Mangamuka Gorge

[haydes55]

Jeez, you need a bigger bike.

4K revs in 4th on mine and I'm doing a hundy

sent from my phone (so scuze auto correct typos)

Isn't it amazing that different bikes have different power curves and gearing?


A bit over 4000rpm is 100km/h in 6th on mine. 4th gear can pull from 60km/h to 160km/h, so in a series of 45k corners, no point accelerating and braking hard, just stick in 4th, stick to 80ish km/h. The engine is cruising, still accelerating through corners but no need to gain speed.

If the corners were a mix of open sweepers and tight switchbacks, then I'd be going closer to the redline and accelerating and braking between bends. I've done up hill switchbacks in 1st gear and high revs, but the back end gets squirrelly and I needed to change up after corner exit, just to change straight back down again. If I was on a race track, then fine, but I'm just trying to have a hoon up some twisties. My bike can handle going through the entire rev range easily. So I get lazy and let the torque handle it.

[Kendoll]

Haast to Wanaka Crowne range Motueka Valley highway

Both of those are ridiculously good fun, but I gotta agree that the Mangamukas are just straight up EPIC.

[nzspokes]

Most corners in mangamuka are 35s to 55s.

So working on standard motorcycle theory of doubling the posted corner speed its a decent speed road then.

[nzspokes]

Couple of vids of it. Must try it one day.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toenHtTielE

[Damantis]

is where God dropped his spaghetti and someone came along and thought "Fuck it. I'm not picking that up. Let's just pave it and call it a road."

[haydes55]

So working on standard motorcycle theory of doubling the posted corner speed its a decent speed road then.

Casina look away....


You had your chance Cassina, look away....


The actual rule is double, plus 10. So 35s are taken at 80..... Not saying that's how I ride, just the rule of thumb.

[nzspokes]

Casina look away....


You had your chance Cassina, look away....


The actual rule is double, plus 10. So 35s are taken at 80..... Not saying that's how I ride, just the rule of thumb.

Fair call. Im old so double is good enough for me.

[Maha]

Fair call. Im old so double is good enough for me.

You would take an 85kph corner at 170?

[haydes55]

You would take an 85kph corner at 170?

No way! That would be speeding. 35's at 70, 45's at 90, any faster corners at 103.9km/h

[Mazztah]

You would take an 85kph corner at 170?

Double + 10 so that's 180 kph

[nzspokes]

No way! That would be speeding. 35's at 70, 45's at 90, any faster corners at 103.9km/h

Isn't it 109.999999999 at the moment?

Good thing my speedo is spot on.

[DMNTD:Me]

I prefer Takaka Hill or Waipoua Forest but the 'Muka's are chur as eh boi

[george formby]

Went over the Mangamukas on the G/F's wee 2t not so long ago. Hilarious. Prolly my best lap to date.

[Slorider]

Have you tried the Waioeka Gorge? There's about sixty Ks of it. Not sure what condition it's in now, they had some trouble with it.

a lady died in their one day-a rock or more than likely 'boulder' rolled onto her roof as she drove through-was a few years back now...........ive also seen a couple of cars that have gone off the side-massive drops,take care through there

[pritch]

a lady died in their one day-a rock or more than likely 'boulder' rolled onto her roof as she drove through-was a few years back now...........i

That happened here in the Awakino Gorge a few weeks back. It's no good worrying about it if that rock has your name on it. Then again, we should keep an eye out for the ones addressed "to whom it may concern".