I have a loop I like to take thats 30 miles round trip when im just out for local ride. There's a 6 mile section that has 43 turns, and ascends then descends over 600'.
Hwy9 from the 76 gas station to the top at Hwy35/Skyline Blvd., also known as 'Four corners'. The most tight, technical turns, curves, switchbacks, "S" turns, and hairpins. Don't how many, but I have them all memorized. Up and down.
1431 and Park Road 4 are my two favorite roads in Texas, I think.
144 from State College up to Renovo, PA is a sweet ride. Very popular in these parts.
When I'm out for a short scoot, I'll shoot up to Bellefonte and take 144 over the mountain to Centre Hall and back.
I also really enjoy Skyline Drive in VA. The southern half is some of the best riding I have ever had. Way less traffic than the northern half.
Not much around here. Lots of straight. Just a few short roads with any curves worth apexing without going fast enough to get time.
I can't wait to get to Arkansas in a few weeks, and get on Highway 9 near Mountain View. I remember getting queasy as a teenager on that road in a car. Should be some good practice, and loads of fun.
4d
If I am riding around Indy I usually like to hit Fall Creek Rd. If I have the time I like to go down to Brown County and ride St. Rd. 135 til it connects with St Rd 58 and take that to St Rd 446 which runs into Bloomington.
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no twisties here.
I just moved down from N. Georgia. and lower Alabama is starting to really dissapoint. I haven't found one decent twisty road.
everything is as straight as an arrow. or a long swooping curve you'd have to go 110mph to enjoy.
Anyone from Lower Alabama that knows different please let me know. I have tried google map and still NADA.
Find a local racetrack that does trackdays :thumb:
Quote from: scratch on April 10, 2006, 12:08:39 PM
Find a local racetrack that does trackdays :thumb:
zilch- without migrating to FLA. as far a google can tell. there are afew dirtbike tracks so i'll be getting into that while I'm here, but man do I miss the N. GA hills.
hopefully in june I will get to go camping at DEALS GAP and ride the dragons tail hwy129.
But locally I am doomed for striaghtaways. :cry: :cry:
Sounds like you'll need to find a freeway cloverleaf (on/off ramps).
not around here man. this is backwoods country area around this post. the twistiest road around here is hwy27
and my speedo doesn't drop below 70mph unless I am stopping.
even then I barely get to lean the bike over, just clean wide open curves.
now i'm depressed. :cry: I'm gonna go sit on the GS and make wroom vroom noises. that'll make me feel better. :dunno_white:
Next suggestion: Time the left hand lights so you can enter the intersection at speed. Same thing with right hand turns at lights. Late night retail outlet or mall parking lot crazy eights around lamposts...
Yahoo maps - map out a "race course" in your local residential area, there's gotta be some 'S' turns or elbows to explore.
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&addtohistory=&address=&city=Fort%20Rucker&state=AL&zipcode=36362&country=US&geodiff=1
here is FT RUCKER. I am telling you this place is great for a cruiser which is OK cause I do ride with a few from the CMA motorcycle association. (no I am not christian)
but I yearn for the turn. ah.....the turn. I am sure I will find something. I usually just get on the bike and try my best to get lost. thats how I found the best roads in N. GA.
3imo, I feel very sorry for you and will attack at least 60 miles of twisties on your behalf this weekend. I hope you enjoy hearing about them.
I found my favorite joy ride yesterday. Harriman State park entering off old rt 17 in NY. Then down 7 Lakes Drive, to rt 6, over to bear mountain. Some great twisties and some pretty open road with little traffic on the weekends. It worked out to about 70 miles from my house and back with all the stops we made.
Quote from: 2005-GS500-PDX on April 10, 2006, 01:23:57 PM
3imo, I feel very sorry for you and will attack at least 60 miles of twisties on your behalf this weekend. I hope you enjoy hearing about them.
3imo, what do you say to a nice round of kicking 2005-GS500-PDX right in the carbs? Or maybe we can just make fun of him for not living where he can ride all year. :)
it's ok man. I don't mind. He rides a scooter. :cheers:
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been all through there. nothing to write home to momma about.
and On post near the lake is mostly "tank trails" usually unrideable and 45 mph posted. I try not to speed on post. Those bastards are very strict.
I don't mean to sulk. I still love to ride. just no twisties here. I can deal. hopefully I don't lose the knack for leaning the bike down for when I make my runs at DEALS GAP.
Thanks for looking though. :cheers: buy yourself a beer on me.
Quote from: 3imo on April 10, 2006, 01:34:39 PM
it's ok man. I don't mind. He rides a scooter. :cheers:
Hey hey hey, easy there guys. No need to kick the float bowls out of my carbs. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to rub it in.
As for the weather, I'm now riding in the rain, so I only have like 2 months total a year that I can't ride. What's that? Oh, you can ride all year? shaZam!, you win.
And I HAVE a scooter, but I don't necessarily ride it. Between it trying to kill me and the fact that it's slow (and unregistered), she is more of a project than anything.
