East Cape - what's the road like round there these days?

**crash99** · 29th August 2009, 23:19

Originally Posted by Kendog

I have done this trip a couple of times, it's awesome.

My only suggestion is going the other way round i.e. up to Taupo, clockwise round Coro then clockwise round the cape.
If you have some time, ride between Opotiki and Gisborne via the Waioeka Gorge (and back again

) it's an great bit of road.

Hey thanks Kendog good plan - did the waioeka gorge about 20 years ago

- 50km of windeys if i remember rightly.

**CookMySock** · 30th August 2009, 06:56

Just do it - It's an epic trip. Heed the warnings re: fuel and bike condition, and don't be an arse on that road - you are a long way from any help.

Steve

**crash99** · 30th August 2009, 12:53

Originally Posted by DangerousBastard

Just do it - It's an epic trip. Heed the warnings re: fuel and bike condition, and don't be an arse on that road - you are a long way from any help.

Steve

Cheers Steve.

**CRM** · 31st August 2009, 15:17

I did the trip in March - Gisborne to Whakatane on a Saturday. My favourite day of my whole NZ trip - you'll love it. Don't forget to stop and have a look around and take pictures. Road's a little rough in places but adds to the adventure - its an epic ride.

**crash99** · 31st August 2009, 18:23

Cheers man - I guess you did it on the Magna? What the feck was an emu (??) doing on the road?

**CRM** · 31st August 2009, 19:32

Originally Posted by crash99

Cheers man - I guess you did it on the Magna? What the feck was an emu (??) doing on the road?

Yeah the Magna was great on that sort of road. You see some really strange stuff out that way - really not sure where the Emu came from. Fortunately I saw it before we both became road kill

. Ruatoria is cool. There was a guy in the supermarket carpark cracking a whip when I went through

. She's a great place. Have fun.