya gotta see to believe,

[jcupit69]

me wanty ridey :drool:

[MyGSXF]

Yep.. that road is total motorcycle heaven!! :love:

I went through a bit over a year ago.. got to the bottom of the wicked zigzag on the Queenstown side.. thought 'DAMN that was good'.. so I turned round & went back up.. to do it again!!! :shutup:

Why?? coz I could! :Punk:

[deeknow]

Here's a pic I took of the same road last year, and another one of the wicked Lindis Pass road which is equally cool.

was in a cage w the missus at the time unfortunately, spent the whole time thinkin "Damn, wish I was on me bike... Damn, wish I was on me bike... Damn, wish I was on me bike..."

[Edbear]

Just makes you wanna go!:woohoo:

[ital916]

:drool::drool::drool::drool::drool: *wish I could pack up the RG150 and go. Would need to carry lots of oil, and spark plugs, and a top end rebuild kit lol :P* jokes. Great road, me knowing nothing bout nz geopgraphy where is it?

[Marmoot]

Ya gotta see to believe,

I take your bet and raise the ante...
Real Alps (http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2007/08/dangerous-roads-of-world-part-4_06.html)

[doc]

Yep.. that road is total motorcycle heaven!! :love:

I went through a bit over a year ago.. got to the bottom of the wicked zigzag on the Queenstown side.. thought 'DAMN that was good'.. so I turned round & went back up.. to do it again!!! :shutup:

Why?? coz I could! :Punk:

Awesome piece of road. One year on the way to the monkey, when we were climbing up the queenstown side there was a parapente following us up about 10 meters out , incredible .I think the first photo is in the Kawerau gorge

[FruitLooPs]

:drool::drool::drool::drool::drool: *wish I could pack up the RG150 and go. Would need to carry lots of oil, and spark plugs, and a top end rebuild kit lol :P* jokes. Great road, me knowing nothing bout nz geopgraphy where is it?

It's way down central south of the south island. Nothin to worry about mate, I rode my RG150 from chch down there just for those roads, nearly 500km's each way but oh so worth it. Went over the crown ranges, the really sexy twisty side going up from queenstown over to wanaka actually turned out to be a bit of a disappointment. The RG didn't have the nuts for drive out of those super tight 15's, but coming down the other side was heaven! Spoke to an older gent at the famous cardrona hotel who rides it every day for work, what a lucky bastardo..

I did need a new powervalve on one side afterwards though, oh and I finally saw the low oil light for the first time ever. :shutup:


I'd love to travel the bottom of the west coast, haast pass and through to wanaka on a bike one day when the weathers cracking. I did just that with an american chick staying with me, but alas we were driving a cage :(

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dafydd359/503020642/" title="Knights Point by Dafydd359, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/229/503020642_ca93f6e6de.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Knights Point" /></a>

[Daffyd]

I nearly got taken out on one of the 15's after the VCR when a silly bitch in a Maxima come round to meet me on my side of the road. If she hadn't swerved away there wouldn't have been enough room for me to get through!
The road is narrow enough if you keep to your own side.

[jcupit69]

Here's a pic I took of the same road last year, and another one of the wicked Lindis Pass road which is equally cool.

was in a cage w the missus at the time unfortunately, spent the whole time thinkin "Damn, wish I was on me bike... Damn, wish I was on me bike... Damn, wish I was on me bike..."

That first pic is pure porno :drool:

[Hitcher]

I've done the Crown Range Road once. On a ZRX1200R. Fantastic it was. And the road was pretty darned good too.

[Grub]

Great road, me knowing nothing bout nz geopgraphy where is it?

It's between Arrowtown and Wanaka going via Cadrona and is the "alternative" route. It's often snowed in winter as it goes over the crown range. Here's a map and pictcha to drool over (http://maps.google.co.nz/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=2)

[doc]

It's between Arrowtown and Wanaka going via Cadrona and is the "alternative" route. It's often snowed in winter as it goes over the crown range. Here's a map and pictcha to drool over (http://maps.google.co.nz/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=2)

Isn't it also the highest public road in NZ that is tarsealed ?

[idb]

Aren't all roads like that?
I just call it "outside".

[Hitcher]

Isn't it also the highest public road in NZ that is tarsealed ?

Somebody with access to Google Earth could check the elevations of the Crown Range Road summit and the summit of Arthurs Pass and report back with their findings, please (don't have GE at work, or I'd do it myself).

[idb]

Isn't it also the highest public road in NZ that is tarsealed ?

Yeah, apparently.
It was only sealed about 5 and half years ago.

[k14]

Pity, I live 30 mins from there, never ridden a bike over it though. Never will. Hard work in the van.

[Hitcher]

Pity, I live 30 mins from there, never ridden a bike over it though. Never will. Hard work in the van.

Tragic. You don't know what you're missing.

[Daffyd]

Isn't it also the highest public road in NZ that is tarsealed ?

Highest public road in the country, sealed or unsealed.

HASL 1121m, compared to Arthur's Pass at a paltry HASL 924m.

No contest!

[Daffyd]

Isn't it also the highest public road in NZ that is tarsealed ?

The highest public road in NZ, sealed or unsealed.

Crown Range: 1121m ASL

Artur's Pass: 924m ASL

No contest!

In fact, I think it's the highes public road in Australasia, if not the
Southern Hemisphere.

Prolly some higher in South America?

[idb]

Pity, I live 30 mins from there, never ridden a bike over it though. Never will. Hard work in the van.

I'll lend you a bike some time and we'll go for a trip over to Wanaka or further if you like.

[Hitcher]

In fact, I think it's the highes public road in Australasia, if not the
Southern Hemisphere.

Prolly some higher in South America?

No on at least one of those. Cabramurra is Australia's highest town. It's 1488m above sea level. I have ridden an FJR1300T through it, and its roads are most excellently sealed (it's in the middle of a 250km stretch of awesome twisties).

While there are roads way higher than that in South America -- indeed the highest being 5059m above sea level, I don't know at what stage the seal ends.

[Daffyd]

No on at least one of those. Cabramurra is Australia's highest town. It's 1488m above sea level. I have ridden an FJR1300T through it, and its roads are most excellently sealed (it's in the middle of a 250km stretch of awesome twisties).

While there are roads way higher than that in South America -- indeed the highest being 5059m above sea level, I don't know at what stage the seal ends.

Ok, I stand corrected. :done:

Still a bloody good ride!

[scumdog]

Aren't all roads like that?
I just call it "outside".


Kinda my thought too - doesn't EVERYBODY have twisty empty roads like that near where they live??:scratch:

[scumdog]

Pity, I live 30 mins from there, never ridden a bike over it though. Never will. Hard work in the van.

Took the Thunderbird over it one day - needed both sides of the road and abit more besides and the body roll you had to believe!!

And probably used 4 litres of premium getting up there.

But at least the campers vans pulled over unlike when I have been over on the bike.:crazy:

[DingoZ]

Okay thats settled it. South Island Trip coming up....:)