One of the best roads I've seen

[Hitcher]

I can recommend the white water rafting on that river too, pretty cool.

Ditto. I did the Motu by raft about 20-mumble years ago. The highlight was the Exocet ducks at dawn...

[bugjuice]

Thanks for telling us that buggy

why? have i cocked it up?

[emaN]

But come summer its heaven on earth on a bike, and to piss E-Man of when the water in the river looks nice i stop and have a trout fish, what more do you want in life!!!!

pissed off? who, me?

[Warr]

Done that route 3 times on a bike. First 2 times it rained like no tomorrow, but I figured that if the guys infront were staying on so could I. Last time was in the dark. Beautiful road in the right conditions !! Best was the first with Tony Rees. We let him go first!!

[Kendog]

I remember as a kid living in Gisborne, everytime we went through the gorge we'd get stuck in a mob of cattle that were being 'droved' through there. Guess cattle trucks are cheaper now than paying drovers to herd a hundred head of cattle through there over several days. Used to be a real bugger to come round a corner and see a huge herd of cattle right there and know it would take at least 10 mins to get through it. Then again, being stuck behind a full cattle truck going up a hill isn't much fun either , especially with not many safe places to pass (when in a car anyway).
Mrs KD.
p.s, lots of nice rest areas and swimming holes too along the way.

[Warr]

Is that superman or the guy who won Paeroa for many years?
If you meant Tony Rees, then yeah its his specialty since he lives not far away in Kawarau

Yes it was him. (Edited my previous, Thanks)

[750Y]

yeah that road is quite good, reminds me a little bit of the awakino gorge, some parts, that's a nice ride too but not long enough...