Wednesday Night Ride

[KiwiPhoenix]

Oh good!!!!

And when are you back???????????

Arrived back a couple of hours ago! Fantastic trip away but I'm knackered now!

[FJRider]

Arrived back a couple of hours ago! Fantastic trip away but I'm knackered now!

When you stay down here ... the rides to the rallys are short ... but more time to talk ...

I'm glad you enjoyed it here in paradise ...

[KiwiPhoenix]

When you stay down here ... the rides to the rallys are short ... but more time to talk ...

I'm glad you enjoyed it here in paradise ...

true! The ride to the rally was the shortest I've had yet! Like you said more time to talk, mind you staying up all night will do that for you

Will be back before you know it!

[FJRider]

Will be back before you know it!

I knew THAT ....

[gloplg]

Arrived back a couple of hours ago! Fantastic trip away but I'm knackered now!

Typical!!!! I asked the wrong question!!!!!!

What I meant was when are you backon WNR??????

[FJRider]

Typical!!!! I asked the wrong question!!!!!!

What I meant was when are you backon WNR??????

When she has a bike that is legal ...

[Peeteey]

Crap-ola, can't make it tomorrow, work, and Wed night I'm out too! Might be able to make it the following Sun but have a big gig the night before so may be ... tired ... on sunday morn.

Have fun you lucky buggers!

[HondaSTrider]

Hi all, A quick question..... I know I've seen it on here somewhere before but I'm buggerred if I'm trawling through 113 pages to find it and I can't define a search well enough to even narrow it down to a few pages!

How much unsealed road is there beyond Diamond Harbour if we want to go right around the coastline to Akaroa? i.e. through Purau, Port Levy, Pigeon Bay etc. Have friends down from Tauranga who are keen to follow that route and I've only ever been out to Akkers once via Little River route.

Thanks in advance guys

[Peach]

hey guys! Long time no see, whoops.. so much for riding a bunch in the summer eh! I have no bike at the moment, hoping to change that up in the next few weeks though and have to ask for your opinions!

As some of you may or may not know Eliot (with the K3 GSXR600 corona alstare edition) is selling his bike and moving on a DRZ400SM motard (I know, what?!) and even though I'm just a baby rider should I buy this off him? I can ride it, and absolutely love it! But is this a recipe for disaster?

Also, know of any 250's if you don't agree with my master plan?

P.S am only technically on my learners although will be on my restricted in the next little while

[Peach]

Hi all, A quick question..... I know I've seen it on here somewhere before but I'm buggerred if I'm trawling through 113 pages to find it and I can't define a search well enough to even narrow it down to a few pages!

How much unsealed road is there beyond Diamond Harbour if we want to go right around the coastline to Akaroa? i.e. through Purau, Port Levy, Pigeon Bay etc. Have friends down from Tauranga who are keen to follow that route and I've only ever been out to Akkers once via Little River route.

Thanks in advance guys

From Purau to Pigeon Bay is gravel as far as I know, would be a bit of a mission I would imagine.

Going out to Akkers via little river is the way we usually go, really nice ride just a bit flat and straight for a while at the start. Scenery is pretty awesome though.

Hope that helped

[Flip]

Hi all, A quick question..... I know I've seen it on here somewhere before but I'm buggerred if I'm trawling through 113 pages to find it and I can't define a search well enough to even narrow it down to a few pages!

How much unsealed road is there beyond Diamond Harbour if we want to go right around the coastline to Akaroa? i.e. through Purau, Port Levy, Pigeon Bay etc. Have friends down from Tauranga who are keen to follow that route and I've only ever been out to Akkers once via Little River route.

Thanks in advance guys

Looks like this;

http://www.youtube.com/peeteey#p/u/4/xzMUuCcaQVA

[Transalper]

...How much unsealed road is there beyond Diamond Harbour if we want to go right around the coastline to Akaroa?...

Port Levy/Puari to Pigeon Bay is gravel. After that you got to stay on the Summit Rd otherwise all the joiners are gravel gravel gravel.
There are sealed roads dropping down in to some of the bays off the summit but you have to return back up them to the Summit to avoid the gravel between bays.

[Freespaceage]

Would love to come for the ride today, but going to watch the Superbikes at Ruapuna Weather looks great for watching a bit of racing.

[gloplg]

How much unsealed road is there beyond Diamond Harbour if we want to go right around the coastline to Akaroa? i.e. through Purau, Port Levy, Pigeon Bay etc. Have friends down from Tauranga who are keen to follow that route and I've only ever been out to Akkers once via Little River route.

If you are expecting a road such as the one around Lyttleton Harbour I think you will be disappointed. Most of the roads around Banks Peninsula tend to radiate out from the Summit Road, which starts at Hilltop and goes around to above Akaroa.

The road between Purau and Pigeon Bay is mostly sealed apart from about 8 to 10k between Port Levy and Pigeon Bay. Western Valley Road between Port Levy and Little River is also gravel. These roads are usable as long as care is taken.

Unless you are used to travelling on gravel I would suggest the Summit Road from Hilltop with sidetrips into some of the bays, the scenery is spectacular and well worth the effort.

Travel safely and enjoy!!

[Transalper]

AA Banks Peninsula Map
Light colour roads are gravel, some are steep.

I fixed some small errors on the map with photoshop. There may be others?
The map's a few years old so maybe we let them away with it.