A short 800km ride (28 December)

[Str8 Jacket]

Hehe, you're cool Simon. Loving the pic of you, you look especially stunning in ya helmet too!

[The_Dover]

did you rev your bike over 5k rpm??

[limbimtimwim]

did you rev your bike over 5k rpm??

I do recall a little mono or two, so I would think so.

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

Okay,

Who on Thursday would like to spend the day tripping to Napier and Taupo and back to Wellington again? Just for the hell of it.

Was thinking of taking in Vinegar Hill, Pahiatua track and maybe a backroad to Napier / Hastings if it is viable.

Anyways, I'll be leaving Rimutex at about 7:30, and will probably be back there by 19:30.

No specific route details because I have not decided what order to do things in.

Only come if you are prepared to ride all day at a reasonable clip.

I use to do that when I use to live in Napier... hmmm them were the days

[limbimtimwim]

I use to do that when I use to live in Napier... hmmm them were the days

That backroad masterton->waipuk, that's very cool. Pity about the gravel hiding on many of the corners due to storm damage, really made me keep the speed down. None-the-less; I will be revisiting this road in the future though. I think a ride out there, but just to Napier and back, is on the cards at some stage,

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

That backroad masterton->waipuk, that's very cool. Pity about the gravel hiding on many of the corners due to storm damage, really made me keep the speed down. None-the-less; I will be revisiting this road in the future though. I think a ride out there, but just to Napier and back, is on the cards at some stage,

Thats a great road... but yeah gotta watch out for them I nearly had a bin once from the same thing... I was lucky no other vehicle was on the road..

The gravel was right in the apex of my corner and well... to tell you the honest truth I don't know how I didn't bin... but I did go wide...

[Jantar]

That backroad masterton->waipuk, that's very cool. Pity about the gravel hiding on many of the corners due to storm damage, really made me keep the speed down. None-the-less; I will be revisiting this road in the future though. I think a ride out there, but just to Napier and back, is on the cards at some stage,

I rode it in October last year, only a few weeks after the floods. Every corner had gravel and it was a 4 hour ride from Wellington to Waipuk (two up) on the GS1200ss.

[Bonez]

That backroad masterton->waipuk, that's very cool. Pity about the gravel hiding on many of the corners due to storm damage, really made me keep the speed down. None-the-less; I will be revisiting this road in the future though.

Bit more scenic than the main drag don't you think? What gravel on it isn't that bad. It's an addictive bit road. One thing to be carefull of also is road slippage and the odd tree fallen over if there's been lots of bad weather.

You can cut out to the coast at Waipawa, there are roads that link towards the coast between Waipuk and Waipawa, and come in behind Te Mata peak, or though Havelock North, then on to Napier as well.

[sels1]

I too did an 800ker the day before we met up at Taupo. Kapiti - Napier - Gisborne - Tauranga. After overnighting at Tauranga had a bit of a cruise down to Taupo and sat in the hotpools for a while. I was just sitting on the side of the road after gassing up wondering whether to go to Napier or head home when LMTB comes along heading south so decision made. Another trip up the mountain, looks different without so much snow and deserted.
Riding into the sunset made for a long twilight and man did we collect some bugs on the screen and visor.
Some pics: first of the Tiger in the Waioweka(sp) Gorge between Gisb and Opotiki and a couple up the mountain.

[skelstar]

Simon is checking out your Tiger's ass while his girlfriend isn't looking. Shame.

[Wasp]

and nobody came to visit me in taupo/turangi?!

[sels1]

and nobody came to visit me in taupo/turangi?!

Havent you got that bike fixed yet????

[Zapf]

Yeah, the backroad(s) from Masterton to Waipukurau took a lot longer than expected. Very much worth it though. Have you ever been to Wimbledon? Didn't get to Napier till 1:30/2pm.

Pictures later.

nice.... yes have done those roads, thou at 2am in the morning during the GC.