View Full Version : Waikato: Mormon few-carnage loop
carver
18th March 2008, 15:58
change of plans
KAWHIA GP
meet, pironhia mobil, 11am, 21st of march
whoever shows shows...
the mormon few will be there
Nagash
18th March 2008, 17:15
You're gonna have a really shit time..
Coro loop on the Easter Holidays?
Good luck.
tri boy
18th March 2008, 18:33
Plus an international blues festival at Whitianga. (can't wait:woohoo:).
The place is going to be packed with holiday makers, and coppers.
Enjoy your ride.:sunny:
Disco Dan
18th March 2008, 18:38
Calling a ride a 'carnage ride' - yeah enjoy the giant cheese grater that is the road..
carver
18th March 2008, 20:16
the few will still be attending, however, we may do the kawhia GP instead
carver
18th March 2008, 20:41
kawhia GP instead
cowboyz
18th March 2008, 20:59
is this an invite to other riders or a warning?
tri boy
18th March 2008, 21:47
kawhia GP instead
Extremely busy bit of road at Easter also.
Just take it easy guys, I'm already visiting one "Kawhia Rd" casualty (Greeradv) at Waikato Base.:(
Don't push the corners this weekend.
carver
19th March 2008, 05:00
Extremely busy bit of road at Easter also.
Just take it easy guys, I'm already visiting one "Kawhia Rd" casualty (Greeradv) at Waikato Base.:(
Don't push the corners this weekend.
will do, we may head out waitomo ways if the bridge is fixed
tri boy
19th March 2008, 07:13
Harbour Rd bridge is still officially closed. (and will remain so for another 2-3mths apparently). Hope to take get a few trail bikes over it at the end of the month.
Info passed on to me via John at Oparau shop/servo.
tri boy
19th March 2008, 18:14
Okay, the "official" word is the bridge is closed mkay.
But if need be, certain two wheeled vehicles, and small four wheelers are risking a crossing.
Besides that, be very wary of loose pea metal on freshly sealed sections either side of the bridge.
Enjoy your break.
carver
19th March 2008, 20:03
Okay, the "official" word is the bridge is closed mkay.
But if need be, certain two wheeled vehicles, and small four wheelers are risking a crossing.
Besides that, be very wary of loose pea metal on freshly sealed sections either side of the bridge.
Enjoy your break.
thanks dude...looks like the GP is off...might do the 22 to puke then!
done the GP with the pea metal, it was fun for slides, but chewed my tires
tri boy
19th March 2008, 20:12
The bridge had had a good life. (since 1909)
Repairs should start 25/3, and take till late June-July.
The original Kauri struts below the water just couldn't handle the upgrade work so I've been told.
Engineers, pfft, everything works on paper aye.:wacko:
Park a 40tonne crane on an old single lane bridge, and idle it all day, and something might just give.:Pokey:
Sidewinder
21st March 2008, 08:30
Okay, the "official" word is the bridge is closed mkay.
But if need be, certain two wheeled vehicles, and small four wheelers are risking a crossing.
Besides that, be very wary of loose pea metal on freshly sealed sections either side of the bridge.
Enjoy your break.
looks like a super x track
Sidewinder
21st March 2008, 08:32
Ok n00bs its the 22 road to puke.
meet at bp Ngaruawahia at 11am today
carver
21st March 2008, 08:47
The bridge had had a good life. (since 1909)
Repairs should start 25/3, and take till late June-July.
The original Kauri struts below the water just couldn't handle the upgrade work so I've been told.
Engineers, pfft, everything works on paper aye.:wacko:
Park a 40tonne crane on an old single lane bridge, and idle it all day, and something might just give.:Pokey:
yeah, i thought that was quite funny how it collapsed when they were ment to be upgrading it.
i wonder what the fallout from that was?
carver
24th March 2008, 17:43
Okay, the "official" word is the bridge is closed mkay.
But if need be, certain two wheeled vehicles, and small four wheelers are risking a crossing.
Besides that, be very wary of loose pea metal on freshly sealed sections either side of the bridge.
Enjoy your break.
did the GP today, i wheelied the GSR over the part of the bridge coming out of the water.
the road is in much better condition than when i last went through there last.
but riding the GSR and the ER6 over that bridge was the highlight of the ride
tri boy
24th March 2008, 17:48
They supposedly start repairs this week, so I'm picking the deck timbers will be removed quickly. Glad you got to ride over it.:niceone:
carver
24th March 2008, 17:57
They supposedly start repairs this week, so I'm picking the deck timbers will be removed quickly. Glad you got to ride over it.:niceone:
yeah, it was a rood ride, i had the ER6 decked alot on the last part, but that bridge was cool, how was it taking the triumph over it?
tri boy
24th March 2008, 19:41
No worries. Although walking on the bridge, you could feel that it was a little unstable.
Used a farm track to ride to Te Anga, and then back over the bridge.
carver
24th March 2008, 20:03
No worries. Although walking on the bridge, you could feel that it was a little unstable.
Used a farm track to ride to Te Anga, and then back over the bridge.
oh yeah?the middle part was floating when i went on it, but it was stable enough...
how do you get access to the track?
tri boy
24th March 2008, 20:53
Send us a PM if your interested. Would prefer not to post it's location, as it's on private farm land.
Two wheel drive cars won't get through. Road bikes will if it's dry, but expect to drop it in deep loam/sand soil on road tyres.
If it's been raining, then knobbly's will be required.
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