Overnight at the "Tip"?

[tri boy]

Sooo, who would be up for a camp out on the Coromandel Tip over the late spring/summer.(Get ya own tent ya weirdo's:buggerd:).
Thinking pre Xmas, or after summer school holidays.
Easy gravel roads, DOC camp areas, and both sides are different in there flura/fauna.
Couple of pics from last trip to get ya thinking.

[dino3310]

could be keen for after the school holidays mate if my rides on the road by then,i'll keep an eye on the thread and let you know closer to xmas,
beautiful country up there that time of year especially when most of the tourists have fucked of

[tri boy]

i think post holidays might be the go. Late Jan/Feb.
Settled weather, and like you say, not many tourists.

[dino3310]

better fishing to,i'd call into my sisters and pick up some fresh kai moana for din dins

[windboy]

I'm keen man, even earlier...

later,

[Crisis management]

Sounds good, have to be after xmas for me, too much stuff going on before then....

[Rosie]

Clint and I could be keen. A trip around coromandel is on the list of rides to do over summer.

[deanohit]

Clint and I could be keen. A trip around coromandel is on the list of rides to do over summer.

Will be great fun on the Sherpa, just watch the grip of those knobblies round the 25 corners. Pic below is my tyre after the last trip up, but I was pushing it to keep up with some 250 sportbikes and only had one :shit: moment when the back let go for a second.

Maybe be keen to go on this trip depending on dates. :woohoo: another Corro trip!

[young1]

I am also keen, depends on dates of course

[tri boy]

I'm keeping an eye on the weather, and if it looks good for the weekend 27/28 Oct I'm planning to do a quick o/night camp at either Port Jackson, or Fletcher bay DOC site.(both on the west side of the tip).
Basic overnight tent gig. Will do a "Heads up" post after Labour weekend. (need to break the new boots in prior to the WWW Adv ride.:cool:
Meet in Thames or any other suggestions after a weather decision is made by Wens 24 Oct.:done:

If the weather is a bit"blowy" on the west side for a tent, Stony Bay on the East side also has camp areas. Fingers crossed for a settled weekend.

[clint640]

Unfortunately I'm unlikely to have a bike by then & Rosie only gets back from Oz on the Sat night. We might try for a mid Dec run up there if nothing gets in the way. Have fun.

Cheers
Clint

[tri boy]

No worries Clint:msn-wink: This will be a "Baked Beans n Billy Tea" type of o/nighter. Hope to do a couple more through summer.

[young1]

Unfortunately I'm unlikely to have a bike by then & Rosie only gets back from Oz on the Sat night. We might try for a mid Dec run up there if nothing gets in the way. Have fun.

Cheers
Clint

Where is your bike Clint?

[Taz]

I might be keen in the new year Tri-boy. Haven't been up there for about a year and would love to camp out at port Jackson or Fletcher bay.




Where is your bike Clint?

Read this. Tells all....... mostly.
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=275752

[Crisis management]

Might be keen Brent but I'm out of town until next friday so will do a catch up then and decide!

Iain

[tri boy]

Might be keen Brent but I'm out of town until next friday so will do a catch up then and decide!

Iain

Okey Dokey.:2thumbsup
I will watch the weather, and Pm you if its on or off.:cool:

[tri boy]

Weather is looking good, long range forecast might be in next w/ends favour.
And all the Labour w/end campers will have left.
Mwhaaahaaaa.... The best weekend will be all mine:eek:
Seven K traffic jam at the Kopu bridge as I type.

[tri boy]

Didn't do much Labour Weekend, (so saved money by not spoiling the girlfriend:devil2:), so I thought I might try soft bait braid line fishing off the rocks at Coro this weekend.
the rig is quite light, but will easly deal with Pan size snapper, and the soft baits should work well in fading light. Kannys jealous that she hasn't got her learners yet, so can't take the wee volty.
Mmmm Snapper for tea. All up cost of $130.00, + $10 for the PVC to make the holder.(will fit on the Scrambler down the left side, bungyed to a few points.

[deanohit]

Whats the route Triboy? Meeting place and time? I'm keen to go on this trip.

[tri boy]

Whats the route Triboy? Meeting place and time? I'm keen to go on this trip.

How does 12.00 noon Sat at a petrol station in Thames sound?
Gives enough time to cruise up to the tip, pitch a tent etc and have a nosey about, or drop a line.
Sunday, shoot across to Stony Bay, and maybe wet a line off a jetty or something. Looks like a anticyclone will give settled weather Sat/Sun.
I think fuel can still be bought at that little shop a few Kms back from the tip.

