Auck - WARNING-Gravel on Woodcocks Rd (9 Oct)

[buellbabe]

Just got a txt from a mate who suggested i post a warning on here knowing how popular this stretch of road is.

Not much info sorry but this is what he said.
"...the boys did woodcocks,warn KB if ya can, gravel everywhere near the top..."

Make of that what you will, they rode it last night. Sounds like there might not be any road work signs in place cos one of the guys came off. Only minor damage thankfully so he was able to keep riding.

Sorry but that is all I know however forewarned is forearmed eh?
Also for those of you (and I'm with ya!) who love the HW16 MotoGP...well take it easy cos there was a article in a recent Rodney Times informing the public that the cops in Rodney are doing a 3 month speeding and drink-driving blitz...

[Mom]

I will add to this. About every road around Warkworth has suffered the same fate in the past couple of weeks, the trusty patch sealing is all over the place and not well signposted.

[buellbabe]

another txt says

...several patches both sides near top...


hmmmm me thinks I will ride south this weekend LOL

[jrandom]

hmmmm me thinks I will ride south this weekend LOL

Have you considered, instead, learning to control a motorcycle on different surfaces?

[buellbabe]

hmmmmm...oh gosh...no that never occurred to me...oh no! what am I even doing thinking that I can actually ride a motorbike??? Bugger! I have obviously been doing it wrong for the last 25 years.

Or maybe I would rather ride some roads that aren't smothered in cops?

Did you consider that? Or did you miss that bit in my original post?

Blitz in Rodney district.

[jrandom]

I have obviously been doing it wrong for the last 25 years.

Not 'obviously', but still, quite probably.


maybe I would rather ride some roads that aren't smothered in cops?

If you're not breaking the law, the cops won't bother you.

The road is not a racetrack.

[Devil]

I'm just confused becuase I thought that was the normal state of woodcocks road...

[ajturbo]

Jrandom... your a fuckin dick!....

this is WARNING to other bikers that there is gravel on the road... and not sign posted....

NOT about how anyone can ride in any particular way ... get a frigin life...

if i was up that way, and i saw this warning... i would have a chance to consider my options......

lets hope this (notice) will save someone from gravel rash!!!!
if not, lets see the photo's

[BuzzbomB]

And as if to add insult to injury the road-works *are* posted - "caution, no road markings". <sarcasm>EVERYONE BRACE YOURSELF!!! THERE'S NO WHITE LINE AND WE WON'T KNOW WHICH SIDE OF THE ROAD TO DRIVE ON!!!!"</sarcasm>. Apparently there's not the dimmest spark of cognition in the minds of Rodney road works dept that a half an inch of loose gravel encountered unexpectedly in mid-curve is 100 times more dangerous than 5m of missing road markings and that they should post the caution accordingly. Living in Rodney and riding the back-roads over the past 10 years has convinced me that they have an evil, covert and systematic plan to eradicate motorcyclists named "road improvement".


Just got a txt from a mate who suggested i post a warning on here knowing how popular this stretch of road is.

Not much info sorry but this is what he said.
"...the boys did woodcocks,warn KB if ya can, gravel everywhere near the top..."

Make of that what you will, they rode it last night. Sounds like there might not be any road work signs in place cos one of the guys came off. Only minor damage thankfully so he was able to keep riding.

[Qkchk]

Also for those of you (and I'm with ya!) who love the HW16 MotoGP...well take it easy cos there was a article in a recent Rodney Times informing the public that the cops in Rodney are doing a 3 month speeding and drink-driving blitz...

A group of us went through one of these 'booze bus stops' last night outside Dairy Flat school. Was glad we did as the chap in a cage in front of us blew a 'red' and was consequently escorted off the road to park up on the side. One less motorcycle killer on the road.

Passed through another setup on the Riverhead - Coastsville highway on Wednesday night, so yes they are cracking down on the boozers in the north. :woohoo:

[jrandom]

Jrandom... your a fuckin dick!....

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[Taz]

It's about time we got some gravel roads back.

[Elysium]

Have you considered, instead, learning to control a motorcycle on different surfaces?

Doesn't work in most situations where un-sign posted patching tends to be hidden and you only know you've hit the stuff when your bike suddenly looses grip on the road.

[jrandom]

Doesn't work in most situations where un-sign posted patching tends to be hidden and you only know you've hit the stuff when your bike suddenly looses grip on the road.

In which case you should probably be asking yourself what you were doing riding around a corner in a way that committed you to hoping for clean tarseal in places you hadn't actually eyeballed yet.

[Mikkel]

Thankfully we don't have this warning service on the south island... we'd be buried under 6 meters of spam for the duration of the entire winter.

[Elysium]

In which case you should probably be asking yourself what you were doing riding around a corner in a way that committed you to hoping for clean tarseal in places you hadn't actually eyeballed yet.

No one needs to question themselves when they ride to the conditions and law.

Perhaps you should pose such a question to the contractors.

[Chrislost]

In which case you should probably be asking yourself what you were doing riding around a corner in a way that committed you to hoping for clean tarseal in places you hadn't actually eyeballed yet.

Just stick your elbow and knee out, you shouldnt fall far!

[Gremlin]

I'm just confused becuase I thought that was the normal state of woodcocks road...
Yarp :scratch:

I remember going through there around 10am on a great summers day, the road was freshly re-sealed... and it was melting... at 10am. :weird:

[retro asian]

Had a nice ride along woodcocks today. Uninterrupted bliss! I was the only vehicle in sight!

(Perhaps original poster started this thread to keep the whole track to themselves :msn-wink:)

Didn't really find any significant gravel on the hill... lots of newly sealed gravel patches though on West Coast Road.

Recommend taking Woodcocks from the Warkworth end, straight after the nice twisties do a a U-turn then go back for more. :niceone:

[Mom]

Had a nice ride along woodcocks today. Uninterrupted bliss! I was the only vehicle in sight!

(Perhaps original poster started this thread to keep the whole track to themselves :msn-wink:)

Didn't really find any significant gravel on the hill... lots of newly sealed gravel patches though on West Coast Road.

Recommend taking Woodcocks from the Warkworth end, straight after the nice twisties do a a U-turn then go back for more. :niceone:

Was talking to a bloke at Puhoi today, he saw one bike hauled over by plod on Woodcocks as he came through, lots of bikes out today, you must have timed your trip very well :yes:

[retro asian]

Was talking to a bloke at Puhoi today, he saw one bike hauled over by plod on Woodcocks as he came through, lots of bikes out today, you must have timed your trip very well :yes:

Yeah, lucky. I didn't even see any cops today.

[Laava]

GREAT thread! Some of you guys have got huge expectations, imagine there being an unsignposted imperfection in the road! " oh no, I might spill my moccha chooca extralitelatteeee!!!!!" Mind you, keeps the poofs away from our northland roads! Bahahahahaha!






Spose I'll get some teary-eyed red bling now!

[Mom]

GREAT thread! Some of you guys have got huge expectations, imagine there being an unsignposted imperfection in the road! " oh no, I might spill my moccha chooca extralitelatteeee!!!!!" Mind you, keeps the poofs away from our northland roads! Bahahahahaha!






Spose I'll get some teary-eyed red bling now!

I would give you one but I am married :o

[gtr boy]

skills to pay the bills................






lol