i've been checking just recently out of curiosity a few bike "clean" runs of the Pass in youtube, as it's a public road with traffic always going both ways, it is dangerous going up quickly...nonetheless if you know the road well and the conditions are dry and you get a clean run, you can get up there pretty quick...i'm somewhat a local...wouldn't say i'm a racer or a revhead...anyway i remember timing my brother in like the 1980's on a clean run up the Pass at night, clean both ways...driving a 1974 model Leyland P76 V8 4 Spd manual...i remember i stopped the watch up around the last corner...6:45 (i found the scrap of paper i scribbled it on)...and as i were only a kid back then...we thought it was pretty quick lol! ....i expect a decent sports bike with a clean run up in dry conditions would be much faster....but i'm finding out...not that much! Proving to me, it's not the machine/car you take up the pass that will determine how quick you get up, ie McLaren 720S, Kawasaki Ninja H2...going up Macquarie Pass is very much like a WRC Rally Stage, it's got to do with how well you know it...and as i said me and my brother were somewhat locals...my brother knowing the pass like the back of his hand...could of we went quicker up the pass back in 1985 than 6:45..sure! but never timed another run....as i'm sure any of the youtube bikers could go up quicker than their first runs...anyway enjoy it...and make sure you get to come back down safely ok guys!
Yep! ive seen people smashing it up the pass on bikes much quicker than this, but alot will do high speed on the straights, something im not super keen on, especially since theres not much visibility ahead due to corners, and plenty of obstacles on the road :D (semi's, cyclists, sticks, cars) Keeping a decent pace through the corners is where the fun is at for me :P
Thanks for the reply! i think if from the bottom to the last tight right hand hairpin corner (notorious for Semi's getting stuck well and good) in around 6 minutes, in or on anything you're doing pretty good.. As the road has traffic going in both directions all of the time...and the conditions of the road always change from dry to wet, to rivers, to debris, to wildlife. To go faster you'd have to take some pretty big unnecessary risks...ie if you're getting up their a lot faster than 6:30...i think you really need to be driving/riding on a one-way racing track..not a public road..make sure you can enjoy it the next run i say!
Recommend riding the road a few times to get an idea of the speed you can take the corners. Also the road isnt as nice as it was 10 years ago, rode it last year again and more cracks appearing in the tar, especially those mid corner make it a bit dodgy. The ride up the pass -> fitzroy falls , into kangaroo valley and cambewarra mountain are also great. Lots of twisty nice roads without too much straight boring stuff, used to love the ride from Nowra to Wollongong via that route :D Weekdays always the best
I like watching these videos to see roads I have ridden or could ride. This is one of many roads from the Highlands/Tablelands to the coast of NSW. Cambewarra Mountain, the Clyde Mountain and Brown Mountain are all motorcyclists heaven. I don't want to lecture or tell others how to ride or live but I think a word of caution is warranted. Not everyone can ride like the rider in the video and not every bike can handle the road like the bike in the video. I have a Kawasaki cruiser - a big one and it cannot nor can I handle the road like the rider in the video. Enjoy the ride on whatever you ride but ride to your own skill and comfort level and take note of all speed and advisory signs.
Great video and fantastic place to ride .Awesome quality
i've been checking just recently out of curiosity a few bike "clean" runs of the Pass in youtube, as it's a public road with traffic always going both ways, it is dangerous going up quickly...nonetheless if you know the road well and the conditions are dry and you get a clean run, you can get up there pretty quick...i'm somewhat a local...wouldn't say i'm a racer or a revhead...anyway i remember timing my brother in like the 1980's on a clean run up the Pass at night, clean both ways...driving a 1974 model Leyland P76 V8 4 Spd manual...i remember i stopped the watch up around the last corner...6:45 (i found the scrap of paper i scribbled it on)...and as i were only a kid back then...we thought it was pretty quick lol! ....i expect a decent sports bike with a clean run up in dry conditions would be much faster....but i'm finding out...not that much! Proving to me, it's not the machine/car you take up the pass that will determine how quick you get up, ie McLaren 720S, Kawasaki Ninja H2...going up Macquarie Pass is very much like a WRC Rally Stage, it's got to do with how well you know it...and as i said me and my brother were somewhat locals...my brother knowing the pass like the back of his hand...could of we went quicker up the pass back in 1985 than 6:45..sure! but never timed another run....as i'm sure any of the youtube bikers could go up quicker than their first runs...anyway enjoy it...and make sure you get to come back down safely ok guys!
Yep! ive seen people smashing it up the pass on bikes much quicker than this, but alot will do high speed on the straights, something im not super keen on, especially since theres not much visibility ahead due to corners, and plenty of obstacles on the road :D (semi's, cyclists, sticks, cars) Keeping a decent pace through the corners is where the fun is at for me :P
Thanks for the reply! i think if from the bottom to the last tight right hand hairpin corner (notorious for Semi's getting stuck well and good) in around 6 minutes, in or on anything you're doing pretty good.. As the road has traffic going in both directions all of the time...and the conditions of the road always change from dry to wet, to rivers, to debris, to wildlife. To go faster you'd have to take some pretty big unnecessary risks...ie if you're getting up their a lot faster than 6:30...i think you really need to be driving/riding on a one-way racing track..not a public road..make sure you can enjoy it the next run i say!
Just moved to this area.
Road this for the first time the other day and found it very challenging. This guy makes it look too easy.
Recommend riding the road a few times to get an idea of the speed you can take the corners. Also the road isnt as nice as it was 10 years ago, rode it last year again and more cracks appearing in the tar, especially those mid corner make it a bit dodgy. The ride up the pass -> fitzroy falls , into kangaroo valley and cambewarra mountain are also great. Lots of twisty nice roads without too much straight boring stuff, used to love the ride from Nowra to Wollongong via that route :D Weekdays always the best
I like watching these videos to see roads I have ridden or could ride. This is one of many roads from the Highlands/Tablelands to the coast of NSW. Cambewarra Mountain, the Clyde Mountain and Brown Mountain are all motorcyclists heaven. I don't want to lecture or tell others how to ride or live but I think a word of caution is warranted. Not everyone can ride like the rider in the video and not every bike can handle the road like the bike in the video. I have a Kawasaki cruiser - a big one and it cannot nor can I handle the road like the rider in the video. Enjoy the ride on whatever you ride but ride to your own skill and comfort level and take note of all speed and advisory signs.
the road is definitely tight, not suitable for a 1k sports bike. Ive been schooled up here by motards no problems! so much more nimble.
This is so awesome
fan...great riding:-)
how fast did your ride?
how do u mount a photo camera to the side of a bike lol?
please tell me thats your knee pucks and not pegs anyway great riding
Little knobs on the pegs