The best motorcycle hangout ever?

[Lula]

I'm keen to know where your favourite motorcycle meeting place is.

Where do you go on your motorbike to meet up with fellow riders? Or where do you ride to with friends for a beverage, bite to eat or to look at goodies?

Some of mine include:

The Puhoi Pub
Deus Ex Machina
The Village Bar & Kitchen, Patumahoe


What's your favourite motorcycle hangout?

[Crasherfromwayback]

Lake Ferry Hotel on a sunny day can't be beat!

[sinfull]

Our clubrooms !

[p.dath]

Check out some of the biker hang outs in the Wiki:
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/wiki/Category:Biker_Hangouts

[Maha]

Our place when a Party is on.....
Failing that....Puhoi...best chicken/bacon/cheese burgers norf of the Tunnels.

[Gremlin]

the gas station which is at the re-fuel point...

More riding, less talking about riding :mellow:

[beyond]

Used to love meeting at the Coroglen tavern when on a Coro Loop :)

[tri boy]

Red Lion after cemetry circuit.

[beyond]

Tairua cafe was another good stopping point. Nice open area with good cover in summer :)

Peppertree in Coromandel... nice mussels.

The Kopu tavern after a good days ride :)

Soooo many... seems so long ago.

[beyond]

Corogate cafe when close to home and of course Kaiau tavern under the trees around the back.

Just don't park your bike on the grass after heavy rain with only your sidestand. It's not fun holding up your bike while someone else scuttles around looking for a ground puck.

[Rogue Rider]

I say Puhoi Pub! It's a versatile and open place for anyone to drop in. I have seen bikers galore, patched unpatched and even the od bloke in pink?????, hot rodders and classic cars....
I have seen over 100 bikes there and its always worth a strop down the motorway on a Saturday arvo.

[Rogue Rider]

Our place when a Party is on.....
Failing that....Puhoi...best chicken/bacon/cheese burgers norf of the Tunnels.

yummmmo:scooter::scooter::scooter:

[ExpertoCrede]

Puhoi Pub - Great food, company, etc.

[beyond]

I've never been to the Puhoi pub. From the comments it sounds like a real good place.
Better than the scallop burgers at the Coroglen tavern then?

[crystalball]

i been puhoi pub once befor a while back and my mate and i had heaps of fun. sounds like i should be stopping in there after a ride north.:yes:

[marty]

Coroglen. Okoirore. 623 On the Rocks. Le Cafe Picton. My beach house at Whitianga

[Motu]

I like to hang out with my motorcycle where there are no other motorcycles.Somewhere quiet and peaceful with a view....and no,I'm not telling you where.

[2wheeldrifter]

Check here too.....http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/125635-Biker-Friendly-Cafe-Restaurant-Pubs

[Big Dave]

Best one I've ever frequented is the Catherine Hill Bay Hotel near Newcastle NSW.

Always assorted patched members on the balcony out front and a blues band jammin' out back.

Beach down the road.

[clint640]

WHANGAMOMONA PUB :yes:

Great place to stop for beer/coffee/lunch etc, what also makes it really cool is the mix of shiny road machines enjoying the twisty hwy 43 parked up next to mud splattered enduro bikes that have just done the Old Whangamomona Road etc.

Cheers
Clint

[george formby]

I can't really contribute, once I start I hate to stop riding my bike. i just stop for gas really or maybe a coffee & sammie at the same time if it's a full day in the saddle. I really must be more sociable.
I do stop at the Helena Bay cafe & gallery on the Old Russell road if my gf is on the back. Good coffee, cakes & great views on a great if challenging road. Never seen any other bikes during the week though.

["D" FZ1]

The Okoirore was a good place to stop for a Coldy and good food while we were living in the Waikato. Back to the Puhoi now we have moved back North.

[Madness]

This used to be a popular spot on almost any sunday.

[Deano]

The Station Sports Cafe and Bar complex, Hutt Road.

They have a big yard to park your bike and keep an eye on them, they do great food. Great atmosphere and they support local racers too !! There's an awesome A0 size poster/photo of one of them on the wall and a race report board.

The crew even get discount on drinks !!

Can't ask for much more than that.

[John_H]

You can't go past the good ol' gladstone inn.:yes::yes::yes:

[tigertim20]

I have a couple down here in dunedin. Portobello is my standing fave, really good fun road out there, and its close if you dont have time for a whole day of riding. Also the tavern at Waihola. And when heading north, theres a place in palmerston that does a good feed too. All are very biker friendly

[cowboyz]

Without a doubt.. The Ashhurst Inn! (shameless plug)... good food. good people and best of all - its in the centre of the universe..............

