View Full Version : Waikato Riders....Mid Week Evening Ride
MXNUT
2nd March 2009, 09:07
Right i have sorted out all my drama`s from last weekend and i find myself with very few spare weekends left over the next few months to go for a ride. :doh:
So this got me thinking, it seems the Wellington and Nelson Guys n gals can get their shit together and organize a mid week evening ride so why couldnt we. :chase:
Thinking somthing along the lines of leaving H Town at 6.00pm travel through to Kawhia then along the coast rd to raglan for fish n chips and home by 9pm
Or another option would be over old mountain rd then through to Te Mata past bridal vail falls across the 2 slippery creek crossings then back to raglan around the coast rd.
The weathers looking good for this week ( weds or thurs night ) and its only a month till daylight savings ends so its now or never :rolleyes:
Who`s up for it ?????
Crisis management
2nd March 2009, 09:18
I might be in for this as long as it's thursday night (Eric Clapton concert on wednesday..) I know I'm not orfficially in the Waikato but I promise not to mention lattes' OK?
MXNUT
2nd March 2009, 10:59
I might be in for this as long as it's thursday night (Eric Clapton concert on wednesday..) I know I'm not orfficially in the Waikato but I promise not to mention lattes' OK?
:done: We can swear you in ( or swear at you ) as an honorary Waikatoer as long as you keep your promise as above :spanking:
Crisis management
2nd March 2009, 11:46
I had a look at the forecast and thursday looks a bit damp so you may want to focus on wednesday......
dino3310
2nd March 2009, 13:46
:chase:
if all the kids are behaving and the misses is cool about it i'll be there mate. but once again i cant confirm till the last minute, i'll just show up if i can.
Waihou Thumper
2nd March 2009, 15:54
Sounds good but for me here in Te Aroha, bit far there and back before the early start for work the next day....
Bummer!
Kaituna
2nd March 2009, 22:12
Could be in on Thursday? Maybe??
MXNUT
3rd March 2009, 09:41
So we have got 2 maybe`s for thurs evening , Crisis & Kaituna. :blank:
I will go ahead and plan for thurs night ride.
Weather is still looking good for this part of the country.
Thinking to meet up at the Whatawhata service station at 6.00 pm :niceone:
Thinking of the Te Mata to Raglan loop past bridal veil falls. Total distance from Whatawhata to whatawhata 160 kms
so should be do able in 3 hours with a 1/2 hour tea break. Can shorten this by 30 k if we start to run out of daylight.
dino3310
3rd March 2009, 20:18
Weather is still looking good for this part of the country.
ya reckon:shutup:
Crisis management
4th March 2009, 12:26
Sorry, but this maybe has turned into a no-show.....work stuff that can't be ignored!
MXNUT
5th March 2009, 07:51
Weather is still looking good for this part of the country
:no: Or not, maybe next week ?
javahead
5th March 2009, 15:55
If you're heading out one night next week, and I'm in town, then I'm keen to join up too.
Kaituna
5th March 2009, 17:41
Yep, Maybe next Thursday.
MXNUT
17th March 2009, 08:27
Right, weather forcast is fine :sunny: for tomorrow afternoon so i am going to do the Raglan loop regardless. :brick:
If anyone else is keen let me know and i will meet you at the Whatawhata service staion at 6.00 pm :chase:
javahead
17th March 2009, 21:47
Hmm. Can't do Wed and both bikes in bits being made better.
Rode the Raglan/Kawhia roads in the weekend and they're in great shape if it stays dry - very little gravel and plenty of exposed clay. You'll have a ball.
A
Crisis management
18th March 2009, 07:56
I'm out as well, I've been up half the night towing bloody boats around the harbour and I'm knackered.
MXNUT
19th March 2009, 09:33
I left home at 5.50 last night and headed out towards Kawhia via Pirongia west Rd, then onto the Kawhia Raglan Rd around the coast past Ruapuke and into Raglan.
Main Rd from Raglan to Old mountain Rd over the deviation and then home again.
Fuel tank went onto reserve 1 km from home at 158 kms, (was giving it the welly on the gravel to wear out my rear tyre before the KCAR ) gravel rds were in excellent condition with the light sprinkling of rain they had had eariler in the day.
Home for a late tea and much needed beer at 8.30pm. :done:
MXNUT
23rd March 2009, 14:27
Well with the weather looking sooooo good yesterday and no trail rides planned for the RM i decided to drag the DRZ out of the shed and go for a ride.
Now where to ?????.
Seeing as how i was organizing an adventure ride :soon: that was taking in the 42nd traverse and i hadnt been through there for several years i decided that Fishers track and the 42nd traverse were going to be my Sunday destination.
The traverse is supposed to be more difficult going in from the Owhango end so thats the direction i decided to go.
