Hobbits And Bobbits...NZ'12-The North

Kiwikev

Getting the hang of it
great post...i was working down at hawera a few years ago,, had a XR 600 at the time.
jezz it was cold,,, what do you think of whanga?
not a lot happens there. done a quad ride out the back of there
some steep country....
hope you are taking the forgotten hyway out of wanga
its a ride and a half.. you will love that.
wait till you get to coromandell... go to Thames warf. and get some teraki fish
the taiste remains for ever
you going down to the motu too....
what an adventure..keep the pics coming..
watch that coast road up to coro...
shes a tight in places
see if you can get to faintail bay ... its a slice of heaven....
also watch out for the maori girls.... they like a bit of the white fellas
haha
 

Kiwikev

Getting the hang of it
where are you now fellas?
this coast is my playground...
can you put up some pics of Thames and the coast road
Tapu moter camp is ok to stay
and the pub is just across the road
not a bad feed too.
if you get time go up the coroglen rd
there is a square kauri tree there.
they reckon it was grown in a kerrosine tin....
 

glitch

Mapping the next ride...
Staff member
This is such a good report I almost feel that I was with you.

Yeah? :eek:




where are you now fellas?
this coast is my playground...
can you put up some pics of Thames and the coast road
Tapu moter camp is ok to stay
and the pub is just across the road
not a bad feed too.
if you get time go up the coroglen rd
there is a square kauri tree there.
they reckon it was grown in a kerrosine tin....

Back home in Aus (well, Bernard's in Hamilton...I think?).
It's all over and done, mate...and there will be pics from the Coromandel towards the end of the week.Yes to the Coroglen Rd., went past the square Kauri, yes to the 309, yes to Port Jackson, yes to Kennedy Bay etc etc...
 

Kiwikev

Getting the hang of it
great.. what did you think of it there...
its a nice spot init
the 309 is a bit futher up....
nice ride though
did you get some fish and chips from the Thames warf?that coast road is something else
great moto bike country
 

glitch

Mapping the next ride...
Staff member
great.. what did you think of it there...
its a nice spot init
the 309 is a bit futher up....
nice ride though
did you get some fish and chips from the Thames warf?that coast road is something else
great moto bike country

It is a nice spot....and that coastal road from Thames to Coromandel (and up to Port Jackson/ end of road) is a screamer, leaves the GOR for dead...but like the GOR, better make it a weekday.
We copped it at the tail of a weekend which saw some sort of fishing comp at Coromandel, and man, it was chockers with boat-trailers etc.
But folks were going pretty slow, which made for some pretty exciting "hunting down" and overtaking....unlike the bloody GOR with it's abundance of double lines.

Personally, I rather like things a bit quieter and away from the tourist hubbub....the dirt north of Coromandel is much preferred. Kennedy Bay is nice...and the road across to the western side again.
The real gem are the last 35k's to Port Jackson and to the tip :glu:glu
 
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