Hardcore Biker
From small acorns do mighty oaks grow.Originally Posted by slydesigns
This is, bear in mind, a pretty damn near centre as you can get meet up. As locals to this, we went up for the Aucks cheesecutter ride, and down to the cliffhanger hill climb. Neither of which was an exceptionally hard ride.
This meet gives KBers from the whole Island a chance to meet folks you might not ordinarily bump in to.
Come on down, you may surprise yourself with a rather unexpected good time.
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There was 17 or 18 bikes on the Sunday ride last year but F5Dave came and went, phantom was crook and Kinger was still crated so with pillions there were about 25 in attendance.
It does surprise me that many would rather turn-up to an event and tent-it in the snow, rather than enjoy the comforts of a cabin and hot pool between rides, but all who attended last year seemed to have a great time.
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Depending on things maybe add 2 or 3 bikes at Whanga pub,be around 12.30 pm,then ride into Stratford and Hawera,hoping a few guys will join the impromptu ride this end of the woods.
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Anyone coming up in a car or similar from Wellington in the weekend? I have a motor to get from Wellington to Auckland...
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Normal (past) ettiquitte has been to meet at Turangi, discuss options of where to go & get a consensus before deciding. That way it takes in to consideration the people attending, their abilities, road conditions, weather etc.
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Sorry ahead of meself,just asked a few guys about a ride on Sunday,and thought if you guys are doing this ride good to meet up,and enjoy the weather and area.
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Hardcore Biker
A couple of us are planning to head up via the Rimutakas and Pahiatua Track.
We'll be leaving Moonshine around 10'ish on Saturday and could stop in Ashhurst for lunch if others want to meet up there. Otherwise we might stop at Flat Hills, or Kimbolton or Taihape......or somewhere, because from Ashhurst we'll decide the rest of the route as the whim or weather takes us.
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Well I am still riding to Te Aroha on Thurs & riding back down to Turangi on Fri aft .. if anyone is heading down in daylight, looking at leaving about 1pmish fri
other than that see you there steve & dawn ..
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Who You Calling a Pig
Ok, having a quick look in the old thread of what we did last year, that feels like a good starting point, and seeing as every one is remaining relitivly quite I will make some decisions. Open for coment from the group of course.
When: This Saturday Morning (31 May)
Where: Papakura Autobarn (Also known as the Papakura BP on the Motorway)
Time: Meet up and have a chinwag @ 0900 departing @ 0930
Why: Because we are going the long way around!
Route Option One.
Departing at Papakura heading down SH1 to Ngaruawahia then turning off taking the back road through Pirongia to Otorohanga then riding through to Taumarunui (SH4) then connecting to Turangi via the Taumarunui Saddle (very nice roads through here!).
Route Option Two
Essentially the same as option 1 but we head down state 22 to waignaro cut through to Raglan, and then back to Pirongia via the Raglan Divi. Might be a bit long but some very good roads.
Route Option Three
For those that came along last year we can do the trip home in reverse. Head down SH1 on to SH2 turning off at Maramarua (sp?) on heading through the forest on to the Tahuna Ohiniwai Road to Morrinsville to Cambridge via Scottsmans Vally Road. Then we can head down either side of thewaikato river (personally I would head down the eastern side via the old Taupo Road) to the western access and then on to Turangi.
Of course all these roads are the long way round but is far more Motorbike friendly - Corner carving! However we are open to suggestions on different roads.......
For the record Qkkid was in my bed, not the other way round
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Is this still metal?
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Who You Calling a Pig
Used to be a small bit of metal a year ago, they have slowy been sealing it over the last 5 years or so I have been riding it (the metal gets that bit shorter every year) but last person I talked to that had come through there (would have been at least 3 months ago, I think) said it was all cut up for road works and it looked like they were sealing the last bit.
The gravel through that section has always been pretty good anyway, nothing to worry about.
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That's good news. When I went to go through there before Xmas it was really shitty close to the Raglan end so we turned around and went via Whatawhata.
Sounds like we should have persevered.
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yeah, i have that trouble all the time
Why? Will you and Yod be sitting on the pub porch playin' ya Banjos! (Naaa that sounds more like Whangamomona)
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