Who wants to go on a ride to Cape Reinga?

**Vinz0r** · 20th October 2013, 18:40

Originally Posted by DanielM8

You guys still looking for more candidates? Might be keen to come along, will let you know by the time - depending on if the GN250 is ready to go by then, and of course with a rack!

Yeah for sure.
If you can't manage a rack then just get rope and bungee cords! You can lash anything to your pillion seat with enough bungee cords.

**Vinz0r** · 20th October 2013, 18:44

Originally Posted by george formby

You keep mentioning riding 90 mile beach. On your spurt bikes? Then video is a must!

Hah yeah, from what I've read it's doable on a sport bike. Although apparently the inlet crossings can be.. interesting.
A mate of mine did it awhile back in a group that included an SV650/1000 and a Buell of some sort. They did it fine 2 up with gear as well so it can't be that hard!

One of the guys has a GoPro so we should get some decent videos to post up. I just love the idea of blasting past a tourist bus full of people on the beach riding a sport bike!

**DanielM8** · 20th October 2013, 18:50

Originally Posted by Vinz0r

Hah yeah, from what I've read it's doable on a sport bike. Although apparently the inlet crossings can be.. interesting.
A mate of mine did it awhile back in a group that included an SV650/1000 and a Buell of some sort. They did it fine 2 up with gear as well so it can't be that hard!

One of the guys has a GoPro so we should get some decent videos to post up. I just love the idea of blasting past a tourist bus full of people on the beach riding a sport bike!

is it fully legal and is there a speed limit?

**Vinz0r** · 20th October 2013, 18:54

Originally Posted by DanielM8

is it fully legal and is there a speed limit?

Yeah it's an official public highway, 100 kph speed limit.

**george formby** · 20th October 2013, 19:17

Originally Posted by Vinz0r

Hah yeah, from what I've read it's doable on a sport bike. Although apparently the inlet crossings can be.. interesting.
A mate of mine did it awhile back in a group that included an SV650/1000 and a Buell of some sort. They did it fine 2 up with gear as well so it can't be that hard!

One of the guys has a GoPro so we should get some decent videos to post up. I just love the idea of blasting past a tourist bus full of people on the beach riding a sport bike!

This I have to see!

I feel a touch of ebola coming on that weekend.

Quite a few moons ago "Rocket" Ron Kirkman used to use the beach to set up his hillclimb quad & a bloke oop north used to speed test his GSXR 1000 turbo. T'is doable but fairly nutty.

Oh, check your tides............ That's a biggie. You want to be hitting the beach with the tide going out, preferably halfway out.

**Vinz0r** · 20th October 2013, 19:22

Originally Posted by george formby

This I have to see!

I feel a touch of ebola coming on that weekend.

Quite a few moons ago "Rocket" Ron Kirkman used to use the beach to set up his hillclimb quad & a bloke oop north used to speed test his GSXR 1000 turbo. T'is doable but fairly nutty.

Oh, check your tides............ That's a biggie. You want to be hitting the beach with the tide going out, preferably halfway out.

Haha, I hear ebola runs it's course in three days. Modern medicine and whatnot

Speed testing on the beach eh? Well that gives me confidence that I'm not going to plough into some soft sand and go flying!
Ah yes, tides.. don't really want to get trapped. Flexible timetable allows for quite a bit of on the go planning so shouldn't be a problem.

**george formby** · 20th October 2013, 19:32

Originally Posted by Vinz0r

Haha, I hear ebola runs it's course in three days. Modern medicine and whatnot

Speed testing on the beach eh? Well that gives me confidence that I'm not going to plough into some soft sand and go flying!
Ah yes, tides.. don't really want to get trapped. Flexible timetable allows for quite a bit of on the go planning so shouldn't be a problem.

Don't forget they got local knowledge, plenty of pitfalls to be found. The beach changes with every tide.

I still ain't ridden it. Bit of butt pucker thinking about getting my lard arse through the soft sand to get on & off, the bike that is. On or off at Te Paki stream is tickety boo but the other access points are Saharan.

**bosslady** · 20th October 2013, 19:58

Originally Posted by Vinz0r

Hah yeah, from what I've read it's doable on a sport bike. Although apparently the inlet crossings can be.. interesting.
A mate of mine did it awhile back in a group that included an SV650/1000 and a Buell of some sort. They did it fine 2 up with gear as well so it can't be that hard!

One of the guys has a GoPro so we should get some decent videos to post up. I just love the idea of blasting past a tourist bus full of people on the beach riding a sport bike!

Ive got a go pro too. Any chance 90 mile might be done on the saturday you reckon? or nah?

**Vinz0r** · 20th October 2013, 21:54

Originally Posted by bosslady

Ive got a go pro too. Any chance 90 mile might be done on the saturday you reckon? or nah?

It'd be about 4 hours from Waipu to the entrance on to the beach with no stops, so if that works with the tides and whatnot then it'd be doable. But that'd be a pretty tight timetable to get it all done on that day even if the tide times are favourable.

It's about 5 hours from Waipu to Cape Reinga, so if we did that in a day we'd have Sunday to come back down ninety mile beach and you'd be able to get home on Sunday night for work on Monday.

That'd give us a bit more flexibility with managing tide times and stuff cause we wouldn't have to factor in the 4 hour travel time to get there.

**bosslady** · 21st October 2013, 17:07

Sunday for 90 mile sounds good then. I need to get on trying to find a rack.

**george formby** · 21st October 2013, 18:19

Originally Posted by bosslady

Sunday for 90 mile sounds good then. I need to get on trying to find a rack.

Not being crude, OK, I am. That's a butt fuckery day on the bike. I would say 7 to 9 hours in the saddle, prolly closer to 9 all up travel time. Might want to think about cosseting your cheeks, too.

**bosslady** · 21st October 2013, 18:21

hmmm might need to re think

**Laava** · 21st October 2013, 19:14

Originally Posted by Vinz0r

Hah yeah, from what I've read it's doable on a sport bike. Although apparently the inlet crossings can be.. interesting.
A mate of mine did it awhile back in a group that included an SV650/1000 and a Buell of some sort. They did it fine 2 up with gear as well so it can't be that hard!

One of the guys has a GoPro so we should get some decent videos to post up. I just love the idea of blasting past a tourist bus full of people on the beach riding a sport bike!

That was us and yes it is doable on any bike. The inlet crossings are just something you need to slow down for. Going north up the beach is definately the best option as you get a free car wash at Te Paki stream.
It would be a 2.5hr ride from waipu to waipapakauri beach access nonstop. Going on the fact that it takes me 1hr 40min in my ute from south whangarei to coopers beach and then 20min from there to kaitaia.
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