Round the Big Block 08

**Transalper** · 24th November 2007, 08:30

Originally Posted by Mr Sensible

I haven't checked to see if the distance given by Google Maps is accurate or not yet, TA seems think it is accurate though

Accurate to with in say about 40km over the entire route added up.
Be keen to hear some odometer readings at each end.
I checked against another distance calculator and also with the charts in the real paper map books I have.
1302km was the shortest I got, 1345km was the longest.

**_Shrek_** · 24th November 2007, 22:49

Originally Posted by Mr Sensible

Time to go for a decent one day ride, one that encampasses some of the best roads in the country if not the world.
For your riding pleasure may I introduce: The Block (anticlockwise route)

I reckon early January, say Saturday the 5th? (I'm back to work on the 3rd otherwise I would have suggested that) and wet or fine (maybe).

Will mean a crack of dawn start...and don't expect to be home in time for dinner..

How many masochists have we got? (I know you're out there as I can think of at least two you...)

why not do the 1000 miler this comming weekend & just for a little extra ride we can travel to & from Alexandra

shrek

**Transalper** · 25th November 2007, 22:25

This post is for two reasons, to confirm my faith in Google Maps distances, second to put bigish rides in to perspective for the interested riders on smaller bikes who have poped in this thread for a look.

Just did this twin passes loop with J today.... Google maps quotes 550km 7hours 28minutes.
We recorded it as 555km from my place near the center of ChCh.
We mostly travelled at posted +5 to +8 except a bit with the wind behind us near the Hamner area through to around the Waipara area. So I think most the smaller cc bikes would be ok with us at those speeds. That is you shouldn't blow them up.
We stopped for a total of 1 hour 30 minutes. Including the stops it took us 8 hours, 15 minutes.

Our days stops went like so...
7 minutes approx - Christchurch, for fuel
4 minutes - Springfield, for a stretch
10minutes - Arthurs Pass town, toilet and put wet weather gear on
15minutes - Jacksons, removed fork brace from my DR and installed it on Js so she could try it again (she went and queued for a coffee there but I was finished before she got to the front of the queue so we carried on with out the coffee).
4 minutes - Ikamatua, stretch
40minutes - Reefton, repack wet weather gear, did lunch and fuel
10minutes - Hurunui, stretch and drink
Next stop was back home in ChCh.

**miSTa** · 26th November 2007, 20:13

Originally Posted by Kickaha

Unfortunately I have the Nationals on at that time or I would have been quite keen

It's been a while since I've done a big one day ride

It's been a while since you done a ride with us at all.

Originally Posted by Transalper

Accurate to with in say about 40km over the entire route added up.
Be keen to hear some odometer readings at each end.
I checked against another distance calculator and also with the charts in the real paper map books I have.
1302km was the shortest I got, 1345km was the longest.

Ta for that, didn't think Google Maps would be too far out.

Originally Posted by Shrek lone rider

why not do the 1000 miler this comming weekend & just for a little extra ride we can travel to & from Alexandra

shrek

Maybe next year. The extra 1000ks to get there and back would make it one hell of a long weekend!

**laRIKin** · 3rd December 2007, 20:33

Well I thought that I may need this by the end of the trip.

It's the smallest Givi fairing.
It may be small, but does do the job. (yes I'm still talking about the fairing you dirty little buggers)

I have to get use to all the helmet buffering and noise because of all the extra air coming off the fairing and hitting the helmet.
So I'm back to wearing ear plugs again. Bugger it.

**Ghost_Bullet** · 3rd December 2007, 20:41

Nice Lemans, dose not detract from the look of the bike at all either.
I aggree, it is amazing how well somthing so small can impact on overall comfort, the same I say for my Guzzi named "fly screen" on the grizz

**laRIKin** · 3rd December 2007, 21:10

Yeah my old Katana 1100 only had a small bit of plastic and worked real well.
And you did notice if you took it of.

As I can take it on and off so quick, two bolts to loosen and re tighten.

I think I will have off more than on, but for big or fast trips it will go back on.

**dangerous** · 4th December 2007, 05:04

Originally Posted by lemans

It's the smallest Givi fairing.

Ohh you big girl... what about SDU? bet ya shes still a stunch naked chick, whats next old man... bar heaters?

**laRIKin** · 4th December 2007, 16:39

Originally Posted by dangerous

Ohh you big girl... what about SDU? bet ya shes still a stunch naked chick, whats next old man... bar heaters?

Has your bike got a fairing?

What about your last 3 or 4 bikes?

I got it for this ride only as the last few hours could be painful.

**dangerous** · 4th December 2007, 16:53

Ohh now now, we are talking about you here... dont go bringing me into it

The screen looks mintier than a mint thing, I know what ya mean by the Kat screen so I reckon this new jobbie of yours will be ... well, mint

Big effort ya planning on.

**miSTa** · 4th December 2007, 17:16

Originally Posted by lemans

Well I thought that I may need this by the end of the trip.

It's the smallest Givi fairing.
It may be small, but does do the job. (yes I'm still talking about the fairing you dirty little buggers)

I have to get use to all the helmet buffering and noise because of all the extra air coming off the fairing and hitting the helmet.
So I'm back to wearing ear plugs again. Bugger it.

That would look good on SDUs bike! Right colour...