Queens Birthday West Cape Tour - 31st May - 2nd June

**TOTO** · 14th May 2008, 17:35

UPDATE 3: Tour is ON. Tour leader will be Glice. Tour Proceeding as planned.

UPDATE 2: Accomodation confirmed for the following people:

BASS-TREBLE
glice
Just beGiNing 250
Macstar
mapsanji
musicman
TOTO
zxcvbnm
PocketCracker
ChocolateWheels

The two backpacker places still have spaces available. If anyone else wants to join us from now on, you need to arange accomodation with the backpackers. See below for backpacker details.

UPDATE 1: Accomodation sorted. All people attending and needing accomodation please send me a PM.
New Plimouth - Shoestring Backpackers - 48 Lemon St New Plymouth - $30 per person per night
Turangi - Extreme Backpackers - 26 Ngawaka Pl Turangi - $23 per person per night
Icludes sheets and duvets.

All UPDATES WILL BE POSTED HERE IN THIS FIRST POST OF THE THREAD AS THEY BECOME KNOWN - ANY CHANGES, ACCOMODATION UPDATES, ETC...KEEP AN EYE ON THIS SPACE

Queens Birthday is on 2/06/08 which means a long weekend, therefore the idea is to do a 250cc three day tour to the West Cape (if you can call it that). Leaving Saturday Morning from Auckland, and coming back to auckland on Monday Night.
This tour is aimed mainly at people riding 250cc bikes. People riding larger motorcycles are more than welcome to attend but bear in mind that the main group speed is going to be 100 - 110k, so you may get bored. Everyone is wellcome to ride the speed they are comfourtable with (faster than us 250cc if you like). To attend this event you must be comfourtable with open road riding, which means that if its going to be your first time on open road then this ride is not for you.

Day 1:
Meeting at BP Autobahn in Papakura Auckland at 7:30 am - 31/05/08
Leaving 8:00am SHARP.

Bp Autobahn Location ---> http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...5&z=13&iwloc=C

Going via SH22 and Forgotten highway making our way to New Plimouth for the night. Will try to stop in Whangamomona as the place was recommended for great food...

Originally Posted by Gregd17

You have to stop in Whangamomona, Between Tamaruni and Stratford.

There is a pub there that surve great burgers and chips. All bike riders from everywhere go and meet there.

Day 1 route here --> http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?f=d&hl...7,5.108643&z=8

Day 2:
Leaving New Plimouth and making our way around the west capeand find the Cape Egmont Lighthouse. After that going to turangi for the night.

Day 2 Route here --> http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?f=d&hl...6,5.108643&z=8

Day 3:
Leaving Turangi and going back to auckland via some nice roads.

Day 3 Route here --> http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?f=d&hl...1,5.108643&z=8

Routes are a general Idea of where we are going to go trough, It may change on the day depending on circumbstances - i.e. Timing, weather etc...

DETAILS:

Responsible Behaviour on the road is expected from all riders attending the tour.
High Visibility Vests are encouraged but not compulsory.
Approved Motorcycle gear is Highly desirable and encouraged. Please do not come to the event wearing plain jeans and plain jeans jacket with no protection at all. At least wear kevlar jeans. I DON'T WANT to pick up bones and skin from the road should someone fall of their bike.
Event is weather permitting, which means that the tour will be canceled only if heavy rain warnings are at place. Light showers will not affect us.
Fuel Stops will be about every 100 - 150km to accomodate for people with small range fuel tanks.
TEC will be decided on the day.

If you are going to attend the WHOLE 3 DAY event, please register your attendance on the calender event AS THIS WILL BE USED TO BOOK ACCOMODATION
-- > http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/ca...&day=2008-5-31

**Gubb** · 14th May 2008, 17:47

Dang it. I'm gonna be in Wellington.

That's like 3 overnighters in a row i've missed.

Gutted.

**pocketcracker** · 14th May 2008, 19:19

Fricken Excuses !

Ill come toto if you promise to x up ya bike at 110 k in the wet slyding on cow shiite and slamming ya boot into the ground to prevent a high side , like ya did today in the pissing rain dwn sh 22 !

that was fun ! .....

**TOTO** · 14th May 2008, 22:48

I got some street credit now

Did my first bubu wheelie too

**zxcvbnm** · 15th May 2008, 10:18

I can't see the bit that mentions sleeping in the wilderness with tents

**TOTO** · 15th May 2008, 10:27

Originally Posted by zxcvbnm

I can't see the bit that mentions sleeping in the wilderness with tents

I was thinking about that but I'd much prefer a nice comfy bed. If you are keen on a tent you can bring one and can sleep on the lawn or on the beach. fine by me.

**Pumba** · 15th May 2008, 10:27

Wow Toto, makes me wounder if you have even seen this thread http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=67007 not sure where you will be staying in Turangi but there will be a sizable group already there

**TOTO** · 15th May 2008, 10:40

Originally Posted by Pumba

Wow Toto, makes me wounder if you have even seen this thread http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=67007 not sure where you will be staying in Turangi but there will be a sizable group already there

Taken it into account. Surely turangi doesn't have just one place for sleep. Then there is Toupo, Ohakune, Tauramanui, Waiouru...etc.

**Rosie** · 15th May 2008, 10:51

There is another road that goes around Mt Egmont a bit higher up the mountain, it's got lots of twisty tar seal, and is very scenic. The road up the mountain to North Egmont is also worth a look.

**TOTO** · 15th May 2008, 10:59

Originally Posted by Rosie

There is another road that goes around Mt Egmont a bit higher up the mountain, it's got lots of twisty tar seal, and is very scenic. The road up the mountain to North Egmont is also worth a look.

Thank you very much for the suggestion. Can you point it out on google maps please?

**Rosie** · 15th May 2008, 11:16

Originally Posted by TOTO

Thank you very much for the suggestion. Can you point it out on google maps please?

Uh, I've never used google maps, so I can't figure out how to do that right now. From Maptoaster: Egmont Rd intersects SH3 at Egmont village. It goes straight up the North side of the mountain to North egmont. Nice twisty road and (I imagine) good views from the top, if you aren't stuck in a cloud (as we were).
Back on SH3 going towards New Plymouth you do a bit of a dog leg through Mangorei Rd and Baker Rd to get onto Carrington Rd, which skirts around the edge of the mountain. We went as far as Parihaka Rd and followed it down to the main highway and the lighthouse.