Gentle Annie to be sealed

**yod** · 3rd September 2008, 09:24

Originally Posted by CrazyFrog

How long do ya reckon it will be before the trucks have rooted the the new seal surface? Better off leaving it gravel for the adventure cowboys....

i dont think it's supposed to be completed for at least a couple of years

**slowpoke** · 3rd September 2008, 11:35

Originally Posted by BusaJim

Bummer, another excellent gravel road down the drain.

Time to change strategy: Keep the Busa and sell the GS (complete with obligatory cardigan and GQ magazine)

**slimjim** · 3rd September 2008, 12:05

Wife and i got caught out , by coming up too four stock truck and trailers loaded , 11am

humm took the time too pull in an smoke

bugger ... now its gona be sealed ...... yup plenty truck-trailer units will increase .... short cut really

**The Pastor** · 6th September 2008, 11:18

when they seal it they will probably widen and straighten it a bit as well!

**De-Ranged** · 7th September 2008, 09:33

Came through the other day in one of my 4wd's, rally paradise

got some bad news, massive rock works going on to straighten the road on the tihapie side, and I know the Kaweka forest is gona get straightened, there are corners that havn't been replanted after logging.... looks like its bye bye Annie

Oh and on a side note, sorry guys theres gona be logging trucks on the road this summer, I'm logging over Tihapie side and its all getting trucked back to Napier

Cheers Reece

**Bonez** · 7th September 2008, 20:29

Did it today on Gerble(a GB400), along with quite a few other bikes. Lots of widening happening in the steeper, tighter bits. Cracker day for it.

**Meanie** · 7th September 2008, 21:38

Originally Posted by Bonez

Did it today on Gerble(a GB400), along with quite a few other bikes. Lots of widening happening in the steeper, tighter bits. Cracker day for it.

Good on ya bonez, you do like that loose dusty stuff dont you
The Yods and i went for a wee poodle out to Pongoroa Monie rode her new VFR 800, yes bonez she brought a Honda

, this being her maiden run on it, awesome day for it

**mountainboy65** · 8th September 2008, 09:22

I think it's a real shame when areas/roads like this become sanitised.
It may be very different for the locals of course; this is only my view as an outsider, so perhaps it's not fair of me to pass comment. I just feel that we need to protect our "off the beaten track" areas.

**Bonez** · 8th September 2008, 17:24

Originally Posted by Meanie

Good on ya bonez, you do like that loose dusty stuff dont you
The Yods and i went for a wee poodle out to Pongoroa Monie rode her new VFR 800, yes bonez she brought a Honda

, this being her maiden run on it, awesome day for it

I was over that way too. Far too nice a day to go straight home so went for a bit of a tiki tour and got home around 5pm. Left Pete in Taihape around 9:30am. Met a chap on a 1000 V-Strom at the camping area in the middle of the GA who was from Rotorua that had the same idea.
A pack of what looked like older trail bikes, TT500s,XLs etc were having a ball. Also came across couple on a large road bike enjoying the scenery.

**Paul_C** · 1st November 2008, 13:46

I did this road a few times on a 4WD Course for work. I always thought it would be an amazing ride to do but being pretty n00b didn't want to try the gravel bits on the old Hyobag and still not that keen to try it on the Viffer.

Hopefully they won't take too many of the exciting bits out when they seal it.