Muriwai beach riding

[Ixion]

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like has been said before, hooning on the beach is fun, for about 5 minutes. and only for doing wheelies...

if you want to have NOWHERE legal to ride dirt bikes, then keep riding on the beach.... go ahead, ruin the sport for all the people who do want to do it safely and legally

If hooning and wheelies is the sum of your riding repetoire then yes, a MX track is the place for you. Deeper minds will find deeper satisfactions.

I know of no "sport" involved, and certainly seek none.

[theblacksmith]

In such places we come nearer to God. Which is more than could ever be said of a MX track[/QUOTE]

Try Tokoroa MX track - you ll get closer to God jumping off that Pirelli jump than you will at sea level in muriwai beach im sure.

[B0000M]

on the god note, this weekend there is a waipoa trail on down these ways. there will be some feature tracks which include sightseeing of the following fictional character's secret hideouts.

these fictional characters are as follows
the easter bunny
the toothfairy
santa clause
the leprichorns
the 7 dwarfs
and last but not least papa smurf








*note that trails may or may not include any of the aforementioned locations or characters. all characters names remain property of their respective owners

[kezzafish]

ha ha haaaa, FAF. I take my bible on every trail ride just so i can pull over and be at one with the big guy

[CookMySock]

It's really important not to hammer off down a beach at lightspeed, without checking it first. The problem is, after rain, any little creek will find its' way out onto the beach and carve a little washout in the sand. You CANT see them, and if you hit one at even 60km/hr it is going to hurt, and if you hit one faster, it will rip your fucking suspension off. Bad!

We used to land the Cessna 172 on 90 mile beach, but of course we could easily check it first.

Steve

[Rupe]

I can think of very few things more boring or tedious or soul-atrophying. A beach is nowhere as good as a bush trail (NOT a MX track), but it is better than a chruned up mudtrack where all that is natural has been destroye dor frightened off by the last thousand bikes to blast their way round it.

As far as Muriwai goes:

You need a road legal bike and rider . Rego, WoF, licence. Turn right before Muriwai township, and then over the dune to the beach. At this point you are well away from the south end where the families and kids are, but once on the hard sand head north 10km or so to be sure. By the you will find no one except the fisher folk and other communers with nature. Watch out for the fishmens lines running down the beach (they'll indicate them to you) and you have no agro from them. I think it is a 60kph speed limit all the way, which should be no problem. If you just want to blast at warp speed go to a MX track, where you will have no choice but to do so.

Head up to the spit at the end, it's peaceful and pleasant up there. Don't forget it's quite a way so watch fuel and tide

Either keep off the dunes themselves, or at least be circumspect , there are delicate and easily destroyed habitats there.

In such places we come nearer to God. Which is more than could ever be said of a MX track

Fucking loser

[tommorth]

there is somthing to be said about riding down a beach poping the front wheel overe the small streams tham come down and watching the swell roll in

not all motorbikeing fun is on organised rides but if ya wana go for a hoon go somewhere else lots of drama involved with murawai


time for bed me thinks bit of a long day talkn shit

[Riding LockedDown]

cheers for the replies, well the reason I wanted to know was cause I was trying to decide what I wanted to buy. I would've liked to have gotten an ATV so I could cruise up the beach and put gear on the back... But was also interested to see if I was able to ride a bike up to the lagoon.

But i do like just cruising up muriwai, used to do it when I was younger, havent been on an offroad bike for a while now.

Next problem is finding a bike

[warewolf]

Some confusion arises I think by considering beaches as highways... more accurately, they all are legal roads (as nallac said) with a 50km/h limit (unless motor vehicles are banned, think Mission Bay or similar urban beach).

I can think of very few things more boring or tedious or soul-atrophying. A beach is nowhere as good as a bush trail (NOT a MX track), but it is better than a chruned up mudtrack

Each to his own. Riding up a flat straight beach is the most soul-destroying thing, like watching grass grow. I'd much rather be thinking about my riding and having to... gee whizz, shock! horror!... having to actually ride the bike on a churned up mud track, it is way more engaging. Not everybody rides bikes for the scenery, and those in the off-road forum less so than those elsewhere. (Nice wind-up, btw.)

In such places we come nearer to God. Which is more than could ever be said of a MX track

Rubbish, as others have already said. God (or Allah, or ...) is where you find him/ her/ it, so don't go using the royal "we" at ppl.

I'll see your God, and raise you an Elvis:

I don't wait until I see God before I brake, I wait until I see Elvis!