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**trufflebutter** · 16th August 2016, 17:54

Originally Posted by Laava

closely followed by a donut scoffer in a commodore with all lights and sirens going.

Could it be that he may have been heading to Taupo?

Originally Posted by Laava

Are you selling doughnuts as well? The white powdered ones?

**Banditbandit** · 17th August 2016, 16:04

Originally Posted by cassina

Just because you think he was not riding under pressure to keep up it does not mean you for that matter are anymore correct than me. Riding under pressure to keep up is something I have witnessed many times so its not an unreal conclusion to draw in my opinion.

1 The rider at fault is not struggling to keep up - he's passing the lead bike ...

2 The group is not going that fast ... only a real bunny would be struggling to keep up .. and the real bunny would be on a smaller bike ... look at the lean angles on the bikes in the corner - hardly leaning ...

3 He's macho bullshit .. see 1 .. and it cost him and someone else BIG TIME

Completely avoidable ... he only had to wait a few seconds ...

**Tricia1000** · 18th August 2016, 14:19

Can someone repost the link please. Each time I click on the link in the 1st message, I get an reticle bout the olympics

Originally Posted by Paul in NZ

Stick to your side of the F*&%king road

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world-vide...lery_id=163882

Jesus - words fail me...

**Moi** · 18th August 2016, 15:04

Originally Posted by Tricia1000

Can someone repost the link please. Each time I click on the link in the 1st message, I get an reticle bout the olympics

OP's link still seems to be working however, here's a link to an extended version on youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNJ4c4KHlDY

or this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1icKFqNtULQ

**Paul in NZ** · 19th August 2016, 12:32

Originally Posted by Moi

OP's link still seems to be working however, here's a link to an extended version on youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNJ4c4KHlDY

or this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1icKFqNtULQ

Jesus that's heartbreaking....

**mossy1200** · 19th August 2016, 21:23

I cant believe that 2 riders rode past and didn't even stop until further down the road.

Side note. I try avoid group rides because larger groups do tend to ride above the comfortable speed of the least experienced rider or guy/gal with the least capable bike (disclaimer: Not stating this was a group ride in the clip).

**Paul in NZ** · 20th August 2016, 09:27

The thing is, the vid is shot from some kind of classic bike (Honda 4??) so the pace was not frentic. Its just that the public get a shot to ride the course and I guess get a shot of the old blood rush to the head and.... sigh....

Very silly....

**Maha** · 20th August 2016, 10:16

Originally Posted by Paul in NZ

The thing is, the vid is shot from some kind of classic bike (Honda 4??) so the pace was not frentic. Its just that the public get a shot to ride the course and I guess get a shot of the old blood rush to the head and.... sigh....

Very silly....

Some who go there may get into the mindset that the road is in 'track mode' and believe it is closed to two way traffic.

**nerrrd** · 20th August 2016, 10:41

Originally Posted by mossy1200

I cant believe that 2 riders rode past and didn't even stop until further down the road.

From the comments:

I was riding directly behind the crash in the white leathers.we all stoped just past the crash because of the fire.buy the time we ran back down the road it was an inferno and Thare was nothing we could do.both riders were killed instantly on impact,Thare was no movement at all from both of them and the fire was intense.iam sorry for both families involved .but Thare was nothing we could do.

Those GoPros muck around with the depth of field anyway, don't they? So might look further away than they actually were.

**Saarg** · 21st August 2016, 00:06

Originally Posted by Maha

Some who go there may get into the mindset that the road is in 'track mode' and believe it is closed to two way traffic.

Mount panorama is only open 3 weeks a year, would be silly to think the Is. Of Mann is a racetrack, .... but some people...

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**nzspokes** · 21st August 2016, 07:50

Originally Posted by Saarg

Mount panorama is only open 3 weeks a year, would be silly to think the is. Of Mann is a racetrack, .... but some people...

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I had thought Bathurst was open all the time, mates have ridden round there at all times. In saying that when the race is not on it is a farming community and you are likely to come across tractors and the like. And a cop is pretty much on patrol around there full time. Thats what I have heard anyway.

**caseye** · 21st August 2016, 20:25

Originally Posted by nzspokes

I had thought Bathurst was open all the time, mates have ridden round there at all times. In saying that when the race is not on it is a farming community and you are likely to come across tractors and the like. And a cop is pretty much on patrol around there full time. Thats what I have heard anyway.

Yep more right than wrong. For at leat 3 weeks in a year Mt Panorama is closed to 2 way traffic. For the week of The Bathurst 1000 it is closed except for race cars and service vehicles, at night it is open to one way for taxi's buses and locals to do their thing.
I do know that the road/track is reopened on the following Monday morning though again only for one way traffic until all signs of racing have ben removed, then the road goes back to a rural communities access road and can be driven ridden 24/7.
6 ana bit weeks an I'll be on top of the Mountain sitting by me eskie wiv a few tinnies cooling down watching the fantastic sunsets and talking BS with me Ozzie mates form all around our camp site, friends and neighbours for the last 20 odd years.

**Hads** · 26th August 2016, 11:23

This crash is inevitable on the Christchurch to Akaroa road, in 3 months I have seen 3 drivers deciding the centre line was more of an optional guide and driving on the right hand side before blind corners when not overtaking is fine. And they weren't tourists, 2 builders and 1 sufer. Not to mention the crazyness of Sunday motorcyclists popping wheelies whilst overtaking right up to a blind corner...

So a bit of advice to those travelling those roads, keep away from the centre line before blind corners, in case you come across one of those idiots.

**nzspokes** · 26th August 2016, 12:53

Originally Posted by cassina

On the Christchurch to Akaroa road a big danger is being hit by a motorcyclist overtaking under pressure to keep up. Last weekend I was overtaken by the lead rider in a group and there were 2 bikes following that I could see in my rear view mirror. When the first rider of the 2 overtook me he almost had a head on with his mate allowing a safer gap before overtaking. I was in a line of traffic at the time so was not going too slow for all those on here who think my coments on this issue are nonsense.

That whole post makes no sense. Retard.

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