90 mile beach..

**tri boy** · 23rd August 2010, 18:01

Make sure you poach heaps of undersize Toharoa. The locals do

Everybody from Kontiki fishers, kite buggys, picnicers will be out in force, so play it cool. The rozers will definately be there. Nice few hours ride if the weather is good. If its blowing forty bastids off the Tasman, forget it.

**junkmanjoe** · 23rd August 2010, 18:26

if weight will be an issue, i can pack my soft panniers, keep the weight down a heap..
i brought new tires, more road friendly,

out for a good time not a fast time...........and any one is welcome to join in along the way, or whole trip.

any offers of accommodation will be greatly accepted, as i have no idea where i will be going.....

route north be posted up soon..

JMJ

**The Pastor** · 24th August 2010, 11:51

I say go north to south, there is a cafe / toruist bus stop near the southern exit and it has a water blaster to clean ur bike afterwards. Good idea to take some crc and some chain lube to clean the chain afterwards.

**Laava** · 24th August 2010, 17:22

Originally Posted by tri boy

Make sure you poach heaps of undersize Toharoa. The locals do

.

Sand kumara.

**junkmanjoe** · 24th August 2010, 21:32

thanks all for comments ...
thursday after work im riding to Hawera.
up early on the friday morn, and this a good possible route for the friday north to Auckland.

I FEEL THE NEED, THE NEED FOR SPEED

my ride pics http://picasaweb.google.com/sueycarter
other ride pics http://picasaweb.google.com/113645336286831595353

**george formby** · 25th August 2010, 10:53

Originally Posted by renegade master

I say go north to south, there is a cafe / toruist bus stop near the southern exit and it has a water blaster to clean ur bike afterwards. Good idea to take some crc and some chain lube to clean the chain afterwards.

Is that Waipapakauri or Ahipara? Been awhile since I was up their.
Fare call on the chain too, salty grinding paste.

**Mountie** · 25th August 2010, 19:37

Was up 90 mile beach recently. Exit stream hard pack underneath no real issues getting out. Just have to be aware of a few soft spots on the way up. Its a blast with the amount of rfiding you do you should have no issues. I was on an F800GS on OEM tyres at road pressures no issues. We had a fellow rider come up the whole way on a Harley 880 sportster with no real probs. Youll have a blast.

**junkmanjoe** · 25th August 2010, 20:50

cheers chaps...thats the plan.. im guessing it will be quite busy up that end of the island that time of year...

will be day light savings so more day light to have a looky around....

JMJ

**Laava** · 25th August 2010, 23:09

I may join up for a bit up there. Will see how it goes. Might be able to scare up some others into action as well

**junkmanjoe** · 26th August 2010, 20:03

are there plenty of fuel stations in the north.. do most small towns have a gas pump..

JMJ

**Laava** · 26th August 2010, 22:37

No probs with gas

**junkmanjoe** · 26th August 2010, 23:02

thats good,,,my bikes a little bit hungry........

working on the tour route ....

JMJ

**junkmanjoe** · 19th September 2010, 09:56

waiting for my new tires to arrive from over seas.........

i need to wait for them to arrive before i make final plans... so at this stage we waiting on them...

if your in the area and are keen to join in most welcome.

JMJ

**junkmanjoe** · 20th September 2010, 20:21

well it turns out my fuel pump is on the way out...so its to risky to ride to the top of the country with a crook pump, its died once and bound to die again...

JMJ