Auckland Anniversary Weekend ride & camping Te Araroa (East Cape)

[Rehab]

Cancelled.

[Grant`]

keen as a bean!

[JafaSaffer]

Anyone wondering what to do over Auckland Anniversary weekend? If so, come and camp/cabin with us as per the following plan made by Grant. Don't have a bike? There'll probably be spare helmets and pillion seats for the adventurous. Ride start will be from our flat in Cambridge or wherever you want to start. All pretty casual.

From Grant:

This is the idea I had, long day on bike - sunday be a rest day and Monday would be less k's coming back.
http://goo.gl/­maps/ZBW5N day 1

Staying here.
http://­www.nzcamping.co­.nz/­camp.php?id=209

and return trip.

http://goo.gl/­maps/ZR3Qp

I cannot get the links to work. My bike is not running at the moment. It may be fixed my then. if So I would be pretty keen. Will keep you posted.

[Grant`]

I cannot get the links to work. My bike is not running at the moment. It may be fixed my then. if So I would be pretty keen. Will keep you posted.

Fucking google maps blows, will get updated links.

Part 1 - https://maps.google.co.nz/maps/ms?msid=206345718155259996928.0004d2ad55482a4b65dc f&msa=0&

[Maha]

542kms in one day is to much for me...add on the 200 kms to get to the start and Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh *breathe* hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh :eek:

The Monday ride would be 550kms, my arse aint built for that kind of pounding :girlfight:

Think I will be drinking bubbly in the sun by the sea that day...:drinkup:
Have fun ;)

The pic is looking down on Te Araroa. Was there in 2008.

[Grant`]

well we actually had the idea of housing a few people at our place on the Friday night. So offer is still there, definitely alot of riding but very achievable especially with a day between rides.

Not something I would recommend for an inexperienced rider at all.

Its a really nice area around there, used to go surfing at hicks bay all the time when they still had a camping ground, last time I went down there camp ground had a house built on it along with the rest of the surrounding area.

[Madness]

The Monday ride would be 550kms, my arse aint built for that kind of pounding :girlfight:

Ever thought about fitting a quality Swedish shock absorber? :innocent:

[Maha]

Ever thought about fitting a quality Swedish shock absorber? :innocent:

Yeah/Nah, but can't find one anywhere :motu:
I did Warkworth the Ashhurst in 08'...and after 576kms, I was almost ready to kick the bike over :crazy:

[Madness]

I did Warkworth the Ashhurst in 08'...and after 576kms, I was almost ready to kick the bike over :crazy:

Noob!

10MFHALC

[Mom]

Sadly I will also be a non attendee. Will be well ensconced, drinking bubbly at the beach with my darling that weekend. Renewing our honeymoon every Anniversary weekend since ages ago. Have a wonderful time, the roads are really good in places around the cape, and really terrible in places too, so take care all of you.

[insomnia01]

Ever thought about fitting a quality Swedish shock absorber? :innocent:

when I had me Ohlins installed on scooter first ride was from Te awamutu to Kaitaia & back in the same day, AWESOME !!!!! Has made events like the GC, C1KC, SCRR & a like a lot more enjoyable...... just got it back from being reconditioned @ KSS, 3day east cape ride Akld Ann weekend then into the 2013 Southern Cross Road Rally with a weeks touring at the end of it all :Punk:

[Grant`]

sounds like you have a good couple of weeks riding sorted :-)

I do like my ohlins setup in my bike.

[newhere]

I have changed my mind, im out. you all have fun.

[insomnia01]

sounds like you have a good couple of weeks riding sorted :-)

I do like my ohlins setup in my bike.

they are the buisness !!! reading this thread it seems your back to 2 ? LOR will be in heading over the same weekend if you want to tag along ( best sort your acc ) but we are going via Gentle Annie on the sat 26th stop in Napier for the night then up to Waihau Bay Sunday come back Monday ( look in meet/events LOR pge 345 post 5159 for info )

[Qkkid]

Yeah/Nah, but can't find one anywhere :motu:
I did Warkworth the Ashhurst in 08'...and after 576kms, I was almost ready to kick the bike over :crazy:

Mark you need to buy a Harley Davidson :gob:

[Maha]

Mark you need to buy a Harley Davidson :gob:

In ten years I will be 60......maybe then Steve...or as old as Scumdog, which ever comes first.

[Zapf]

Anyone wondering what to do over Auckland Anniversary weekend? If so, come and camp/cabin with us as per the following plan made by Grant. Don't have a bike? There'll probably be spare helmets and pillion seats for the adventurous. Ride start will be from our flat in Cambridge or wherever you want to start. All pretty casual.

From Grant:

This is the idea I had, long day on bike - sunday be a rest day and Monday would be less k's coming back.
http://goo.gl/­maps/ZBW5N day 1

Staying here.
http://­www.nzcamping.co­.nz/­camp.php?id=209

and return trip.

http://goo.gl/­maps/ZR3Qp

Links don't work!!!

[newhere]

...........

[Zapf]

We know where we're going and no one else seems keen, so moot point really. And I blame Grant. But cheers for the heads up.

Can't be keen if I don't know where ur going! :)