Auckland To Kaitaia Road COnditions?!

[adiddy]

I'm thinking of travelling to Kaitaia, what would the traffic /road conditions be like on a Saturday? Is it hazardouz etc?
for those that have done this road/trip before please post comments

[jtzzr]

PM DMNTD (Chris ) he can tell you everything you need to know:Punk:

[adiddy]

can anyone else help me out?
i need to know an approx time on bike at 110-120 witha stop for gas and light lunch/break

[DMNTD]

As mentioned by PM it depends on which way you go and what you call a "rough rd" really dude.
Gimmie an idea of what style of ride you seek and how much of a hurry you're in and I could map out a boring quick commute or an awesome ye haaa ride through some seriously fun roads.
Name your flavour...and look out for turkeys :innocent:

[Waylander]

Name your flavour...and look out for turkeys :innocent:
And assorted pokemon.

[BarBender]

Chris is your man. He knows the norf like the back of his hand.

Anything between 4-4.5 hours is probably what you are looking at with one stop. I bypass SH1 until Wellsford and pretty much stay on it all the way into Kaitaia. You should only have to stop once for gas (probably in Whangarei or slightly after it)

Last time I was on the road would have been about 4 weeks ago and there were a few road works north of Whangarei. Early Saturday morning is probably the best time to go. You'll enjoy the ride from Kawakawa through Okaiau and over the Mangamukas into Kaitaia.

However - avoid any detours after Kawakawa as you'll probably run into a wild turkey, rouge cows, sheep, pigs etc.... Its farken wild up there!

[BarBender]

Sorry Chris...in the time it took me to write that up, you and the Waylander had posted.

[BarBender]

Name your flavour...and look out for turkeys :innocent: [/B]

Awh fark that!!! ...I'm not sorry I just saw what you posted you $%#%^&^ bastard!!
:moon: :moon: :moon:

[adiddy]

ill be taking it fairly easy, but not being a grandma !!!
im hoping to see scenery but would rather leave the windy stuff for the trip home!
DMNTD was of much help and has made a rather wise decision!
Auckland 2 Whangarei , Whangarei 2 Kawakawa

[adiddy]

SORRY GUYS I AM GOING TO KAWAKAWA _ APPARANTLY ABIT OF TIME DIFFERENCE?!


Chris is your man. He knows the norf like the back of his hand.

Anything between 4-4.5 hours is probably what you are looking at with one stop. I bypass SH1 until Wellsford and pretty much stay on it all the way into Kaitaia. You should only have to stop once for gas (probably in Whangarei or slightly after it)

Last time I was on the road would have been about 4 weeks ago and there were a few road works north of Whangarei. Early Saturday morning is probably the best time to go. You'll enjoy the ride from Kawakawa through Okaiau and over the Mangamukas into Kaitaia.

However - avoid any detours after Kawakawa as you'll probably run into a wild turkey, rouge cows, sheep, pigs etc.... Its farken wild up there!

[DMNTD]

As mentioned by PM simply contact me if ya want company as there's some styley scenic routes that don't take any longer that are nice at a "casual" pace.

[adiddy]

yeah for sure, might just have abit of time and although I wont be travelling at light speed only thoing better on the road then 1 bike is 2 bikes and so on


As mentioned by PM simply contact me if ya want company as there's some styley scenic routes that don't take any longer that are nice at a "casual" pace.

[Pixie]

...rouge cows...

Rouge cows?
Are they trying to make the cows prettier up there,now?
What's wrong with the sheep?

[Bend-it]

Gimmie an idea of what style of ride you seek and how much of a hurry you're in and I could map out...

Draw me a map to the residence of the 2 scumbags who robbed the Dutch couple... Might be time for a road-trip!

[The Stranger]

As mentioned by PM simply contact me if ya want company.

That will be a waste of time now wont it?
He is on a 250, all he's going to see of you is the back of your bike for about 3 seconds.
Mind you, may hear it for a bit longer.

[Kwaka14]

I'm gouing up on Friday night, will PM you if there's any siginficant roadworks or hazards on the way up, I go SH16, then SH1 from Wellsford, then SH10 through Kawakawa.... Nice easy ride. Kawakawa is about 3 - 3.5 hrs at 120kms

[adiddy]

That will be a waste of time now wont it?
He is on a 250, all he's going to see of you is the back of your bike for about 3 seconds.
Mind you, may hear it for a bit longer.

mmmm nah i dont think im going on my gpx,
but yeah we will make that 10 seconds instead of 3

[adiddy]

I'm gouing up on Friday night, will PM you if there's any siginficant roadworks or hazards on the way up, I go SH16, then SH1 from Wellsford, then SH10 through Kawakawa.... Nice easy ride. Kawakawa is about 3 - 3.5 hrs at 120kms

ok awesome , thatd be much appreciated mate.
it shouldnt be too bad i would imagine, just never done it before

