Kaikoura Coast 80kmh limit

**Paul in NZ** · 11th May 2006, 09:19

Bloody wonderful...

Its a bad bit of road though.. Last time I was down that way on the bike it was wet and it was very slippery due to the crud from the trucks, salt spray and a generally poor surface.

About time these arses provided some decent roads i say rather than just ruining what we have and then lowering the speed limit so a couple of local wankers can make sure potential customers slow down enough to see their advertising...

**Paul in NZ** · 11th May 2006, 09:20

Originally Posted by Highlander

Any one else remember a time when the open road limit was 80 Km/h.

Those who do probably remember a song about history never repeating....

This post repeated itself - spooky!

**Hitcher** · 11th May 2006, 20:17

How long before the Rimutakas is speed restricted? Bastards.

**James Deuce** · 11th May 2006, 20:22

The Martinborough to Gladstone, Gladstone to Ngamu roads are slated for 80 km/hr speed limits in the next 18 months.

Most of the "B" roads will be 80 km/hr before the main highways get dropped.

It's looking pretty compulsory to move to Australia as soon as possible. Even Victoria would seem positively liberal compared to NZ.

**TonyB** · 11th May 2006, 20:22

I reckon it'll happen to the Akaroa highway from Little River on soon.

**Hitcher** · 11th May 2006, 20:28

Originally Posted by Jim2

The Martinborough to Gladstone, Gladstone to Ngamu roads are slated for 80 km/hr speed limits in the next 18 months.

Noooooo!!! Tell me it's not true. It's an evil dream and I'll wake up soon. Somebody hit me. Andy Knackstead in a tutu. Gahhhh!! Nooooo!! Hit me again, harder this time...

**James Deuce** · 11th May 2006, 20:32

South Wairarapa and Carterton Councils have been "talking" about it in the Wairarapa Times Age over the last 12 months. Masterton's Council are looking at the Gladstone to Ngamu (The Water Tower Rd for those that know it) road largely because of the 6 deaths in two years at "that" corner, 4 of them motorcyclists.

A "decent" ride is soon going to involve a trip to Taranaki or Hawke's Bay.

**TonyB** · 11th May 2006, 20:37

Originally Posted by Jim2

A "decent" ride is soon going to involve a trip to Taranaki or Hawke's Bay.

Or a race day.
I can see sales of dualpurpose bikes going up. Mind you, if your already speeding, does 20 more k over really matter? It won't to some.

**James Deuce** · 11th May 2006, 20:39

It just about makes me cry to think that I could be walking home at 121 km/hr. A quick overtake, and boom, you're walking.

I bet you trucks will still travel at 100-110 on the flat bits.

**merv** · 11th May 2006, 22:30

Originally Posted by Lou Girardin

I remember it well. But enforcement was a lot more reasonable so the de facto limit was 100.

Except I got booked for doing 99 in my Hillman Hunter at Chertsey in '76 - pigs!!

**Highlander** · 11th May 2006, 22:38

99 in a grunta?

Must have been a good day, down hill AND a tail wind!

**Big Dave** · 11th May 2006, 22:40

Originally Posted by TonyB

Or a race day.
I can see sales of dualpurpose bikes going up.

Bingo! I've been telling you for ages that unless you do track days, litre sports bikes are dinosaurs. headed for extinction at least.
100kph seems really fast on the dirt and there are far call plods patrolling the single tracks.
See ya out there.

**merv** · 11th May 2006, 22:43

Originally Posted by Highlander

99 in a grunta?

Must have been a good day, down hill AND a tail wind!

Nah that was km/hr by the pig on a near enough flat road as the Canterbury Plains are, the car had a mph speedo and it would show max about 94mph if you wound it out in top, 75mph in 3rd.

Funny thing with that car was the speedo needle would waver badly which is not something speedos seem to do these days.

**merv** · 11th May 2006, 22:45

Originally Posted by Big Dave

Bingo! I've been telling you for ages that unless you do track days, litre sports bikes are dinosaurs. headed for extinction at least.
100kph seems really fast on the dirt and there are far call plods patrolling the single tracks.
See ya out there.

Sure that's why 4 out of 5 of our bikes are road registered dirt bikes and I can't see any point upgrading from the VFR for road only.