whats this road like?

[motobull]

Hi

Whats the road from Pukekohe down to Te Uku like for a ride? I'm familiar with it as far s Glen Murray[in a cage] looks like a good ride down to Raglan that way, just after peoples opinions that have rode that way.

cheers:headbang:

[Motu]

I ride it all the time - I don't take the ''soft'' route to Ngaurawhia,the lower SH22 has one short spot of gravel and some road works for sealing...you'll love it!

[marty]

as long as you watch oujt for flying R6's and the like, it is one of the best. search 'SH22' on here and all will be revealed

[myvice]

Was on it about a week back, watch for loose gravel, someone here will be able to give you a more recent update tho.

[XTC]

Was on it about a week back, watch for loose gravel, someone here will be able to give you a more recent update tho.
There's loose gravel??!!! Stop it i'm getting excited.... :o

[Ixion]

I always take that bit when I go down SH22. It is the REAL SH22. When i was down there a month or so ago it was pretty heavy - lots of loose gravel, badly mounded and rutted , quite challenging. Definiately give it a miss if you're a sprotbiker - good fun if you aren't scared of rough stuff.

[XTC]

Almost got my falcon stuck there on a rainy day last winter.... :o

[rasty]

Strada revelled in it on December 29

[robnz]

rode it yesterday with zed. a few rough spots but no gravel that i can remember, there was some dirt from the side of the road that was washed on to the road but that was it. great ride, nice road got to ngaurawhia, filled up the tank, headed down to raglan for some lunch and went the same way except we turned of and went huntly and tuakau way back to auckland.

[Motu]

But you didn't do all of SH22,you turned of - 22 goes all the way to Te Uku.

[Firefight]

rode it yesterday with zed. a few rough spots but no gravel that i can remember, there was some dirt from the side of the road that was washed on to the road but that was it. great ride, nice road got to ngaurawhia, filled up the tank, headed down to raglan for some lunch and went the same way except we turned of and went huntly and tuakau way back to auckland.

H/way 22 turns off just b4 Waiganro springs, and leads to Raglin there is a bit of metal down that way, but no problem to sports bikes, just take it easy, a great ride.

F/F

[Ixion]

But you didn't do all of SH22,you turned of - 22 goes all the way to Te Uku.

Yep. The REAL SH22 terminates at Te Uku. They realigned the road, to stick on SH22 now you actuallly have to make a right hand turn. You guys (except me and Mr Motu) all actually exit SH22 early .

[pritch]

I went up as far as Pokeno then went across to the road that runs up the eastern side of the Hunua range on Christmas Eve.
No gravel that I recall, just the two fairly brief lots of roadworks at the southern end.

Thanks again to the guys that gave me up to date info.

Last time I went up there the whole road was unsealed and nothing but manuka beside the road (in places almost meeting over the road).

Quite prosperous looking now...

[rasty]

Yep. The REAL SH22 terminates at Te Uku. They realigned the road, to stick on SH22 now you actuallly have to make a right hand turn. You guys (except me and Mr Motu) all actually exit SH22 early .

This old guy turned right as well - no early exits for us.

[pritch]

This old guy turned right as well - no early exits for us.

So where do you wind up if you don't exit early, by the sub station on the Raglan Road?

[rasty]

By the sign advertising Te Uku Gallery, about 1 or 2 km before the gallery itself, on the Frankton Raglan road. I got the impression that not turning right takes you to Waingaro but I might be all to hell about that. Ixion and Motu a can probably confirm that.

[motobull]

:done: :headbang:

Just done it, and it was a good ride. bugger all cages Really nice road. had coffe in Tuakau then down to Raglan with a couple of rest/pee stops :apumpin:

Yes as mentioned you need to turn right at Waiganro springs.
We didn't on the way down missed the turning at that adds quite a distance to the ride having to go through Te Kowhai, Whatawhata etc..

On the way back we turned left at Te Uku and took the 22 all the way back to Pukekohe. There are 2 bits of unsealed[metal] road on the Te Uku-Waiganro Springs section but both bits are easy to ride on. Hey I was on a GN a mate on a Volty[TU] and another mate on a Katana 250 so if a GN and TU can make it anything can. There are a couple of bits of road works on the rest one bit with fairly deep gravel but if you take it easy no probs

Lots of waves from other bikes[no doubt some KB'ers] All in all a good day ..tired now though:zzzz:

thanks to all for their input .

[Marmoot]

H/way 22 turns off just b4 Waiganro springs, and leads to Raglin there is a bit of metal down that way, but no problem to sports bikes, just take it easy, a great ride.

F/F

He is lying! He is lying I tell you!
Don't believe anything this old fart says.

The road is treacherous, full of crap and should not be ridden/driven by anybody.

[Motu]

Hey I was on a GN a mate on a Volty[TU] and another mate on a Katana 250 .

You weren't on the Pukemiro road heading to Huntly and stopped just before the mine were you? I saw what I thought was a couple of GNs and a small sportsbike this afternoon.I was on a white dirt bike.....

[Ixion]

if a GN and TU can make it anything can.

GN is good on gravel. TU should be too. Good on ya for giving it a go.

[motobull]

You weren't on the Pukemiro road heading to Huntly and stopped just before the mine were you? I saw what I thought was a couple of GNs and a small sportsbike this afternoon.I was on a white dirt bike.....

That would have been us:eek: