Muriwai beach riding

[Riding LockedDown]

I heard to ride there your bike needs to be road registered?

New to offroad riding so if anyone could tell me exactly whats required to make the bike be able to be eligible to ride over the cut outs and on the beach.

[YellowDog]

Your bike doesn't need to be road rigistered to ride off road however the organisers have the final call as to who can take part in their event.

They may just be trying to avoid unregistered bikes being ridden on the road to get there.

[nallac]

The beach is classed as a public road,so to use it you are supposed to have
a WOF and rego.
The same applies to Baileys beach.

[L Rider]

I heard to ride there your bike needs to be road registered?

New to offroad riding so if anyone could tell me exactly whats required to make the bike be able to be eligible to ride over the cut outs and on the beach.

Muriwai Beach is classed as a highway - so bikes need to have WOF & Rego ie be road legal.

[cheese]

So retarded hpw they class a beach as a highway. I don't see them out there maintaining the beach and shit!

[Boosted]

the tides maintain the beach :) hehe

[B0000M]

I heard to ride there your bike needs to be road registered?

New to offroad riding so if anyone could tell me exactly whats required to make the bike be able to be eligible to ride over the cut outs and on the beach.

the main questions should be - why would you want to ride on muriwai beach to begin with
if you want to ride on a big flat area, go ride on the road on your road bike.

if you actually want to go offroad, start going to organised events or organised venue's such as the sandpit if you really like sand, or perhaps thunder valley, kimmies, ardmore mx track , harrisville mx track, fells farm mx, or pretty much anywhere else. see silver-bullet.co.nz for a good listing of events around the country

[Boosted]

the best thing about riding at muriwai is its very good to learn to ride a bike, on the hard sand that it.... thats where i learnt when i was a kid... bit of a soft landing than hard pack dirt...
Plus its the best for doing huge 5th gear wheelies also :)

[B0000M]

the best thing about riding at muriwai is its very good to learn to ride a bike, on the hard sand that it.... thats where i learnt when i was a kid... bit of a soft landing than hard pack dirt...
Plus its the best for doing huge 5th gear wheelies also :)

is there not somewhere better which isnt illegal though?

or even somewhere else illegal that doesnt have such a huge public profile of being illegal

i think how a lot of the public see muriwai is "that place where dirt bikers kill pedestrians"

to ride dirt bikes there now legal or otherwise seems to be slitting the throat of off road motorcycling as a whole.

non biking public hate dirt bikes and anything else fun. they have all the legs to stand on with councils. the more we can go under their radar the better. muriwai is where their radar is firmly focussed. ffs its even on that resuce program most weeks

[Ixion]

the main questions should be - why would you want to ride on muriwai beach to begin with
if you want to ride on a big flat area, go ride on the road on your road bike.

if you actually want to go offroad, start going to organised events or organised venue's such as the sandpit if you really like sand, or perhaps thunder valley, kimmies, ardmore mx track , harrisville mx track, fells farm mx, or pretty much anywhere else. see silver-bullet.co.nz for a good listing of events around the country

There is a vast difference betwen beach riding and motocross. Not everyone who wants to ride off road wants the hassle and pressure of competition, or the boring repetiveness of riding round and round a dirt track. Cruising up the beach is fun. Blasting flat out round a dirt track isn't.

[flyingcr250]

There is a vast difference betwen beach riding and motocross. Not everyone who wants to ride off road wants the hassle and pressure of competition, or the boring repetiveness of riding round and round a dirt track. Cruising up the beach is fun. Blasting flat out round a dirt track isn't.

who wants to ride on beaches anyway, blasting round a track is by FAR better fun, with all the mx tracks and trails ive been on ive never once felt like i was under pressure to go as fast as everyone else, or to get out of anyones way for that matter.:bleh::shifty:

[B0000M]

There is a vast difference betwen beach riding and motocross. Not everyone who wants to ride off road wants the hassle and pressure of competition, or the boring repetiveness of riding round and round a dirt track. Cruising up the beach is fun. Blasting flat out round a dirt track isn't.

last time i checked, kimmies didnt have race days, and offers a mx track and a trail, the sandpit, isnt dirt, nor is it a short loop, and there are many many loops to choose from, thunder park i find a bit repetive, but theres still a fair bit of land to choose from.

like has been said before, hooning on the beach is fun, for about 5 minutes. and only for doing wheelies...

if you want to have NOWHERE legal to ride dirt bikes, then keep riding on the beach.... go ahead, ruin the sport for all the people who do want to do it safely and legally

[flyingcr250]

last time i checked, kimmies didnt have race days, and offers a mx track and a trail, the sandpit, isnt dirt, nor is it a short loop, and there are many many loops to choose from, thunder park i find a bit repetive, but theres still a fair bit of land to choose from.

like has been said before, hooning on the beach is fun, for about 5 minutes. and only for doing wheelies...

if you want to have NOWHERE legal to ride dirt bikes, then keep riding on the beach.... go ahead, ruin the sport for all the people who do want to do it safely and legally

and as for the argument "its a good place to learn to ride" i learnt to ride at kimmys (as it was only 20 mins away from home), i found it better following the fast guys around the mx track and the trail.

[Buddy L]

I heard to ride there your bike needs to be road registered?

New to offroad riding so if anyone could tell me exactly whats required to make the bike be able to be eligible to ride over the cut outs and on the beach.


:Offtopic:
To answer you question.

To ride on any beaches in new zealand your mode of transport needs to be warrented and regestered under the current laws, as the beach is classed as a main highway.

Now i ride my bike on the beach sometimes, even though it dosen't have any of the above.:no:

I have ridden on Muriwai beach a couple of times, but not anymore with all the media coverage that bikes were getting about riding there.

