Huia Adventure Ride (Report)

**EJK** · 5th November 2008, 15:32

I know I've been to Huia many many times before, however this time I took it just abit furthur... I felt like going off road

The road I took was this Whatipu Road, starting from Little Huia. The road is very short (also very close to Auckland) however the difficulty(?) makes it feel like an eternalty. Thats the point of an Adventure Ride isn't it? Well anyways I had fun on that piece of road. To be honest I didn't go all the way to Whatipu (No I didn't chicken out) but still I experienced a little taste of off road riding, just like the Cape Reinga's last 18kms.

Overall: Personally I think (this too) is a good part of a road for those who wishes to taste a bit of off road experience. It's got good scenery too, since one of the road leads to the Mt Donald, which is about 300 meters tall. For a second I thought I was on Andes Moutains in Peru.

More bonus is that this place is just a back yard of Auckland, about 30 minutes from the city center! Plus theres a river crossing at the Little Huia to clean off dirts from the tyre!

Here are some photos. Next time I'm going to bring a proper camera and some friends who would like to experience off road riding AND go all they way

P.S. Awesome me I did not bin

**gunnyrob** · 5th November 2008, 15:44

Good on you for having a crack EJ, keep upskilling & we'll see you on longer adventure rides!

**gtr boy** · 5th November 2008, 15:47

when you get to the end of that road theres a camp site as well as little sheds/rooms for accommodation.
also a shop last time i was there
could be the go for a week end away with some beers throwin in and a BBQ

**EJK** · 5th November 2008, 15:49

Originally Posted by gtr boy

when you get to the end of that road theres a camp site as well as little sheds/rooms for accommodation.
also a shop last time i was there
could be the go for a week end away with some beers throwin in and a BBQ

Thanks for the information. Is there anything we should be worried about? (e.g. On comming trucks taking over the whole road)

**Mom** · 5th November 2008, 16:39

It is good to challenge yourself. It was not too long ago that Woodcocks Road was only sealed half way. It always was a bit of a challenge doing the unsealed part, but we did it from time to time just for the experience. Good on you EJK, one day I will take you over the Pakiri Hill, now there is a challenge in the wet on road tyres

**gtr boy** · 5th November 2008, 17:22

havnt been out there for awhile,but big trucks i havnt seen,just gezzas pretending to rally drive

its well worth the effort though

**rie** · 5th November 2008, 23:08

fun!!! we could pull all the fairings off my bike and pootle through mud; streams; gravel; sand etc etc. did i tell you i saw a vid of a dwarf riding an 07 gpx through a stream?? i still haven't figured out the logistics of that one.

**Rosie** · 6th November 2008, 07:26

Awesome!

Gravel roads do seem to take all eternity at first, but, if you relax, and expect it to take aages to get anywhere, they can be very pleasant - if a little challenging on a sports-style bike.

Taking my KRR150 on gravel a few times is what started me on the slippery slope to adventure riding

**EJK** · 6th November 2008, 10:44

Originally Posted by Mom

It is good to challenge yourself. It was not too long ago that Woodcocks Road was only sealed half way. It always was a bit of a challenge doing the unsealed part, but we did it from time to time just for the experience. Good on you EJK, one day I will take you over the Pakiri Hill, now there is a challenge in the wet on road tyres

Haha mud + road tyre treads filled with mud... I know that experience...

Originally Posted by rie

fun!!! we could pull all the fairings off my bike and pootle through mud; streams; gravel; sand etc etc. did i tell you i saw a vid of a dwarf riding an 07 gpx through a stream?? i still haven't figured out the logistics of that one.

Haha you promised!

Originally Posted by Rosie

Awesome!

Gravel roads do seem to take all eternity at first, but, if you relax, and expect it to take aages to get anywhere, they can be very pleasant - if a little challenging on a sports-style bike.

Taking my KRR150 on gravel a few times is what started me on the slippery slope to adventure riding

I KNOW EY! Haha I sometimes enjoy the challenge (but musn't forget the way back!)

Who knows? I might end up in a DL650

**BANZAI** · 6th November 2008, 11:40

GN should be good on gravel coz she have her big sister DR blood in it.

Hmm time to overtake GPX and FXR?

**xwhatsit** · 6th November 2008, 12:07

Originally Posted by rie

fun!!! we could pull all the fairings off my bike and pootle through mud; streams; gravel; sand etc etc. did i tell you i saw a vid of a dwarf riding an 07 gpx through a stream?? i still haven't figured out the logistics of that one.

Or you could just get a fairingless bike in the first place and do fun stuff like this all the time

I saw a dwarf riding an XT400/600 through several water crossings. I think his name started with `M'?