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    NZ speed limit 100kph?

    hi

    im 2weeks new to NZ, currently im driving car here in mt wellington auckland
    but im a motorcycle fanatic back home.

    i love riding mc, my question is since NZ have speed limit of 50kph on street
    and 100kph on hiways , is it boring to ride a bigbikes with maximum speed of 100kph only?

    how do you ride your bikes and maximimized and enjoy the the 600cc and above bikes if the max speed limit allowed is only 100kph?

    please enlighten me..

    thanks

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    Race tracks don't have a speed limit. NZ has various speed limits ranging from 10 kph to 100 kph (or none, for race tracks).

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    Get off the over populated main highways and ride some of the back roads.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Highlander View Post
    Get off the over populated main highways and ride some of the back roads.
    +1

    We are blessed with some beautifull scenery + plenty of hills, you don't have to go far to find some.

    The low speed limits are there for a reason..... teenagers (they are the ones wrapped around lamposts).
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    Apparently the 100kph speed limit is just a guideline.

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    Where are you from if riding a big bike at the legal speed limit isn't boring ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Berries View Post
    Where are you from if riding a big bike at the legal speed limit isn't boring ?
    My thoughts exactly.

    100km/h feels great on the winding roads.

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    Apparently speed limits are only for other people as all the riders on this forum are just waiting for the call from Rossi to be his team mate.

    personally I like older less powerful bikes with no fairings, then 100 kmph is fine.
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    Just goes to show that you don't need a big bore motorcycle in NZ. Kiwi's seem addicted to large sportsbikes when few of our roads are any real fun on them. Imagine how much fun the coro loop could be on a YZFR125?. Maybe then some of you big sportsbike riders could learn about corner speed not just straight line speed?

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    Don't worry - there are plenty of idiots on the road around you to stop it being boring.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Maha View Post
    Apparently the 100kph speed limit is just a guideline.
    I thought it was a target
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    Even when I ride my 250 I have to exercise restraint not to get into the instant 28 day licence suspension kind of speeds.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SMOKEU View Post
    Even when I ride my 250 I have to exercise restraint not to get into the instant 28 day licence suspension kind of speeds.
    what he said.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Maha View Post
    Apparently the 100kph speed limit is just a guideline.
    Quote Originally Posted by bogan View Post
    I thought it was a target
    Are you crazy? I've even seen the boards (on SH16 I think) saying, its not a target...

    Perhaps its a hurdle?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gremlin View Post
    Are you crazy? I've even seen the boards (on SH16 I think) saying, its not a target...

    Perhaps its a hurdle?
    Perhaps a minimum?
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