Adventure bike training?

[NordieBoy]

Cant bro!
New local bylaw on the kapiti coast means that from the 1st of September ALL bikes are banned from the beaches. Not just unregistered MX bikes but ALL 2-wheelers. And cars are still allowed! even 4 and 3 wheelers with no rego apparently as well!
Got to love those small minded, knee-jerk reactionist local councillors!!! - NOT!

Hmmm... Can they do that?

I'd have thought they could ban vehicles from a beach but not a specific type of vehicle.

Especially if said vehicles are road reg'd.

[warewolf]

Yes, pretty sure they can.

AFAIK it falls in to the same category as say, banning vehicles over a particular weight on a bridge. When it comes to by-laws, they can pretty much do as they please.

[gav24]

Hmmm... Can they do that?

I'd have thought they could ban vehicles from a beach but not a specific type of vehicle.

Especially if said vehicles are road reg'd.

Yes they can, we were warned by a MAF guy riding an unregistered quad with no helmet etc, who had to catch us up to tell us

We were both on fully registered ADV bikes, cruising along the deserted beach at about 40 k's

Ahh, the irony

[NordieBoy]

Yes they can, we were warned by a MAF guy riding an unregistered quad with no helmet etc, who had to catch us up to tell us

We were both on fully registered ADV bikes, cruising along the deserted beach at about 40 k's

Ahh, the irony

Dob him in.

No helmet, no reg, no wof on a public road.

[Howie]

Hmmm... Can they do that?

I'd have thought they could ban vehicles from a beach but not a specific type of vehicle.

Especially if said vehicles are road reg'd.

Unfortunately as Warewolf points out, Councils can pretty much Pass any bylaw they want, after the required consultation period. A link to the Kapti one is on this page I won't put a direct link in as it is a 5.7 MB pdf file. http://www.kapiticoast.govt.nz/Forms-Documents/Bylaws/ It specifically bans all two wheeled Motorcycles right down to even scooters, and kids bikes. I note it also bans Hovercraft.

I think we are going to see more and more of these sort of rules around the country against minority interest groups. In the Wellington region there are getting fewer places where you can go camping and not have to pay a fee of some kind. The Kiwi way of life is slowly changing.

Nordie, Nelson actually seems to be a really great area in NZ if you have an interest in outdoor activities as access to areas still seems to readily available, but it is probably slowly changing as well.

Dob him in.

No helmet, no reg, no wof on a public road.

unfortunatly no mention at all of Quads in the bylaw

Sorry about continuing an off topic post Gav,

The idea of a training ride is a great idea by the way, and if I am free when one gets off the ground I’ll probably come along.

Cheers

Paul

[gav24]

I note it also bans Hovercraft.

Damn those pesky hovercraft

Only place I ever saw one of those anyway was 'trademe' Still better ban them I spose
Off topic:- For a few hours entertainment do a search for "home built" on trademe...

[junkmanjoe]

yip up at castlepoint,,there is a ban of unregistered bikes on the beach..

[gav24]

Right I've managed to check through my busy calender and this is the only free weekend between now and February 2010

28th and 29th November.

Either date is good for me and the long awaited training day.
Venue will be the good old Mungakutukutuku's starting at the Paraparaumu end and heading through to the Akataruas / Karapoti entrance.

Hope the weather will be kind (thats just jinxed it)

Post back here with a preferred date, Saturday or Sunday. I'll then aim to put the preferred day up on the Kiwibiker calender early next week. Same format as the last one. Big bike friendly, laid back training focussed on confidence and safety - NOT speed! Cost is only what you feel you got out of it. True democracy!

(I'll have no internet access til next Monday from now, as I'm about to unplug this to move house...try to check it sometime at work though)

[warewolf]

yip up at castlepoint,,there is a ban of unregistered bikes on the beach..

I thought that was a national road rule? Beaches are considered public 'roads' so all road rules apply: vehicle & driver must be licensed, helmets, etc etc.

[OV Lander]

Cheers Gav...

28th Works for me, 29th also works if required.

Looking forward to it!

[RideZilla]

Bugger! Not available that weekend. Maybe next time.

Cheers
Dean

[gav24]

Still no internet at home yet So this is a quick update from work.
But looks a bit quiet for this weekend?
Sunday would be the best for me, but pretty flexible. I'll keep an eye on the weather and put a final day up mid week.
For any new readers of this thread: Sunday 29th Nov (but may be Sat), 9.30 meet for 9.45 start, Novice adventure riding training, low key and focus on confidence and safe riding, Big bike (and useless tyre!) friendly.
Starting from Pram entrance to Mangakutukutukus, then riding through to Akatarawa via pram and karapoti tracks.
Payment is on a "as much as you feel it was worth scale" True democracy!!

[OV Lander]

Who's coming along this weekend?

[Woody2]

Who's coming along this weekend?

I have to put in my apologies for this weekend, but will be keen at a later date, unfortunately pretty busy up until Christmas,
Cheers.

[gav24]

Took a quick ride through last night to check the tracks before sunday.
Much of the 1st half has now been graded, and the path up to Orange hut has been improved a bit as well - last time I couldnt make it due to rain and the infamous Mungy clay!
This means that the surface is quite loose in places - but many of the ruts have gone. Should be great if it stays reasonably dry, deep and claggy if the forecast rains appear on Saturday
Keep an eye on this thread if you are planning/thinking about coming along. I'll post a final confirmation/cancellation on saturday night or sunday morning.
Should be good fun if the weather holds out...