More_fasterer's first NZ tour - to the Burt Munro & back

**uksteve** · 15th December 2007, 08:40

What a great write up with some great pictures. Its been 20 years since i did this trip, your report brought back many memorys and the need to do it all again.

**oldrider** · 15th December 2007, 09:38

Enjoyed your write up and pics.

Glad you enjoyed your trip South.

Especially the Lindis which is sort of my back yard.

That shop and pump owner at Te Araroa has got a funny attitude towards "customers"!

It must get him into a power trip when he has fuel and customers don't!

Wanker. Cheers John.

**Coyote** · 15th December 2007, 09:44

I'm hopeless at paying attention so I haven't read much yet. But they're some very purty pictures. I'm admiring the white wheels on your bike. I had though about spraying mine up in white thinking it would look good (rest of my bike is black, including the frame), but I won't be a copycat

**Squiggles** · 15th December 2007, 09:53

Fuck you were lucky with the weather, when i did the west coast i got pissed on 1/2 the way, even then the scenery is good but i got bloody wet!

**Kemet** · 15th December 2007, 21:17

Awesome write-up. Was it very breezy when you went through Lindis Pass?? Last time I went through there I had quite an interesting ride.

Oldrider can probably vouch for that... He's probably had more than a few hairy rides through that...

**bell** · 15th December 2007, 22:14

Good on you mate for writing about your trip. Seems that there is the odd bit of decent reading on these forums after all.

I'm doing the Nelson-West Coast-Crown Range-Cromwell-Pukaki-Akaroa-Arthurs Pass-Westport-Nelson version of your circuit starting this Weds. I will be bloody glad of some blue skies such as you enjoyed. I had my rainsuit on for most of my last 800km ride around the SI.

Some great photos in there. I liked the "About 5km's short of the homer tunnel" shot the most.

Well done that man.

**more_fasterer** · 18th December 2007, 10:15

Wow glad to see that people have enjoyed the story

Originally Posted by Kemet

Awesome write-up. Was it very breezy when you went through Lindis Pass?? Last time I went through there I had quite an interesting ride.

Oldrider can probably vouch for that... He's probably had more than a few hairy rides through that...

Nah it was a beautiful calm day, but clouded over and started raining as we passed through Gore. Did have some very strong winds on the sunday of the Burt Munro challenge when we shot out to Bluff for breakfast though.

Originally Posted by Coyote

I'm hopeless at paying attention so I haven't read much yet. But they're some very purty pictures. I'm admiring the white wheels on your bike. I had though about spraying mine up in white thinking it would look good (rest of my bike is black, including the frame), but I won't be a copycat

Copycat, meh, who cares if it looks good

They were originally painted white but the paint started being chipped off by stones almost right away - which may be partly because the painter was shite. They've now been powdercoated and seem to be withstanding stones / tar spots / chain lube very nicely.

**kiwifruit** · 18th January 2008, 14:46

just seen this thread,
great photos

**Matt Bleck** · 19th January 2008, 08:13

Great thread!

**mv.senna** · 21st January 2008, 21:36

good boy.

you're almost as well behaved as yosung.

am somewhat relieved you didn't have photographic evidence of the 2 senior citz playing silly buggers in the snow by the homer tunnel...