[Satch]

ok mate

well here goes, im from kaitaia originally and have done the trip more times than i care to think, infact i hate the trip, it simply bores me now, even on a bike!!

depending on were your leaving from itll take you no longer than 2 hours to Whangerai (from auckland city at just the speed limit) then no more than an hour to kawakawa, these are worst case times, i usually did 3 hrs to kaitaia get ma picture??

your missing the bad road which only really starts about half an hour north of kawakawa you youll have good stuff all the way.

saturday there will be cops out! same with friday night, DONT SPEED on the brenderwyn straights! cops love them, you can crank through the brenderwyn gorge tho, thats not to bad usually.

gull as you enter whangaz is a good gas stop

its a pitty your not going thru to Kaitaia as the mangamuka george (15km south of kta) is one of the best gorges to ride in nz in my opinion! i learnt to ride on them and had a ball!!

so yeah mate, any more questions just ask

cheers

[les king]

turn left at portland just south whangarei thru kaigoose valley straight thru at maungatapere up twin bridges to kaikohe turn right head south couple of kms on edge of town turn left round lake omapere them okaihau etc put a ruler on a map it s straight thru just watch for native things like cowshit on apexes enjoy u lucky b---std. i get my licence back on sun. so may see u on way back

[adiddy]

turn left at portland just south whangarei thru kaigoose valley straight thru at maungatapere up twin bridges to kaikohe turn right head south couple of kms on edge of town turn left round lake omapere them okaihau etc put a ruler on a map it s straight thru just watch for native things like cowshit on apexes enjoy u lucky b---std. i get my licence back on sun. so may see u on way back

im going on the 2nd of december mate, coming back on the 3rd of decmeberdont think you could do us a map could ya?

[adiddy]

ok mate

well here goes, im from kaitaia originally and have done the trip more times than i care to think, infact i hate the trip, it simply bores me now, even on a bike!!

depending on were your leaving from itll take you no longer than 2 hours to Whangerai (from auckland city at just the speed limit) then no more than an hour to kawakawa, these are worst case times, i usually did 3 hrs to kaitaia get ma picture??

your missing the bad road which only really starts about half an hour north of kawakawa you youll have good stuff all the way.

saturday there will be cops out! same with friday night, DONT SPEED on the brenderwyn straights! cops love them, you can crank through the brenderwyn gorge tho, thats not to bad usually.

gull as you enter whangaz is a good gas stop

its a pitty your not going thru to Kaitaia as the mangamuka george (15km south of kta) is one of the best gorges to ride in nz in my opinion! i learnt to ride on them and had a ball!!

so yeah mate, any more questions just ask

cheers

thanks satch, ill let u know closer to the time!!! im figuring everything out atm

[adiddy]

could make this a ride / stayover up north on the 2nd/3rd of decmeber just notto sure how many people would be keen?!

[Satch]

yeah mate, cool as, im likely to be going or coming that way, keep us in the loop, might be able to ride with ya

cheers

[DMNTD]

depending on were your leaving from itll take you no longer than 2 hours to Whangerai (from auckland city at just the speed limit) then no more than an hour to kawakawa, these are worst case times, i usually did 3 hrs to kaitaia get ma picture??
Exactly...no idea why someone said it took 3-3.5 hours.
On a 600cc bike you shouldn't have to stop for gas either but if it tickles ya do it

[Satch]

yeah man, i would just make it on a full tank, she drank a bit more when moving at a more respectable speed!

yeah man, ill give you a yell sometime, we northerners shud really jack up more rides

[adiddy]

filling up on a medium sized bike :yes:
i gotta do that lol :innocent:
yup ill text dmntd, satch and bb that thurs/fri nyte sumtime see what the happs and get the forecast for roadworks off bb and kwaka

[adiddy]

hey , bumpign this up .
im definately going on the 2nd bout 4pm from auckladn , anyone willing to join (ill be on a 600) but will be taking it easy a

[adiddy]

ok people does anybody want to ride up north on this saturday ? from auckland???

[gijoe1313]

eh, adiddy - I'd be keen (so long as I haven't been pressganged into something else!) but why stop there? Let's head to Cape Reinagaga, nurf o'th'nurf so's ta speak!

[tommorth]

my cage gets 2 kerikeri in 3 flat without doing any thing suspect and thats about 25kms past kawakawa wtch out 4 the bumps just be fore kaiwaka there is a uneven surface sign its fkn bumpy and do not speed on the ruakaka straights its not worth the tickets if u go past morewa when go over the hil there is a small down hil then a hump then a big straight have seen lots of cops hideing in a driveway just over that hump
have fun

[adiddy]

well well well, no 600 for me looks like my 250 , unless sum1 wants to lend me 1 hahaha...
leaving around 2 pm? maybe hope weathers all good :shutup: