Places to ride off-road

**krad_nz** · 15th February 2009, 23:28

Originally Posted by dirtfreedom

hello can anyone help a newbie. I currently have a crf230 and find it too heavy to lift as i am only 60kgs and not that tall. What bikes can i look at thank you all.

drz-125l
ttr-125l

kx85
rm85
kx100
rm100

crf150x
crf150r

KDX200 if you're a bit taller than 5'2 or so.

KTMs that I don't know about also.

**crfchick** · 6th March 2009, 14:10

How hardout is Karapoti? I'm keen to check it out but have heard some dodgy stories about it...!

**owner** · 13th March 2009, 12:33

Are there any ChCh MX tracks?

something like harrisvile or ardmore??

I'm living in Kaipoi now and I dont know anywhere to ride please help

**Ride it till the red** · 13th March 2009, 13:17

Originally Posted by crfchick

How hardout is Karapoti? I'm keen to check it out but have heard some dodgy stories about it...!

It all depends on where you go, there's something for everyone up there.... Take a friend and go for a play...

Oh and when your new up there a good general rule of thumb might be to try and avoid going down anything that you don't think you could get back up.... as you just might have to!

More than happy to show you around a bit sometime if you want to flick me a pm

**Dent** · 15th March 2009, 08:50

Well, for free you can go to the north or south sides of the waimak.
There are some motox style circuits on the north side, just down the road from Kaiapoi. The entrance is by the garage at the old waimak bridge, where the jetboaters go. Follow the road in until you find them.

Past those tracks are 4wd and single tracks going a long way up the river.

Originally Posted by owner

Are there any ChCh MX tracks?

something like harrisvile or ardmore??

I'm living in Kaipoi now and I dont know anywhere to ride please help

**tup** · 20th March 2009, 19:17

does anyone know of ANYWHERE to ride up here except for Uretiti beach???? please???

**Badger8** · 20th March 2009, 19:46

Originally Posted by tup

does anyone know of ANYWHERE to ride up here except for Uretiti beach???? please???

Lovely views round there tho

**tup** · 20th March 2009, 20:10

and saggy old boobs.. haha.

**Badger8** · 21st March 2009, 06:17

Originally Posted by tup

and saggy old boobs.. haha.

Heheh, oh bugger

I'm from up that way, but never actually been down Uretiti to be honest.

There's bound to be some farmers with tracks in a paddock somewhere? anyone able to help out?
I'm keen to get up there and do some riding in my time off too

**bogan** · 27th April 2009, 20:57

Anyone know any places in the manawatu for serious off road riding, decent mx tracks or something like that? all we know off so far is himitangi forestry track (havent actually been to yet) which is apparently a bit avg.

**kezzafish** · 28th April 2009, 10:13

Originally Posted by bogan

Anyone know any places in the manawatu for serious off road riding, decent mx tracks or something like that? all we know off so far is himitangi forestry track (havent actually been to yet) which is apparently a bit avg.

Himatangi/Tangimoana is cool mate, give it a blast. There's also Motuiti MX track in foxton which i think is an honesty box donation (but there has to be a club member present or something) or you can join the club and pay for a years worth of key access to the track. I think its called "gold coast MX club" or something. Best try to contact them and get the info. Go to Silverbullet.co.nz and look under "clubs"

There's also heaps of trail rides up your way if ya don't mind popping over to masterton etc. Have a hoon on some of these. they're cheap as and good fun. Have a look on silverbullet for these ride too. There's one coming up this Sunday in Otaki

I was hopeing you might be able to tell us about some secret access into the hills over your way? lol

**secondfield** · 28th April 2009, 14:43

There is also this place....

http://home.clear.net.nz/pages/padesign/Taikorea.html

Been there before and its fun. Very near Himatangi...

**bogan** · 28th April 2009, 16:59

thanks guys, that taikorea park looks pretty good

**bogan** · 28th April 2009, 17:27

Originally Posted by kezzafish

I was hopeing you might be able to tell us about some secret access into the hills over your way? lol

i wish i knew some ways into them hills, but think its all private or protected or whatever, maybe just find someone with a farm that backs onto them and set up a ramp over the fence

**evoetr** · 30th April 2009, 10:20

Originally Posted by kezzafish

Himatangi/Tangimoana is cool mate, give it a blast.

Just wondering what road or how you get to Himatangi/Tangimoana is it near the beach .... ? I went up checked out Himatangi beach and can only ride a bike there if registered.

Although on the way back stopped to have a look at Peka Peka Beach says cars and bikes are permitted all the way up to Te Horo and down to Waikane and nothing about having to be registered .

Cheers. CB