Can I go to Auckland with a 125cc?

[Drew]

You'd probably do it on one fucking wheel too! Me on the other hand, wouldn't try that shit with a GN250, let alone a 125

You'd be VERY surprised at how well GN125s wheelie too!...Erm, so I've heard.

i had one of them.
f*cking awesome. would do 100km aiight, even uphill...
the half-knobblies made for fun in the wet.

Soooo, you don't think I should ride my RGV with full knobblies around the streets?

[Fast Eddie]

yea the gns are easy to wheelie.. think its the long seat, u can just sit way over the back and tug away on the bar

yea i'd do it on a gn125.. give yourself heaps of time and hopefully the other people on the rd arent cunts and give u plenty of space to do your thing.

look at asia etc they don't ride anything bigger than a 125! and they chuck 5 people on it and a couple of goats and some plywood and go for a fang

[FJRider]

The bike would do it ok. Take your time ... and try to avoid highway one, much better (and not as busy) for smaller bikes. It may surprise you how well it goes ...

[carburator]

bit of route planning is not a bad idea, I used to commute weekly tauranga to auckland on a suzuki fxr150.
As everyone said be prepared to be passed a lot or just move over to let that stream of traffic past.

[MIXONE]

Do it.Go via National Park and if you check out a map you can do back roads most of the way.

[Drew]

yea the gns are easy to wheelie.. think its the long seat, u can just sit way over the back and tug away on the bar

You lose too much control sitting back. Middle of the seat, get it moving, dip the clutch while you rol on the throttle and up it comes. My mate was laughing his arse off as I wheelied away on his bike.

But I digress.

If anyone is confident in riding open road, they'll be fine doing this trip. You could plan a route and post it up here with a rough time table, and you'd prolly have kiwibiker homos riding with you over half the time.

[PrincessBandit]

Course you can. The only other thing I'd mention to be aware of is wind - on a light bike like that you'll be prone to being pushed around. I did Akl - Taupo - Akl on a GN250 and the wind were the only pita part of the trip (I was not so much into passing vehicles back then...) oh and the bow wave from big trucks slamming into my chest.

[sootie]

Course you can. The only other thing I'd mention to be aware of is wind - on a light bike like that you'll be prone to being pushed around. I did Akl - Taupo - Akl on a GN250 and the wind were the only pita part of the trip (I was not so much into passing vehicles back then...) oh and the bow wave from big trucks slamming into my chest.

Well done for mentioning this!
Experienced motorcyclists just watch for this instinctively, but it is a learned behaviour.
Don't get too close to the road edge & brace yourself for a fast correction with approaching large trucks,
particularly when your bike is a light one.
What actually happens varies hugely with each encounter, but always prepare for a bad one!

[Drew]

Well done for mentioning this!
Experienced motorcyclists just watch for this instinctively, but it is a learned behaviour.
Don't get too close to the road edge & brace yourself for a fast correction with approaching large trucks,
particularly when your bike is a light one.
What actually happens varies hugely with each encounter, but always prepare for a bad one!

Epic wording fail I reckon.

Prepare yourself for an oncoming blast of air when approaching a truck or large vehicle, do not brace yourself. Stiffening up is bad...always!

[bogan]

Epic wording fail I reckon.

Prepare yourself for an oncoming blast of air when approaching a truck or large vehicle, do not brace yourself. Stiffening up is bad...always!

And put that front wheel back down, it helps with stability

[sootie]

Epic wording fail I reckon.

Prepare yourself for an oncoming blast of air when approaching a truck or large vehicle, do not brace yourself. Stiffening up is bad...always!

Yeah Ok, I could have put it better. Did not really mean stiffen the body up, re-read it for "step up the mental alertness in case a quick reaction is needed." How does that sound?
More seriously though, those blasts can very occasionally be fairly awesome!

[Drew]

And put that front wheel back down, it helps with stability

Ya get buffeted round a bit when you're doing open road speeds on one wheel anyway, can't say I've ever really noticed any on-coming traffic related blasts.

Passing trucks on one wheel on the other hand, is quite an art because the cross breeze varies heaps.

[ICE180]

i ride my 180cc 2T scoter all over the country no problems
just enjoy the ride and take ya time

its a blast

[actungbaby]

Hi, guys.

I have lived in Palmerston North and wanna go to Auckland with motorcycle that I will buy.

The problem is that I have limited budget for motorcycle and I am a learner rider.

So on my list, GN125 is the first option. I know GN125 is a small and slow one but I think I can go.

If I go to Auckland, I will stop over Taupo and Hamilton.

What are you guys thinking about my idea?

Please give me your opinion and advices.

Thanks.

Take a back pack with alot spare gear wet wet weather gear spare socks
I did the trip from Christchurch to palmerston north in 2 days so its possible
And that was 80cc Honda scotter , keep left as much possbile, i whould avoid the dessert road and go alternate route throught the state forrest , have plenty stops for food,
make your own sandwichs to save on the dingle, stop often for petrol, fill up wear you can
To make sure you dont run out, have fun enjoy the exp.find a back backers in auckland if you
have no where to stay, plan this before you leave
have a map of noth island take a charged cell phone, keep in contact with somone

[caseye]

There's a lockup garage and a spare bed here in Sarf Dorkland if needed and I'm happy to have you call ahead to check in whenever you want.