[deanohit]

Sounds cool mate. Gonna carry a 4litre in the bags any way as my tank only holds 8litres. Will pack my rod as well, sounds like good fun.

[tri boy]

Sweet. Just need to pic up another Butane cannister for the wee cooker and I should be set.
Give me a PM if ya need a thermo mattress or something, and I might be able to squeeze it on, otherwise do a basic personal camp kit, and were laughing.
Anyone else keen, let us know.:niceone:

[deanohit]

Na man, got a camp stretcher, absolute LUXURY! Fits on the rack with the tent very nicely with the sleeping bag and fuel can each in a saddle bag.

[tri boy]

Sat 12.00 noon meeting point is Caltex Service Station, Pollen st Thames.(main street).
I have contacted Coro info, and fuel is still on sale at the Colville store, which improves fuel range for bikes>:msn-wink:

[young1]

Have a great ride, I would have been keen to do this one but dates didnt fit in with things here.

Bring on the wwwww

[dino3310]

i cant get mine on the road so i'll be missing out on all the fun:bye:
let us know how the soft baits work of the rocks,been wanting to try them

[Zukin]

Sat 12.00 noon meeting point is Caltex Service Station, Pollen st Thames.(main street).
I have contacted Coro info, and fuel is still on sale at the Colville store, which improves fuel range for bikes>:msn-wink:

Last time I was at Colville Store it cost me over $2.00 a litre (last August whne prices were high) :mad:

I think it opens at 9.00 too

Have a good trip :)

Cheers Scott

[tri boy]

So, I can't be screwed writing up a long winded report on the ride, as I type like a retard, so ya get a very brief run down.
Went to the Tip with Deanohit.
Had Fun, caught buggar all, (scared a little Kahawai with a soft bait).
Road some really cool roads, and came home.:clap:

1 The Bikes.

2 The Roads.

3 The views.

4 Fletcher Bay Camp Site.

[tri boy]

and a couple more shots.

1 Good clean camp site.

2 Moody Sat evening sky.(Blew up a bit that night).

3 Take your choice.

4 The smile says it all.:first:

By the way. Don't let anyone convince you that all Chinese bikes are shit.
That little 200 did the business easily.:headbang:

[dino3310]

nice one bro

[deanohit]

Just got back a half hour ago after coming back Kopu-Whangamata-Waihi (love that road), plenty of sport bikes out today with not much traffic, was a bloody good trip, 560kms for me, really enjoyed it. :ride:

Dino3310, the soft bait worked great, but the kingies were too big to bring home on the bikes so we let them go again. :bs:

Edit: Had an awesome 2 day trip up the Corro loop, went to Thames and met Tiboy, then right up to Fletcher bay at the end of the road, camped there, then back out to Corro town, over the 309 highway, down to Corroglen, then onto Tapu past the square kauri, did 550kms, something like 250kms on the gravel.

[deanohit]

Here we go, was up half the night putting this together :ride:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=o3ABYbBeHpg

[young1]

What we really need is someone who knows the area to put a ride together, a mmmmm or wwwww sort of thing, any takes?

[PeteJ]

What we really need is someone who knows the area to put a ride together, a mmmmm or wwwww sort of thing, any takes?

One start is that the DOC farm at Fletcher Bay has a farmworkers' house now used as a hostel, which can accommodate 18 or so people as well as having a good kitchen. You can book in advance, though when we go there for fishing from our kayaks, it's usually OK if you just arrive on a Friday night (and other folk arrive in early hours of Saturday mornings in the summer, as well...).

Next, you go back down the road and then up the other side to Stony Bay, where there's another DOC campground, though tenting only at that one. More fishing, but a bigger walk around the rocks to get to it, rather than just at the point as at Fletcher Bay.

Depends how much riding per day you want to do once you're up at the end of the peninsula.

Hey, Triboy and Deanohit, aren't the 2-piece softbait rods just great for bike-based fishing?

And thanks for the vid. I am almost of a mind to knock off work now and just go.

Cheers.

[deanohit]

Well yea, they are handy, pity the fish weren't biting, not even a stray Kahawai was to be found.:oi-grr: Still sat on the rocks for an hour or so, I didn't put a whole lot of effort into it as it was just so relaxing sitting there after a great ride.:niceone:

[tri boy]

What we really need is someone who knows the area to put a ride together, a mmmmm or wwwww sort of thing, any takes?

