East Cape Bike Run (Pt I of III) - 2007

This was a run that me and my mate, Rob Anderson, did first in 2006, and the following year had another rider who we met at Wanganui Bike Races the year before, Steve Riley, join us.
It started with the "Coromandel Loop", then through the Waioeka Gorge via Steve's bach in Thorndon , around East Cape via Hicks Bay, and through the Bay Of Plenty back to Auckland.

Me; Suzuki SV1000S
Rob; Ducati 749S
Steve; Honda CB1300

Sorry about the sequence of photos.

 

Above Left; Rob's Duke and Black Night outside McDonald's, Papakura.

Above Right; quick stop at Tapa, western Coromandel.

Left; lunch at Vibe's (highly recommended Big Breakfast!)Whangamata, eastern Coromandel. Note Steve's 'street-fighter' mods to his Honda.

 Above Left; the bikes take up residence outside Steve's bach in Thorndon. Steve's bike suffered a rear puncture sometime about now coming back from dinner in Whakatane which made for a harrowing ride back into town for repairs the following morning.

Above Right; lunch in Tauranga.

 Above Left; the boys outside Steve's bach. Above Right; dinner in Whakatane, mediocre really.

 Part II to come - photos from Gisborne and Tologa Bay to feature.