Off-road in Waikato?

**DR MAT** · 2nd March 2010, 19:02

hey does anyone out there know of any good places to do some amature adventure riding around waikato ive only just recently got a dr650 and im keen to do some off highway thrashing

**junkmanjoe** · 2nd March 2010, 20:00

KB hot line calling
tryboy,
dino,
anthrax,
mx nut,
nzktm,
Cary..

these guy will take real good care of you mate..

and welcome to the carnage known as the adventure riders of kiwibiker....

hope to meet you in the 42nd traverse, and fishers tracks one day soon..

JMJ

**cave weta** · 2nd March 2010, 20:19

Ill help ya out! and NZKTM knows his way around here....

**Wefaknis** · 2nd March 2010, 21:03

were do ya recon, Anthrax

**Crisis management** · 3rd March 2010, 06:42

I've been thinking of a wander up Thompsons track, Te aroha in the next few weeks, any takers?

**rogerh** · 3rd March 2010, 07:22

Originally Posted by Crisis management

I've been thinking of a wander up Thompsons track, Te aroha in the next few weeks, any takers?

Ooooh.... I gotta be tempted. My bike (640) is still living in Christchurch at the moment, but I may be able to track down another one if I trailer it there. No plate is hard to talk your way out of.

**DR MAT** · 3rd March 2010, 08:59

Yea man id be keen for that ive heard about that track but never been

**dino3310** · 3rd March 2010, 11:09

Originally Posted by junkmanjoe

KB hot line calling
tryboy,
dino,
anthrax,
mx nut,
nzktm,
Cary..

these guy will take real good care of you mate..

and welcome to the carnage known as the adventure riders of kiwibiker....

hope to meet you in the 42nd traverse, and fishers tracks one day soon..

JMJ

aaaawwww fuck ive got no wheels

Originally Posted by Crisis management

I've been thinking of a wander up Thompsons track, Te aroha in the next few weeks, any takers?

me too was planning to hit it as soon as my rides run in

Originally Posted by DR MAT

Yea man id be keen for that ive heard about that track but never been

easy to find if ya wanna go for a tootle up there, but recomend going with a buddy.

jump on this one if you can, it normally starts with a handful of bikes then escalates to around 25ish. bloody good trip.
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...-ADV-Ride-2010

head towards rags turn right you got all they way to the port or turn left and you got all the way to Awakino all by gravel...
quite often we'l be around the raglan kawhia loop or the port waikato loop all easy 1/2 to 1 day rides,

oh and welcome dude there a good bunch of grumpy old fellas on here...

**agricon** · 9th March 2010, 18:08

Originally Posted by Crisis management

I've been thinking of a wander up Thompsons track, Te aroha in the next few weeks, any takers?

I too have been looking at doing this ride and would be up for giving it a go. When are you thinking?

**MIXONE** · 9th March 2010, 18:14

Just make sure you hide your food and booze from mxnut if you're on the same ride!

**tri boy** · 9th March 2010, 18:18

From as south as Tauramanui to as Nth as Pt Waikato there is hundreds of km's of gravel roads, and places to see.
Buy a few "Land Information 1:50000" maps, from your local camping/map shop, learn the index, and go riding.
Some nice day rides: Old Raglan Rd through Bridal Veil Falls and out to Kawhia. (the slip is pretty well sorted, easy peasy now).
Kawhia sth to Taharoa-Marakopa,.
Waitewhena Rd sth of Pio Pio to Ohura. (several options/saddles to play on)
Nth of Raglan on the coast Rd to Pt Waikato, (option to come home on inland gravel roads)
The list go's on n on n on n on ...................
Yeah, I know I should arrange another ride