You run the risk of being fined (if caught)..:Police:

[Ixion]

who wants to ride on beaches anyway, blasting round a track is by FAR better fun, ..

I can think of very few things more boring or tedious or soul-atrophying. A beach is nowhere as good as a bush trail (NOT a MX track), but it is better than a chruned up mudtrack where all that is natural has been destroye dor frightened off by the last thousand bikes to blast their way round it.

As far as Muriwai goes:

You need a road legal bike and rider . Rego, WoF, licence. Turn right before Muriwai township, and then over the dune to the beach. At this point you are well away from the south end where the families and kids are, but once on the hard sand head north 10km or so to be sure. By the you will find no one except the fisher folk and other communers with nature. Watch out for the fishmens lines running down the beach (they'll indicate them to you) and you have no agro from them. I think it is a 60kph speed limit all the way, which should be no problem. If you just want to blast at warp speed go to a MX track, where you will have no choice but to do so.

Head up to the spit at the end, it's peaceful and pleasant up there. Don't forget it's quite a way so watch fuel and tide

Either keep off the dunes themselves, or at least be circumspect , there are delicate and easily destroyed habitats there.

In such places we come nearer to God. Which is more than could ever be said of a MX track

[Ixion]

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like has been said before, hooning on the beach is fun, for about 5 minutes. and only for doing wheelies...

if you want to have NOWHERE legal to ride dirt bikes, then keep riding on the beach.... go ahead, ruin the sport for all the people who do want to do it safely and legally


If hooning and wheelies is the sum of your riding repetoire then yes, a MX track is the place for you. Deeper minds will find deeper satisfactions.

I know of no "sport" involved, and certainly seek none.

[theblacksmith]

In such places we come nearer to God. Which is more than could ever be said of a MX track[/QUOTE]

Try Tokoroa MX track - you ll get closer to God jumping off that Pirelli jump than you will at sea level in muriwai beach im sure.:msn-wink:

[B0000M]

on the god note, this weekend there is a waipoa trail on down these ways. there will be some feature tracks which include sightseeing of the following fictional character's secret hideouts.

these fictional characters are as follows
the easter bunny
the toothfairy
santa clause
the leprichorns
the 7 dwarfs
and last but not least papa smurf








*note that trails may or may not include any of the aforementioned locations or characters. all characters names remain property of their respective owners

[kezzafish]

ha ha haaaa, FAF. I take my bible on every trail ride just so i can pull over and be at one with the big guy

[CookMySock]

It's really important not to hammer off down a beach at lightspeed, without checking it first. The problem is, after rain, any little creek will find its' way out onto the beach and carve a little washout in the sand. You CANT see them, and if you hit one at even 60km/hr it is going to hurt, and if you hit one faster, it will rip your fucking suspension off. Bad! :eek:

We used to land the Cessna 172 on 90 mile beach, but of course we could easily check it first. <_<

Steve

[Rupe]

I can think of very few things more boring or tedious or soul-atrophying. A beach is nowhere as good as a bush trail (NOT a MX track), but it is better than a chruned up mudtrack where all that is natural has been destroye dor frightened off by the last thousand bikes to blast their way round it.

As far as Muriwai goes:

You need a road legal bike and rider . Rego, WoF, licence. Turn right before Muriwai township, and then over the dune to the beach. At this point you are well away from the south end where the families and kids are, but once on the hard sand head north 10km or so to be sure. By the you will find no one except the fisher folk and other communers with nature. Watch out for the fishmens lines running down the beach (they'll indicate them to you) and you have no agro from them. I think it is a 60kph speed limit all the way, which should be no problem. If you just want to blast at warp speed go to a MX track, where you will have no choice but to do so.

Head up to the spit at the end, it's peaceful and pleasant up there. Don't forget it's quite a way so watch fuel and tide

Either keep off the dunes themselves, or at least be circumspect , there are delicate and easily destroyed habitats there.

In such places we come nearer to God. Which is more than could ever be said of a MX track

Fucking loser

[tommorth]

there is somthing to be said about riding down a beach poping the front wheel overe the small streams tham come down and watching the swell roll in

not all motorbikeing fun is on organised rides but if ya wana go for a hoon go somewhere else lots of drama involved with murawai


time for bed me thinks bit of a long day talkn shit

[Riding LockedDown]

cheers for the replies, well the reason I wanted to know was cause I was trying to decide what I wanted to buy. I would've liked to have gotten an ATV so I could cruise up the beach and put gear on the back... But was also interested to see if I was able to ride a bike up to the lagoon.

But i do like just cruising up muriwai, used to do it when I was younger, havent been on an offroad bike for a while now.

Next problem is finding a bike :Punk:

[warewolf]

Some confusion arises I think by considering beaches as highways... more accurately, they all are legal roads (as nallac (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?p=1129225858&postcount=3) said) with a 50km/h limit (unless motor vehicles are banned, think Mission Bay or similar urban beach).


I can think of very few things more boring or tedious or soul-atrophying. A beach is nowhere as good as a bush trail (NOT a MX track), but it is better than a chruned up mudtrackEach to his own. Riding up a flat straight beach is the most soul-destroying thing, like watching grass grow. I'd much rather be thinking about my riding and having to... gee whizz, shock! horror!... having to actually ride the bike on a churned up mud track, it is way more engaging. Not everybody rides bikes for the scenery, and those in the off-road forum less so than those elsewhere. (Nice wind-up, btw.)


In such places we come nearer to God. Which is more than could ever be said of a MX trackRubbish, as others have already said. God (or Allah, or ...) is where you find him/ her/ it, so don't go using the royal "we" at ppl.

I'll see your God, and raise you an Elvis: :bleh:

I don't wait until I see God before I brake, I wait until I see Elvis!