Idea: Iron Butt - Ass hardening session

[Zapf]

Idea: Tie in with allun / SlashWylde's trip to Napier...
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=18766

might be a mini day challange in it self.

Auckland -> Maranda -> Kopu -> Waihi -> Tauranga (204km) (SH2)
-> Whakatane -> Gisborne (301km) (SH2)
-> Napier (213km) ... (SH2 or SH36? comments plz)

over 718km in one day. 9 hour trip at 80km/h average

Who wants to harden up their Ass?

[justsomeguy]

Hmmm....... may be keen

How long do you think this will take cruising at a MAX speed of 120??

My bike wont do over 120 without a fight.

[Gremlin]

My bike wont do over 120 without a fight.

poppycock, you know very well that it will sit at 130-140 on expressways at least...

sorry, not up for this, got exams coming up, plus I like my bits in one piece, and having done nothing like that in one day...

[Posh Tourer :P]

Done that 2 days in a row last big trip.... It isnt so much the arse, it is the mind that gets a workout. 450miles is 720km. The 450mile day took me 9hours, but I was sitting at open road 80mph (120kmh) most of the day, very few towns etc to go through. Rarely had to do any windy roads or anything.

The previous day was 440miles and I did it in 10hours, along roads much more similar to what you are doing, with very few stops (fuel but no sitting around, plus a reasonable lunch stop). I was doing up to 10*mph, mainly sitting between 60 and 80, even in the twisties. Did not get held up much with traffic, but had quite a few villages and things to go through...

I would allow 10hours *at least* if you want to have reasonable breaks for food during the day.


The best way to harden up an ass is to show it a female ass....

[Waylander]

Where's Hitcher?

[Zapf]

Done that 2 days in a row last big trip.... It isnt so much the arse, it is the mind that gets a workout. 450miles is 720km. The 450mile day took me 9hours, but I was sitting at open road 80mph (120kmh) most of the day, very few towns etc to go through. Rarely had to do any windy roads or anything.

The previous day was 440miles and I did it in 10hours, along roads much more similar to what you are doing, with very few stops (fuel but no sitting around, plus a reasonable lunch stop). I was doing up to 10*mph, mainly sitting between 60 and 80, even in the twisties. Did not get held up much with traffic, but had quite a few villages and things to go through...

I would allow 10hours *at least* if you want to have reasonable breaks for food during the day.


The best way to harden up an ass is to show it a female ass....

u mean a female deer?

[RiderInBlack]

u mean a female deer?

No, a female ass is called a Jenny and the male ass getting hard is a Jack (Hence is Jack Ass)

[Krayy]

Idea: Tie in with allun / SlashWylde's trip to Napier...
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=18766

might be a mini day challange in it self.

Auckland -> Maranda -> Kopu -> Waihi -> Tauranga (204km) (SH2)
-> Whakatane -> Gisborne (301km) (SH2)
-> Napier (213km) ... (SH2 or SH36? comments plz)

over 718km in one day. 9 hour trip at 80km/h average

Who wants to harden up their Ass?

Dude, that is a seriously long ride, and some of them roads are not for the faint hearted coming into and out of Gisborne through the gorges (and watch out if it has rained - slippery as and tight to boot).

It does however go through my home town of Wairoa (1/2 way between Gis and Napier in the middle of Hawkes Bay), and the have a bakery that has won the "Best pie in NZ" award for a few years, just opposite the lighthouse on the south side of the bridge.

You'd have to factor in stops every 200km or so for gas and stretches at 15 minutes at a time, with maybe a longer one for lunch.

It'd be an interesting ride either way, but I dont think I can get time off from SWMBO to join ya. Bugger.

PS. I'd be impressed as hell if you can do the whole ride in less than 12 hours rather than 9.

[Zapf]

Dude, that is a seriously long ride, and some of them roads are not for the faint hearted coming into and out of Gisborne through the gorges (and watch out if it has rained - slippery as and tight to boot).

It does however go through my home town of Wairoa (1/2 way between Gis and Napier in the middle of Hawkes Bay), and the have a bakery that has won the "Best pie in NZ" award for a few years, just opposite the lighthouse on the south side of the bridge.

You'd have to factor in stops every 200km or so for gas and stretches at 15 minutes at a time, with maybe a longer one for lunch.

It'd be an interesting ride either way, but I dont think I can get time off from SWMBO to join ya. Bugger.

PS. I'd be impressed as hell if you can do the whole ride in less than 12 hours rather than 9.

Were are my sponsores?

[RiderInBlack]

Auckland -> Maranda -> Kopu -> Waihi -> Tauranga (204km) (SH2)
-> Whakatane -> Gisborne (301km) (SH2)
-> Napier (213km) ... (SH2 or SH36? comments plz)

over 718km in one day. 9 hour trip at 80km/h average

Did you allow for fueling time? My average for the GC was around 90Kph (this included fuel stops). To do this I only spent enough time to fuel and pee at Service Station (less than 10mins) and there where quite a few times I was honking it on "Roxanne" (Let's say that if I had got done I would have considered myself lucky to get what SpeedMedic got).
PS: Make sure you know where the 24hrs fuel stations are. Have a list from the GC if you need it.

[steved]

Zapf, that is a monster schedule. And that's only half-way!

[RiderInBlack]

Zapf, that is a monster schedule. And that's only half-way!

Na, not even a 1/2 GC (close but). It's his time allowed that he will have to watch. Always allow more and then do it in less, is my advice (then you have time for choas)

[Zapf]

luckly its still at IDEA stage