I rented a Honda VFR800 and took it to Akaroa over some real sketchy roads. Sometimes even with ice and grit on the pavement. The drive was amazing once I got to the highway and was nonstop corner after corner.....with a few straight aways long enough to hit 210 kph, but when I did it was headed straight into a 55 kph corner. The bike is definitely capable of hitting more than that.
This was a picture of the Southern Alps that you can't really see too well in the picture but real life it was absolutely gorgeous. I had to stop and thank God for making this crazy country so beautiful.
The Road I took to Akaroa
New Zealand has a bunch of different advertisements along the side of the roads talking about slowing down, car accidents, drink driving, (that's right, "drink" driving) and racing. I saw this one while I was headed there and thought it was the coolest one I have seen yet. The interesting thing about them is that these advertisements are all over the place but hardly any two are alike.
This was a cool monument that displayed all of the peoples names who fought and died in WWI and II that were from Akaroa. Kinda interesting. The outside I thought was cool it said,"The Glorious Dead".
A spot where you have the mountains on one side and the ocean on the other so close you can almost drag your foot in it.
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i'm happy for you. here i was going to tell you i've been riding for you, but guess i can't use that excuse anymore. (been cruzing down to nebraska city, the loess hills, and the killer iowa roads.) It sucks though, it's getting cold here again and the rides home remind me of the tortorous times we had meeting up last year. didn't get home tonight until 9:30. last friday it was a 3:30 - 11:30 trip! keep safe and watch out for those pesky gremlins on the side of the road just waiting to pounce and drag you to the asphalt.
so that's where your gloves are....i was looking for those... ;)
YOU RODE THE ROAD!!!! i didn't realize it was THE ONE!!! THE ROAD!!! that's beautiful, i'm glad you're still here. i remember you saying something about parachuting off a cliff with someone eles's bike while you were there, but i'm glad you talked yourself out of that urge.
what a great day for you.....and m......(sorry, i'm living vicariously through you).
you sound kinda like kiwi already mike.
do people there say dude or mike more?
-chek-
i dont get that sign.
is it like a "X" saying don't go 120?
or a cross saying if you go 120 you will die?
or like a cross saying if jesus was taking this road he'd totally be going 120?
looks like the cross-mobile is due for service
Dude........that freakin rocks. Just be careful on the curves and corners. It sucks to eat asphalt because of crap you can't control.
Chek - Dudes here say mate more than dude, man. But they dont use mate like, "Aye Mate!", these dudes use it like "My mates going to...blah blah blah". So chickty check that Chek
Nick, the point of the cross sign is to tell people that if your not going at least 120 kmh your not a christian. So I went 210 just to make sure that I am the bestest Christian I know
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