A great Road

[wkid_one]

gr8 road

[Antallica]

Is it under contsruction I take it? Is it closeby in NZ?

Reminds me of some nice touring road way out in the European countryside.

[wkid_one]

Rimutaka Hill......

[marty]

my picks would be the hamilton - raglan road, and the whole of sh25/25a (the waihi to whangamata to whitianga to coromandel to thames rd........) esp the road between tairua and whangamata. the last time i rode that though i had been poisoned and made myself sick.....

[marty]

do you know how hard it is to get your helmet off while wearing gloves, trying to keep powerchucks in???????????????????

[MikeL]

Originally posted by marty
do you know how hard it is to get your helmet off while wearing gloves, trying to keep powerchucks in???????????????????

No, and I don't particularly want to find out!!
:(

[Big Dog]

Originally posted by marty
do you know how hard it is to get your helmet off while wearing gloves, trying to keep powerchucks in???????????????????

No but I do know what -4 degrees feels like when at 160kmph I sneezed and covered the inside of my visor... excellent weather (pissing down with rain) for riding with a visor up for 30 odd kms to next gassy to clean it up.

:D

[marty]

or a buzzy thing into your helmet on a sunny day with the visor 1/2 open - is it a bee, a wasp or a blowie????

[Big Dog]

Originally posted by marty
or a buzzy thing into your helmet on a sunny day with the visor 1/2 open - is it a bee, a wasp or a blowie????

Been, hit by a bee, wasp and lots of flies but never had a blowie on a moving bike:gob:

[georgedubyabush]

how about a kamakaze sparrow? Ive had a close call with a confused hawk.

I have a continual buzzy noise in my helmet... 250 4cylinder at up to 18500rpm:D

[mangell6]

Best times to ride this road is Mondays :niceone: , not public holidays :argh:, and early mornings on the weekend, hoping that you don't get stuck behind a bus/truck as there are few passing opportunities on the way down.

[marty]

and highway patrol cars are few and far between on sunday mornings.....

[Big Dog]

Isn't it ironic? (your attachment)

Down in the naki one of the highest road toll corners (when I was there there were 10 or so white crosses in undera km) is at the crematorium? But to look at it there is no way any one could crash a long sweeper with good visibility through the whole thing. Go figure.

[wkid_one]

What a spectacle at the top of the hill yesterday arvo - I wish I had my camera....

1 x SV1000k3, 1X GSXR1000K3, 1 x GSXR1000K2, 3x R1 '02, 1 x R1 03, 1 x Ducati Monster 800 03, 1 x Honda VFR 03, 1 x GSXR750K3, 1 x CBR600RR  and the list goes on.....

What a way to while away the after....bike after bike coming over the hill from both directions - all either stopping for a chat or waving as they shoot past.

Short sprints up and down the hill for fun and admiration of each others bike - and not a single police car to be seen......

What a day, only spoilt by the cold roads....

[DeanOh]

Originally posted by wkid_one
What a spectacle at the top of the hill yesterday arvo - I wish I had my camera....
1 x SV1000k3, 1X GSXR1000K3, 1 x GSXR1000K2, 3x R1 '02, 1 x R1 03, 1 x Ducati Monster 800 03, 1 x Honda VFR 03, 1 x GSXR750K3, 1 x CBR600RR  and the list goes on.....
What a way to while away the after....bike after bike coming over the hill from both directions - all either stopping for a chat or waving as they shoot past.
Short sprints up and down the hill for fun and admiration of each others bike - and not a single police car to be seen......
What a day, only spoilt by the cold roads....


That sounds like a riding group run by a lady called Linda. hers is the Monster. they usually do a sunday morning breakfast run to Masterton way.

[wkid_one]

Yeah Lynda Blair was there and a bunch of other people - nice monster actually - feels like a 250 in size - hard to believe they show horned a 800cc.

[DeanOh]

One day I will get out of bed earlier and go on one of their rides.:sleep:

[merv]

Hey wkid-one I had lunch with Lynda today and told her you guys were mentioning her on this site, so will see now she is now our latest member.

[Blink]

yup, gotta love the hill... :)

http://lewis.corrupt.co.nz/albums/Bikes/119_1949_IMG.sized.jpg

[merv]

What a bastard though that the bulldozers are moving closer. It won't be long before the curves of Kaitoke Hill are gone forever and then what, will they start attacking the Rimutakas?