Riding on Muriwai Beach?

**2fitty** · 22nd August 2009, 18:42

Anyone know what the story is with riding on muriwai beach, i heard they were impounding bikes.

**courts** · 22nd August 2009, 22:03

yeah its a no go im afraid man, the fun police stopped that a while ago because of dickheads giving the rest of us a bad rep.. the sandpit is close by $25 and at least thrice the fun.plenty of others good tracks around too......

**nallac** · 22nd August 2009, 22:14

Its classed as a public road, so bikes using it need to be wof'd and rego'd.

**2fitty** · 22nd August 2009, 22:18

Ahh well The sandpit it is, guess the misses will just have to learn the hard and fast way

**Midget200** · 23rd August 2009, 07:44

Originally Posted by 2fitty

Ahh well The sandpit it is, guess the misses will just have to learn the hard and fast way

Hey there! Just to let you know it's not bad learning at The Sandpit for your wife/partner! There's a little track right by the carpark. I learnt there and it was fine. Then when I finally ventured out on the tracks people were great and pretty tolerant with me weaving up and down over the woops. I've been told a hundred times if you can ride Woodhill you can ride anywhere! Tell her to drop me a note when you're going out. There's a group of us that ride Wednesdays! We've only all been riding around the 1 1/2 year mark! Go women riders!!!!

**vampire bunny** · 23rd August 2009, 10:55

Hey midget why arent you riding today.

**2fitty** · 23rd August 2009, 11:19

cool, will let her know

**hamstar** · 28th September 2009, 20:51

Doesn't this piss anyone off? Why shouldn't we be allowed to ride up there? They are being absolutely draconian about this. They are worried about people getting hurt, but seriously, the further you go up the beach the less people there are.

Why can't they just leave us alone. Everyone who has been hurt on a beach is the result of someone being a dickhead.

Case in point:
Daisy Fernandez: kid riding with no light in the dark killed her. DICKHEAD <-- THIS WAS AT NORTH HEAD
3/4 people die in 4wd rolling on Muriwai: DICKHEAD leaving a dead car in the dunes for someone to hit and roll their 4wd.
Trail bike collides with quad on muriwai leaving quad rider with brain injuries and broken collarbone. DICKHEAD fisherman not watching where he was going and not wearing a helmet!

Dickheads. They should outlaw being a dickhead not outlaw (in effect) riding on the beach.

You could of course pay $25 everytime to go to the sandpit and ride the same old boring tracks every single time, and ride on the same tiny sand dune that 5000 other people have already messed up.

The bombing range has some cool tracks, and I've never run over a bomb up there. Nowadays they make sure the bombs are completely detonated with fire engines and experts and what not up there. But the best is the sand dunes before the bomber. They are awesome and seem to refresh the faces smooth again overnight due to the high coastal winds up there.

Its a f**cking desert up there with little to no people may as well do something fun with it.

**sAsLEX** · 28th September 2009, 20:58

I ride up the beach.

I ride up towards the north end of Murawai...... no fence or anything delineating the range...

When I am down near the ramp I ride away from people and slowly and sensibly.

**gasguzzler** · 28th September 2009, 21:24

hey guys is riding at the bombing range legal? want somewhere where i can take my quad for a hoon without annoying the public

**Ixion** · 28th September 2009, 21:34

Originally Posted by 2fitty

Anyone know what the story is with riding on muriwai beach, i heard they were impounding bikes.

The story is that Muriwai (like many NZ beaches) is classed as a public road.

Therefore YOU CAN quite legally ride your bike on Muriwai beach.You will note the many 4x4s also using the beach.

Your bike must be road legal. It's a road. Duh. So , rego, WoF, licence. There's a blanket speed limit, I think 60kph.

There are sometimes cops (and ranger types) there enforcing things. But IN GENERAL, if you are being sensible and just pootling up the beach (it is a beautiful ride on a good day, no need for silly speeds, just enjoy the ride ), they are not too fussy.

Trun right just before Muriwai township, follwo the road and ride over the dune that separates the carpark from the beach (just follow the 4x4s)

Be aware that the sand on the dune and the upper beach is very soft - not much traction.

Turn right and head up the beach. Best is up the far end towad the lagoon. Watch out for big potholes they can be deceptively deep.

Up the far end is the bombing range (inland over the dunes from the beach itself). Theoretically you are not allowed there. But I've been there many times without any problems. There are no fences or signposts or anything (that I've noticed anyway) showing the boundary of the bombing range (Hint. Don't wear a jacket with a bullseye on the back)

Best to go with someone, just in case, but I've been alone without problem. Most weekends there's plenty of fisher people and such. Watch out for the fisher bods fishing lines stretched across the beach (they'll wave you off them).

You'll need either an adventure sized tank or spare petrol. No gas stations out there !

I repeat. Despite the claims of some, IT IS PERFECTLY LEGAL TO RIDE A MOTORCYCLE ON MURIWAI BEACH.

**cheese** · 29th September 2009, 14:01

Oh well, looks like I'll have to sell my bike or move to another town because retards are going to fuck it up for everyone.

Cheers guys.

**sAsLEX** · 29th September 2009, 16:41

Originally Posted by cheese

Oh well, looks like I'll have to sell my bike or move to another town because retards are going to fuck it up for everyone.

Cheers guys.

People riding on Murawai beach going to close the sandpit?

**paddy** · 29th September 2009, 16:52

Originally Posted by Ixion

Your bike must be road legal. It's a road. Duh. So , rego, WoF, licence. There's a blanket speed limit, I think 60kph.

My understanding is that, in general terms all NZ beaches a designated as highways and that the "Open Speed Limit" applies. That is to say you must be travelling a a speed that is safe for the conditions not exceeding 100 km/h. It is not presumed that 100 km/h will be a safe speed - or even close to a safe speed. Your bike (and you) must be as roadworthy/legal as it would need to be to ride on SH1.

Some councils (for example Rodney District) have bylaws which prohibit the use of motor-vehicles on the beach for any purpose other than boat launch/recovery.

Muriwai beach now has speed signs. Significant sections of the beach are 30 km/h. I believe the rest is 60 km/h. However, just look for the usual red-circled road speed signs sticking out of the dunes (and obey them) and you will be fine.

I hear (through the grapevine) that the cops are patrolling Muriwai fairly aggressively.