New Onewa Rd city-bound motorway on-ramp - Don't you just love it?

**discotex** · 13th December 2008, 20:58

Originally Posted by Badger8

I personally like the Gt North Rd onramp, onto NW motorway heading toward city. Though it is all ripped up at the moment, not sure how it'll be once it's done again.

I love that on-ramp. Used to be my local.

Only problem is that armo waiting to rip off a limb if you arse it up. If it had a nice safe concrete barrier it'd be much more fun.

**Badger8** · 13th December 2008, 21:05

Originally Posted by discotex

I love that on-ramp. Used to be my local.

Only problem is that armo waiting to rip off a limb if you arse it up. If it had a nice safe concrete barrier it'd be much more fun.

Yeah, that did kinda ruin it a bit. Especially when it tightens a bit toward the end there

**discotex** · 13th December 2008, 21:10

Originally Posted by Badger8

Yeah, that did kinda ruin it a bit. Especially when it tightens a bit toward the end there

Hehe yeah and at that point you're "merging" a little earlier than you expected

The new extra lanes should make it a lot safer if you're on the inside. Seen many epic wheelies under the bridge there.

**Forest** · 13th December 2008, 23:44

I really liked the old Onewa Rd onramp.

There was this awesomely tight circle complete with counter-rotating oncoming traffic. It always felt to me as though death was only a centre-line away.

**Slyer** · 13th December 2008, 23:49

Esmonde road northbound is pretty cool... 270 turn

**Timmay** · 15th December 2008, 23:12

Yup, love the Onewa rd interchange, in the same vicinity is Silvan Ave, a couple of awesome corners there, and if you are looking for a nice long sweeper colonial road down to the Chelsea Sugar refinery is one of my favorite spots.

**vifferman** · 16th December 2008, 11:19

No Sir, I don't like it. I don't like it at all.
It's badly wrongly engineered: too narrow, and not enough camber. I much preferred the old "steeply cambered, complete circle, tightening up just at the end" thingo. It was much more fun, and more 'technical'. The new one looks prettier, but is a cockup.

**klingon** · 16th December 2008, 13:07

Originally Posted by Slyer

Esmonde road northbound is pretty cool... 270 turn

This one I like. First time I ever rode on the motorway after I got my restricted, I popped over to Barry's Point Road then on to the Northern via this onramp. I felt like I was leaning over to almost horizontal and riding at a million miles an hour (I was probably leaning slightly and doing about 60kph). I've never had another thrill quite like it!

**klingon** · 16th December 2008, 13:08

By the way, this thread is useless without pics! Where are all the screen shots from Google Earth and all the street view shots?

**vifferman** · 16th December 2008, 13:39

Originally Posted by klingon

By the way, this thread is useless without pics! Where are all the screen shots from Google Earth and all the street view shots?

I suspect it's all a bit new for that.
EDIT: Yup, not updated yet - still shows all the roadworks.

**Max Preload** · 21st December 2008, 11:08

Originally Posted by Gremlin

Very similar to one on the NW heading south, just south of patiki or something? Apex is right at the end, beautiful.

Te Atatu South.

Originally Posted by Gremlin

East Tamaki heading north has quite a tight chicane, dual lane for the right, single for the left (merged).

Papatoetoe? It used to be better.

I like the new Highbrook southbound on-ramp. Coming from East Tamaki (not Otara) theres the 180 deg. around the roundabout then another tightening 180 degree left hander onto the motorway.