Tour de Ork

**Velox** · 19th December 2004, 21:31

I'm popping up to Orkland next week and just wondering if any of you northern fellas would be keen for a ride (I don't know any of the good roads up there, actually I don't know any of the roads up there). It would probably have to be the 28th or 29th and maybe early evening since most of you would have work? I've still got to sort out what I'm doing when but it would be cool to have a play on some nice bits of road up there.

**Two Smoker** · 19th December 2004, 22:01

Well as it happens.... I have some time off then.... An loosebruce gets his licence back on the 28th

I will have a chat to MR as well....

So upto you, SH22 (west coast), or Coromandel (east coast) or SH16 (North) what time will you arrive in Auckland???

**Zapf** · 20th December 2004, 00:21

Hay u are ON!

:spudwave: how much time hav u got for a ride? would be happy to show u the roads. and it really depends on weather aya.

**loosebruce** · 20th December 2004, 00:33

Licence back indeed, coromandel is where you wanna be Velox, once there you'll be like "Rimatuka's what" and move up north, well maybe not, but 25/25A far rivals some of the best roads in NZ. All be it minus the campervans doing 2kph round a corner

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So a ride is on for sure,you can crave up some of these auckland folk

Plus if ya need a place to crash for whatever time you need, there is a spare room here and a garage for your mighty stead.

**Velox** · 20th December 2004, 20:25

Excellent! Sounds good - but I don't know anything about the roads so it's up to you guys! I keep hearing rumours about SH22 but I've been meaning to do the Coromandel for a while too.
Haven't really sorted out the plan properly yet. I'll be in Wanganui on Boxing Day and head up north the next day and probably hang around until the 30th maybe? I'll either head up from Wanganui or Wgtn on the 27th or so I don't know what time I'd be up, but it would be better to aim for the next day or two because I'd be stuffed anyway. Whatever time's cool - maybe see when you guys are all free, cause I haven't planned stuff yet. I just thought you might all be busy at work during the day, which might determine when'how long the ride can be!
Cheers for the offer of a room Bruce, but it's all sorted cause my little bro's up there and so is another mate that I'll be staying with. Don't know if they have garages though :sneaky2: ! Hey - good timing with the licence! It can be a 'celebratory ride' eh! Heh - just don't lose it on the same day. Oh yeah - Sorry about those mufflers (if he's got back to you). I think he decided it was easier for Motoxxx to buy them since he is in Wgtn.
Yay!

**Two Smoker** · 20th December 2004, 20:37

OK, so you will be up in Aucks around the 27th, ride on the 28th maybe??? We can go Kaiaua, Miranda, Kopu, Thames, Coromandel, Whitianga, Whangamata, Waihi then back to Auckland....

Then when you go back to Wellington, we can escort you down SH22...

**Zapf** · 20th December 2004, 22:08

28th or the 29th more like I think.... cause when I rode to Wanganui and back over 2 days I was buggered.... or should I just harden up? :P

Velox when and if you come up from Wanganui, you can perhaps head out to New Plymouth way and come up from SH3. The roads from Wanganui to New Plymouth are very stright, but once you get to Harewa then turn North and head to Stratford then you can take a detour up to Mt.Edmond if the weather is good (on the way up to Mt.Edmond you might see a Possium fur factory shop great place to get some warm furrie clothing), or continue up SH3 and the road is great with lots of fast and medium speed twisties, little traffic and very nice sea views at times. I just came back that way last Friday.

and remember.... bring some spare circlips, ur chain might ask for it :P

good luck and ride like the wind

**Velox** · 20th December 2004, 23:32

Originally Posted by Zapf

Velox when and if you come up from Wanganui, you can perhaps head out to New Plymouth way and come up from SH3. The roads from Wanganui to New Plymouth are very stright, but once you get to Harewa then turn North and head to Stratford then you can take a detour up to Mt.Edmond if the weather is good (on the way up to Mt.Edmond you might see a Possium fur factory shop great place to get some warm furrie clothing), or continue up SH3 and the road is great with lots of fast and medium speed twisties, little traffic and very nice sea views at times. I just came back that way last Friday.

Sounds cool but I wanted to show my little bro the Paraparas (he's heading up on his bike too), so I better head over that way. Oh what a tradgey eh.

Originally Posted by Zapf

and remember.... bring some spare circlips, ur chain might ask for it :P

- it's sorted. After going through 5 circlips I got a rivet link put in. Hope the chain survives though because it's getting near the end of its life and has a really tight spot in it.

**Velox** · 22nd December 2004, 21:39

Shall we say the 29th in case anyone that goes to Taupo wants to come (if they're back)?

**Two Smoker** · 22nd December 2004, 21:51

Originally Posted by Velox

Shall we say the 29th in case anyone that goes to Taupo wants to come (if they're back)?

Sounds good

What time at Papakura Autobahn?? 0900 or 1000???

**Velox** · 22nd December 2004, 22:02

Originally Posted by Two Smoker

Sounds good

What time at Papakura Autobahn?? 0900 or 1000???

Woah - no idea how to get there. Is it easy to find or will someone be coming from Mt Albert area? I'm free whenever, so whatever time others can make it. Shall we just make it 10 unless anyone objects?

**Two Smoker** · 22nd December 2004, 22:04

Originally Posted by Velox

Woah - no idea how to get there. Is it easy to find or will someone be coming from Mt Albert area? I'm free whenever, so whatever time others can make it. Shall we just make it 10 unless anyone objects?

Yep no worries.. 10 am at Papakura Autobahn... shoot me a PM of your address in Mt Albert and ill come lead you to the papakura AB

SO WHOS UP FOR A RIDE!!!!???? Papakura AB at 10am on the 29th of December.... shooting over to the coromandel.... either doing the loop or kopu to whangamata to waihi....