B.O.P. ride, Sunday 4th December to Te-Kaha

[HDTboy]

Right you BOP riders, we can't have the main cities having all the fun with group rides can we?
Waikato people are welcome to join in the fun too if you like

I propose a ride to Te-Kaha for lunch.

Meet:BP Koutu in Rotorua, BP (http://www.wises.co.nz/map/default.asp?street=LAKE+Road&suburb=&town=ROTORUA&sttype=&id=64470|2&svctype=1&mapwhich=12&mapsize=2&width=512&height=512&businesses=1&brad=25&color=-1&filled=0&routemethod=0&s_id=&radius=&a=0&e=2793520&n=6336790&zoom=3&move=true&zoomin=true)
on the corner of Lake Rd and Fairy springs Rd
Time:10AM for 10:30 departure
Ride through town and out towards Whakatane (decent corners)
Straight through Whakatane, Opotiki, and aroud the East cape to Te-Kaha for lunch and talking shit.

Tauranga crew feel free to meet us along the way if you like, or get up early and come across the Direct road for a warm up

All paces welcome, ride at your own pace. I don't want to pick anyones arse up off the road, and I'm sure you don't either.

Hope to see you all on Sunday morning :spudwave:

[saul]

That will be a great ride:2thumbsup

Enjoy:blip:

[Waylander]

How long a ride is it, time wise?

[HDTboy]

Dunno, looks like about 3 hours each way from here on a map. If someone else knows better then please correct me

[What?]

Rotennrua to Te Kaha should take 2.5 hours, plus any tourism time. Plus defference to Mr Plod - yeah, 3 hours is about right.
Sounds like you are not familiar with the road. It's a great ride BUT take lots of care past Opotiki. Some of the corners are deceptive, one or two of the speed advisory signs mean what they say, and livestock & horses on the road are not rare.

[TONO]

Was thinking the same after Sunday.
Have been invited to go on a ride with the Ulysses club on Sunday as well.
They are going out to Murupara, across to Teteko, Whakatane & then onto Opotiki and on down the coast but have not said how far.
It is a good ride going out to Murupara across to Teteko and back over the hill to Rotovegas.
Another one is to go over the hill to Putaruru, Tokoroa and head for Taupo on SH1 and turn off at TeKopia Rd?( I think) anyway you go past Orakie korako and come out on SH5 at Golden springs and back to Rotovegas.
These are ideal after work rides say on a friday night especially over summer. Stopping on the way for a hambuger and a beer.

Cheers TC

[2much]

Ah dammit, been wanting to do that ride but sunday's no good for me.:angry: I'm off to Akld to help Draco out with taking these nurses for a ride:innocent: ......

Hmmmm, Nurses or HDTboy???:blip: not really a hard choice is it? Sorry mate, will have to meet up with you another day (nuthin personal;) )

Have a good ride:2thumbsup

[emaN]

Fishing the Ruakituri next w/end... welll, that's the plan anyway.
Let you know if it hits the fan, (never know,with all the rain they're getting).
Good on ya HDTboy for organising this...

[DingDong]

Should Take 3hrs, with breaks each way.

There is no longer a service station/store in Te Kaha, the closest store is in Omaio...

We'd be better off doing the loop to Gizzy and back (Waioweka gorge) but it'll take (Opotiki - Opotiki) 7-8hrs with breaks... probly 2 far.

Not sure if I can make it at this stage, but if I do come I know the roads well (stomping grounds and all)

[James Deuce]

Isn't Te Kaha a Frigate? And how did you find a map that showed it? Does it move around on the map, like that map in the Harry Potter stories? Won't you get wet?

[HDTboy]

Sweet as, the only reason I din't nominate the waioweka gorge is cause of all the rain over the weekend

[DingDong]

Isn't Te Kaha a Frigate? And how did you find a map that showed it? Does it move around on the map, like that map in the Harry Potter stories? Won't you get wet?
Yes it is...
The Warehouse...
Yes it does...
Yes it is...
More than likely...

Is Jim2 short for Earth Worm Jim 2 the PS game? or do you have a brother called Jim1? (hik!?)

(haha)

[Matt Bleck]

Sweet as, the only reason I din't nominate the waioweka gorge is cause of all the rain over the weekend

Yeah, the waioeka gorge is closed at the moment from Opotiki, so it will be a mess for a few weeks at the least.

Sorry I can't make it.....

[What?]

Another one is to go over the hill to Putaruru, Tokoroa and head for Taupo on SH1 and...
And to avoid boredom south of Tokoroa, you can count all the cops you see (be prepared to run out of fingers in this exercise)

[JohnBoy]

Right you BOP riders, we can't have the main cities having all the fun with group rides can we?

Hope to see you all on Sunday morning :spudwave:


Cheers for the PM but i will have to pass as i am rather poor at the moment and cant make it over that far. will be good to have a look at some of the roads over there tho.. keep us informed !

[Matt Bleck]

So did you make it? And the big question hows the head?

Was afew bikes coming your way when I was heading back.

[TONO]

Yeh, he made it!:rockon:
My ride with the Ulysses turned to shit as nobody turned up at the meeting place at the time I was given :doh::angry: so ended up heading for Tekaha myself.:chase:
Managed to get hold of Gav and met up with him on the hill before Omaio.:2thumbsup
He carried on back to Opotiki and waited for me while I went down to Omaio and grabbed a coffee and burger :doobey: and then hoofed back to catch up with him.
Nobody else turned up for what is a bloody good ride, and the weather was sweet apart from a bit of wind.
That little CBR sure honks on the corners.:killingme
We had some fun on the ride back from Opotiki, finished with a beer at my place.:blip:
Sure hope we can drag some more support next time:eyepoke:

[HDTboy]

The head started coming right around Opotiki. Was mostly right by the time I got to TeKaha, then got better after lunch.
Started on my way back at a decent clip, till I came over a hill to see the blue V-strom.
Managed to get it together for the return trip over the Rotomas, coulda gone faster but it wasn't a good idea