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Hiflyer
9th February 2009, 16:25
Is anyone else in love with the connecting route from SH16 to warkworth? I found it cos i needed to head back home as i was heading north on SH16 and saw the big blue sign saying "Warkworth and Kaipara Flats This way" little did i know it would be just under 30kms of pure awesome corners haha

but in saying this it was intensly hot yesterday and there was soooo much tar on the ground and also a bit of stones, i did run across the centreline once (sorry saftery Nazi's) but im sure thast on a warm overcast day it would be so great.
So yea anyone else know and love this this road??
trustme
9th February 2009, 16:31
You obviously need to get out more. Watch out for cops, quite a few have ended up walking home on that road , mind you when you sit at the lookout just Sth of Wellsford & listen to some of the bikes wind up through the hills then flash past it is little wonder more don't end up walking or dead.
Taz
9th February 2009, 16:31
You talking about West coast Rd/Woodcocks?? Great aint it.

Nice gravel road (Ahuroa) from there to puhoi too.
Swoop
9th February 2009, 16:38
Good on ya' for getting out there.
Certainly a great road but it is also bacon country(tm)...
FROSTY
9th February 2009, 16:41
did a couple of hours yesterday looping through that area -dang but twas hot n sticky
Hiflyer
9th February 2009, 16:50
yea i like getting out and about, but needa get out more.

didnt see one cop on that road though, and maybe 3 cars at the most on the road. . . . . maybe cos of waitangi weekend
Taz
9th February 2009, 16:53
I've never seen a cop on that road either. Think they stick to HW16.
Hiflyer
9th February 2009, 16:58
yea and i dont see many cops on SH16, just round kaukapakapa and wellsford.

but yea ran wide after that 25 u-turn, i think it starts going downhill then right then a blind left?? not too sure. . . . but yea. . . . ran wide
gunnyrob
9th February 2009, 17:43
The second 25 km RH corner down the hill tends to suck people in too. don't forget the railway line does get used & there's no alarms!
Hiflyer
9th February 2009, 17:47
The second 25 km RH corner down the hill tends to suck people in too. don't forget the railway line does get used & there's no alarms!

yea i had a guy in a black VW nearly run up me bum cos he thought i was just gunna hoon over it.

but despite the evil corners im gunna keep using that road!
jtzzr
9th February 2009, 17:58
Tis an awesome road indeed, I was up there a couple of weeks ago.Saw about 6 bikes and no police.
enigma51
9th February 2009, 18:00
It use to be a mint road. Now the cops are like a rash on that road.
nallac
9th February 2009, 18:56
I've never seen a cop on that road either. Think they stick to HW16.


Got followed into work (off Woodcocks road) by one last Wednesday.
Seen quite a few going along there.
SixPackBack
9th February 2009, 18:58
Wow sounds like a great road, must get out there one day.
Ixion
9th February 2009, 19:15
No, it's crap now, they spoiled it when they sealed it. Used to be good, and then y' never saw a cop on it.

The next road across t' the norf is better.
The Pastor
9th February 2009, 19:18
nah forget what that crazed old man has to say. hes got dementure.

bloodly brilliant road. I chased a couple of late model porches down it, damn they were going well fast.