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  1. 13th February 2005, 20:57 #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by erik
    It was on a corner a few corners up the road (ie, towards Piha) from the Arataki Information Centre. Going back towards titirangi, the road dips down into a left hand corner, and then continues uphill in a long right hand corner. The bike was on the right side of the road in the ditch/side of the bank. It was facing the wrong way for the side it was on and looked like it was fairly well wedged into the ditch/weeds.
    I know exactly the corner, and it is a bitch. Going from Arataki, the corner before is marked 35, but is easily a 60. That corner I reckon is supposed to be the 35. There's rough seal on the outside and inside wheel tracks. Beats me how he/she ended up on the inside.... From Piha side, the corner isnt too bad, but still a bit tricky with rough seal, washboards etc around. I reckon the worst corner on Scenic Drive, and I think Milky will agree.....
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    Glad it wasnt you guys, Did you have a good run after we left you at Puhoi?
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    Quote Originally Posted by SPman
    Glad it wasnt you guys, Did you have a good run after we left you at Puhoi?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Posh Tourer :P
    I know exactly the corner, and it is a bitch. Going from Arataki, the corner before is marked 35, but is easily a 60. That corner I reckon is supposed to be the 35. There's rough seal on the outside and inside wheel tracks. Beats me how he/she ended up on the inside.... From Piha side, the corner isnt too bad, but still a bit tricky with rough seal, washboards etc around. I reckon the worst corner on Scenic Drive, and I think Milky will agree.....
    Scenic Drive is a naughty little road........

    But since it's part of my family no bad words against it alright
    On that road it is infinitely more efficient if you use your line of sight rather than road signs to navigate.
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    hope whoever it is that they are alright.
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    I hope it's not a CBR1000 by any chance......
    gotta call someone I know that lives on Scenic Drive tomorrow. Hope it's not him.

    Damn, now I'm worried
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marmoot
    I hope it's not a CBR1000 by any chance......
    gotta call someone I know that lives on Scenic Drive tomorrow. Hope it's not him.

    Damn, now I'm worried
    I was thinking the same. Hope it's not him...

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    It just proves that not all of us are invincible and things like that certainly open up your eyes to your vulnerability.

    Hope the rider is OK, and all you guys ride safe. Makes me cringe when I hear of KB's binning.
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    Cool

    Hope the rider is ok.
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    Just spoke to a workmate who is a volunteer f/f up there, he didn't attend that call out but was told about it, the guy apparently injured his arm/wrist in the accident.
    He walked away from the accident... Phew!!!!
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  11. 14th February 2005, 08:12 #26
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    that road is an awesome road to ride if you know if. Blistered many a tyre on that one, but it isn't forgiving. It tricks you to go hard out, then out pops a corner that tightens or some crap right in the road line you're taking. All too easy to get it wrong. Unbeliveable scenary on that road, just don't become part of it..

    Hope the dude is ok..
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    Hopefully this is not the same dude my wife dealt with at Middlemore hospital yesterday. When she got home from work about 4pm and I asked her how her day was, I was told 'busy because I was looking after (she's a theater radiographer) a naughty biker who'd done a runner from the police and crashed into a cliff face'. Dunno what injuries she was dealing with but might be a different one if the scenic drive guy walked away from it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bugjuice
    Unbeliveable scenary on that road, just don't become part of it...
    Dropped my brand new XJ600 out there 2nd day I had it Only broke the belly pan though.... Had almost stopped when she fell over and was saved by a poor little sappling from going over the edge.....
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    Quote Originally Posted by mlcrisis
    Just spoke to a workmate who is a volunteer f/f up there, he didn't attend that call out but was told about it, the guy apparently injured his arm/wrist in the accident.
    He walked away from the accident... Phew!!!!
    That's good to know, cheers for that.
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