christchurch to picton how long ?

**cowpoos** · 3rd April 2005, 12:59

how long does it take to get from christchurch to picton? at normal motor bike speeds?

**Ghost Lemur** · 3rd April 2005, 13:04

Depends what you call normal?

*Looks around at Christchurch crowd*

Haven't done the straight to picton thing for quite a while, but if memory serves me correctly it's about 4-5 hours. Although boring as shit, almost as bad as the ChCh to Timaru direct route.

There are lots of back roads though, if you want to enjoy your journey, rather that get there as quick as. Dangerous, Gav, Kickaha, etc, can give heaps of advice as to the routes that will make the journey worth it.

**Zapf** · 3rd April 2005, 13:06

4 or 5 hours non stop.... which means if you want a break every fuel stop then assume a whole day.... and pray for no rain or wind

**merv** · 3rd April 2005, 13:07

Its about 330-340km so assume about 3.5hrs running time averaging close to 100 and watching out for cops when you are going a bit over to keep your average up. Stops for tucker or anything else are on top of this. It is a nice easy road on a bike. Obviously best done out of times of busy traffic such as school holidays. I used to like driving the road when I lived in ChCh on quiet nights when the road was lit up well by my car lights and no one else was around. Didn't do it so often on the bike but it it easier to go faster on the bike, hence the word about looking out for cops.

4 - 5 hours mentioned above is that on a 50cc or something as it won't take that long unless you include the stops. I am sure R1AaronKDX could do it in 2 hrs something when no one was looking.

It was 3hrs 25mins in my Hillman Hunter in 1974 before the road was as straight as it is now with max speed of about 125km/hr. Cut that back to 110max like the cops look at you for, plus the shorter straighter road I still reckon 3.5hrs travelling time and staying close to legal.

My last ride northwards on that road on the VFR we left Tekapo in the morning and still got to Picton in the afternoon so no way is ChCh to Picton an all day ride unless you do take all the back roads.

**cowpoos** · 3rd April 2005, 13:15

right...so I should look at about 4hrs including one fuel stop/piss stop.
as the tl does about 180-200km a tank....where is half way? well half way that has gas station...?

**Kickaha** · 3rd April 2005, 13:21

Originally Posted by cowpoos

right...so I should look at about 4hrs including one fuel stop/piss stop.
as the tl does about 180-200km a tank....where is half way? well half way that has gas station...?

You will Make Kaikoura on a tank which is a bit over 1/2 way

**R1** · 3rd April 2005, 13:24

Originally Posted by merv

Its about 330-340km so assume about 3.5hrs running time averaging close to 100 and watching out for cops when you are going a bit over to keep your average up. Stops for tucker or anything else are on top of this. It is a nice easy road on a bike. Obviously best done out of times of busy traffic such as school holidays. I used to like driving the road when I lived in ChCh on quiet nights when the road was lit up well by my car lights and no one else was around. Didn't do it so often on the bike but it it easier to go faster on the bike, hence the word about looking out for cops.

4 - 5 hours mentioned above is that on a 50cc or something as it won't take that long unless you include the stops. I am sure R1AaronKDX could do it in 2 hrs something when no one was looking.

It was 3hrs 25mins in my Hillman Hunter in 1974 before the road was as straight as it is now with max speed of about 125km/hr. Cut that back to 110max like the cops look at you for, plus the shorter straighter road I still reckon 3.5hrs travelling time and staying close to legal.

My last ride northwards on that road on the VFR we left Tekapo in the morning and still got to Picton in the afternoon so no way is ChCh to Picton an all day ride unless you do take all the back roads.

2hours 30 mins at xmas time, 2hours 50mins in the rain on the way back

**speedpro** · 3rd April 2005, 13:54

Originally Posted by cowpoos

how long does it take to get from christchurch to picton? at normal motor bike speeds?

I got a puncture off the ferry one night and had to overnight in Picton. Got it fixed and left at 09:30and was on base at Wigram at 12:30 in a freshly ironed uniform. Headers on the black 4:1 went white 1/2 way to the collector and the tailpipe was white up to the muffler.

NC · 3rd April 2005, 13:58

What about picton to Hokitika?

**Kickaha** · 3rd April 2005, 15:08

Originally Posted by R1AaronKDX

2hours 30 mins at xmas time, 2hours 50mins in the rain on the way back

Can't have been on a R1,had WT lent you a Suzuki?

**GNR** · 3rd April 2005, 18:48

dad, in the good old days when there where no cops at 5am. use to averave 2hrs 30-40mins, once he did it 2hrs 20mins, in the good old brock commodore.,

but for the average joe at a good pace, 4hours

how fast were you going aaron on average??

**R1** · 3rd April 2005, 19:09

Originally Posted by GNR

dad, in the good old days when there where no cops at 5am. use to averave 2hrs 30-40mins, once he did it 2hrs 20mins, in the good old brock commodore.,

but for the average joe at a good pace, 4hours

how fast were you going aaron on average??

On average somewhere between fucken fast and scary fast....honestly dude i have no idea, i left chc(new brighton) at the same time the wife and kids got on the fairy(sp) and i beat them to picton

**dangerous** · 3rd April 2005, 19:15

Originally Posted by Kickaha

You will Make Kaikoura on a tank which is a bit over 1/2 way

Ohhh fuk of ya lieing prick........ Deano and I ran out 15km before Kaik's (but hey thats the price ya pay for mega V2 power)

Bloody good effort Merv in the old Grunter....... Kick and I did Blenhiem to Amberly in 2.5hrs in the diesel utes, another 25min to Chch for me tho.

Ya see it all depends on traffic and carrying a constant pace, i'll only drive the cage at nights now cos of all the wanks out there holding ya up.

White Trash did Kaik's to picton in 70mins..... last w/e I took the BB family to Blenhiem airshow while they were all asleap I did Kaik's to Blenhiem in 70min (add 15min 2 picton) in the 4x4 d/c ute..... ya hear that WT

ps: no one tell BB that MrS BB will kill me (dont wana make it a double murder)..... should a seen me in the wet comming back drifting, love it (they were asleap again) dont call me dangerous for nothing ya know.