Forgotten great roads.

**FROSTY:Me** · 23rd February 2005, 23:46

Well the Welly guys go on about the Tukas. Me I love Old north and the miranda road .Firefight waxes lirical about his ol SH22
Guess what--we all miss out on a couple of the best biking roads I think Ive encountered in ages.
Guys -If ya get the chance try the Napier to gisborn road> Its like 200km of twisties. Thatll warmya tyres up nicely. Just before Gisborn turn left on SH2 and head down the gorge. -now thats 55km of roads like the tukas.
-Ohh but without the grease n oil.
Youll end up in Tauranga after a few hours of real good riding.down the waterfront theres some darn good eateries. Do a uey and head back again.

**Riff Raff** · 24th February 2005, 01:13

Originally Posted by XJ/FROSTY

Guys -If ya get the chance try the Napier to gisborn road> Its like 200km of twisties. Thatll warmya tyres up nicely. Just before Gisborn turn left on SH2 and head down the gorge. -now thats 55km of roads like the tukas.

That sounds like my kind of roads. Might look at doing in the near future now I've got a decent bike.

**BNZ** · 24th February 2005, 05:12

Originally Posted by XJ/FROSTY

Well the Welly guys go on about the Tukas. Me I love Old north and the miranda road

Miranda road is s&*t!!! I used to go through there every week in the cage (when i say used to i mean up until about a month ago) and there was not many occasions where there were no road works

The road that carries on up to otara and maraitia might be ok, but that bit that takes you back out the highway by the castle always had bloody roadworks!

MD · 24th February 2005, 06:46

Originally Posted by XJ/FROSTY

Well the Welly guys go on about the Tukas.

It's not so much that we rave on about it - it's all we've bloody got! It's only one small hill crossing and full of trucks. But it does have some great spots.
The Napier-Taupo and Napier -Gisborne roads sure are a blast.
Want the best roads. Try anything in the South island, except SH1 south from Chch
MD

**James Deuce** · 24th February 2005, 07:10

Thank you MD, for politely saying what I wanted to say without the expletives or comments about parentage and current employment.

**Slingshot** · 24th February 2005, 07:54

There sure are some great roads around this fantastic country of ours.

Over the Christmas break I was luckly enough to ride some of them. The standouts were:
SH4 from Wanganui to Ohakune
The Gorge from Opotiki to Gisborne
Gisborne to Napier

If I could make a suggestion (I'm going to anyway)...strap ya pack on the pack rack and go exploring!

**ajturbo** · 24th February 2005, 08:23

Originally Posted by Riff Raff

That sounds like my kind of roads. Might look at doing in the near future now I've got a decent bike.

hey give us a yell... luke and i like that road also.. we could even crash at toad's place the night!!!...ummmm ok toad?....lol

just rode it on tuesday..... a couple of trafic lights in the gorge???!! but apart from that, some fast corners....... and some wooops tooo fast corners!!...even i was scraping pegs!!!!
(ok so it was a bit of a holow in the road..)

**bugjuice** · 24th February 2005, 08:24

coromandle

**ajturbo** · 24th February 2005, 08:24

hey frosty... :spudwave:

what time did you claim you son back?
or has he left home for good?

**Rainbow Wizard** · 24th February 2005, 19:08

Doesn't look like that much appeal, but I do wonder with a start from Napier what their route is going to be.
Some dude at Paeroa was planting leaflets on every bike in sight.
Anyone going or done it before? Do they run it like a rally check point thing?