Ten Best Roads in the US

"Vaughn" <vbrandt@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:b0baac13-7c0f-4f64-8a29-cc9a2aaf0e4e@r31g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
>
> I'll be headed that way the last week in May of 2008 on the Strom, so
> thanks for the recommendations.

Glad to be of help. Depending on where you are coming from or heading to I
could recommend a few other roads as well.

saddlebag wrote:

>What if they try to eat me?

Reciprocate, if they look tasty.

>Or you could enjoy the motorsickle mambo for awhile, stop up on the
>mountain, crack open an abaloney, and spit on the people of non-
>Scottish heritage below.

Jine me the morn in Scotland,
Wi aa its reyn an snaa.
Weer yer auld kilt an bunnet,
Worsit scerf roon yer maw.
Cam wi strang hikin beets oan,
Fu redd tae reenge its braes.
Syne fan in Scotland,
Cauld, bonny Scotland,
We’ll wanner mony days.

Efter we’ve wauked loats bens' rigs,
Sypit richt throw we’ll be.
Bit lichtin bothy's ingle,
We’ll hiv het shallies o bree.
Syne we’ll be muckle waarmer,
Wa frae sherp sleet an reyn.
We’ll sang an blether,
Oot aa ull wither,
Thit cloods an welkin sen.

---John Henderson

--
Message posted via MotorcycleKB.com
http://www.motorcyclekb.com/Uwe/Foru...tbike/200711/1

Vaughn wrote:

>But my personal top five list (in the US) for fun and scenic roads
>would have to include include:
>Warwoman Highway (N. GA)
>Angel's Crest (Highway 2) (East of Pasedena, CA)
>The Alton/Doniphan Route (SoMo)
>Cache de la Poudre Hwy 14 (N. CO out of Ft. Collins)
>Beartooth Pass, WY/MT

Interesting list, but I wouldn't ride across country just to ride a road, I
would have to know what the points of historical interest or natural beauty
were before I would set out on a tour.

I have ridden the Angeles Crest Highway hundreds of times, and I wondered why
there were always a few cars parked here and there along the road. Then I got
interested in hiking and climbing the easy peaks and regretted not having
done that from the beginning.

If you ever get the urge to ride Mulholland Highway and visit the world
famous Rock Store, be aware that it's in the beautiful Santa Monica Mountains
National Recreation Area, and the best thing you can do there is get off the
motorcycle and hike, run, or mountain bike the trails.
http://www.nps.gov/samo/index.htm

--
Message posted via MotorcycleKB.com
http://www.motorcyclekb.com/Uwe/Foru...tbike/200711/1

"Albrecht via MotorcycleKB.com" <u33665@uwe> wrote in message
news:7ba8e5de6e4f9@uwe...
> Vaughn wrote:
>
> Interesting list, but I wouldn't ride across country just to ride a road,
> I
> would have to know what the points of historical interest or natural
> beauty
> were before I would set out on a tour.
>

The 2 activities aren't mutually exclusive.

Sometimes you pick a road, and then when you get there you find things you
weren't expecting, like the prize in a box of Cracker Jacks.

Sometimes when you are going really fast everything slows down and sometimes
in order to go fast you need to slow down.

And sometimes it is not about the view or the history or the ride, it is
meeting someone in a weird old cafe with mediocre food.

> What are your favorites (if you aren't militantly keeping them
> secret)?

Anything in the Adirondack park in NY state... Specifically route 30 from
Amsterdam (town) to Canada (country) and even more specifically the stretch
just south and north of Speculator.
--


Joe in Northern, NJ - V#8013-R

Currently Riding The "Mother Ship"
http://yunx.com/valk.htm

Ride a motorcycle in or near NJ?
http://tinyurl.com/5apkg

Hillary Exposed:
http://tinyurl.com/2v4avg

On Nov 23, 9:43 pm, "Joe" <really-faked-but-wo...@yunx.com> wrote:
> > What are your favorites (if you aren't militantly keeping them
> > secret)?
>
> Anything in the Adirondack park in NY state... Specifically route 30 from
> Amsterdam (town) to Canada (country) and even more specifically the stretch
> just south and north of Speculator.

I rode there during an Americade event several years ago. It's pretty
with a lot of trees, altitude changes, and lakes, but nothing
spectaculor. And from a sportbike perspective barely even mildly
entertaining.

> Currently Riding The "Mother Ship"http://yunx.com/valk.htm

That was the biggest backrest I've ever seen. Did you have that
custom made?

> Hillary Exposed:http://tinyurl.com/2v4avg

A politician soliciting campaign contributions...stunning.

