Wellington to Foxton ???

[Paul in NZ]

I won't slow you down by coming along but might meet you some place. Providing thats OK of course...

[Dodgyiti]

Dangerous in the mighty big smoke?
Cool.
Always a Guzzi friendly place out West.
Got plans while your up here?
We love nothing better than to strip backwater Mainlanders bikes to a bare frame while they are extanging pleantries at the dairy.

Wanna catch up, give us a bell 0212112511 if you get time.
Mike.

[Skunk]

Wrong weekend for me DD. I'll be in Hawkes Bay

[The Stranger:Me]

A couple of options.

1) Hit Palmerston North and head up 54, on to 1 (yek) until Turangi, scoot up 41 (has some nice twisty bits about the lake) to Kuratau Junction then 32 (bit boring, but few cops - never seen one yet) to Mangakino. Just follow this road up the LHS of the Waikato river, it is sealed and sign posted to Te Awamutu and Kihi Kihi. Awesome piece of road for a start, twisty, beautiful scenery and again never seen a cop. From Te Awamutu jump across to Pirongia then up 39 to Ngaruawahia. Hard to explain from here and my map doesn't show it, but you can stay on the LHS of the Waikato the whole way up to damn near Mercer. Then you is stuck on 1.

2)Head for Wanganui all boring and straight to Wanganui, no escaping this. Head up 4 all the way. You know you have hit nirvana when you see the sign - Twisty road next 52km - Sure there are some boring bits too, mostly about national park, but it hots up again from Taumarunui to Te Kuiti. 4 empties on to 3, head up 3 to Otorohanga then to Priongia. From there see option 1. Note 4 was cut up when we went down for LB's funeral and there was masses of tar bleed, particularly between Wanganui and Tohunga Junction. Hopefully a lot of the road works is complete by now.

Just a few ideas to keep you off of 1. Less cops and some bloody good road in there too.

When you coming?

[crazybigal]

do as hitcher said, go up the Wairarapa way.
avoid state highway 1, from wellington to Waikanae its all roadworks and 70-80k zones. boring!

[Blairos]

A couple of options.

From Te Awamutu jump across to Pirongia then up 39 to Ngaruawahia. Hard to explain from here and my map doesn't show it, but you can stay on the LHS of the Waikato the whole way up to damn near Mercer. Then you is stuck on 1.

You could always get to Ngaruawahia take a left out to SH22, this will keep you off 1 all the way to Tuakau, then thru Pukekohe out to Drury - then you join Southern Motorway (SH1) from there to your Auck destination

Just an idea...

[Hitcher]

Or you could take the river road from Ngaruawahia that follows the western bank, through the back streets of Huntly, cross the river at Rangiriri, immediately turnoff SH1 into Te Kauwhata and then cross country through Okaeria to SH2/25 and come into Auckland via Kaiaua and Clevedon. Fantastic!

[dangerous]

I'll take you the long way Dangerous.

PM me the details and I'll hook up and we'll go have some fun.

Cheers

Jim

Thats got to be the gheyest route ever and suitable for Goldwings and caddies. Sounds like you need a tour guide.

When does the ferry arrive?

one PM 4th Feb
A tour guid would be sweet by me, as long as we are at AJturbos in time for tea

I might be in for that too guys...

Oth mate, but no leading us into the back blocks stripping us and taking off with the keys ok

Now our plans from Foxton to wiggle our way to the Coromandel and Auckland, but thats another thread after this one is sorted.

[dangerous]

Dangerous in the mighty big smoke?
Cool.
Always a Guzzi friendly place out West.
Got plans while your up here?

heres the thread on our visit http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=37106
Be good to catch up, sounds like on the http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=37102 thread that theres a meet at a pub called something.

[chanceyy]

so Is AJ having a BBQ that nite ... (hint hint)

[dangerous]

so Is AJ having a BBQ that nite ... (hint hint)

Well he beter be doing something... big air head V twins give you a good sized apetite and after all we will be guests.
We are meeting Buell Babe there and al of us are headed North.

[Grub]

the paras as of last week are in pretty shit condition. that road wasnt fixed right after the first flood, so the second one has basically destroyed it.

We came thru it on New Years Day in heavy heavy rain but I wouldn't have slagged it as much as this. Yup it was a slow ride so I guess the bumpiness and the lack of chip on the seal (= bare tar) didn't really bug as much. I can imagine if you were trying to do it at a clip and carving turns, that might be more annoying.

Half the road has collapsed in about 5 places but they are well marked with plenty of warning. In all, as it was the first time we'd done it, we found it a really cool ride even in the crap conditions - even Nasty enjoyed it.

I would say do it if you haven't been there before because it's an amazing road through amazing country

[ajturbo]

Arrr shite... now i will have to think about getting a BBq around here ..somehow?
was hoping for a quiet romantic evening... sitting on the deck, watching the sun go down... and the dogs chasing ghost rabbits...

or i know i could issue all comers with a brush and have competions on who can brush the dogs the best....

or who can pick up the most doggy doo

or play... lets all fill in the holes the dogs dug while i was out riding...

or.. lets quess where we are going to sleep

or .. now this IS a good idea.... we could tie luke up and draw a red dot on his belly and get the slug gun out...........

[chanceyy]

Arrr shite... now i will have to think about getting a BBq around here ..somehow?
was hoping for a quiet romantic evening... sitting on the deck, watching the sun go down... and the dogs chasing ghost rabbits...


or.. lets quess where we are going to sleep

I might be able to help out with the BBQ AJ .. just need a trailer to get it there (& some help getting it on there) .. ummmm romantic with the other guys there .. hmm ya might be pushing it abit ..

if ya stuck for beds I can help out there

& yes we can even organise food ... .. well trained some of us

[ajturbo]

I might be able to help out with the BBQ AJ .. just need a trailer to get it there (& some help getting it on there) .. ummmm romantic with the other guys there .. hmm ya might be pushing it abit ..

if ya stuck for beds I can help out there

& yes we can even organise food ... .. well trained some of us

it cool, i have the beds sorted...
am kicking luke out of his room ( haven't told him yet....)
he is sleeping out side somewhere....but the boys will keep him warm, but they will come inside if it rains... so he'll get wet, but that should tuffen him up a bit more...