What I learned in the South Island

[YLWDUC]

You may know this already, but here goes. What I learnt on my circuit of the South Island.

1. Your wife doesn't like the petrol bills (Or the Ale bills!)
2. There are only campervans on the westcoast
3. Cops sit in weird spots to get speeders. (Like on a 55km corner near Cromwell)
4. Not all the tricky corners have a speed signpost!
5. English tourists are very helpful. (Thanks to Paul and Sue from Cambridge)
6. Leathers are worth their weight in sweaty gold!
7. Riding at night sux.

and most importantly

8. The South island can only be described as Motorcycling Nirvana. Sweet roads, no traffic and mind-blowing scenery (of both sorts).


Day 1. Auckland - Blenheim, 2 Blenheim - Christchurch, 3 Chch - Queenstown, 4 Queenstown - Greymouth, 5 Greymouth - Palmy, 6 Palmy - Auckland.

Now the bike needs another service and new tyres, but I'm sure the divorce can pay for that. Always at least offer to take your missus, even though she'll say no.

[skidMark]

8. The South island can only be described as Motorcycling Nirvana. Sweet roads, no traffic and mind-blowing scenery (of both sorts)

Shusshhhh!!! don't tell them all that or everybody will go!

[YLWDUC]

Shusshhhh!!! don't tell them all that or everybody will go!

But then at least the roads will be full of Bikes! Saw a bunch of Velocettes on their way down to a Rally in Dunners. Beautiful they were.

[_Shrek_]

You may know this already, but here goes. What I learnt on my circuit of the South Island.

3. Cops sit in weird spots to get speeders. (Like on a 55km corner near Cromwell)

4. Not all the tricky corners have a speed signpost!

8. The South island can only be described as Motorcycling Nirvana. Sweet roads, no traffic and mind-blowing scenery (of both sorts).

3 = they know Aucklanders are easy targets

4 = they are used as targets by townies

8 = all lies not to be believed

[gijoe1313]

I cannot comment nor concur on any of those salient and earstwhile points, concomitant with my desire to return to those fair shores again.

[YLWDUC]

3 = they know Aucklanders are easy targets

The problem with this cop was the corner he was sitting on was in a 100km/hr zone, just the '55' warning meant that the cages we were following panicked when they saw him and slowed down to about 40. buggers.

There was another one on a corner at the end of a long 140km/hr straight, that would have got me, except he was set up to tag drivers coming the other way!

[fireliv]

U ,issed some of the best parts!! Like the roads below QT and the Caitlins!!

Next trip huh!