Thompsons Track?

[laserracer]

anyone know what condition thompsons track is in at the moment ??

[krad_nz]

Sorry not sure on the condition. Keen to give it a go sometime though.

One of the guys at work thinks it would be fun.

[laserracer]

cheers for that .. couple of us are going up in the next 2 days

[spookytooth]

general rule for thompsons track is if its raining its a bog hole.If it hasnt rained for a few days its a bog hole,if theres a drought its a boghole with a few dry bits of c lay inbtween.Well the tauranga side anyway :)

[laserracer]

sweet thanks spookytooth ..looks like we are gonna look forward to a bog hole:eek5:

[noobi]

there are videos on youtube of thompsons track, most of them are from 4wd but some are of bikes
search "thompsons track"
looks pretty horrible:clap:

[spookytooth]

the last time i rode over it was mid summer a few years ago,it had been hot and dry for about a month.My ktm got stoped dead from about 70 kph in some semi dry clay slop tossing me over the bars,took about 10 minets for 2 of us to pry it out.Haha My mates honda all but vanished into a innocent looking puddle,but still it was a hell of a fun arvo.Cleaning that sticky shit off after wasn' so much fun

[oldskool]

Where abouts is this Thompsons Track?

[Danger]

In the Kaimai ranges north of Paeroa on this side but I've only ridden it from the coastal side on MTB's.

[scracha]

In the Kaimai ranges north of Paeroa on this side but I've only ridden it from the coastal side on MTB's.
Nope. Kaimai ranges about 10Km south of Te Aroha.

Hasn't rained here for about a week so it shouldn't be too bad.

[Danger]

OK sorry, thought the ranges stretched up to Thames. Those hills that join onto the Kaimai ranges but north of Paeroa. What are those hills called? Or are you also saying the track is further south? It could be as I might have confused with Neasville. Like I said I've only done Thompsons from the coastal side so it might be south of Paeroa on the inland side?

[Danger]

Here you go, just looked it up. It is in the Kaimai ranges but south of Paeroa, sorry for the misinformation.

http://home.off-road.com/~landy/thompsons.htm

[Danger]

Heres another thread about it.

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=8191

[spookytooth]

Thompson Track is mud on the tauranga side and metaled on the Matamata side

[rocketman1]

Yeah went up about three times last year, Matamata side, once in the middle of summer and still was a bog hole, spent about 1hr cleaning the bike, what a mess, sloppy yellow porridge in patches over axle deep you cannot avoid.
Thats said, its a beautiful view at the top, see all over the Tauranga harbour and most of the Waikato.
I believe the 4 wheel drives stuff it for the 2 wheelers. Those things carve up huge yellow clay bog holes that the water just sits in. Anyway they are entitled to be there as much as anyone.
Just watch out for their winching wires that they stretch up and across the track, they will take your head off, very hard to see... a tight rusty 6mm wire at head height in the bush. I know all about that...
And keep left and slow on the bends, nothing scarier than a Nissan 4x4 roaring around a corner head on to wake you up...
All said everyone should try it once, not really for beginners though.

[laserracer]

Boyz went up on thursday, said there was the odd bog hole but theres always a way around them, 1 was a novice he went ok but said it was rocky, and the views at the top were great

[flyingcr250]

anyone know what condition thompsons track is in at the moment ??

i dont go up there anymore, evrytime i go up there something on my bike breaks, its always rough realy rocky and the bogholes are always a pain.

[laserracer]

Hey flying cr250 where do you mostly ride ??

[flyingcr250]

Hey flying cr250 where do you mostly ride ??

during the summer its usualy kimmys or thunder mainly because its too hot to do long trailrides, unless its a good trail like redwoods or the epic events. and during the winter i usualy do the taupo rides and sometimes atiamuri because the dirt drains realy well and its all weather rideable no hills etc...

[scracha]

Cyclists andd Horse riders use it too. You have been warned.

[laserracer]

Cyclists andd Horse riders use it too. You have been warned.

i wondered what that funny noise was on my bike,.. it was a horse stuck in the spokes:eek5::yes:

cheers for the heads up

[flyingcr250]

Cyclists andd Horse riders use it too. You have been warned.

ive come across some mountain bikers before, scared the shit out of them when i came screaming round a corner and one of them was standing in the middle of the track, a few choice words were said and away i went with a massive rooster tail. stupid peddlers ha ha ha

[scracha]

ive come across some mountain bikers before, scared the shit out of them when i came screaming round a corner and one of them was standing in the middle of the track, a few choice words were said and away i went with a massive rooster tail. stupid peddlers ha ha ha

With all the 4x4's if you're screaming around corners on some of these tracks then you have a death wish.

[flyingcr250]

With all the 4x4's if you're screaming around corners on some of these tracks then you have a death wish.

accidents happen............ havnt been up that crap track for bout 3 years.

[Danger]

ive come across some mountain bikers before, scared the shit out of them when i came screaming round a corner and one of them was standing in the middle of the track, a few choice words were said and away i went with a massive rooster tail. stupid peddlers ha ha ha

Well its good you don't go up there anymore cause I sure wouldn't want to be riding the other way when you come screaming around a corner. Accidents don't need to happen if a bit of common sense is used and we can all enjoy the trails. A few accidents involving idiot dirt bikers and other users and that will be another trail out of bounds for us.

[Waihou Thumper]

In the Kaimai ranges north of Paeroa on this side but I've only ridden it from the coastal side on MTB's.

Close though...lol

[Waihou Thumper]

ive come across some mountain bikers before, scared the shit out of them when i came screaming round a corner and one of them was standing in the middle of the track, a few choice words were said and away i went with a massive rooster tail. stupid peddlers ha ha ha


:Oi:We all have to use the trails mate and maybe a little more understanding might be good for you. The places to ride are getting less and less, beaches trails etc...
If we all have a little more consideration for others we might actually be able to ride more places....

[laserracer]

fortunately we dont have that problem with our crew, as they ride so slow they are forever being overtaken.... by mountain bikes, and horses.:whistle::eek5::rofl:

OK on a serious note... please be considerate to other users:hug:

[flyingcr250]

accidents happen............ havnt been up that crap track for bout 3 years.

i was quite a bit younger then, i learnt my lesson after i broke my back. like i said i havnt been up that trrack for the last 4-5 years, and i can assure you i am a very considerate user of all tracks and trails.

[laserracer]

i was quite a bit younger then, i learnt my lesson after i broke my back. like i said i havnt been up that trrack for the last 4-5 years, and i can assure you i am a very considerate user of all tracks and trails.

:doctor: OUCH thats gotta hurt.. good to see it didnt stop you from riding

[laserracer]

We are off to thunder tomorrow .. gonna test out tims yz 250 2t to see if i really like it again, i rode it last weekend and was way faster and felt more comfortable on it than my 426 it seems to handle better ... but we will see
i dont like not having any engine braking though

[flyingcr250]

We are off to thunder tomorrow .. gonna test out tims yz 250 2t to see if i really like it again, i rode it last weekend and was way faster and felt more comfortable on it than my 426 it seems to handle better ... but we will see
i dont like not having any engine braking though

gotta have a 2-tanger, engine breaking slows you down too much ha ha ha, especialy at thunder park. i like the b loop cause you cand go round it a few times and get used to it, and realy fly.