Scenic Drive

[Two Smoker]

If you like interesting roads and gravel, keep going down Huia Rd, through Little Hiuia, across the stream, take the Whatipu Road. Nice ride.

Done it once on the RG, not my cup of tea on the bikes i have, but would LOVE to take a dirt bike/adventure bike down there...

[Pixie]

I have been told recently that many of the back roads between waitakere village and the muriwai rd are now sealed.

[erik]

At the titirangi roundabout, hang a hard left (rather than a slight left) and shoot down Huia Road, I dont like doing all of it, but i like that section just down from the roadabout, smooth ashphalt and nice corners.

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It's a pity about all the manhole covers though. Almost one on every corner! (ok, that's a slight exaggeration, but there are a fair few).

[loosebruce]

It's pretty good but rather dangerous. I feel like playing russian rollet (sp), when I go down that way. Wondering if a car is going to come out of a driveway.

Yeah im with MR here, it's okay bit of road, wet patches, cars, other people crazier than me on bikes, but the TL is a bit of a handful round those parts and if i push any more than a fast cruisy pace (for me) i'm asking for it.

For me i'll head out Coromandel 25/25A if i want to play. although i really should hit Sh16 and a few more roads up north some more.

[Zed]

Scenic Drive, have you been down it...... what do you think??

It's the best road that I have quick access to and I love it.

It really makes me feel relaxed and calms any stress that life inflicts......

What are your thoughts on it??

And what are you're favourite roads. Number one favourites only

It's good to live close to open roads that's for sure, I'm only 2 mins from SH16 now and really appreciate it when I want to go for a quick blat. Even on my way home from work I tend to go the looooong way home if you know what I mean.

Scenic Drive (the name says it all) is 'nice' but it's not what I'd call good "open" road. It's fairly narrow and shaded in parts which can be dangerous and you can't really open the bike up for a lengthy period of time, but it's your local stretch of road Mr Guy so make the most of it!

[Aitch]

Right now!!! I hate having to wait.....

[Two Smoker]

Right now!!! I hate having to wait.....

Its even worse for me, i have 3 bikes, but cant ride any of them

[Aitch]

Its even worse for me, i have 3 bikes, but cant ride any of them

I'll ride em for ya!!!!!!!

[Lou Girardin]

Where do you like to go Lou??

I like SH16 outside of public holidays, mainly because I know it well. And usually carry on to Mangawhai or Matakohe. West Coast Rd from 16 to Warkworth has only 1 or 2 k's of gravel left, that's going to be a blast. I like the Kaiaua loop too. I've only done SH22 once, should go more often, I guess.
Old North Rd, Peak Rd etc is good for a short ride.

[Motu]

Of course I've been riding Scenic Drive longer than most riders here have been breathing,so I know it pretty well.It's always been rough in places with many hidden suprises,but that's how I like roads...a dirt riders approach,me and the terrain,flat billiard table surfaces are totaly boring....I don't ride roads like that.I once flexed a Featherbed Norton enough to send the chain into the chain guard and roll the chain off,those frames were the standard of flex free frames for many years,so the humps and bumps have always been severe.

When I kept my bikes at home I would go for a ride along Scenic Drive or out to Huia anytime,but they have been kept at work for the last 3 yrs,so a ride is a bigger event and Scenic Drive too short to go to all that hassle for.

[John]

Of course I've been riding Scenic Drive longer than most riders here have been breathing,so I know it pretty well.It's always been rough in places with many hidden suprises,but that's how I like roads...a dirt riders approach,me and the terrain,flat billiard table surfaces are totaly boring....I don't ride roads like that.I once flexed a Featherbed Norton enough to send the chain into the chain guard and roll the chain off,those frames were the standard of flex free frames for many years,so the humps and bumps have always been severe.

When I kept my bikes at home I would go for a ride along Scenic Drive or out to Huia anytime,but they have been kept at work for the last 3 yrs,so a ride is a bigger event and Scenic Drive too short to go to all that hassle for.

You might enjoy some of the backroads around here, around ruawai there are some AWSOME full stop (.) dirt bike roads - I always managed to crash my CT125 into the ditch, while laughing my head off, and kicking the shit out of the ole honda.

So can someone fill me in on scenic - should I go for a blat on it this weekend is it a must ride road, is it something I will tell my grandchildren about ?

[ktulu]

I used to love scenic drive but as I have grown slightly older and wiser I realise that it is ridiculously un safe due to the people pulling out of driveways and I have too many times found myself coming around a blind corner and sitting right on the back of a very slow car or truck plus there is no run off, the road is slippery in places and bumpy as hell in a lot.

Its still fun if its close but I prefer space, my ride to gisborne this weekend was bloody awesome