Your favorite twistys.

[babyB]

ah Taranaki my home .. there are some good rides there...Stratford to Wagamamona not bad either (theres some good side roads around there too)

[Marmoot]

why it seems that SH22 (Pukekohe-Waingaro) is not popular at all? Very rarely seen bikes out there.

[Coldkiwi]

never knew it existed! sounds like a good idea tho.. not too flat is it?

I just wanna reiterate how much I love the wellsford-mangawai road that we did on sunday. Fan-friggen-tastic. going via albany/kaukopakopa (sp?) is all good too

 

[Dave]

Now i guess you guys know why I moved out to Kaukapakapa.
Too bad I sold my roadbike about 2 years later-Still, Ive got the old Indian,nice and relaxing.

[SPman]

Pukekohe-Waingaro flat? No indeedy not - a lovely twisting serpentine road that, on a fine summers day is absolutely superb! And stuff all traffic - including bikes!

[Marmoot]

For anybody living in Hamilton, there is a very interesting twist (only 10k long and takes about 5-10 minutes) just in the fringe of the city. Very lovely and suitable for getting rid of frustration when going home from work: From Cobham Drive, try to find Peacockes Road and follow it to the end, and the come back the same way. Only takes about 15 minutes the whole way

[Lord Pac]

wealth of info- thx!

[marty]

why it seems that SH22 (Pukekohe-Waingaro) is not popular at all? Very rarely seen bikes out there.

sh22 is a fabulous ride. there is only about 10kms of gravel left, and it's pretty well swept. it comes out on the raglan road, about 16 kms east of raglan township. if you turn right onto the raglan rd, ride about 5kms then left into te akau rd, it eventually comes out near kawhia. left on the kawhia rd will bring you back near te awamutu - a huge, no police ride.

try this : from cambridge, ride the western side of karapiro to arapuni, then carry on south thru wharepapa to mangakino, turn right towards te kuiti, (thru bennydale) onto SH3. north to otorohanga, left onto pirongia back rd, left onto kawhia rd, right onto te akau rd, right onto the raglan/hamilton rd, back to hamilton, or turn left onto sh22, up to tuakau.

if you're not sated by then, you need help.....

[MikeL]

Very rarely see bikes on SH22??
Firefight does it at least twice a week!! But you probably wouldn't see him - he'd be just a blur!

[Kickaha]

Anyone else done the road to The Portage from Linkwater on the Queen Charlotte drive ( Picton to Havelock )

It is only 27kms but there are over 300 corners:bigthumb:Now if this doesnt get the adrenalin flowing what the hell is wrong with you, Its tight & twisty with not much traffic. Mind I wouldnt like to try & take a Harley down this road.

Did that a few years back,it'd make a good bucket track,also over the Takaka hill, had a coasting race on the way down.

SH1 from Parnassus along the Conway river,through the Hundalees,and along the coast to the airstrip before Kaikoura.

[XRNR]

Did that a few years back,it'd make a good bucket track,also over the Takaka hill, had a coasting race on the way down.

SH1 from Parnassus along the Conway river,through the Hundalees,and along the coast to the airstrip before Kaikoura.

I !!!,
love the big downhill from the top of the Hundalees going south and then the run along the river.

Also, Queen Charlotte sound (with out the campers or trucks or picture takers or pigs (furry ones) logging trucks or basically anyone else). Loved those corners scraping the pegs and seemingly looking down onto the water below as you went around.
Stayed at one of the bays there awhile back 11kms from Picton & 120 bends. Was very tedious in the car, quick way to get your family car sick if you drive it a bit too quick

Also. (twisties, only on a Hayabusa doing mach 1, probably not on much else) but the run from Blenheim down the Wairau Valley to the lakes.

I could keep going, cause you guys living down south are in biker heaven, I hope you appreciate it!

[Firefight]

How about TeKuiti down H/W 30 Benneydale ,Pureora,Mangakino, Whakamaru up the back to Tokoroa.

Or Kawhia, Kinohaku , Te Anga, Piripiri, Marokopa falls, Waitomo, (just watch the soft tar on the corners aye Andrew)

And even Morrinsville back to Mangateparu,Tahuna, Heo-O-Tainui (Lyndas old haunt) Te Hoe and back to Hw one at Ohinewai go as far as Rangiriri, then over the river rangiririr west , Pukekawa, then back onto 22, Tuakau.


firefight

[modalx]

Yep - 22 is always quiet and guaranteed grins and Waingaro is the perfect quick fang from Hamilton. This summer on the Coromandel the Hikuai to Whangamata section is the best - surface almost all intact and (relatively) minimal traffic.

Linking with Firefights route Te Kuiti to Mangakino is to Mangakino to Kihikihi via Owairaka Valley. Nice.

[Draco]

For anyone going up north you have to ride the maungamuka gorge just south of Kaitaia. It's an awesome little road for a bit of a race (no i wasn't speeding officer). The back roads from Kaikohe past the twin bridges and through to Dargaville are quite good as is the ride through the waipua forest.

Weve been exploring the roads up in the hills off ??Mercer i think. Awesome twisties. Being new to auckland i have no idea where we were, will have to ask the man when he gets home and let you guys know where it was. He's been riding here for years and had never ridden it before so it was a good find.

[Zed]

If I don't feel like going out for a long ride, there is a nice short twisty at the end of Tamaki Drive (which is a nice ride itself on a sunny day). Riddell Rd (look under “West Tamaki Head”) has some pretty hard left, hard right, hard left, etc.. cournering . It’s pretty short, bet sweet. It’s an urban area with school, so take care.

Yes, that road is like a short circuit race track...pity it's sidelined by residential housing.

I discovered that road about 7 years ago when a small group of us used to go exploring for good blats throughout Auckland on our cickles...I specifically remember that road because one of the residents phoned the cops on us and we were soon stopped and warned! (thankfully we were not on a 45 degree angle or riding fast when the nice policeman spotted us)


Zed