Your favorite twistys.

[Pickle]

Seems like no one else knows any good roads so I had better mention another good weekend ride.
Gisborne throughe the Waioeka Gorge to Opotiki:bigthumb: one of the better roads around especially the Opotiki end.
Or take the coast road from Gisborne Route 35 around East Cape, would pay to take a day or two to do this as there is lots of stunning scenery & exceptional roads. Loads of places to stay or camp.
Come on you lot there must be more good roads out there or can't you find your way out of town?

[SPman]

Close to Auckland.....off the MW at manurewa. down Alfriston Rd towards Brookby - good fast stuff (plod permitting!) then up Twilight Rd over the hill to Clevedon - through Clevedon to the war memorial then turn left up Monument Rd and head over the hill to Hunua - more good up and downhill twisties:bigthumb: From Hunua head south through Pararimu to the T junction - typical country road - then either turn right, which takes you to Bombay over some great, fast undulating bits of road or left,through the hill which brings you out on SH2 at Mangatawhiri. Back to AK from there you could go Maramarua - Miranda and up the coast back to Clevedon, although I reckon its an overrated shite bit of road at the best of times and do my best to avoid it!

[Pickle]

Just came back from riding Molesworth return via Rainbow station staying at Okiwi Bay, rode to French Pass also went to The Portage where there is over 300 corners in 27kms. Lots of dirt roads, great scenery, good company (12 bikes) & no cops on the dirt roads:bigthumb:Just over 800kms on the 250 over the weekend.

[bluninja]

Maybe, they're keeping the really good ones for themselves or maybe they are out so much on their bikes they don't find time to post. I have got a few good ideas out of here. Maybe if we take the detailed routes in here and post each one seperately (perhaps a Good Rides section? nah would be open to abuse... ) then people could find them easily. If we add a poll then people could rate them, so other bikers might have a really good resource when planning their weekend blast.

What does anyone else think?

TTFN

[SPman]

Worth a try.
Meanwhile, a good road I found over Xmas (Doug probably knows this one) - returning to Palmy from Eketahuna, I turned off at Pahiatua - towards the railway station Past the station, the road heads for the hills - 35k's of suberb bike roads with stuff all cars , twisties everywhere up and over hills - comes into Palmy by Massey. Brilliant.

[Skunk]

Go a little north of that and there's Saddle Road (Ashurst to Woodville) :bigthumb:

Too short to be a 'ride'... A ride is 200km plus isn't it? Anything less is a 'blast'

[bluninja]

No a ride is 1000 miles through France into Italy. Thrashing your bike around Monza racetrack for 2 days and then riding 1000 miles home Rather an extended weekend though

These days I just seem to ride to the shops and back.
TTFN

[Coldkiwi]

SPman, I'll agree with you on the Hunua road. did that one a few weeks back and then drove home from the parachute festival this w/e the other way... give me the bike any day! Plenty fo fun.

And Spankme, I got to test my new Zx-6r (ok, soon to be!) on Riddell road (the first post in this forum) yesterday. The handling (due to tyres I suspect) was a little bizarre round Mission bay but on Riddell road it was on rails! I'll definitely be back. Whens the quitest time along there?

[Pickle]

Have you tried the latest 2003 ZX636, this would have to be the greatest on a twisty road like the Alfredton to Paihatua

[SPman]

Oh wouldn't it just - the new 636 seems to be as quick as most 750's. Mind you, all the new 600's are real sharp.

[SpankMe]

Originally posted by Coldkiwi
And Spankme, I got to test my new Zx-6r (ok, soon to be!) on Riddell road (the first post in this forum) yesterday. The handling (due to tyres I suspect) was a little bizarre round Mission bay but on Riddell road it was on rails! I'll definitely be back. Whens the quitest time along there?

Almost anytime before schools out, but weekdays are best. Even on sunny weekends when the ChickenShit Conformists are bumper to bumper on Tamaki Drive, that road it still pretty quiet.

[Gixxer]

Doug,
done the optiki to Gisborne via the gorge, then went back to opotiki via the coast road last year, agree, one of the best rides, I think the coast road is alot better then the gorge, good twist and fast. plus no cops. 3 day trip from Ackl

[p0stal]

wow, this place is a mine of valuable info!

So far I've only ridden a bit out west, but I definately like the road out to bethels, & also a bit of Scenic Drive on a quiet morning.

[Pickle]

Hey you lot GET OUT of Auckland there are plenty of good roads out there, riding up & down the motorway or around the bays is not fun.

[SPman]

Anyone tried the back road to Russell - out through Helena Bay and up the coast. As a metal road, it was a nightmare, but now its sealed - woo hoo!
Hey Doug, is Viv still ion WIMA?