Riding to Nikau Cave and Cafe? A warning!

[iYRe]

Rode out to Nikau Cafe yesterday, and a mate had a bit of an off on twilight rd on the way home - to the idiots who went flying about there on the R1, GSX and what ever.. geez man.. there was moss and slime everywhere!)

but anyway.. the road out to Nikau Cave was great, but there are a few sections now, that have just been re-laid, and there is loose grave everywhere. Also.. the road past the cafe has been mutilated by weather, and then by a bunch of large truck and trailers who are dropping gravel on it.
I'm not sure where the trucks are coming from, but they are every few mins, and they tend to cut the corners (and thus the surface gravel is not following the road, but the lines the trucks are taking). BECAREFUL! Someone's likely to hit one head on.

Also, to the member of the constabulary whom we have a good chat with out there.. it was good chatting with you! I ended up having friendly chats with 4 officers about bikes and riding in the course of the day (no illegal activites involved). Good to see so many who ride, and who care about us!

[Maha]

But, Twilight road is nowhere near Nikau Caves Café right? Just to clarify.

[iYRe]

Correct.. accident was on twilight.. gravel and trucks on the road to Nikau - SH22 and Waitakaruru Valley Road.

I only mentioned Twilight because of the fools riding it at speed.. I spent like 2 hours on the side of the road there, about halfway up from Clevedon.. and You can hear people coming.. and you're looking at the moss and slime and slipping on it in your boots.. and thinking.. sheesh, the ambo might as well stay here..

[BigAl]

There is always gravel on SH22 around that area and more often than not never signed and hard to see.

[Motu]

Yes, better to stay off SH22 and any side roads on a sports bike - stick to roads well travelled. There are some who think those roads are getting a bit tame now.

[Marmoot]

Twilight Road by Clevedon area?

And agree, best to stay off SH22. That road is bad.

[iYRe]

Twilight Road by Clevedon area?

And agree, best to stay off SH22. That road is bad.

Yep, twilight rd in Clevedon..

SH22 is fine, its the Waikeretu Valley Road (the turn off from Sh22 to go to the Cafe) where it begins to get dangerous.

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Yep, twilight rd in Clevedon..

SH22 is fine, its the Waikeretu Valley Road (the turn off from Sh22 to go to the Cafe) where it begins to get dangerous.

22 fine? Tui billboard! Unmarked roadworks, loose gravel, tar bleed, potholes and ripples. It's a real shame, it would be an epic road if it was kept in a semi-decent condition.

[sil3nt]

22 is fine. Just the dicks that think its a racetrack moan about what is a normal country road

[iYRe]

22 fine? Tui billboard! Unmarked roadworks, loose gravel, tar bleed, potholes and ripples. It's a real shame, it would be an epic road if it was kept in a semi-decent condition.

It seemed fine to me.. Only 2 roadworks, both with stop&go men on.. no worries..

22 is fine. Just the dicks that think its a racetrack moan about what is a normal country road

Aye..

[Gianz]

I drove the port waikato-waikaretu rd few weeks ago and it was a gamble every corner with trucks coming the other way and if I had met them in a corner there was no way they'd have stopped in time. I think they count on that road being empty and if they crash it's not them getting killed anyway.
There's a small "mine" around there where they fill up with gravel, i guess that's why the road is all fucked up.

[Gremlin]

22 is fine. Just the dicks that think its a racetrack moan about what is a normal country road

Better than fine. Mother's Day, they even had a gravel section, for those of us that like it.

Base course the whole road around Naike for a kilometre or so. Awesome stuff

[iYRe]

I drove the port waikato-waikaretu rd few weeks ago and it was a gamble every corner with trucks coming the other way and if I had met them in a corner there was no way they'd have stopped in time. I think they count on that road being empty and if they crash it's not them getting killed anyway.
There's a small "mine" around there where they fill up with gravel, i guess that's why the road is all fucked up.

The trucks are re-laying the gravel that got washed away in the rain. We didnt go any further than the Cafe... although we would have, had there not been trucks anywhere - gone up to PW. I'm not 'fraid of gravel even on a sportsbike

[Marmoot]

Nah, SH22 is very bad, especially for bikes.
Road works, bumps mid corner, narrow road, blind corners, cows.
Best stay off it if you can.

[iYRe]

Nah, SH22 is very bad, especially for bikes.
Road works, bumps mid corner, narrow road, blind corners, cows.
Best stay off it if you can.

we didnt really notice it... but then.. I was born and raised in the country