The trip was pretty uneventfull other than meeting 15 4WD vehicles coming the other way :laugh:, they were on a local club outing that included mainly shiny road going vehicles.
The up side to this was that they had a man with a small hand saw and lopping shears going along before them cutting branches back so that they wouldnt scratch their shiny paintwork. :doh:
This meant a nice wide track for me with no foliage to whip me on the way past,so i kept a good pace up and it only took me an hour and 5 minutes with a short stop halfway. :done:
Then it was back to National Park for gas and a pie before heading through Fishers track, didnt see anyone else in here ( but looked like several quads had been through recently ) i explored a few of the side tracks but it was getting late so didnt go too far off the main route and then back onto the Gravel of Kurua RD.
Heading back to Owhango and i passed Oio No 1 Rd, but the road sign said no exit.
Now i had been considering using this road on the afore mentioned KCAR but the map on google earth showed it to go right through back to state hiway 4.
My curiosity was duly aroused and i had to go exploring. 3kms or so up the Rd it came to an end at a stream, there was an old sign ( looked like it had been there for 30 + years ) hidden in the bush which said that the road was no longer maintained by the local council and the bridge was not safe for motor vehicles ( basicaly a sign begging me to investigate further ).
I had to dismount here and climb a fence over to the stream to find the bridge 50meters downstream. The access to the bridge was through a farmers stockyards but it looked like it could still be part of the paper Rd. ???
Off i went closing gates behind me and chasing sheep off the track in front of me . I managed to follow what i though was the track for about 15 kms taking several detours because of slips. :2guns:
I started getting an uneasy feeling that there could never have been a road through here as it was now like a full on trail ride.The elevation was getting higher and higher and i was picturing the local farmer turning up with his shotgun to see me off his property. :stupid:
Time to turn around while i could still remember the way back ( didnt fancy spending the night in a paddock in the middle of nowhere ). :cold:
Back to civilization again and i spotted a farmer in a paddock making silage.
I wandered over for a quick chat and found out from him that the road had only ever gone for 400 meters past the bridge, and even though it had originaly been surveyed right through to SH4 it had never been constructed.
A Good lesson to learn about Google Maps. :rolleyes:
The rest of the trip home was uneventfull and i arrived home just before dark.
A couple of crappy Pics taken with my cell phone.
1 - 2 & 3 42nd traverse
4 & 5 Fishers track
dino3310
23rd March 2009, 21:12
nice one bro
Waihou Thumper
23rd March 2009, 21:27
My curiosity was duly aroused and i had to go exploring. 3kms or so up the Rd it came to an end at a stream, there was an old sign ( looked like it had been there for 30 + years ) hidden in the bush which said that the road was no longer maintained by the local council and the bridge was not safe for motor vehicles ( basicaly a sign begging me to investigate further ).
Off i went closing gates behind me and chasing sheep off the track in front of me . I managed to follow what i though was the track for about 15 kms taking several detours because of slips. :2guns:
I started getting an uneasy feeling that there could never have been a road through here as it was now like a full on trail ride.The elevation was getting higher and higher and i was picturing the local farmer turning up with his shotgun to see me off his property. :stupid:
I had the same sort of adsventure in the same vicinity..I went past Oio road, bet you were on the fishers as I zoomed past towards Middle Rd and Raetehi....:Punk:
:Oi:O road.....there are some good routes around there...
Is the Ohura, Roto, Waitewhenua road being used for the ride? From Aria-River road Taumarunui....round about.
MXNUT
24th March 2009, 07:53
Is the Ohura, Roto, Waitewhenua road being used for the ride? From Aria-River road Taumarunui....round about.
Hey Mark, the northern part of Waitewhena Rd is being used but alot of those Rds were used on the TTTTT ride last year so i have tried to set out a different route.:scooter:
Route we are travelling for both days is posted up on the calendar now.:blink:
Paladin
24th March 2009, 08:46
Nice one Mark - definitely looking forward to the KCAR - looks like awesome country up there you have planned for us! :clap:
dino3310
26th March 2009, 20:27
no twighlight gravel bash this week bro?.
MXNUT
27th March 2009, 08:02
no twighlight gravel bash this week bro?.
Starting to get dark too early to do much after work now, and im going out on the Dirt bike on Sat & Fishing on Sun ....... so no ADV riding this week :doh:
dino3310
27th March 2009, 08:11
and im going out on the Dirt bike on Sat & Fishing on Sun ....... :doh:
gee what a bummer:drool:
dino3310
9th July 2010, 09:50
how bout we get this bugga going again this summer, we could even do twighlights up Heddon rd to the farm MX track for a couple hours of yeehaaa on adv bikes.
any forestry type tracks close at hand?
