Your favorite twistys.

**Kiwi** · 27th October 2002, 17:16

no comment

**wari** · 28th October 2002, 01:03

How about that?

**SPman** · 28th October 2002, 16:45

Meanwhile, back to the roads, have just come back from up north and the road from Waipu around to Mangawhai heads and on to SH1 north of Te Hana is pretty good. Then combine that with SH16 from Wellsford and the old West coast Rd from Kaukapapa to Kumeu and its a reasonbly good ride home!
Also Monument Rd in Clevedon over to Hunua is pretty good!

**Kiwi** · 28th October 2002, 21:48

@ SPman very nice road but sometimes Mr. Plo is on the road too

By the way in german...... Titten (vulgar) or Brust

**Kiwibiker** · 29th October 2002, 03:06

Aint be home for a while but I still reckon the tarmac from Thames to Tirua over the (can't remember name

someone help! loosing it) is the best bit of tarmac around worth a try on a Staurday morning before the rest of the world awakes

For something a little futher a field, try the road from on Carrer Sant Jordi (French side) into Andorra over the Pyrenees, only a short 19 miles but a real cool hard ride with no traffic. be prepared for some awsome views and melted 010's at the top.

**festus** · 29th October 2002, 16:19

Best around the Wanganui district is the Parapara's which runs from Wanganui to Raetihi.

Festus

**Shafted** · 30th October 2002, 08:31

Oh yeah ! - The ride from Thames to Tairua is nice - I love doing the the entire circuit through Whangamata and then the magnificent Waikino gorge - most of that road is now hotmixed and is a total blast - the ride from Tairua through to Coromandel and back to Thames is well worth a look - once again much of it is now hotmixed - no more slippery tar on the Tairua Hill - stopping at the top of the Tairua hill and just before you go down to Coromandel has got to be some of the most breathtaking views around - rock on summer!!

I had a fantastic ride last year from Wanganui over teh paraparas and up the back roads behind Otorohanga to Hamilton - it took a couple of hours and was awesome riding

Down Dunedin way there is a nice 250k circuit through Middlemarch that is a nice mixure of high speed blaster and lovely curves - ....

Oh yeah
:bigthumb:

**Kiwibiker** · 30th October 2002, 22:42

Thanks Shafted sanity returned, sounds like it is even better than I remember, new tarmac an all, will deffinatley have to ride it on my short return this xmas

**wari** · 1st November 2002, 07:58

Hey Festus the last couple'a times I went down to Wanganui this year the Parapara was strewn with papa, branches and washouts ... and the usual stray sheep . I agree though , its a REAL interesting ride. Wanganui being my home town and all.

Are ya going to the Boxing Day Cemetary Circuit this year?

**festus** · 1st November 2002, 09:32

G'day Wari,

Yeah the road during winter esp can be a bit treacherous, sheep?, well, seen huge steers on the road down south!, animals are a hazard we have to be aware of.
Yes mate!, the famous Cemetary Circuit, only missed 1 meeting in the past 21 years when I lived in Ak for a few years, couldn't get back on one occasion, was gutted.
I'l be there dude!

**Will Beard** · 4th November 2002, 20:20

:bigthumb: :bigthumb: My favorite is the PARAPARA from Wanganui to Raetihi. Not a bad day ride to Waiouru. check out the museum ,lunch and return ride.:bigthumb:

Back in 1982 after having my Yoshimura GSX750 race tuned for cemetary circuit. I dailed in the suspension with a very quick ride up the parapara.

:
argh: nearly became :roadkill: 3 times pushing the bike to hard

Oh well got home ok

**Coldkiwi** · 5th November 2002, 12:04

Yeah.. the road from SH1 to Mangawhai is bloody brilliant. Fast sweepers, rolling hills, hairpins, not many cage drivers... I'll be beack up there soon! But for something closer to Auckland, I'd recommend the road from Maraetai back into Clevedon. Twistiest little bitch of a thing in places but awesome sea views and some varied flats and hills again. I'll be out there as well... trying to keep up with those 5 maniacal (bloody good I should add)bastards (and one piss sacred pillion!) I saw 2 weeks ago along there. Great roads!