whats this road like?

**motobull** · 7th January 2006, 15:06

Hi

Whats the road from Pukekohe down to Te Uku like for a ride? I'm familiar with it as far s Glen Murray[in a cage] looks like a good ride down to Raglan that way, just after peoples opinions that have rode that way.

cheers

**Motu** · 7th January 2006, 15:19

I ride it all the time - I don't take the ''soft'' route to Ngaurawhia,the lower SH22 has one short spot of gravel and some road works for sealing...you'll love it!

**marty** · 7th January 2006, 15:52

as long as you watch oujt for flying R6's and the like, it is one of the best. search 'SH22' on here and all will be revealed

**myvice** · 7th January 2006, 18:31

Was on it about a week back, watch for loose gravel, someone here will be able to give you a more recent update tho.

**XTC** · 7th January 2006, 20:01

Originally Posted by myvice

Was on it about a week back, watch for loose gravel, someone here will be able to give you a more recent update tho.

There's loose gravel??!!! Stop it i'm getting excited....

**Ixion** · 7th January 2006, 21:08

I always take that bit when I go down SH22. It is the REAL SH22. When i was down there a month or so ago it was pretty heavy - lots of loose gravel, badly mounded and rutted , quite challenging. Definiately give it a miss if you're a sprotbiker - good fun if you aren't scared of rough stuff.

**XTC** · 7th January 2006, 22:04

Almost got my falcon stuck there on a rainy day last winter....

**rasty** · 7th January 2006, 22:22

Strada revelled in it on December 29

**robnz** · 7th January 2006, 22:50

rode it yesterday with zed. a few rough spots but no gravel that i can remember, there was some dirt from the side of the road that was washed on to the road but that was it. great ride, nice road got to ngaurawhia, filled up the tank, headed down to raglan for some lunch and went the same way except we turned of and went huntly and tuakau way back to auckland.

**Motu** · 8th January 2006, 06:49

But you didn't do all of SH22,you turned of - 22 goes all the way to Te Uku.

**Firefight** · 8th January 2006, 07:41

Originally Posted by robnz

rode it yesterday with zed. a few rough spots but no gravel that i can remember, there was some dirt from the side of the road that was washed on to the road but that was it. great ride, nice road got to ngaurawhia, filled up the tank, headed down to raglan for some lunch and went the same way except we turned of and went huntly and tuakau way back to auckland.

H/way 22 turns off just b4 Waiganro springs, and leads to Raglin there is a bit of metal down that way, but no problem to sports bikes, just take it easy, a great ride.

F/F

**Ixion** · 8th January 2006, 08:55

Originally Posted by Motu

But you didn't do all of SH22,you turned of - 22 goes all the way to Te Uku.

Yep. The REAL SH22 terminates at Te Uku. They realigned the road, to stick on SH22 now you actuallly have to make a right hand turn. You guys (except me and Mr Motu) all actually exit SH22 early .

**pritch** · 8th January 2006, 09:09

I went up as far as Pokeno then went across to the road that runs up the eastern side of the Hunua range on Christmas Eve.
No gravel that I recall, just the two fairly brief lots of roadworks at the southern end.

Thanks again to the guys that gave me up to date info.

Last time I went up there the whole road was unsealed and nothing but manuka beside the road (in places almost meeting over the road).

Quite prosperous looking now...

**rasty** · 8th January 2006, 13:53

Originally Posted by Ixion

Yep. The REAL SH22 terminates at Te Uku. They realigned the road, to stick on SH22 now you actuallly have to make a right hand turn. You guys (except me and Mr Motu) all actually exit SH22 early .

This old guy turned right as well - no early exits for us.