Whos riding this weekend?
is there enough interest to start a Waikato rideouts thread?
wysper
9th July 2010, 10:17
:chase:
if all the kids are behaving and the misses is cool about it i'll be there mate. but once again i cant confirm till the last minute, i'll just show up if i can.
how bout we get this bugga going again this summer, we could even do twighlights up Heddon rd to the farm MX track for a couple hours of yeehaaa on adv bikes.
any forestry type tracks close at hand?
Whos riding this weekend?
is there enough interest to start a Waikato rideouts thread?
I am interested, for me it would be last minute decisions almost. But dead keen to get harry dirty more often!
rogerh
9th July 2010, 13:54
how bout we get this bugga going again this summer, we could even do twighlights up Heddon rd to the farm MX track for a couple hours of yeehaaa on adv bikes.
any forestry type tracks close at hand?
Whos riding this weekend?
is there enough interest to start a Waikato rideouts thread?
I could be keen at times, but life is pretty busy these days, so as and when I can.
Don't know of any forestry tracks close by, but going to the sandpit this weekend:)
MXNUT
9th July 2010, 19:09
What did you have in mind Dino ???
I could be keeen for at tootle somwhere on sunday, now that its stopped raining every f...ing second of every f...ing day. :angry::angry::angry:
dino3310
9th July 2010, 19:23
got a full tank of gas to use :woohoo: had nothing much in mind just wanted to get out for a good fang:Punk:
Was gonna tag along with triboy and kanny tommorrow as they headsouth for the weekend but looks like i gotta be back earlier than expected so either tomorrow early or a sunday all dayer, im easy:scooter:
Waihou Thumper
9th July 2010, 20:16
Meeting Oscar Sunday for a ride Dino if you are keen, I might have Brett on the 990 as well, we could hang out and have a cruisey ride somewhere?
junkmanjoe
9th July 2010, 20:17
go to a beach.....photos plzzzzzzzzzzz
MXNUT
10th July 2010, 06:33
Meeting Oscar Sunday for a ride Dino if you are keen, I might have Brett on the 990 as well, we could hang out and have a cruisey ride somewhere?
Where ya going - what ya doing ?????????????
Yeah where ya going huh? huh?
MXNUT
10th July 2010, 17:00
Meeting Dino at 12.30 pm at the Whatawhata gas staion for a tiki tour somewhere out west if anyone wants to come for a blast.
wysper
10th July 2010, 17:08
Meeting Dino at 12.30 pm at the Whatawhata gas staion for a tiki tour somewhere out west if anyone wants to come for a blast.
any idea how long your ride will be?
MXNUT
10th July 2010, 17:12
planning to be home by about 4.00pm.
wysper
10th July 2010, 17:16
I will see if I can sneak out too, but I think I am booked up :blink:
I might meet you there. Working tonight but may be able to drag myself outa bed in time to make the start.
tri boy
10th July 2010, 17:23
Ooops, missed dino's txt messages etc, so me n kanny pootled out to Kawhia via Pirongia west road, had a feed of greasies at Kawhia and crusied back.
Depending on my list of jobs, (and if I can fudge them off), I'll show at Whatawhata, but don't wait.
Cheers.
wysper
10th July 2010, 17:27
Rumour has it that you can delete the doubled post by going into the edit post part. I must look in to it.
wysper
11th July 2010, 16:34
Damn, missed the ride by about 45min, got free at 1.15ish.
tri boy
11th July 2010, 18:29
I boogied down with the chainsaw most of the arvo.
dino3310
11th July 2010, 18:49
I boogied down with the chainsaw most of the arvo.
good bit of chainsaw therapy aye mate, good for a thirst.
will upload a couple of photos later on, Fuckin fantastic day for a ride
Got home at 6:45. Was an effing freezing ride home even with thermals. Still thawing out now. Ride was great tho.
dino3310
11th July 2010, 19:42
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dino3310
11th July 2010, 19:53
dumb arse 3megapixel camera i was trying out was too small to pick up Taranaki, it looked awesome to the naked eye
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dino3310
11th July 2010, 20:02
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sorry Joe thats as close as we got to the beach.
Waihou Thumper
11th July 2010, 20:25
Stunning day out guys....Awesome weather....I am a bit Farked...:)
Here are some of the photos. Nice ride, cheers all.
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Waihou Thumper
11th July 2010, 20:29
Even managed to spot Tarankai and Ruapehu today, visibility was magnificent!
