Ride to the North

**Maha** · 23rd August 2007, 17:50

May/Probably (as the title suggests) take a ride up North on Saturday, haven't thought about time/place etc yet....weather looks to be so should take advantage of it will its here...

Heading for Kaikohe

**Bass** · 24th August 2007, 08:47

My good lady wife is on a training course all weekend.

The bike is in for service at the moment, including a new tyre which will need sorting out.

The weather forecast is good.

Tell me more !!!!

And to cap it off, I have another ride lined up for about 500 km on Sunday.

Roll on the weekend.

**NinjaNanna** · 24th August 2007, 11:04

Hi There

I'd be interested too!!!

When you have some more details please let me know

Cheers

NN

**Maha** · 24th August 2007, 20:31

Originally Posted by Bass

My good lady wife is on a training course all weekend.

The bike is in for service at the moment, including a new tyre which will need sorting out.

The weather forecast is good.

Tell me more !!!!

And to cap it off, I have another ride lined up for about 500 km on Sunday.

Roll on the weekend.

Originally Posted by NinjaNanna

Hi There

I'd be interested too!!!

When you have some more details please let me know

Cheers

NN

10.30am Leave from Warkworth Mobil?
Heading for Kaikohe?
Paparoa/Oakliegh/Maungatapere/Mangakahia rd to Kaikohe (dont whats there but lets have a look)

**Donor** · 24th August 2007, 21:19

As per PM to your significantly better half, I won't be able to make it as the Domestic Controller(tm) has insisted I put on my pinny and make like I know what I am doing with hammers, wrecking bars and other quite useful tools of destruction.

*sigh*

Enjoy it, and ride safe all... (Ya rotten sods mumble curse etc...)

**Laava** · 24th August 2007, 21:29

Let me know what time so I can hide under a bridge and throw eggs as you go by!

Nah I'm going fishing so that's out! Maungakahia Rd is good at the mo, had road works a couple of months ago and washouts from the storm but all good. Was thru there 2 weeks ago with Rider in Black. Have fun!:grin:

**Mom** · 24th August 2007, 21:30

Originally Posted by Donor

As per PM to your significantly better half, I won't be able to make it as the Domestic Controller(tm) has insisted I put on my pinny and make like I know what I am doing with hammers, wrecking bars and other quite useful tools of destruction.

*sigh*

Enjoy it, and ride safe all... (Ya rotten sods mumble curse etc...)

We will take some pics and post them for you, it will be sort of like being there

Mind you smashing stuff up cant be all bad!

**oldguy** · 24th August 2007, 21:32

Sounds like a plan, was planning on going up that way to visit my dad, just an excuse for a ride, introduce him to my young American,
weather permitting see you at the servo,

cheers john

**mbazza** · 24th August 2007, 21:39

Originally Posted by Donor

As per PM to your significantly better half, I won't be able to make it as the Domestic Controller(tm) has insisted I put on my pinny and make like I know what I am doing with hammers, wrecking bars and other quite useful tools of destruction.

*sigh*

Enjoy it, and ride safe all... (Ya rotten sods mumble curse etc...)

Oh you poor bugger, I've got to work again tomorrow! Will manage to do most of this work by riding from place to place. Long live the bike! Cheers.

**Maha** · 24th August 2007, 21:46

Originally Posted by Laava

Let me know what time so I can hide under a bridge and throw eggs as you go by!

Nah I'm going fishing so that's out! Maungakahia Rd is good at the mo, had road works a couple of months ago and washouts from the storm but all good. Was thru there 2 weeks ago with Rider in Black. Have fun!:grin:

Never been on that road before, heard about it so better do it, thanks Laava for road condition report!...

**Laava** · 24th August 2007, 22:22

Do yourselves a favour and head west from Kaikohe and down thru the Waipoua forest to Dargs. Waimamaku has a great cafe roadhouse. You probably are familiar with this road tho. Make a good round trip and hopefully the forest road will be dry.

**Laava** · 25th August 2007, 07:35

Oh and a couple of points of interest, 1 is the Wairua falls, it is a short road about 10km up the Maungakahia Rd on your left. Well worth checking out. 2nd make sure you stop mid-span on the twin bridges and have a look around. You can often see schools of mullet in the rivers there. My workmate used to shoot them with a 303 or drop gelignite in and pick up the bounty as it floated down stream! True story! Have a nice day!