You are on to it Guy. I have been watching this thread as it seems like a bloody great idea & I'm looking forward to getting involved once work settles down a bit for me. Got a number of spots sorted for when I get the Tag!
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You are on to it Guy. I have been watching this thread as it seems like a bloody great idea & I'm looking forward to getting involved once work settles down a bit for me. Got a number of spots sorted for when I get the Tag!
May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face.
Hardcore Biker
Stopped at Upper Hutt at Subway - Eat Fresh
Sub of the Day was Ham and I chose Honey Mustard sauce.
A gem of an afternoon, stopping at Kaitoke SH2 for a couple of pictures and also at the last passing lane bend before the summit, finally to stop and 'eat fresh' wasn't too nippy at all.
Four bikes stopped in the 20 minutes I was there and about six carried on round the top.
Rimutaka Hill Cafe - BYO Subway and Can of V.
Don't let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy...The Eagles
Hardcore Biker
Cheers Mal, I reckon if and when I get the tag the hints will probably come from a song or two, or three, or four..."On a dark desert highway"Originally Posted by madmal64
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Cheers, Might Buy one
"If you haven't grown up by the time you turn 50, you don't have to!"
Bite my shiney metal ass
So Jealous of you Guy. I'm crook as a dog at the moment. Just got a new bike a couple of weeks ago and only been able to ride it three times. Did take it for a small pootle today but didn't want to make the flu worse.
Oh yeah I had a bit of a forced upgrade of the Ducati, I now have a much larger, louder and newer one since we last spoke.
Exert your talents, and distinguish yourself, and don't think of retiring from the world, until the world will be sorry that you retire. -Samuel Johnson
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yep thats the way.I also try to get the pic of the next one at the same time,but you risk losing time that way,and you might get home and find someone has posted up their bike before you.I think most have been quite gettable so far,but i have lived here for YEARS so know most places.Its amazing what you can find on Google,esp with Google maps and street view.Its pretty tough at this time of year I leave for work in the dark and its getting dark when i leave work too,so there isnt much time especially the current SH1 tag.I have Fridays off so you will see a lot of my "gets" are fridays!
Hardcore Biker
Hey you take it easy and get over the flu.
I backtracked your threads and read about the 400 Duc - that road out to Staglands is a bit of minefield now and then.
Hardcore Biker
11am-2pm. No 'Buts' today, and no wind. A reasonably sunny day up over the Rimutaka Hill and out on the road to Martinborough, turning off right to Kahutara and a Subway Roll at the Kahutara Hall.
The children at the school across the road climbed onto the fence and cheered when I started up the bike to leave and big waves all round.
Short loop back to Martinborough - Featherston road, with stop at top of Rimutaka Hill and drink of "V", then home.
needs to work harder
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Hardcore Biker
No buts - another crisp clear day, and no wind.
12pm - 2pm
Ride to Wainuiomata Hill then back down around to Eastbourne.
BTW -
Sub of the Day - Tuna with Sweet Onion/Thousand Island/Sweet Chilli Sauce.
Hardcore Biker
Though dull and overcast was a good ride up the back of Trentham Camp then up over the Wallaceville Hill out to Mangaroa and over the hill there back down onto State Highway 2.
I did this ride a lot when I started out on my first bike - GN250, and today on the CB900, it was really good to focus on some of the journey. Where I really concentrated and used to get a little tense back then, now I can keep a fairly clear mind and feel 'at one with the bike'.
Out for an hour and a half, and no Subway roll today, had soup before I keft.
Hardcore Biker
Yesterday, after a good 300km ride with Wellington Ulysses up to the Paihiatua Track and back down the Wairarapa - and not a drop of rain (but plenty of mist on top of the Track), I could not let a Wellington blue dome day escape today.
So it was a steady ride up over the Haywards down to Pauahatanui then on up to the Paekakariki Hill Lookout, stopping off at Battle Hill. Bit of a breeze on the way out. The coast line, the South Island and Kapiti Island were bathed in sunshine.
Hardcore Biker
A break in the weather today but....a little bit nippy.
Took a ride up around 2pm and the roading contractors with the truck-sweepers were clearing the grit laid down earlier today.
Hardcore Biker
On the way from Wellington on SH2 to the Rimutaka Hill, there is a good diversion at the Silverstream Bridge then through Silverstream itself and up the Blue Mountains Road to Whitemans Valley. On the way there is an opportunity to stop at the Short Straw Cafe out in the countryside.
Climbing the Blue Mountains Road for about a kilometre this time of year is quite damp and extra care is needed on the closing radius turns. Through the Whitemans Valley the road narrows down and several narrow Give Way bridges.
There are several turn off points back to Upper Hutt, first Wallaceville with a good hill climb and descent, then similarly Mangaroa Hill, and finally to carry on all the way through to Maymourne and come back to SH2 at Te Marua.
Recommend you travel with another rider if you haven't done this journey before.
snot crasher
nice ride that Guy, was out that way myself on the weekend, looks like you're keeping yourself busey
EDIT: what? no subway?
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