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Waihou Thumper
11th July 2010, 20:31
Last two...:) And by the way all.....The DR750s is the fastest downhill bike out of all of these.....Aye, Mark, Dean and Andy..:)
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tri boy
11th July 2010, 20:41
Must be due to the aerodynamics of those bar mittens.:bleh:
Waihou Thumper
11th July 2010, 20:45
Must be due to the aerodynamics of those bar mittens.:bleh:
Naa, it those booster rockets on the sides....Got the last laugh there too.....Dino wanted to put his hands there to warm up. The ride home, I needed them, it got frikkin cold fast! Ran out of petrol in Morrinsville, too cold to fill up, just put it on reserve and hoped like hell it got home to Te Aroha. It did. I normally do about 440km to empty, this time I was there in less than 375km, damn, must have been trying to keep up with those Thumpers too hard...All I saw was dust and specs in the distance.
junkmanjoe
11th July 2010, 21:35
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sorry Joe thats as close as we got to the beach.
thats close enough..
sweet weather for a play
JMJ
Last two...:) And by the way all.....The DR750s is the fastest downhill bike out of all of these.....Aye, Mark, Dean and Andy..:)
Nice pics, I can see the mountain in yours.
I wasn't sure what was happening with the rolly race and got left behind. Still would have come last as the KTM just doesn't roll that well :( Had to start it twice just to keep you guys in sight.
dino3310
11th July 2010, 23:19
Brent got me into that down hill engines off racing:Punk:, must go ahead and wait with the camera next time must look farkin hard case as a bi stander, espeically mark and his superman pose :rofl:
cool day, i enjoyed trying to keep up :lol: the quick blat on the KTM was mighty impressive:yes:, i wouldnt want to ride it any longer for the fear of not looking at the XR ever the same again :shit:
awesome day, hopefully next time we get weather like that we make a full day of it:Punk:
I did 420kms yesterday afternoon :shit: My arse is still sore. On churchill road I could barely see where I was going in the dark. Was down to 70-80kmh. While the H4 headlight on the ktm is better than the original 35w item it is still far from ideal. Heading down to hamihole again today for my daughters orthodontist appointment. Will be in the car though :cry:
dino3310
12th July 2010, 10:29
Down to 70-80klms, if you had both wheels on the ground you might see a little better. :lol:
the headlight on the XR is shite, but i wont be riding at night with my tyres any more:shit:
Down to 70-80klms, if you had both wheels on the ground you might see a little better. :lol:
the headlight on the XR is shite, but i wont be riding at night with my tyres any more:shit:
I didn't really have a choice. Well I did I suppose I could move to Hamilton but then it'd be a long way to work and I like being only 7kms from work. Plus my little town is cool. And I could have stayed on the main road but there was no gravel that way.
MXNUT
12th July 2010, 19:31
Excellent day Guys, will have to head northwest next time so Andy can get home in the daylight.
:scooter:DR big the downhill racer. Wont mention your stationary off Mark. :shutup:
dino3310
12th July 2010, 20:13
Excellent day Guys, will have to head northwest next time so Andy can get home in the daylight.
:scooter:DR big the downhill racer. Wont mention your stationary off Mark. :shutup:
i was in 2minds weather to take photo before helping, but i know what its like picking it up so the camera stayed in pocket :shutup: oops :whistle:
Waihou Thumper
13th July 2010, 05:12
i was in 2minds weather to take photo before helping, but i know what its like picking it up so the camera stayed in pocket :shutup: oops :whistle:
Glad you are so considerate Dino when a fellow rider is in need....AND thanks Mark for not mentioning it mate, that means a lot to me...:)
dino3310
13th July 2010, 08:55
no photo no happen
Waihou Thumper
13th July 2010, 09:59
no photo no happen
Oh, it happend all right, I think I pulled something...:) Lucky I dropped to the left, it was close to the road aye...Oh well, never mind, great day at the office.
Where are those training wheels mate?
Waihou Thumper
13th July 2010, 10:24
How did I miss this?.
It happened when we said tooraa mate, got on my bike, flipped the stand and fell....Tired, or the bike was, dunno which, just wanted a nap is all.....It was hard yakka trying to keep up all afternoon..:)
Oscar
13th July 2010, 10:34
Must be due to the aerodynamics of those bar mittens.:bleh:
I got a ride on that big malumba.
It was pretty cool, but the bar mittens did take some getting used to (¡ where is the indicator button!)...
dino3310
13th July 2010, 18:05
Oh, it happend all right, I think I pulled something...:) Lucky I dropped to the left, it was close to the road aye...Oh well, never mind, great day at the office.
Where are those training wheels mate?
the exact same thing gave me 6 months of physio.
looked like it started in gear and shuffled a little forward on ignition causing the displacement of weight and moving forward of short leg and enough to tip the scales.
dino3310
13th July 2010, 18:06
How did I miss this?.
you would have just put the front wheel down and changed into 5th
Waihou Thumper
13th July 2010, 18:07
the exact same thing gave me 6 months of physio.
looked like it started in gear and shuffled a little forward on ignition causing the displacement of weight and moving forward of short leg and enough to tip the scales.
Yar, that is exactly what happened...By the time I realised it was over rover. Must be that faulty neutral switch...Damn, will get that fixed....As you have to clutch it anyway, you cannot tell...:)
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