Kaiaua/Coromandel Loop on Saturday 20th

[justsomeguy]

Umm - the last time we went we left around 9:30am and were back home by 4pm.

Can't wait -

I don't really know the way by heart - usually just keep riding and figure it out as we go - it's an easy road as we usually stick to the highway (SH25) all the way.

We usually meet at the Autobahn join SH1 turn back to Papakura go through the Hunuas and on to Miranda then to Kopu Mobil via SH2 then it's pretty much stick to the main road.

If Zapf and Chikenfunkstar are coming then hopefully between us we should be ok -

Meeting time and place???

[TLDV8]

Just keep turning right once you hit the coast road ..i got 360 kms Manukau return ( 2 teeth up on the rear so the speedo would be reading a little high)...sure 4 or 5 hours sounds about right.... only roadworks i remember (and was also posted by someone else) was the hill down into Whitianga with new seal.

[mjvduc]

I’ve just done a trip down to coromandel town; take the back roads and not SH1/2. I reckon whitford, clevedon, kawakawa bay, orere, wharekawa, Miranda, waitakaruru, thames…………the roads are good, ok standard kiwi but no loose stuff or major damages and it took me 2 hours and a bit from howick.

Have fun and maybe I will be able to join for the way back to AKL, either in thames or kopu! Here my mob number 021 1 566 500

mjvduc

[mattt]

Mattt - Have you not seen the washout section.... thats not gravel thats rocks... I won't be doing 22 until they fix up the road.

Yeh Nah that's ok, I've done the math.
8 meters travelled at 180kph gives you a time spent on the rocks of roughly 0.16sec. Your suspension won't even notice it

[HDTboy]

I'll probly join youse fullas in Thames for the ride home, I'll give you my number on MSN Gareth

[Zapf]

Just hope for good weather and be prep for a long day

[justsomeguy]

The weather forecast is good.

We gonna decide on a meeting place and time or we just all gonna head in the general direction and try and run into each other along the way?

[Zapf]

The weather forecast is good.

We gonna decide on a meeting place and time or we just all gonna head in the general direction and try and run into each other along the way?

running into bikes is generally a bad idea.... specially cages

[justsomeguy]

running into bikes is generally a bad idea.... specially cages

I normally would reply with an equally witty comment you rotten font - but I'm on dial-up for the next few days so can't be bothered starting an eye poke session.

Meanwhile how bout meeting at the Autobahn at say 9:30am????

[aff-man]

running into bikes is generally a bad idea.... specially cages

Fucking R1.

[matchless]

What time at Kopu Mobil
matchless

[saul]

Fucking R1.

aaaaa whats all that about then forgive and forget. It's not the R1's fault

There is also a few of us doing the loop on Sunday.

Leaving from Tauranga @ 9:30 on Sunday from Barkes corner.

[R6_kid:Me]

alright its gonna have to be a late start... i just found out i have a 9am apointment in takapuna which im gonna be getting $40 fuel vouchers for

will meet the shore people at 'the pad' between the bike shops on barry's point, ready to go at 10AM(or when i arive)...

then we will stop in at papakura autobahn at around the 10.30 mark...

is that sweet? Probly stop in coromandel/whitianga for lunch before finishing the ride home.

[R6_kid:Me]

What time at Kopu Mobil
matchless

from memory time to kopu from the shore is around the 1hr 10 mark so we'll call it 11-11.30am ?

P.S for any urgent contact after this post until the morning it would pay to text me on 0272532246 (make sure u say your screen-name) and i will get in touch.

sorry for the late notice

[trev]

Just got back from Whitianga. They are kicking off an annual 'scallop festival" tomorrow. There will be heaps of people there.
If I don't do 22 I will join you.