Working on it:blip:.
Also, just got off the phone to a mate on Waiheke who managers two vineyards, and is happy to help sort accom AND private Vineyard tours:drinknsin
Also a weekend at Gt Barrier wouldn't go amiss.:woohoo:
don't forget the WWW ride on 30/11-2/12, so there should be enough happening this Summer to wear out tyres, and riders.:Punk:
Welly rides, and Auck/Nthern also please see if you can knock a couple of rides together.:shifty:
Long time dead gentlemen, (and ladies:love:).

[marks]

nice video Deanohit. Wat camera setup are you using?

Does your 200 sit ok at 100km/hr? Our ones are revving their tits off at 80 but maybe they run different gearing?

[deanohit]

nice video Deanohit. Wat camera setup are you using?

Does your 200 sit ok at 100km/hr? Our ones are revving their tits off at 80 but maybe they run different gearing?

It's just my digital camera sitting on a cheap tripod fixed to the bars, needs perfecting, but it works for now.

Yea, empty it sits on 100 ok going with traffic, usually I cruise about 90 though if the road is traffic free as the bike feels WAY more relaxed. I'm never in a hurry to get some where and am happy riding my own ride though. :ride:me most of the time!

[tigs]

A few years ago we rode over the MB track from Stoney Bay to Fletchers. A bit dramatic coming down off the hills. Not sure if it possible to get permission but it was a great ride. At the time we had a Transalp, our friends a road going Yam. The road is marked on the maps as a paper road but I think that bikes are now discouraged from using it.

[PeteJ]

Yeah, I understand that the farm lessees are not that keen on too much public use (for obvious reasons), and the track does not actually follow the paper surveyed road all that well, so they can keep the public off it.

[warewolf]

the track does not actually follow the paper surveyed road all that well, so they can keep the public off it.They can keep people off the track, but they can't stop people driving through the paddocks where the paper road is...

[kevfromcoro]

What we really need is someone who knows the area to put a ride together, a mmmmm or wwwww sort of thing, any takes?

Mate of mine has a 10 acre block on the 309. just out of Coro
Was up there the other day and heard all theses bikes blasting through the pine forest.
Sounds like fun. might go up and check it out..
maybe accomadation there ...i know there is a hut on the property.
other than that we could all stay here and do a day ride up there.
its only 45 ks.
going on to tardeme to find a bike........
iam coming too
KEV

[deanohit]

going on to tardeme to find a bike........
iam coming too
KEV

Whats wrong with the scoot? Would be just the thing to do it on,:killingme just think of how many 12 packs fit under the seat!! :drinknsin

[kevfromcoro]

Whats wrong with the scoot? Would be just the thing to do it on,:killingme just think of how many 12 packs fit under the seat!! :drinknsin

Good idea mate...i could strap the keg to the handlebars.
Nah...iam riding that thing off road...
or to far on road either.
need a cheap trailly

[deanohit]

Yea mate, heaps of fun on the smaller bikes, atleast you don't have to go 100kms to get to the loop, I've done 1500kms on mine in 3 weeks!!! I need a bigger bike.

[PeteJ]

They can keep people off the track, but they can't stop people driving through the paddocks where the paper road is...

Correct. If it is a surveyed and dedicated road, it is not theirs to keep people off.

The problem with this is that unless you have a GPS and have accurately plotted the paper road, you will often not be able to keep yourself on it over the ground.

[tri boy]

The DOC farmer is a good chap, so personally I would contact him first.
He has quite a few young cattle, (and bloody big Bulls:eek5:) on the land, and I know for a fact that he is getting a bit annoyed with people treating the stocked paddocks as open slather.
If a gate is left open, (which he has told me happens), hes in for a shitty day mustering on VERY steep country.
But if people communicate with him, he is most accomodating. For the sake of futre good relations, PLEASE don't go charging around the place without letting him know.;)

[clint640]

Working on it:blip:.
Also, just got off the phone to a mate on Waiheke who managers two vineyards, and is happy to help sort accom AND private Vineyard tours:drinknsin
Also a weekend at Gt Barrier wouldn't go amiss.:woohoo:


Be up for that mate! never been to Waiheke & I've been known to enjoy the odd drop of vino rosso :drinknsin Barrier would be good too, been there by yacht which was cool, be neat to go back for a ride.

I might have to organise a bit of a cruisy Waikaremoana - stay at me bro's bach at Mohaka - Tutira Backroads loop in the new year too.

