Thank you very much Nigel and Flying Biker. What you wrote is enough to let me decide to persevere on my idea, also because if I'll don't come in august, I'll never come until I retire. 
I'll plan some day to face bad weather and unforseeable events (low clouds on nice landscapes, temporarily closed roads, etc), but I'm not so scared by grit. I normally ride my bike on mountains during winter, here in Italy, so I can imagine what you mean. Anyway, for sure I'll use a supplementary dose of prudence.
Now I'll do the second step: I'm going to buy the Lonely Planet of New Zealand. Can you suggest some nice places normally underestimated or unknown to tourists guides?
Thank you again very much,
Mirco
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