Touring Taranaki Dice Run 2026

Taranaki always runs a great dice run. The 8th one was no different, with bikes from across NZ and the brand models.

 

Auckland Chapter headed off early to meet up with Waikato, before joing others on the way.
With highway 3 closed we took the scenic trip down, hoping to ride the Forgotten Highway (SH43) back.

 

Comfort stop and gassed up for the long ride down. We had a quick catchup with the Waikato crew

 

Next stop for fuel was Taumaranui. This allowed the large pack of different skilled riders to regroup. It was then on to National Park for lunch, via a detour across the Saddle and through the forest, past the lakes

 

We had missed the main group , due to the awesome detour , so progressed to Wanganui to refill, then on to Taranaki. It was a bit wet and a rider went down, writing his bike off and fracturing his back. He was back on deck the next day After a few festivities, it was off to bed, ready for the dice run.

 

The run is always well run, with corner markers and rest stops, and the locations were amazing

 

The prize giving and meal (NZ Hangi) are great, and we got home in the small hours, delivered by courtesy vans
One of the bikes that had a quick stop, was repaired that night and rider home for repair

 

We took the shortest ride home, but the hills were full of loose gravel, so had my first off in 50 years
Bike and legs were a bit battered, but rode the rest of the 5 hours home, with 2 stops.