Ok, I think I cleared that up. 3imo, just move up here and your riding woes will all disappear...for 10 months a year.
x
I think it's cool too, after getting used to it. I hated scooters forever and gave roadstergal so much shaZam! about the Berger. The funny thing is that's like a Hummer compared to my Passport. It's a fun toy, but the GS is the queen of my machines.
I bought it from my brother for $50. I could easily make a good amount of profit if I put it on ebay right now. But I'm gonna keep it around.
Anyways, we're almost in the dry stretch here, so I'm gonna be taking some longer rides. I'll mount a video camera to my bike and send you a DVD of it. Put your bike in front of the TV, pop in the DVD, and make vroom noises and lean as you watch the video. It'll be fun, trust me.
Dave
Quote from: 2005-GS500-PDX on April 10, 2006, 02:21:46 PM
Anyways, we're almost in the dry stretch here, so I'm gonna be taking some longer rides. I'll mount a video camera to my bike and send you a DVD of it. Put your bike in front of the TV, pop in the DVD, and make vroom noises and lean as you watch the video. It'll be fun, trust me.
Dave
Promise?!?!
Quote from: vtlion on April 09, 2006, 08:47:14 PM
144 from State College up to Renovo, PA is a sweet ride. Very popular in these parts.
When I'm out for a short scoot, I'll shoot up to Bellefonte and take 144 over the mountain to Centre Hall and back.
I also really enjoy Skyline Drive in VA. The southern half is some of the best riding I have ever had. Way less traffic than the northern half.
We should get together for a ride sometime. also check out the NE meet:
http://gs500.variders.com/rally06/
and http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=24531.0
Quote from: 3imo on April 10, 2006, 02:25:58 PM
Quote from: 2005-GS500-PDX on April 10, 2006, 02:21:46 PM
Anyways, we're almost in the dry stretch here, so I'm gonna be taking some longer rides. I'll mount a video camera to my bike and send you a DVD of it. Put your bike in front of the TV, pop in the DVD, and make vroom noises and lean as you watch the video. It'll be fun, trust me.
Dave
Promise?!?!
I'll do what I can. I've wanted to build a camera mount anyways, so if I do finally make one I will make you a video. I will even edit it to just the best 30 minutes of the ride so you can hop on each morning before work and get your kicks!
You're welcome.
Hey AJ, Next time you take 446 in to Bloomington, take 45 out of Bloominton. It takes you to 135 about 6 miles north of Nashville. GREAT ROAD. Take it slow the first time!
I like 446, 45 or 46 from Bloomington to Nashville, 135 North of Nashville, 44 and 252 East of Martinsville, and out West I like 42 West of Cloverdale, and 41 North of Terre Haute up around Turkey Run.
There are other roads I want to try. There's a scenic route that follows the Ohio River in southern Indiana that I want to check out some weekend. So many roads, so little time.
I think I have been on that one before..... I went riding with a friend and her parents and they were from that area so they took us on some crazy backroads. At one point I was so lost and soooo glad to see I-65!!! LOL
Well its not to far from the end of my driveway to Front Beach Road here in Panama City Fl. Its about 7 miles down the beach road to Club La Vila. I usally check out some eye candy and then head back home. Thats my little loop, and I thank God for the weather that lets me do it every week of the year, actually its spring break and 67" outside what am I donig here, I've got to roll---wished you all were here :laugh:
I was at club la vila last year, and rode up and down that strip in panama. Def, a fun spring break. But I ate enough food at hooters that week for a life time
Hooters' food is awesome! No, wait....
Front Beach Road is nice for the eye candy, but it's not much as far as the curves go. I mean, I live 5 minutes from Florida State. I can just ride through campus if I want to see hotties. Not much fun to ride there though....
Hmmm... what road to ride today? :dunno_white:
http://www.motorcycleroads.us/ :thumb:
dude thanks!! that site rocks. :thumb:
although there are only two recommended in my area. and I already mentioned hwy27 not tight twisties just long swooping turns.
it will help me map my route to DEALS GAP. but i'd have to take June 8th off too. hahah :laugh:
Quote from: vtlion on April 09, 2006, 08:47:14 PM
144 from State College up to Renovo, PA is a sweet ride. Very popular in these parts.
When I'm out for a short scoot, I'll shoot up to Bellefonte and take 144 over the mountain to Centre Hall and back.
I also really enjoy Skyline Drive in VA. The southern half is some of the best riding I have ever had. Way less traffic than the northern half.
New rider here. I'll have to check these out once I feel comfortable enough to leave my neighborhood. Thanks! :thumb:
Well, I live in Michigan in an area that is pretty much mapped out in sqaure miles. So you can go straight all you want which is pretty fun. :icon_rolleyes:
My favorite local ride is a road that goes along the Flint River. It's a nice twisty road that is pretty fun. The only problem is that they "chip sealed" it last year. Thats where they dump tar on the road and them put loose stone on the top. Eventually the traffic mashes the stone and tar into an actualy flat road again. However until then things can get a bit squirrelly.
If anyone lives near highway 50 between Durango and Silverton Colorado, that's a great ride!
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