Canterbury - Where are some good spots to play?

[Flygirl]

I have just bought a YZF250 and am wondering where some good spots to get used to it might be? Its a wee bit bigger and quite a lot faster than what I have previously blatted round on so am really just looking for some soft spots to get used to it on before I hit the tracks.

Any ideas much appreciated. Have had plenty of suggestions from friends, but they dont sound very legal! So some legal spots would be nice.

Thanks

[Dent]

North and south banks of the waimak are pretty good.
The north side is accessed next to the old waimak bridge. Drive up river to the mx tracks there. Plenty of tracks and trails past there going north, or ride the mx tracks.

South side, go in miners bank road and park, then ride up or down river. Or park by the Gun club at Mcleans, and go in to the atv park, ride there and up river.
This is permitted riding. Watch out for 4wd or other bikes etc, its a free-for all and I know some people have had serious head on or T-bone accidents there on the shingle roads (450 riders going stupid fast round blind corners).

On top of that you can join the off road/mx clubs and pay per day to use their track.

[Flygirl]

Thanks for that!! I don't mind paying to use tracks so its good to know that is avalible!

[Coldrider]

When I was at school we terrorised Macleans Island, Ashley forest, brooklands beach mud flats, The Waimari Council set up a motocross track at the top of Harewood road next to the old dump by the airport, bet that is long gone. Waimak was the favoured. Oxford & lees valley also.

[Al_Ski]

I am also looking for places to ride offroad close to christchurch. Went to waimak at old bridge the other eve and have been to mcleans but are there any more areas about?? cheers

[Southern Biker]

If you guys want company I just got a new bike and dont know the ChCH scene at all either so Im keen to hook up with anyone that wants to ride.

[KX500]

Yeah good point dent about T - boneing - M8 bought a K5 same times as me but was way slow on the MX Track so would get his kicks by pinning it up ond down the straights at the Mak - guy lucky to be alive with those dozey townies taking the pajero off road for the 1st time out there - lmfao

Waipara river - kowhai river - some nice whoop's along the beach when you go east up the kowhai.

Go Karaki beach (pines beach turn) right after going through kaipoi township from Ch-Ch) Cruise up the beach to Waikuku and roost the serious white-baiters that hangout at the ashley river :)

Got a mate who grew up on the peninsula - heading over there some stage to do paper roads and bays.

Raikia river not that far away.

Willows old west coast road has tracks - can do a run from Mc Cleans to willows.

Good adventure run is acess the Waimak cnr old west coast road and kimberly (darfield) and cruise up to Waimak Gorge bridge.



Anyone know if can go from Coutts island to Waimak Gorge bridge ? Is the Micheal Godfrey track available to use when they not running events there ?

Cheerz

[thepom]

You guy.s should check on the dual purpose forum,there are guy,s on there that know lots of good spot,s ....:scooter:

[telliman]

pm owner, he just moved down there and has been raving abt a mx track near him somewhere!

[Southern Biker]

HI pm who?

[Southern Biker]

pm owner, he just moved down there and has been raving abt a mx track near him somewhere!

Hey who should we PM? oops posted twice sorry

[telliman]

OWNER, hes in my friends thing on my profile thing!

[Reckless]

my profile thing!

Hey good pic of you doin the step up at Harrisville mate!!

[telliman]

cheers mate, takin by our resident kb photographer,same day i jumped #1 for the first time!

[guidoNZ]

theres a good website called advroutes.co.nz with google maps and some descriptions.

[Transalper]

Your bikes need to be road legal for most the advroutes stuff as they are all at the least paper roads and at any time in any of those places you may strike two way traffic whether it be bike, 4x4 or farm thing.

[Flygirl]

If you guys want company I just got a new bike and dont know the ChCH scene at all either so Im keen to hook up with anyone that wants to ride.


We spend most weekends at mcleans island or north waimak, if you see us say hi, white mitz ute, yzf250, and xr200

[Southern Biker]

Nice it's advroutes.org.nz though, got some ok stuff on it.