Cheers
Clint

[tri boy]

OK then:niceone:
Waiheke will be a goer after the WWW ride( 30/11-2/12).
Before or after xmas is to be sorted, but I will probably pop over all casual like to see him prior to xmas, so anybody who is keen will be welcome. (accom will depend on numbers) theres a good backpackers 200mtrs up the road from his bach, and is up above Onetangi Beach.:msn-wink:
Will post a w/end before I go over.:niceone:
Riding the "East End" Cowes Bay loop rd is a must. The scenery out to Ponui, and Pakatoa Islds is great.

[xwhatsit]

Heaps of great roads on Waiheke, I went away there with the girlfriend over a weekend. Took the bike over on the ferry and we rode around; not technically supposed to carry pillions, but saw no policemen. Heaps of gravel roads, at first the girl was a bit wary of the gravel roads but after a while she settled in and we had a ball hanging the arse out around corners (pillion == more polar movement == lots of fun :D). Low clip-ons sometimes made things difficult but it wasn't that bad.

If you get towards the east of the island (I think), there's bugger all civilisation and sealed roads; some excellent `adventuring' roads, and right at the end there's all these caves and tunnels to explore on foot. I think they were defense tunnels from WWII?

Cool place. Highly recommended (at least from a road biker with very soft ideas of adventure motorcycling :lol:).

[warewolf]

The DOC farmer is a good chap, so personally I would contact him first.
He has quite a few young cattle, (and bloody big Bulls:eek5:) on the land, and I know for a fact that he is getting a bit annoyed with people treating the stocked paddocks as open slather.
If a gate is left open, (which he has told me happens), hes in for a shitty day mustering on VERY steep country.
But if people communicate with him, he is most accomodating. For the sake of futre good relations, PLEASE don't go charging around the place without letting him know.;)It's a common story. Dipshits ruining it for the rest of us, and land managers over-reacting which wins them no friends either. Fortunately as you say most of them are approachable. The public road through Hira Forest is pretty much permanently closed due to idiots causing the forestry people grief. But talking to them, a permit and gate key might be possible.

[tri boy]

[QUOTE=xerxesdaphat;1272371]Heaps of great roads on Waiheke,

Certainly are.
Was a courier driver there for a wee while, so know the place quite well.
The old gun placements from ww2 have the tunnels.(used to move the shells about between the coastal guns.(take a good flash light)
Whakanewha Reqional Park is a good visit, as is cruising around the narrow steep roads that link the regions. There used to be a NZ TT held on the Island back in the 50s I think, and the local museum has clippings, and photos of the time.
Whittaker's music museum is worth a visit and if the weather is good, I would recommend Palm Beach for a swim.
So hopefully the weekend of 17/11 will be fine, as I hope to catch up with JL then. Will let you know.:yes:

[Motu]

I really enjoyed the Waiheke roads when I lived there,and there were a lot more gravel roads back then - only the main roads were sealed.It took me a while to learn how to ride them as they are very different to the blue stone roads we know in the North Island.The local quarry produces what we called ''rotten rock'',although it's really a young unformed rock.You can crumble it in your hands.

When they first spread it,the rocks are kumara sized and shaped - these are a hell of a job to cope with as they really knock the front wheel around.The rocks slowly break up,until they are sand,and then they lay some more.The interesting thing is they don't really form wheel tracks,they break down uniformly across the road.So they reach a point where they are just freaking awesome....I could ride these roads much harder than any other gravel road I've ridden,and I've done a few.

I rode a bike once in a rally sprint the dirt track club put on every year - I also used to flattrack on the Rocky Bay dirt track,and hold some races in the land out on Gordons road,we had the use of a lot of land in there.Not really interested in going over,it's a small place and I've ridden every road a thousand times....maybe more.

[PeteJ]

The DOC farmer is a good chap, so personally I would contact him first.
He has quite a few young cattle, (and bloody big Bulls:eek5:) on the land, and I know for a fact that he is getting a bit annoyed with people treating the stocked paddocks as open slather.
If a gate is left open, (which he has told me happens), hes in for a shitty day mustering on VERY steep country.
But if people communicate with him, he is most accomodating. For the sake of futre good relations, PLEASE don't go charging around the place without letting him know.;)


Yep, that goes for all the paper roads over farmland.

We used to mark out road trials over paper roads in the days when road trials were popular.

In practical terms, you are just out of your mind not to have farmer cooperation. You are guaranteed not to get that if you are not polite and considerate, which includes getting permission and leaving gates as you found them etc.

+1 about the DOC farmer at Fletcher Bay. He also runs the accommodation there.