Good roads/ride outs in Eastern BOP?

[ernie953]

turn off at lake Rotoma,(by toilet block) Manawahe rd, takes you thru towards Matata. you want a biking rd, thats the one.

[CookMySock]

turn off at lake Rotoma,(by toilet block) Manawahe rd, takes you thru towards Matata. you want a biking rd, thats the one.

Watch out, it's really tight through there, and no room for errors. Easy to clip fences with bars etc.

Steve

[t3mp0r4ry nzr]

manawahei road is dodgy, or maybe im soft. mossy corners down by the lake, blind country corners, narrow road, blind increasing radius turns. wouldnt risk punting a zx10 down that road at any kinda speed. good for a pootle but thats it. fastest way through there would be on a trail bike.

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thats a good loop and shouldnt take ya too long. get some riding buddies and hit that loop. then get into some track days at taupo and the soon to be opened hampton downs

[BiK3RChiK]

manawahei road is dodgy, or maybe im soft. mossy corners down by the lake, blind country corners, narrow road, blind increasing radius turns. wouldnt risk punting a zx10 down that road at any kinda speed. good for a pootle but thats it.

Yep. Moss everywhere on that road. Not one I'd be travelling fast on for sure... And the fences on some of them farms are falling down and sheep regularly run loose on the road.

Braemar Road is a good alternative, and once at Edgecumbe head out to Thornton via East Bank Road ...

[t3mp0r4ry nzr]

eastbank road............

[ernie953]

you need to ride roads like that which have so many variables. teaches you to read the surface,be smooth,take good lines,look ahead. makes you a better rider.

[trailblazer]

i think that i might wait until i get a bit more experiance before i hit that road.

[CookMySock]

i think that i might wait until i get a bit more experiance before i hit that road.

You will be fine up there - just don't go thinking you are some MotoGP rider. Relax and enjoy the road and scenery, and play with corners somewhere a little less convoluted.

Braemar and Tahuna road are much better places to kick along a bit and enjoy the sweepers. Tahuna has two really nasty tight corners close together, so watch out for those - particularly nasty coming down - 2km from Te Teko end (Left handers, sudden steep descent, tightening without warning.)

Steve