NZ-wide pass the tag

**FJRider** · 11th March 2010, 20:42

Originally Posted by Clairsky

This could be in Bluff within two weeks!

To my untrained eye ... it does not appear to be even in the south island yet ...

**newbould** · 11th March 2010, 20:44

Good things take time.

**Clairsky** · 11th March 2010, 21:07

Originally Posted by FJRider

To my untrained eye ... it does not appear to be even in the south island yet ...

You have to read back a bit further, I understand it's in Picton?!

**FJRider** · 11th March 2010, 22:17

Originally Posted by Clairsky

You have to read back a bit further, I understand it's in Picton?!

No ... it's not. But if one was to have a pic of the Arahura in Picton with their bike in the pic ... game ON again ...

**JATZ** · 12th March 2010, 03:21

Originally Posted by FJRider

No ... it's not. But if one was to have a pic of the Arahura in Picton with their bike in the pic ... game ON again ...

Off to get it shortly....... who knows where I'll put it after, might even drop it on one of the flyers for the TT2000, or in the middle of Rainbow station. How you fullahs and fullaheses feel about gravel ?

**cromagnon** · 12th March 2010, 05:48

Originally Posted by JATZ

Off to get it shortly....... who knows where I'll put it after, might even drop it on one of the flyers for the TT2000, or in the middle of Rainbow station. How you fullahs and fullaheses feel about gravel ?

Im heading through there for the first time this weekend so if its up by saturday morning ill grab it

**smoky** · 12th March 2010, 06:53

Originally Posted by JATZ

..... or in the middle of Rainbow station. How you fullahs and fullaheses feel about gravel ?

What's the road like thru there; thinking about going thru there or Molesworth station late next week on my bandit 1200 - I'm proficient at riding on gravel, but I don't know if its a suitable track/road for a big road bike, or if 230k limit for petrol is ok?
Apparently it's only open to the public from 1 December to the first week in March? is that a problem?

**cromagnon** · 12th March 2010, 07:23

Originally Posted by smoky

What's the road like thru there; thinking about going thru there or Molesworth station late next week on my bandit 1200 - I'm proficient at riding on gravel, but I don't know if its a suitable track/road for a big road bike, or if 230k limit for petrol is ok?
Apparently it's only open to the public from 1 December to the first week in March? is that a problem?

From memory its 210km from hanmer to blenhiem (used 9.2L of my 9.5L tank) through molesworth station (different to rainbow), maybe less if you take taylors pass. Open 28 Dec to 1 April, but you can always give doc a ring to check +64 3 572 9100. Not sure about bandit suitability, somebody else might be able to comment. My DR250 was fine

. A couple of small fords that would have steepish entries for a bandit.

**BMWST?** · 12th March 2010, 09:07

cmon ST Jim!.Dont tell me it was too dark at 5.25am to get the pic!

**BMWST?** · 12th March 2010, 09:10

Originally Posted by smoky

What's the road like thru there; thinking about going thru there or Molesworth station late next week on my bandit 1200 - I'm proficient at riding on gravel, but I don't know if its a suitable track/road for a big road bike, or if 230k limit for petrol is ok?
Apparently it's only open to the public from 1 December to the first week in March? is that a problem?

I beleive rainbow is a little bit rugged at he moment but molesworth is passable by car.

**STJim** · 12th March 2010, 18:41

Found it on the ferry Picture of then inside on the car deck Had a huge problem trying to get a shot of the ferry at abnout 5.30 am this morning. Would have be perfect if it was daylight. The best pick is on inside taken after the bikes were untied You will have to take my word for that it was the Arhura. it was also the Arhura that i tried to photograph this morning. Was followed by JATZ who picked up the tag where I dropped it

**NordieBoy** · 12th March 2010, 18:50

The Rainbow is quite smooth at the moment. No issues at all on a road bike.
110km from the servo at St Arnaud to the servo at Hanmer (open 7:30am).
100km from St Arnaud to Nelson.
340 odd km from Nelson to Hanmer via Taylors Pass and the Molesworth.

**JATZ** · 12th March 2010, 18:50

I'm baaaack, almost tempted to go back out and do another 104 k's to make it an even 1000 for the day

Shithouse ride over the Whangamoas this morning in the dark and rain, and some turkey deciding to turn right into a driveway as I was overtaking, in a 100k zone, I swear if I'd had more tread on my rear tyre I wouldn't be here.
Don't worry I didn't go through the rainbow. so the new tag isn't on gravel. Smokey you should be o.k. in the Molesworth if you don't mind gravel, just take it easy if it's been graded. all the river crossings are bridged from memory, except the small ford, middle of isolated flat. Rainbow has a couple of lumpy bits just before Hells gate, I can only think of 2 fords that may give issues, ones a small one just north of the waiau/wairau river andthe other is on the St Arnaud side of the toll gate, neither are deep. I may be going through them both next w/end.
BAck on topic........ c'mon STJim

Damn I's a slow typerer