Black Spur

[markols1]

Hey all you vic biker boys going to do the black spur soon how long is it and what to expect. tip for the hot spots most welcome. Got new tires scrubbed in dnyo tune want to have a good time but keep it safe. you bike riders know what i mean. gixxer thou some fun hey. i expect to put a new rear on when im finished.

[mustanger]

It is a great bit of road but beware that it is heavily patrolled by the boys in blue.:teach:

Make sure you dont carry on like this guy Australian LS1 and Holden Forums (http://www.ls1.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=73068) Cheers John

[markols1]

Naw all cool ill behave a bit be safe. all the time and a place for every thing. but like to slide the bike out on a few corners. just some not all.

[Smitty]

Naw all cool ill behave a bit be safe. all the time and a place for every thing. but like to slide the bike out on a few corners. just some not all.

...not advisable

as mentioned very heavily policed
(cars and bikes....marked and unmarked)
even more so since the fires...very much a moonscape
the last bloke who tried a bit of fun there a week or so
ago ended up under a 4WD...as roadkill :bawl:

[ratter]

forget the black spur, go to reefton spur, a lot less traffic and a bit less patroled

[markols1]

forget the black spur, go to reefton spur, a lot less traffic and a bit less patroled

Thanks have also heard of that one to i google a map on both thanks for the info friends.

[HSV_CRUZN]

forget the black spur, go to reefton spur, a lot less traffic and a bit less patroled

DONT even bother, the spur, the run up to lake mountain and reefton spur driving is pretty much over now due to police presence. i recently went through black spur and it was filled with traffic coppers, luckily the gf was driving...

About two months ago a few modified cars were going fore a run through reefton, got to the nd of it all and TMU were sitting there waiting to canary anything that looked the slightest bit modified and to hand out tickets

Its a shame most hill runs are now all but over unless you wanna try and fluke your way through

[Louie_D]

The road to hastings is also great fun, just watch out for the wombats lots of wildlife crossing the road :driving:

[18htan]

I always saw the boys in blue on Black Spur, only seen them once on Reefton.

Either way, very important to keep that in mind... Nothing like losing your ticket to ruin a Sunday ride.

[XUV]

Hey all you vic biker boys going to do the black spur soon how long is it and what to expect. tip for the hot spots most welcome. Got new tires scrubbed in dnyo tune want to have a good time but keep it safe. you bike riders know what i mean. gixxer thou some fun hey. i expect to put a new rear on when im finished.

It's worth doing once or twice ,
bit like the Canberra to Batemans bay road ,
except no , fark me sideway hairpins - unless they've been smooth out in the past 15 yrs .


Back in the daze when Vic had no points system ,
it was worth a $135.00 fine for a blast up to Eildon and back .

When your at the end/start of the spur
before/after you get to lilydale turn off the Swansea rd ,
ride it a it till ya get to the Mt Dandy tourist rd , - nice ride
take that till ya get to the Burwood HW to torack
and do the Yarra Blv ,
all the Cafe racers meet along running slicks .

Remeber
the faster you ride ,
the more corners you'll find .
and
tghe less you use your brakes ,
the faster you'll go .

[Toast]

The Black Spur is heavily patrolled, unless you're going to go mid week it's not worth it IMO. Plus there's always a bus or "slow poke" just as you get on the good stuff. The Reefton Spur is much more fun, its patrolled from time to time but no where near as much as the Black Spur. At one stage they stopped patrolling it because they (police) couldn't catch the motorbikes. Instead they would time the riders from the bottom to a certain point, about half way. If they were under the time they were of course speeding, 3 or 4 police would be hiding in the bush off the side of the road and just flag them down, and fine them.

I can't stress enough to say, but be very careful on the Reefton Spur, as A LOT of bike riders have come to greif and it's considered one of the toughest roads in the country. We all know you bike riders like to hug the white line and that you're doing nearly 200 clicks on some parts...

All the best.

Cheers.

[RIDE:42]

It is a bitch of a road for tyres as well

[markols1]

It is a bitch of a road for tyres as well

Thank fellas well what have i got to lose except my license and im not that stupid. got new tread all round scrubbed in so ill take it easy reefton looks like the go thinking of putting the video on the bike and filming it got a few friends doing the run @ the same time going to meet up this week and prob do a mid week run thanks for the heads up fellas cheers mark.


The Black Spur is heavily patrolled, unless you're going to go mid week it's not worth it IMO. Plus there's always a bus or "slow poke" just as you get on the good stuff. The Reefton Spur is much more fun, its patrolled from time to time but no where near as much as the Black Spur. At one stage they stopped patrolling it because they (police) couldn't catch the motorbikes. Instead they would time the riders from the bottom to a certain point, about half way. If they were under the time they were of course speeding, 3 or 4 police would be hiding in the bush off the side of the road and just flag them down, and fine them.

I can't stress enough to say, but be very careful on the Reefton Spur, as A LOT of bike riders have come to greif and it's considered one of the toughest roads in the country. We all know you bike riders like to hug the white line and that you're doing nearly 200 clicks on some parts...

All the best.

Cheers.
0 to 270+ in about 15 secs is more like it. not that iv done that. MCN 2006.

[Smitty]

Thank fellas well what have i got to lose except my license and im not that stupid. got new tread all round scrubbed in so ill take it easy reefton looks like the go thinking of putting the video on the bike and filming it got a few friends doing the run @ the same time going to meet up this week and prob do a mid week run thanks for the heads up fellas cheers mark.

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maybe have a look at others first....
YouTube - Reefton Spur Part 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7mkxIuvxkQ)

[VZMY06SS]

Last time I went for a drive through there (in my car) I was just taking it easy on my first run to make sure that there were no police about, and I just happened to catch a glimpse of a bloke with a radar gun up on top of one of the cuttings! I rounded the corner and there was a highway patrol car there with a bike pulled over. Lucky I decided to take the first run slow, otherwise I wouldn't have seen the cops til they saw me! I'd definitely take a slow run through first wherever you go.
Steve