Goodbye Rimutakas as we know it now?

**McDuck** · 12th February 2009, 20:59

Originally Posted by xxcbr69xx

Remember the GPZ.....

They screwed over the Kaitokes and turned it into a straight line fest, I guess the hill is next.

Is it really safe to be playing on that road given the traffic loading? In the HB i can ride for 25 min and get ontoany one of a dozen damn near endless curvy good roads, with bugger all cars and about the only thing to watch out for are rural road syndromes.

**MSTRS:Me** · 13th February 2009, 09:14

Originally Posted by McDuck

Is it really safe to be playing on that road given the traffic loading? In the HB i can ride for 25 min and get ontoany one of a dozen damn near endless curvy good roads, with bugger all cars and about the only thing to watch out for are rural road syndromes.

Turkeys of all types are everywhere

**Hitcher** · 13th February 2009, 10:48

Originally Posted by MSTRS

Turkeys of all types are everywhere

Except on Kiwi Biker. Obviously.

**Sully60** · 13th February 2009, 15:37

Originally Posted by xxcbr69xx

Remember the GPZ.....

They screwed over the Kaitokes and turned it into a straight line fest, I guess the hill is next.

Yeah that was just after I sold my 'spare' one too!

Should got off the turn before better eh?

Originally Posted by xxcbr69xx

Is it really safe to be playing on that road given the traffic loading?

Is it really safe to be questioning something you have absolutley no idea about?

**McDuck** · 13th February 2009, 15:52

Originally Posted by Sully60

Is it really safe to be questioning something you have absolutley no idea about?

The only times i have ridden the tucks it has been full form arsshole to brakfast with slow, stupid cars.

While there is every possibility there are quiet patches, the crap the stupid cars (and some trucks) leave behind are still there.

**Sully60** · 13th February 2009, 16:02

Originally Posted by McDuck

The only times i have ridden the tucks it has been full form arsshole to brakfast with slow, stupid cars.

While there is every possibility there are quiet patches, the crap the stupid cars (and some trucks) leave behind are still there.

Time and place, and most of all never get complacent.
I've seen as lot on that hill myself but the thing that sticks in my mind the most was the look of mixed anger and incredulousness of a former colleague who had just had to avoid a skateboarder coming down hill in his lane!
Remember that xxcbr69xx?

**Racin Jason** · 13th February 2009, 16:02

Originally Posted by McDuck

Is it really safe to be playing on that road given the traffic loading? In the HB i can ride for 25 min and get ontoany one of a dozen damn near endless curvy good roads, with bugger all cars and about the only thing to watch out for are rural road syndromes.

I totally agree. Cool road but geeze. I was silly enough to get on the back of a fireblade 900 when they were newish, and ride from the top to upper hut. I fair shat myself! I have never been so scared in my life.

Needless to say the guy was a complete tosser. Passing on the outside on blind corners with bumper to bumper traffic going both ways!

The thing is, so many people are like this. Some people amaze me that they still alive! Oh yeah, they're all slow as arse on the track too.

Ride safe, and keep the rubber side down!

**MSTRS:Me** · 13th February 2009, 16:03

Originally Posted by McDuck

The only times i have ridden the tucks it has been full form arsshole to brakfast with slow, stupid cars.

While there is every possibility there are quiet patches, the crap the stupid cars (and some trucks) leave behind are still there.

Donald, Donald, Donald....
Cars (and trucks) are no stupider than motorcycles. In fact, none of them can even be considered to be IQ'able, so how would one be able to determine a scale a intelligence.
The operators of such modes of transport/fun, however...

**McDuck** · 13th February 2009, 16:09

Originally Posted by MSTRS

Donald, Donald, Donald....
Cars (and trucks) are no stupider than motorcycles. In fact, none of them can even be considered to be IQ'able, so how would one be able to determine a scale a intelligence.
The operators of such modes of transport/fun, however...

Yes but motorcycles are a LOT less likely to be droping fluids like anti freze and oil on the road and when they do they drop a lot less.

**MSTRS:Me** · 13th February 2009, 16:16

Originally Posted by McDuck

Yes but motorcycles are a LOT less likely to be droping fluids like anti freze and oil on the road and when they do they drop a lot less.

I don't know about less likely. Or even the quantities. A badly dropped bike may have a casing ground away and lose a fair bit of oil. But they sure don't drop diesel, which is a big problem on roads like the 'Takas.
I would have thought that truckies would be well aware not to have their tanks (over)full when about to drive such roads. It's the poor design of filler pipe-to-tank that causes spills. It sure doesn't fall out of the tank any other way.

**Stormer** · 13th February 2009, 16:17

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...who had just had to avoid a skateboarder coming down hill in his lane![/QUOTE]

HA!!
Gutsy.

**xxcbr69xx** · 13th February 2009, 16:34

Originally Posted by Sully60

Time and place,

Agree, if that's the place you just gotta find the right time. 8 or 9am - 7pm out of the question. Outside of that, sometimes you get a cage free run right over!

Originally Posted by Sully60

had to avoid a skateboarder coming down hill in his lane!

That was a skateboarder with no interest in living too long!

Both he and the "colleague"

got lucky that day.

**Madness** · 13th February 2009, 16:50

Originally Posted by McDuck

Is it really safe to be playing on that road given the traffic loading?

Safe as preverbial houses. The traffic adds to the "atmosphere" of the road.

Particularly safe as you're less likely to be ticketed on the Hill than any other part of the region.

God, I miss that Hill.