sure as hell is and when wet its slippery as hell and its an arse to dig post holes in or plant poplar poles. tungsten tip on the post hole borer and hold on tight was the answer.
on a more fun not though, it was a lot of fun on the trikes when it was wet and the boss was no where to be seen
In case anyone cares,
I ended up taking SH1 from Auckland to Hamilton, I didnt take the bypass because the bike came with some spares, and while they did fit in the small backpack I bought, they were a bit of extra weight and uncomfortable so for $20 I swung into a post shop in Hamilton, chucked the spare parts into a box and posted it to myself.
I then went through Te Awamutu to Te Kuiti, then SH4 to Taumaranui. Where I fueled up, charged my phone and had a snack at the petrol station.had a brief yarn with a few riders who were passing through,- there were quite a few, presumably doing the forgotten highway. I really enjoyed the last 100km or so into taumaranui.
I then went through national park to Whanganui and had another rest, stopping at a cafe for dinner and getting gas again, keeping track of fuel going in vs km travelled to get an idea on economy and range for future reference.
Then it was through Bulls and Levin to wellington for more fuel, then to the ferry where I only had to wait about 5 minutes before riding on.
Upon departing the ferry, about 8km south of picton theres so.e long straights. I was cruising along, and in the distance I saw some tail lights that looked out of place.took me a minute to realise it was because they were on the wrong side of the road.
I hot the has to catch up, with the horn on full blast (full squeak really, sports bike horns are a bit flaccid) and gesticulating like a spastic having an epileptic fit once i was beside them to get the fuck on to the left side of the road. Got just ahead and was waving wildly at them, looking ahead and waving at them - by now we were going through some corners.
Between the waving honking and swearing they finally got the point and pulled over thankfully. Pure luck as had there been a car going north I'd have arrived at a horrific fatal head-on.
Apart from that it was a great trip with some lovely roads, what a great way to see some parts of NZ ive never seen before.
South island tomorrow morning
It hasn't improved then from last time I road it.
Similar to the roadworks on SH1 Desert road "improvements"
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