North to South (without SH1)

[Jantar]

Just wondering if anyone has done this, going from Auckland to Wellington with out using SH1 or using it to the very minimum.

My very first North Island trip was in 1973 to compete in the Shell 500. he return journey southwas to leave the main road at Pokeno, then Matamata, Rotorua, Murapara, Wairoa, Napier, Masterton, Wellington. No SH1 south of Pokeno, and a fair bit of gravel through the Waikaremoana area.

It was a great trip.

[Motu]

I went to see `4skins on the weekend - went down the Whangaehu Valley Road, just past Ohakune...got lost..ended up in Hunterville. Some of the roads were goat tracks. The TDM was a bit out of it's comfort zone.

Choice mate - living proof a TDM is not just a street bike! Sure wouldn't be much fun with those tyres,how was the going in the thick stuff?

[LB]

Actually I was thinking of that very same weekend as well. Though, I'll just need to work out a few things first.

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There's racing at Pukekohe that w/end (National Points round)
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[Motoracer]

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Cheers Lynda! What would we do with out you.

[Hitcher]

It's not possible to travel from North Cape to Bluff by road without contacting or using SH1.

It is, however, possible to do the journey without passing through traffic lights (easier going north than south).

[Oscar]

Choice mate - living proof a TDM is not just a street bike! Sure wouldn't be much fun with those tyres,how was the going in the thick stuff?

Not much problem on the gravel, I think because the tyres are narrow by "proper" road bike standards. The suspension was another matter - it was unhappy coping with ruts and washboard braking areas, th efront in particular. This made going at any reasonable speed a bit dicey...

[Slim]

Heh, its like an Auckland invasion...
I will be down the last week or so in March!

Us too. We're booked on the ferry on the morning of the 10th, so should be arriving at Mitch's place on the 8th hopefully.

[igor]

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put a map up where ya went as I am 2 lazy to walk to garage and get mine

[Oscar]

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put a map up where ya went as I am 2 lazy to walk to garage and get mine

Okey Dokey.
Not a very good map, but summat like...

[igor]

Okey Dokey.
Not a very good map, but summat like...

one of the boys did this one on his R1150RT but from sth to norf with his wife on da bak

reckons it was fun

i must do that one. did the one 1 to the east

seen the bit about the uk helo pilot dropping off pizza in da paoper today

[Oscar]

one of the boys did this one on his R1150RT but from sth to norf with his wife on da bak

reckons it was fun

i must do that one. did the one 1 to the east

seen the bit about the uk helo pilot dropping off pizza in da paoper today

Just be a bit careful.
It has been washed out in several places and tons of new gravel added and graded recently in the middle. I think at the highest point the whole road fell off the hillside, 'cause it looks brand new. It wasn't like it was impassable or nuthin', it just required a lot of concentration to ride the TDM in deep gravel. The LC4 woulda been a hoot.

[igor]

Just be a bit careful.
It has been washed out in several places and tons of new gravel added and graded recently in the middle. I think at the highest point the whole road fell off the hillside, 'cause it looks brand new. It wasn't like it was impassable or nuthin', it just required a lot of concentration to ride the TDM in deep gravel. The LC4 woulda been a hoot.

yeah but me old pig just sledges thru gravel

might be goin on a coro loop on sunday but very early 5 or 6am start. homotown -thames - tapu - coroglen - across 309 to coro town - and then matarangi to look at me dirt - and whitianga - coroglen - tapu - homotown

ant been out much as me new accesory has been holdin me back. i showed im ya piccie and this is wot he did

[Motu]

Oh Ho,well done man! Did you use a surrogate father to achieve that level of cuteness? Plenty of room in the panniers eh?

Check out my new location....neighbour.

[Zapf]

A very simple trip from Hunua, go under SH1 (drury) follow the learners road (SH22) to Ngaruawahia, down SH39 to Otorohanga, then Te Kuiti (SH3), down to Wanganui (SH4), back onto SH3 to Bulls (SH1/3) Sanson then through to Palmy to visit with Hooks. From there you have a choice of going over the Paihiatua track/Mangamairie/Eketahuna/Alfredton/Masterton/Galdstone all the way to Martinborough then over the Rimutaka hill to Wellington or down SH57 through Shannon to (sigh) SH1 and Wellington.

Just one of many 'ways'

yep I have done that way to / from Wellington and Wanganui. Except the SH22 part coming back.... (buggered from riding, so SH1 it was)

Did the Auckland to Wanganui in 1 day and Wanganui to Wellington thru the far east side and the Rimutakas the 2nd. And a 1 day trip Wellington to Wanganui to National Park then SH1 to Taupo (rest for 4 hours) then head out east to Te Kuiti / Otorohanga and back. (that was for the Metzelar meet at Taupo)

If you have more time you can also head out on SH3 towards New Plymouth and then depends on the weather / wind / time you can go around the mount or short cut it, and ride up one of the access roads for a bit of view.

When you plan on going?

[2_SL0]

No plans exactly when just something I would like to do in the future.