tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post4651819037502273400..comments2024-03-27T13:31:19.753+11:00Comments on The Road to Nowhere: New Zealand - Day 3Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-53260717694373866282014-03-09T07:48:26.648+11:002014-03-09T07:48:26.648+11:00Hi Roger
Maybe it needs to be renamed the wet coas...Hi Roger<br />Maybe it needs to be renamed the wet coast. I remembered you told me about the one cop on an email, and we didn't see any between Hokitika and Wanaka which was good. The F800 seems happiest sitting on about 120kmh, faster than that it feels like your reving the shit out of it. I called it the license preserver.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-7464185009418619842014-03-09T06:39:54.931+11:002014-03-09T06:39:54.931+11:00Mate, It rains a lot on the wescoast! Always a mir...Mate, It rains a lot on the wescoast! Always a miracle if you get a dry day. Just means you need to plan a few more trips to help the odds!. I got well dumpded on for half of it at xmas but the bottmom half was fantastic. probablt a bit late to tell you from Greymouth to Haast there is only one cop!.....I had that inmind xmas day when I did the run.<br />probably out of all the passes HAASt ismy favourite folowed by lewis. Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12048736059922578612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-79677320631123156812014-03-06T19:51:57.302+11:002014-03-06T19:51:57.302+11:00Thanks lucky, it was seriously the best motorcycle...Thanks lucky, it was seriously the best motorcycle ride i've ever been on.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-91998521982866197292014-03-06T19:48:44.132+11:002014-03-06T19:48:44.132+11:00I can never seem to take any decent photos when it...I can never seem to take any decent photos when its overcast for some reason. Half the beauty of riding NZ is that there is very little traffic and the real bonus is the super fantastic scenery with some of the best bike roads on the planet.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-71390636235138933432014-03-06T19:46:31.894+11:002014-03-06T19:46:31.894+11:00Sounds like you guys should rename it the wet coas...Sounds like you guys should rename it the wet coast. Both times we hit the west coast we got a hosing.<br />Mate Lewis pass was great, would have loved to have the R1 on Lewis but i'm sure I would have been deported.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-49528945365044710902014-03-06T19:44:28.058+11:002014-03-06T19:44:28.058+11:00The rain here wasn't to bad as my non waterpro...The rain here wasn't to bad as my non waterproof boots didn't really get wet. I don't like the sound of the wet coast, sounds like a great place for ducks though.<br /><br />There's lots more to come yet stay tuned.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-23390758146755299022014-03-06T19:42:09.040+11:002014-03-06T19:42:09.040+11:00They had heated grips for warmth so nope probably ...They had heated grips for warmth so nope probably gay.<br /><br />The scenery was stunning, I'm running out of words to describe it.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-45183221360968928742014-03-06T14:26:23.907+11:002014-03-06T14:26:23.907+11:00Wow! Fantastic photos. I'm a little jealous,...Wow! Fantastic photos. I'm a little jealous, it looks like a hell of a ride!Luckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12481824369632937289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-30411748496670697012014-03-06T08:05:55.742+11:002014-03-06T08:05:55.742+11:00Steve:
If it's any consolation the best photo...<b>Steve:</b><br /><br />If it's any consolation the best photos are taken in light rain or overcast conditions. Light rain is better than sticky heat. Great roads and lucky you slowed down just in time. Great scenery and I don't notice many cars. You nearly have the road to yourselves<br /><br />bob<br /><a href="http://www.photobobb.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">A weekend photographer</a> or <a href="http://www.wetcoastscootin.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Riding the Wet Coast</a><br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05258612401956399482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-5623983899566672512014-03-06T05:42:11.830+11:002014-03-06T05:42:11.830+11:00Great stuff - we walked round Punikaiki in all our...Great stuff - we walked round Punikaiki in all our gear last time too as it was hosing down. Didn't stop our fun either. Isn't the Lewis Pass just a hoot?Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-16834021749246992852014-03-06T04:44:36.947+11:002014-03-06T04:44:36.947+11:00Oh, man! I so want to be there! Lovely pics despit...Oh, man! I so want to be there! Lovely pics despite the rain (well, if you can call that little accumulation of moisture rain… Try riding the Pacific Wet Coast, that's were the rain lives…). <br /><br />More please! I am hooked.SonjaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389245948579828531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-85591443842204247662014-03-06T03:47:35.396+11:002014-03-06T03:47:35.396+11:00Ha. Maybe Dave and Geoff were just cold and wet a...Ha. Maybe Dave and Geoff were just cold and wet and needed a snuggle for warmth? <br /><br />Stunning scenery. I can see why it would have been more enjoyable without the rain. At least it wasn't blistering hot and overcast skies can be more enjoyable than full on sunshine sometimes. With clouds you avoid the going from light to shadow repeatedly in the twisties.Trobairitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03453398807198746434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-66701304289713682042014-03-05T21:10:57.351+11:002014-03-05T21:10:57.351+11:00Keep watching this space Andrew, there's lots ...Keep watching this space Andrew, there's lots more to come yet.<br />Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-75748975778819184562014-03-05T20:03:39.419+11:002014-03-05T20:03:39.419+11:00Ohhh, I hope you're gonna do the rest of the W...Ohhh, I hope you're gonna do the rest of the West Coast...<br /><br />No fuzz on the Lewis for me...both times...Andrew Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00716829007873864871noreply@blogger.com