where did you TAKE your Tenere today?

[sheikyerbooty]

Cascade River, return via Arthur's Pass/ Lyndon Rd/ Mid-Canterbury.

 

[Checkswrecks]

Very nice!
Is it true that NZ has a zero tolerance policy for speeding? Can't get away with even a few km over the limit?

 

[Silver Badger]

Did a bunch of errands. Got to a bone chilling 40-50 degrees F around town tonight. Wakes you after coming out the sauna after a workout going home.

One cold stop the bike refused to bark off for too many cranks. Turned the key off then on again and it fired. Anyone experience this?

Maybe the ecu is challenged by the swing in air temps in PHx metro?

You got in a hurry and forgot to pause to offer up Sweetgrass and tobacco to the ignition Gods.

 

[Sierra1]

. . . . Anyone experience this? . . . .

A possibility is that after that cold stop, and turned the key back on, you didn't let the diagnostics finish before hitting the starter button. I took me a couple of times doing this before I realized it was a thing.

 

[Dougbug]

Did a bunch of errands. Got to a bone chilling 40-50 degrees F around town tonight. Wakes you after coming out the sauna after a workout going home.

One cold stop the bike refused to bark off for too many cranks. Turned the key off then on again and it fired. Anyone experience this?

Maybe the ecu is challenged by the swing in air temps in PHx metro?

Yes, it's a thing. Mine has done it 5 or 6 times. If it foesn't fire up normally turn off the key a moment for the comp to reset and fires right up.

 

[Sierra1]

And I will add, keep the starter button pushed until it starts. (within reason) Sometimes she'll cough like she's going to start but doesn't. The starter disconnects as soon as she starts anyway.

 

[EricV]

Remember that if your first start attempt fails, always turn off the key and recycle before attempting again. Why? Because the headlights don't come on until you let off of the start button. That failed crank left the headlights on. Now you have less amps for the starter and ignition.

 

[sheikyerbooty]

Very nice!
Is it true that NZ has a zero tolerance policy for speeding? Can't get away with even a few km over the limit?

Cams in towns and cities are strict but on the open road most cops are pretty good. Up to about 10% over you're more likely to get a flash of the headlights than blues and reds from a patrol car.

 

[Sierra1]

10%? That's strict. That's only 77 in a 70 zone. I'd have been stopping everybody. I didn't start stopping until 13 over. (except school zones, 10 max)

 

[Silver Badger]

If everyone decided to obey the law, local and state agencies would be bankrupt in a matter of months.

 

[Sierra1]

If everyone decided to obey the law, local and state agencies would be bankrupt in a matter of months.

I'll ass-sume your speaking of traffic laws. 'Cuz nobody makes money off of murder or theft.

 

[sheikyerbooty]

If everyone decided to obey the law, local and state agencies would be bankrupt in a matter of months.

Cams maybe revenue gathering but beat coppers are all about the safety, imo

 

[ZigZag]

Cascade River, return via Arthur's Pass/ Lyndon Rd/ Mid-Canterbury.

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Geeze mate, you're killing me. My homeland. Hoping to be doing those roads in 2026 but in a camper. My partner doesn't ride.

 

[Checkswrecks]

Some countries have a zero tolerance policy where speed cameras are located and some police give zero tolerance as well. Few have as many police as the US does though.

A lot of speed cameras are revenue gathering nuisances. Slow for the camera and get back up in speed because everybody knows where they are.
However some truly are placed well and save lives. Our local elementary is on a long straight stretch and posted 30mph. Commuters in the morning would broadside the parents at60+ while dropping off or departing. The helicopter would land behind the school on the ball field at least once a month. They put a camera in both ways and those accidents are now fairly rare.

 

[Sierra1]

We had red light cameras for a while. They seemed to cause more crashes than prevent. One driver sees the light turn yellow and slams on his brakes. The second drive not expecting that because yellow means punch it, slams into the first driver.

 

[scott123007]

I think there is a town in either Alabama or Mississippi that will ticket you for even 1 MPH over the limit. They take it literally and say the sign says "limit"

 

[Sierra1]

Our judge(s) wouldn't even take that ticket. Not to mention the speedometer error from the factory.

 

[Saint rob]

I'll ass-sume your speaking of traffic laws. 'Cuz nobody makes money off of murder or theft.

Apart from the lawyers of course

 

[sheikyerbooty]

Hoping to be doing those roads in 2026

Lyndon rd is cool, turn off SH73 near Porters Pass, brings you out just north of Rakaia Gorge on 77. bit tight for a large RV? but lovely country through there. Give me a heads up if u coming down to Dunners.

 

[Sierra1]

Apart from the lawyers of course

Their fees don't go into the local, state, and federal coffers though.