Rainbow Road (summer 13/14)?

[pete-blen]

I'm going though next week on one of these meany rainless days we are having...
not sure whats days yet... up though the moles back though rainbow the next day...

[cold comfort]

Haha. Love the postie bike. Good to hear despite the scruffy condition of the (Rainbow) road, remedial work is underway. Hopefully less tourists by then also though was appreciative of the comprehensive toolkit in a passing 4WD after drowning the bike in the Nevis ( a full kit now carried).

[BMWST?]

Heading through the Molesworth tomorrow and spending some time in the Sounds and a night or two in Golden Bay. Heading back through the Rainbow on the 8th or 9th. as long as the weather plays ball. Two up on the GS with road tires I dont feel like dealing with the fall out if it all goes pear shaped Give us a wave if you see us out and about. White 1100GS.

Rainbow can change very fast if rain is heavy

[Racing Dave]

I'd be interested to see a photo if you have one. They were busy at work building on the last trip with the Chch guys, it wasn't developed enough to pick it if was going to be a small tension wire footbridge or something more substantial.

Cheers

Sorry, no photo, but it's substantial. Not a wire footbridge, but a suspension bridge with proper wooden planks covered in chicken wire for tyre grip. I rode over on my 125 and it barely deflected.

[ADVGD]

Sorry, no photo, but it's substantial. Not a wire footbridge, but a suspension bridge with proper wooden planks covered in chicken wire for tyre grip. I rode over on my 125 and it barely deflected.

Thanks for that Dave.

While we were there, a team of 4 guys were constructing the bridge and watched eagerly for someone to bin it as we forded the last crossing. Most courteously, two riders obliged and did just that. Out of respect, I won't mention who that was.




Are your boots dry yet Transapler?

[Transalper]

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Are your boots dry yet Transapler?

Oh the emotional scars are sooo deep.... yes the boots were finally dry except now for the new tears dripping in to them.

[thepom]

If it was me you would have mentioned it ha ha

[richyrich]

Haha. Love the postie bike. Good to hear despite the scruffy condition of the (Rainbow) road, remedial work is underway. Hopefully less tourists by then also though was appreciative of the comprehensive toolkit in a passing 4WD after drowning the bike in the Nevis ( a full kit now carried).

especially a 7mm ? for the million airbox bolts .

[cold comfort]

especially a 7mm ? for the million airbox bolts .

Yes..in particular a 7 mm socket. Won't have the generous roadside assistance from my fellow travellers either! Center stand going on at last also. Small mortgage for that- can't believe Triumph consider it an extra. :-(

[cynna]

To my surprise, there's now a bridge over the Edwards where you would normally cross - easily strong enough to cope with bikes (even Beemers!).

Was the new gate for motorbikes still open? Just had a look on the doc site and registration is required for the main gate again - when i last went thru we were just told to use the new bike gate

[Racing Dave]

We just turned up on spec, and had no problems.

At Malings Pass, there is a short and easy track that by-passes the locked gate (a little way up the track from the turn-off) and you just ride around. At Edwards Pass, the gate at the Rainbow Rd is locked but we went a few hundred metres towards Hanmer and rode in through the bicycle gateway. That joins the main track maybe 100m up from the road.