Sky Jump...

**Juan** · 13th January 2005, 08:59

From the Sky Tower in Auckland... Anyone done it?

Quite fancy it... am I mad?

And jet boating....

And bungy....

**vifferman** · 13th January 2005, 09:02

No, but I saw someone doing it as I was riding/driving towards the Sky Tower the other day. I thought when I'd seen it before on the telly that it looked wussy and slow, but seeing the silhouette of the person doing it, they actually looked like they were hurtling at quite a rate of knots.

I have no intention of doing it - not that I'm a chicken, I'd just rather do something a bit longer-lasting, like sky-diving, parapenting or whatever.

**Devil** · 13th January 2005, 09:17

Originally Posted by Juan

From the Sky Tower in Auckland... Anyone done it?

Quite fancy it... am I mad?

And jet boating....

And bungy....

I can very highly recommend the Huka Jet (jetboat ride on the Waikato River 10 mins north of Taupo). I was sitting right at the side of the boat behind the driver and I was shitting myself. It was awesome.
http://www.hukajet.co.nz/

**Juan** · 13th January 2005, 09:17

Originally Posted by vifferman

No, but I saw someone doing it as I was riding/driving towards the Sky Tower the other day. I thought when I'd seen it before on the telly that it looked wussy and slow, but seeing the silhouette of the person doing it, they actually looked like they were hurtling at quite a rate of knots.

I have no intention of doing it - not that I'm a chicken, I'd just rather do something a bit longer-lasting, like sky-diving, parapenting or whatever.

Don't fancy jumping out of a perfectly functioning plane

The details we have of it say you drop at 75kph.. I know not that quick but from 630 ft up... should be quite a rush

**Juan** · 13th January 2005, 09:20

Originally Posted by Devil

I can very highly recommend the Huka Jet (jetboat ride on the Waikato River 10 mins north of Taupo). I was sitting right at the side of the boat behind the driver and I was shitting myself. It was awesome.
http://www.hukajet.co.nz/

Got the details of that aswell... looks a blast... feck wish we were coming sooner

**R1** · 13th January 2005, 09:38

Originally Posted by Juan

Don't fancy jumping out of a perfectly functioning plane

The details we have of it say you drop at 75kph.. I know not that quick but from 630 ft up... should be quite a rush

Jumping out of a plane is a hell rush...im up2 my 9th jump...never seems to get booring.....then again i have been riding for years and that doesnt get booring either :spudwhat: ,
Bungy is ok, but beach surfing behing a kdx250 now thats A rush

**Juan** · 13th January 2005, 09:47

Originally Posted by R1AaronKDX

Jumping out of a plane is a hell rush...im up2 my 9th jump...never seems to get booring.....then again i have been riding for years and that doesnt get booring either :spudwhat: ,
Bungy is ok, but beach surfing behing a kdx250 now thats A rush

There's not much that beats the rush of a fast run across the mountain on a warm summers morning... on an F4 before the "normal" folk get up

The KDX sounds fun tho

Bounty · 13th January 2005, 09:48

Originally Posted by Juan

From the Sky Tower in Auckland... Anyone done it?

Quite fancy it... am I mad?

And jet boating....

And bungy....

My second cousin did the sky tower jump on her 10th birthday and absolutley loved it.

**wari** · 13th January 2005, 09:52

MAte of mine has doneda sky tower jump ... liked it so much he diditt again ...

SAw one girl freek out onda descent .. kickin' and screamin' allda way ...

**Juan** · 13th January 2005, 10:49

Originally Posted by wari

MAte of mine has doneda sky tower jump ... liked it so much he diditt again ...

SAw one girl freek out onda descent .. kickin' and screamin' allda way ...

Just got to be done.... me and my good lady... can you do a tandem jump??

**R1** · 13th January 2005, 14:08

Originally Posted by Juan

There's not much that beats the rush of a fast run across the mountain on a warm summers morning... on an F4 before the "normal" folk get up

The KDX sounds fun tho

yeah mate dirtbikes are allgood

..only just got back in2 em. but having such a good time, dear i say its more fun than riding on the road

the only limit is the rider, no copper, no cagers, no worries

**wari** · 13th January 2005, 16:45

Originally Posted by Juan

Just got to be done.... me and my good lady... can you do a tandem jump??

DUnno ... :spudwhat:

I Would say I'll find outfurya next time I gopast ... whichis regular ...

BUt I furgett befur then .. so .. yeah ..

**erik** · 13th January 2005, 17:17

Originally Posted by Juan

From the Sky Tower in Auckland... Anyone done it?

Quite fancy it... am I mad?

And jet boating....

And bungy....

Yup, mad.

Before you book/pay to do the jump thing, just go up the skytower and take a look around, it's bloody high up there. No way I'd ever do the jump, the fearfall at rainbow's end was bad enough for me.

**sAsLEX** · 13th January 2005, 17:30

Originally Posted by R1AaronKDX

Jumping out of a plane is a hell rush...im up2 my 9th jump...never seems to get booring.....then again i have been riding for years and that doesnt get booring either :spudwhat: ,
Bungy is ok, but beach surfing behing a kdx250 now thats A rush

Careful when you do this, mate was towing his dad behind his hilux on Muriwai on a knee board and his dad flipped and broke his kneck. Was lucky and nothing wrong with him now but with no cell phone coverage he had to transport his dad about 1/2 and hour very carefully until the ambo could be contacted!