New Plymouth to Invercargill in a day...????

[BMWST?]

You don't have to have equal time spent above and below the average point, all that matters is you limit the amount of time spent BELOW the average.
Eg an average speed of 165 could be attained by going no faster than say 180km/h but spending a significant amount of time at that speed, no need for 330km/h.

Lets slow it down and eliminate the hysterical speed numbers. I did a 50km mountainbike event in around 4 and a half hours at an average of 12ish km/h. Now the race winner did that 50km in about 2hours 20 min. and average speed of about 25km/h. Now I was getting pretty decent speed on the downhills but where this obscenely fit fella would have wasted me was on the climbs. He would have spent much less time below his average speed, he didn't need to come down any of the hills at 130km/h to beat me and do that time.

i know how it works.My speeds are only an illustration for every minute spent below the average speed you need to spend time above it.Again your explanation sound is all fine and dandy but with such a high average speed you will spend a lot of time over 200 to average 165..Your fit friend will have been crankin the flats too

[R650R]

Two Ferry crossings - 6 hours sailing. Add at least a hour or more waiting time after boarding/disembarking for the two.

Lets say 7 hours are used on the two crossings.

New Plymouth to Wellington is 350 kms - twice = 700

Picton to Invercargill is 1040 kms - x2 2080.

Total riding kms around 2,780 kms in 17 hours

That's a average speed of 165 kmph

Without stops for fuel, food or peeing.

Heres some more maths, I cnat be bothered to keep tweaking the numbers to make it fit but in keeping with being plausiblely obtainable but 300 odd km short here we are....

5 mins at 50k in 20 small towns, 1 hr at 50k

40 mins at 50 k for othr delays ropadworls etc

20 mins at 70k behind slow traffic

180 mins at zero speed, refuelling, rooting piussing, ball scratching

13 hrs (that's 780 mins) at 160k on the good bits

60mins at 200k on cumulative really good bits of road.

6 hours at zero on the ferry

Taking out time stopped that's an average speed of 149k while moving, good for just under 2400k in 16 hrs, its about 15% short on meeting the legend but with the numbers given you can see theres no need for nonsense like 300km/h
A little bit faster and its entirely plausioble journey albeit a very dangerous and expensive one with maybe free accommodation with her majesty at the end.

[FJRider]

Usually in an aircraft


and yes there are a good number of people who can travel very quickly.

Oops ... my bad ...

[FJRider]

Awesome. Here to London twice as fast an A380.

Oops ... my mistake ...

[skippa1]

Utter bullshit.

[Berries]

I'm going to Invercargill tomorrow. Will have a burger and report back.

[Zedder]

Heres some more maths, I cnat be bothered to keep tweaking the numbers to make it fit

Thank you for stopping.

[ajturbo]

Quite a few years back ... a book was published about state highway one. It it .. the author stated that the complete length could not be done in any 24 hour period. A fairly well known motorcyclist of the time made the effort to prove him wrong. And succeeded. A privately hired boat for the straight ... so ferry timings were not a factor.

Of this particular ride ... I have never heard anything mentioned ... but I think it could have been done (then). Different times now though ...

Just no one ask WhiteTrash what time he did Welly to Auckland to see his new misses(now wife).....

[Virago]

I'm going to Invercargill tomorrow. Will have a burger and report back.

Three days and still not back?

[Berries]

I'm back, just couldn't find a decent burger.

[Akzle]

Haha, that reminds me of a skit Billy T. James did.

also a barry crump story

[oldrider]

I'm back, just couldn't find a decent burger.

It's the way it is these days just like on KB all you can ever find are cheap shitty husabergers!

[Trade_nancy]

Heres some more maths, I cnat be bothered to keep tweaking the numbers to make it fit but in keeping with being plausiblely obtainable but 300 odd km short here we are....

5 mins at 50k in 20 small towns, 1 hr at 50k

40 mins at 50 k for othr delays ropadworls etc

20 mins at 70k behind slow traffic

180 mins at zero speed, refuelling, rooting piussing, ball scratching

13 hrs (that's 780 mins) at 160k on the good bits

60mins at 200k on cumulative really good bits of road.

6 hours at zero on the ferry

Taking out time stopped that's an average speed of 149k while moving, good for just under 2400k in 16 hrs, its about 15% short on meeting the legend but with the numbers given you can see theres no need for nonsense like 300km/h
A little bit faster and its entirely plausioble journey albeit a very dangerous and expensive one with maybe free accommodation with her majesty at the end.

6 hours on the ferry? Make that 7 hours and a further 2 hours IF you turn up an hour early for each crossing - 9 hours.

[R650R]

6 hours on the ferry? Make that 7 hours and a further 2 hours IF you turn up an hour early for each crossing - 9 hours.

Not if you have the right contacts, that's just for the peasants....
Couldn't find a butrger either so settled for fish and chips... gopro timelapse footage tomorrow, need some sleep....