[PirateJafa]

Less for the pub, more for the ride to get there.

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[PrincessBandit]

I say Puhoi Pub! It's a versatile and open place for anyone to drop in. I have seen bikers galore, patched unpatched and even the od bloke in pink?????, hot rodders and classic cars....
I have seen over 100 bikes there and its always worth a strop down the motorway on a Saturday arvo.

Sounds just like kaiaua!!

And Whangamomona is great for the ride and the burgers.

[Old Steve]

Browny's Bar and Cafe, 6 km east of Katikati on SH2.

Browny is an old bikie, raced in Europe and West Australia, has some bikes on display, runs his own micro-brewery.

Pull into the car park off the side road off SH2, and turn right immediately onto the grass on the eastern side of the building - thats where all the bikes are parked and you can sit outside in the sun and keep an eye on your own bike and check out the other rides.

Good place for a burger, beer or coffee. Bikers from Tauranga, Whakatane, Rotorua and Hamilton call in there. I often ride there from Tauranga just for a coffee and to get some kms under my wheels.

[Insanity_rules]

The Station Sports Cafe and Bar complex, Hutt Road.

They have a big yard to park your bike and keep an eye on them, they do great food. Great atmosphere and they support local racers too !! There's an awesome A0 size poster/photo of one of them on the wall and a race report board.

The crew even get discount on drinks !!

Can't ask for much more than that.


x2 on that or for a boys night away Spanners stop in Shannon. Anyone here been there? Its bloody awesome, you park inside, biker stuff everywhere, beer, brilliant hospitality, good basic food, pool, music and piss. Best bunk house anywhere. Spanner and his Lady are the best hosts ever. In fact I'm feeling a trip up coming on, anyone in?

[Hailwood]

The old cafe at the top of the Rimutaka Hill was the spot in its day...now? Gladstone In is always good as is Lake Ferry Hotel, the cafe in Martinborough (cant remember its name) but always heaps of bikes outside...just a few

[Bren]

Sparkies Bar in Himutangi is good, alas the roads around there suck...

[Bald Eagle]

Sparkies Bar in Himutangi is good, alas the roads around there suck...

Any road that moves under ya wheels is better than being parked.

[Stormer]

The top of the Rimutakas has got to be up there with the best.
A good lot of twisties up to the top, then talk bikes or whatever with whoevers there, while watching all the bikes going over.
Then you get out there and do a lap or 3 over yourself, stop at the top and have another talk and watch the bikes...then do it all over over again.
The traffic can be a pain, but you learn to pick your moments and can get some nice free runs.
A day well spent I say.

[Marmoot]

I like to hang out with my motorcycle where there are no other motorcycles.Somewhere quiet and peaceful with a view....and no,I'm not telling you where.

Bealeys Avenue in Christchurch on Friday/Saturday nights?

[Corse1]

Have to get to the Whangamomona..The Waihau Bay Tavern is not bad. Arrived there before it opened one day and a kindly local went out the back and grabbed us a box of steiny pures at no charge while we waited for it to open.
Not that I condone drinkinhg and riding:shifty:
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[mulletman]

Browny's Bar and Cafe, 6 km east of Katikati on SH2.

Browny is an old bikie, raced in Europe and West Australia, has some bikes on display, runs his own micro-brewery.

Pull into the car park off the side road off SH2, and turn right immediately onto the grass on the eastern side of the building - thats where all the bikes are parked and you can sit outside in the sun and keep an eye on your own bike and check out the other rides.

Good place for a burger, beer or coffee. Bikers from Tauranga, Whakatane, Rotorua and Hamilton call in there. I often ride there from Tauranga just for a coffee and to get some kms under my wheels.

Yup tis a great place alright theres even a piece of a BSL 500 engine on the shelf, gotta say one of the highlights of a north island trip me and a mate did in may.

[marty]

Knoll Ridge Cafe :)

[spacemonkey]

Knoll Ridge Cafe :)

Yep good road, awesome views, lol and for me a 400m stagger afterwards to crash the night in the ski lodge.
The Turoa one is pretty good too.

[cave weta]

Corogate cafe when close to home.

Dear oh dear...... don't forget to feed the corgies....
That place is a shrine to the British royal family.

[fossil]

Dear oh dear...... don't forget to feed the corgies....
That place is a shrine to the British royal family.

Try the Naked Possum in Golden Bay,surprised me when I found it(eventually)