Hawaii Riding?

[675Rider]

So anyone have any experience riding in Hawaii? Wife really wants to go there next. Ive been doing some research and there is no longer a roadcourse track on ANY of the islands apparently, which greatly sucks! Just wondering if there is any good riding at all there.

[Devaclis]

We were in Oahu in August. Rented a Fatboy for the entire day for $175. Rode from Waikiki to the North Shore along the coast. Stopped at Diamondhead and Turtle Beach along with a few stops at some local eating spots. Great scenery. The road goes from Beach, to clif side, to rain forrest, and even some interior small town stuff. It was a fantastic experience. It is a great "cruzing" island. There is really no place anywhere to open up on a sportbike. Sure, you can find some ranch roads in the interior but they are pretty straight and boring.

I don't know about the other islands. Hope this helps a little.

[bornwildnfree]

We actually have CSC members in Hawaii now since Kristina moved there. She says the riding is awesome.

[vegasbound]

I've always wanted to ride "The road to Hanna" on Maui.

[ChrisCBX]

I've always wanted to ride "The road to Hanna" on Maui.

The road to Hana would be a blast on a bike.

The road up to the top (over 10,000 feet) of the Haleakala volcano on Maui would be hard to beat anywhere. Sport bikes are rare on Maui but we saw a guy in full leathers, riding an R1 on this road in December. He looked like he was having fun for sure.

[salsashark]

I've always wanted to ride "The road to Hanna" on Maui.

I've never been to Hawaii, but that is definitely one hell of a squiggly line!

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=The+road+to+Hanna&sll=20.457896,-155.808105&sspn=7.416839,12.359619&ie=UTF8&ll=20.858972,-156.139412&spn=0.115656,0.258522&t=h&z=13

:drool:

[Jim_Vess]

The Big Island has some great roads and not a lot of traffic.

[FZRguy]

I spent some time at the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel when I was 13. Sure would like to go back! I've read some articles about trail riding (moto and MTB) that looked awesome.

[675Rider]

@ Salsashark, yeah that does look like a decent road!

I just wish there was a track still! I have a motard I ride on the street and that scene seems to be pretty good there. Heard there are some kart tracks you can get on. Just no HPR there! Booo!

[thaitanic]

hawaii sucks big time for sportbikes..i saw few cbr,r1,gixxers..all parked by gas stations and ABC stores. sportbikes are mostly for show, not riding over in hawaii.

[pannetron]

Hawaii is great for cruising, not so great for sport biking. Local law enforcement and touron traffic make any fast riding potentially expensive and dangerous. Rent a cruiser and hang loose at island speed! The rain there is warm so even riding in the rain can be pleasant.

[TinkerinWstuff]

I've been to Maui, Oahu, and Kauai. Didn't get to ride but wished I would have. No doubt it would be a great time. Probably suck rocks if you lived there. Kind of like only getting to ride Peak to Peak highway. A limited number of cool roads makes for fun the first time or two but gets old rather quick.

Maui, the road up to Haleakala would be awesome too.

[675Rider]

Im possibly moving there as my next duty station, not a vacation.