THE corner in the Rainbow

[FJRider]

Dude go back and read my post and read it again thinking about the context of the points you have made below. You obviously don't understand the intent, hence the intent of this thread. Your "points" are irrelevant and off topic.

OK... I read it...

It is interesting that when YOU say it, it is ok. When I say it... it is irrelevant and off topic. I am curious to know how you come to that conclusion... ???

As I have said in an earlier post... I believe this exercise in corner manipulation, is in exorcisism of personal demons. Good luck with that. But dont let it get the better of you.

You obviously do not understand the purpose and intent of MY posts... hence the belief (my belief) that you have better, and more constructive things to occupy your time, and energy. If you don't ... you must have a sad life.

[Padmei]

Man I don't think I've come across a thread that has had so many knives being twisted in backs - Can't we just let this thread die a natural death & carry on with something a bit more positive

[Woodman]

Man I don't think I've come across a thread that has had so many knives being twisted in backs - Can't we just let this thread die a natural death & carry on with something a bit more positive

I agree, the whole argument has got silly.
The fact that their is a road their at all means that the environment has been changed to allow vehicles access. All of the roads we ride on get modified/fixed sooner or later, and usually without us even noticing. If you guys want a real adventure in the wilderness you need to find somewhere with no roads/tracks at all otherwise you are just kidding yourselves.
This post has gone from one guy wanting to cut some bushes down to him getting psycho-analysed, to commentary on this countries gene pool.
Again it is just silly.

[CookMySock]

If there is a dangerous tree on the side of the road just cut the fucker down. No one gives a shit, and if they do - well the deed is done now and you are long gone. Just do it.

Steve

[Deereboy]

Reckon I've been there done that

[CrazyFrog]

Reckon I've been there done that

Looks like Santa got his sleigh stuck......are the presents going to be late this year???

[cooneyr]

Reckon I've been there done that

No need for a side stand when you have BMW jugs!

Cheers R

[Woodman]

This old chestnut again.

yesterday when we were paying the rainbow gate guy he commented that none of our bikes were covered in mud so we must have got round the tricky corner ok and not ended up in the swamp like a lot of bikes seem to.

Interesting I thought, and I now know which corner it is . Got round ok, but can see how it could go pear shaped.

[buggsubique]

This old chestnut again.

yesterday when we were paying the rainbow gate guy he commented that none of our bikes were covered in mud so we must have got round the tricky corner ok and not ended up in the swamp like a lot of bikes seem to.

Interesting I thought, and I now know which corner it is . Got round ok, but can see how it could go pear shaped.

I thought this thread was PD'd a couple of years ago?

[alane]

YEP! On the Rainbow ,along the section that goe,s alongside the river.

Was cranking the old XT600 up a bit to get to Nelson befor dark, if I recall rightly.
Anyway ,was looking well ahead @ the road ,& miscalculated an inbend,took the wrong line,& found myself RIGHT ON THE EDGE of the bank.
Must have been just centimeters from going over.The river was RIGHT THERE----down the bank.
Was a real "puckering" moment,----but then,might have saved me embaressment on "Ryan,s" corner. --as i did slow down a bit ,after that.
Was in too big a hurry to go back & look @ the wheeltracks,but I,m shure they would have been impresive/scary.

[Padmei]

Yep even tho i'm aware of it, it snuck up on me again. Mind you so did the bend at Bell/Todd??? ford middle of the Molesworth. That one has a convenient drop down to a level patch - easier than dropping the bike

[cooneyr]

Bloody Hell. Talk about a thread dredge. This thread never made PD but it certainly stirred up some shit.

Interesting comments Woodman from the gate guy. Obviously they still know it is a gotcha corner. I asked about tweaking it but never had much luck convincing the Cocky it was a good idea. He said when the heavy gear went through the next season they would "tweak" the bushes to make it more obvious were the road goes but obviously its not happened.

Not sure your quite in the right place alane. It is a left hander heading north towards Nelson that has a swampy ditch about 1m deep on the outside, not a bank into the river.

I'll never forget the damn corner. We still look for it if we ever fly to/from NN.

Cheers R

[NordieBoy]

----but then,might have saved me embaressment on "Ryan,s" corner. --as i did slow down a bit ,after that.

Not sure your quite in the right place alane. It is a left hander heading north towards Nelson that has a swampy ditch about 1m deep on the outside, not a bank into the river.

The bank into the river slowed him down a bit and saved him from going off on your corner further on...

[Transalper]

I was looking for it day before yesterday but went straight past it. Think it was close to where the bee hives are right now but we got to the bridge without being sure so definitely missed it. Maybe it just looks different at two up on the Transalp speeds.

[alane]

The bank into the river slowed him down a bit and saved him from going off on your corner further on...

You,ve got it Nordie!

That Mrs Cooneys little boy never did pay attention to detail.

I think I,ve got it right,(where the corner is)in my "on board computa".
Is that where "Tuckerbag" came to grief on one of the Nth,n Dusty Butt,s???
And ,yea,the inbend I,m talking abought---,one of several, is---after looking @ a map--- ,back where the road runs abought 30/50 meters abouve the Wairau river,just befor the real narrow gorgeee bit.