Scenic Drive, Saturday 29th

[erik]

Another thing to be cautious of is there's a fair bit of gravel between the car tracks on scenic drive from the titirangi end to near the piha turn off to (well there was a few weeks ago last time I rode it and it had been that way for ages, so I doubt it'll be any different now).

I reckon there's more interesting ways to get to scenic drive from westgate than going through henderson.
If you head down Don Buck rd past the roundabout and turn right into Red Hills rd, then second left into Sunnyvale rd you get a few more twisties and not so many 50k residential roads. You could either go left into Kay rd and join Scenic Drive North or continue along McEntee rd and go along Bethells rd and Te Henga rd (which can be a fun little detour) to join scenic drive a little further down.

Anyway, just a suggestion.

[MattTLR]

I'll be there. Where exactly do we meet at Westgate?
I hear the warning about the gravel, I destroyed a 9R on the second corner from the top on Forest Hill Rd (unmarked road works ). Corners shouldn't be too damp with the good weather over the past week tho'.

[Jonny Rotten]

dam you all.......if i can borrow a bike ill come.....mines in the shop.....still

[Ozzie]

Sounds like a lazy look around, pitty this weekend, me and GF would have come, but have the kids.

Have fun guys an girls, an keep safe!

[R6_kid:Me]

Meet up at the shell station. We normally congregate towards the exit by that is closest to the roundabout/kfc opposite the pay phone after we have filled up with gas. If you are there before 10.30 you'll see a group of bikes and likeliness is it will be us

[rookie]

I'll be there. Where exactly do we meet at Westgate?
I hear the warning about the gravel, I destroyed a 9R on the second corner from the top on Forest Hill Rd (unmarked road works ). Corners shouldn't be too damp with the good weather over the past week tho'.

Has anyone cruised over the route recently??...would be great to get some feedback as a warning of what to look out for and where. Particularly with ruts or any patchwork.

[bugjuice]

ok, can't make it

brake lights still playing up, which means no CoF, which means no legal ride..
So Classic Zed has offered to have a look in the morning, so I'll be heading north (the longer way, cos it's safer Mr Officer..)

Have fun guys

[Kwaka-Kid]

wont be there, now have to pickup VFR from shadey and work out some sort of issue :S Electrical methinks.

[R6_kid:Me]

weather is looking alright for tomorrow. Will put something up about 9-9.30am as to whether or not its going ahead (weather pending).

[R6_kid:Me]

well theres no doubt in my mind that its gonna be a mint day so i guess i'll see all those interested at westgate around 10am, aiming to get away by 10.20/10.30

[R6_kid:Me]

oh and we'll be taking the route that erik suggested, looks a tad more interesting than the lincoln road - swanson way.

[hurricane_r]

nice ride, nice road, little bit of wet patches, go the 250's :P

[R6_kid:Me]

haha, yeh man was a good little ride. I even impressed myself with my low speed wheelies and semi-decent stoppies in the carpark too!

[Buddy L]

Cheers Gareth for setting up the ride, had a good time the weather was a minter, had some more goes at wheelies on the way home , getting better but a long way to go.

[rookie]

was a very nice road to ride over....plenty of wet patches with moss and gravel in places made sure that the pace was kept to a cruise. There were some pretty nice corners with a decent surface though, I didnt know roads like this existed this close to auckland!!!

Cheers Gareth...nice effort with the spit shine and elbow grease.