The best motorcycle hangout ever?

**Insanity_rules** · 30th July 2010, 20:59

Originally Posted by Deano

The Station Sports Cafe and Bar complex, Hutt Road.

They have a big yard to park your bike and keep an eye on them, they do great food. Great atmosphere and they support local racers too !! There's an awesome A0 size poster/photo of one of them on the wall and a race report board.

The crew even get discount on drinks !!

Can't ask for much more than that.

x2 on that or for a boys night away Spanners stop in Shannon. Anyone here been there? Its bloody awesome, you park inside, biker stuff everywhere, beer, brilliant hospitality, good basic food, pool, music and piss. Best bunk house anywhere. Spanner and his Lady are the best hosts ever. In fact I'm feeling a trip up coming on, anyone in?

**Hailwood** · 1st August 2010, 12:37

The old cafe at the top of the Rimutaka Hill was the spot in its day...now? Gladstone In is always good as is Lake Ferry Hotel, the cafe in Martinborough (cant remember its name) but always heaps of bikes outside...just a few

**Bren** · 1st August 2010, 13:06

Sparkies Bar in Himutangi is good, alas the roads around there suck...

**Bald Eagle** · 1st August 2010, 13:09

Originally Posted by Bren

Sparkies Bar in Himutangi is good, alas the roads around there suck...

Any road that moves under ya wheels is better than being parked.

**Stormer** · 1st August 2010, 15:00

The top of the Rimutakas has got to be up there with the best.
A good lot of twisties up to the top, then talk bikes or whatever with whoevers there, while watching all the bikes going over.
Then you get out there and do a lap or 3 over yourself, stop at the top and have another talk and watch the bikes...then do it all over over again.
The traffic can be a pain, but you learn to pick your moments and can get some nice free runs.
A day well spent I say.

**Marmoot** · 1st August 2010, 19:18

Originally Posted by Motu

I like to hang out with my motorcycle where there are no other motorcycles.Somewhere quiet and peaceful with a view....and no,I'm not telling you where.

Bealeys Avenue in Christchurch on Friday/Saturday nights?

**Corse1** · 1st August 2010, 21:24

Have to get to the Whangamomona..The Waihau Bay Tavern is not bad. Arrived there before it opened one day and a kindly local went out the back and grabbed us a box of steiny pures at no charge while we waited for it to open.
Not that I condone drinkinhg and riding

**mulletman** · 1st August 2010, 22:43

Originally Posted by Old Steve

Browny's Bar and Cafe, 6 km east of Katikati on SH2.

Browny is an old bikie, raced in Europe and West Australia, has some bikes on display, runs his own micro-brewery.

Pull into the car park off the side road off SH2, and turn right immediately onto the grass on the eastern side of the building - thats where all the bikes are parked and you can sit outside in the sun and keep an eye on your own bike and check out the other rides.

Good place for a burger, beer or coffee. Bikers from Tauranga, Whakatane, Rotorua and Hamilton call in there. I often ride there from Tauranga just for a coffee and to get some kms under my wheels.

Yup tis a great place alright theres even a piece of a BSL 500 engine on the shelf, gotta say one of the highlights of a north island trip me and a mate did in may.