On Nov 23, 2:42 pm, Vaughn <vbra...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Nov 23, 12:21 pm, saddlebag <saddle...@aol.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > > I've ridden all ten of these roads (though I had entirely the wrong
> > > bike at Palomer Mt.), and I'd say only three are really sportbike
> > > roads.
>
> > You've been very busy for a 30 somethin dood.
>
> > Pick a road in West Virginia. Pretty much every road in the state
> > belongs on the list. I even had a nice drive on their toll expressway
> > coming back from Virginia last month.
>
> Yup! I tend to ride around a lot. I just totally love the freedom
> and movement of camping across the continent off a sport touring style
> bike.
>
> The SE is indeed pretty much all prime stuff - Eastern KY and TN, SC,
> and W. VA area all great riding, and fairly unpopulated in many parts.
>
> My new favorite area for ease of access from Madison, WI is So MO and
> N ARK. Great riding in the Ozarks, and not many people.
>
> But my personal top five list (in the US) for fun and scenic roads
> would have to include include:
> Warwoman Highway (N. GA)
> Angel's Crest (Highway 2) (East of Pasedena, CA)
> The Alton/Doniphan Route (SoMo)
> Cache de la Poudre Hwy 14 (N. CO out of Ft. Collins)
> Beartooth Pass, WY/MT
>
> And if ya go South of the Border:
> Espinoza del Diablo (from Durango to the Pacific)
>
> And in the Alps:
> Stelvio/Timmelsjoch Pass (N. Italy to Switz.)
>
> There's a ton more in Canada, too:
> Cassiar Hwy (N. from Vancouver to Prince George, then West from there
> into the Yukon = a million times more fun than the Alcan)
> Crow's Nest Pass (Alberta/BC)
> The roads through Jasper and Banff Prov. Parks
> And the gravel roads South of Whitehorse to Atlin Prov. Park

All it takes are time and money...

>> Anything in the Adirondack park in NY state... Specifically route 30
>> from
>> Amsterdam (town) to Canada (country) and even more specifically the
>> stretch
>> just south and north of Speculator.
>
> I rode there during an Americade event several years ago. It's pretty
> with a lot of trees, altitude changes, and lakes, but nothing
> spectaculor. And from a sportbike perspective barely even mildly
> entertaining.

Depends on the speed you are traveling I guess <G>

>> Currently Riding The "Mother Ship"http://yunx.com/valk.htm
>
> That was the biggest backrest I've ever seen. Did you have that
> custom made?

Sorta. I made it. Bracket is ProTac from a Vulcan 750. Backrest pad is
from a Staples office chair.

>> Hillary Exposed:http://tinyurl.com/2v4avg
>
> A politician soliciting campaign contributions...stunning.

Did you watch the whole thing? It's deeper than just requesting dollars.
--


Joe in Northern, NJ - V#8013-R

Currently Riding The "Mother Ship"
http://yunx.com/valk.htm

Ride a motorcycle in or near NJ?
http://tinyurl.com/5apkg

Hillary Exposed:
http://tinyurl.com/2v4avg

"saddlebag" <saddlebag@aol.com> wrote in message
news:789adaf9-c839-49d1-99ab-afb979d102f6@g21g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
> On Nov 24, 12:31 am, "Joe" <really-faked-but-wo...@yunx.com> wrote:
>> >> Anything in the Adirondack park in NY state... Specifically route 30
>> >> from
>> >> Amsterdam (town) to Canada (country) and even more specifically the
>> >> stretch
>> >> just south and north of Speculator.
>>
>> > I rode there during an Americade event several years ago. It's pretty
>> > with a lot of trees, altitude changes, and lakes, but nothing
>> > spectaculor. And from a sportbike perspective barely even mildly
>> > entertaining.
>>
>> Depends on the speed you are traveling I guess <G>
>
> Bob's "curves" in Phoenix are taken at 150 mph. I wouldn't try that
> with all the pork in NY.

Bob is also full of shit, don't be impressed by his corner speed claims.
NY, VT, and NH have hundreds of roads more than equal to any in the rest of
the country.

On Nov 24, 9:33 am, "Battleax" <unavaila...@thistime.net> wrote:
> "saddlebag" <saddle...@aol.com> wrote in message
>
> news:789adaf9-c839-49d1-99ab-afb979d102f6@g21g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Nov 24, 12:31 am, "Joe" <really-faked-but-wo...@yunx.com> wrote:
> >> >> Anything in the Adirondack park in NY state... Specifically route 30
> >> >> from
> >> >> Amsterdam (town) to Canada (country) and even more specifically the
> >> >> stretch
> >> >> just south and north of Speculator.
>
> >> > I rode there during an Americade event several years ago. It's pretty
> >> > with a lot of trees, altitude changes, and lakes, but nothing
> >> > spectaculor. And from a sportbike perspective barely even mildly
> >> > entertaining.
>
> >> Depends on the speed you are traveling I guess <G>
>
> > Bob's "curves" in Phoenix are taken at 150 mph. I wouldn't try that
> > with all the pork in NY.
>
> Bob is also full of shit, don't be impressed by his corner speed claims.

I don't disbelieve that Bob rides at those speeds, I was more making a
joke about something that can be taken at 150 mph as being considered
a "curve."

> NY, VT, and NH have hundreds of roads more than equal to any in the rest of
> the country.

I went thru VT on a guided "covered bridge" tour with a group of
mostly Gold Wingers. As we'd roll by farms out in the country, the
cattle would haul ass away from the road when they heard us coming.
They must not get much traffic out that way. Around here, the cows
wouldn't even bother looking up from their cud if a Hells Angels
reunion rode by five feet in front of them.