I rode River Rd out to Leesburg this past weekend and wandered around lost for a couple hours just checking out roads. Thought it might be nice to have a thread for sharing favorite stretches of roads in addition to the dangerous road report thread. I've got one to start it off...
Van Brady east to Molly Berry Rd south to Baden Naylor south to Nelson Perrie east to Bald Eagle School south-Rode this stretch one afternoon last week and it was a nice stretch without a lot of traffic in the middle of the afternoon and enough nice curves to keep it interesting.
Here is one of my favorites. I really miss this road...
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Makiki+Heights+Dr&daddr=Makiki+Heights+Dr+to:Makiki+Heights+Dr+to:21.316583,-157.832143+to:Makiki+St&hl=en&geocode=FX8jRQEdb6-X9g%3BFTstRQEdq7KX9g%3BFW04RQEdXKuX9g%3B%3BFcojRQEdnbGX9g&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=3&sz=16&via=1,2,3&sll=21.312965,-157.825556&sspn=0.013713,0.021715&ie=UTF8&dirflg=d&ll=21.320721,-157.820835&spn=0.009075,0.005836&z=15 (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Makiki+Heights+Dr&daddr=Makiki+Heights+Dr+to:Makiki+Heights+Dr+to:21.316583,-157.832143+to:Makiki+St&hl=en&geocode=FX8jRQEdb6-X9g%3BFTstRQEdq7KX9g%3BFW04RQEdXKuX9g%3B%3BFcojRQEdnbGX9g&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=3&sz=16&via=1,2,3&sll=21.312965,-157.825556&sspn=0.013713,0.021715&ie=UTF8&dirflg=d&ll=21.320721,-157.820835&spn=0.009075,0.005836&z=15)
That's nice! I bet the views are nearly as incredible as the curves. Guess I can't really ride there from here, huh.
These were taken from a few of the overlooks there.
(http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z53/b_upton/Moto/IMG_1028.jpg)
(http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z53/b_upton/Moto/photo1.jpg)
Quote from: DRKWNG on August 03, 2010, 04:42:18 AM
These were taken from a few of the overlooks there.
I recognize the ugly f***er on the left ;D
j/k, love the views!! remind me of Sicily.
is the SD ready for tonight?
Quote from: mrEnke on August 03, 2010, 07:13:58 AM
is the SD ready for tonight?
It's ready. I was planning on taking the SC though...
Close to DC...
- Georgetown Pike west of 495 but east of River Bend Rd
- Towlston Rd -> Leigh Mill Rd in Great Falls
- River Bend Rd -> Beach Mill Rd in Great Falls
- Kirby Rd between Chesterbrook Rd and 123 in Arlington
- MacArthur Blvd over by Great Falls park in Potomac, MD
- Henderson Rd south of Clifton, VA -> Hampton Rd over by Fountainhead Regional Park
Outside the city, in VA and WVA...
- Leed's Manor Rd (south) from I66 to 211
- Crest Hill Rd from Marshall to 522
- Hume Rd between Crest Hill and 522
- 231, between Madison, VA and Sperryville, VA
- 33 between Stanardsville, VA and Elkton, VA
- 33 between Harrisonburg, VA and Brandywine, WVA
- 211 between Sperryville, VA and New Market, VA (except for that boring stretch through Luray)
- Edinburg Gap Rd from Edinburg, VA to Fort Valley Rd (short-n-sweet)
- North end of Fort Valley Rd near Strasburg, VA
- 55 out by Seneca Rocks in WVA -> north into Canaan Valley
- Mountain Rd, connecting to Ft Valley Rd near Strasburg
- Lime Kiln Rd between 15 and Snickersville Tpk
- Halfway Rd between The Plains, VA and Middleburg, VA
- Blue Ridge Mountain Rd between Paris, VA and Bluemont, VA
- Mount Carmel Rd -> River Rd (connects Rt 50 and 7) near Paris, VA
Out of state, to the north and east...
- In upstate NY, pretty much everything between I90, I88, and I81 (particularly roads running in/out of Oneonta)
- 9 from Bennington, VT to Brattleboro, VT
- Willow Brook/Trues Brook Rd between Meriden, NH and Lebanon, NH (for sentimental reasons; lost a buddy to this road back in '91)
- 125 east out of Middlebury, VT
- 108 between Stowe, VT and Jeffersonville, VT
- 112 through the White Mountains in NH -> north to 16 and/or 302
- Newbury St in Boston, MA (haha... Termis required)
Oh yea, back to the original point, too many to list but mostly in Montgomery County, between the Potomac and I-270, past Point of Rocks all the way up to Harpers Ferry.
That's quite a list, sugonaut. [clap] [bacon]
Guess I'll have to fill up with gas somewhere along the way.
Haleakala, on Maui.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn4x5eMrlPw&feature=player_embedded# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn4x5eMrlPw&feature=player_embedded#)!
Quote from: DRKWNG on August 03, 2010, 11:44:42 AM
Haleakala, on Maui.
Riding videos freak me out so much since there is no physical perception of riding, I just feel like I'm going really fast and I don't know when I'll start flying!
Or just about any road leading south out of Hochspeyer, through Johanneskreuz.
KTM 950SM vs Ducati Multistrada (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl14Vmsw0-w#normal)
From Hochspeyer to Johanniskreuz (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38aaLFHRUYk#normal)
The Eifel is pretty nice too...
KTM Super Duke in Eifel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZoCvXewGHs#normal)
make the beast with two backs, I just miss riding in Europe.
Here's two from Sicily
The first one is only a slide show, but the photos are awesome!
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OWhCPnCi_k)
This is a bunch of spoilded BMW tourists ;)
(//www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc1Kf5efbMc)
going up towards Frederick way...Thurston Rd is always a blast...Prices Distillery Rd...RT75 can be fun for a specific stretch of it...down southerly Hawkin Creamery is a nice lil blast and there is a whole host of others....
It's a nice list [clap], just hope we don't see these roads go the way of Rt 211
Close to DC...
You missed a few
Outside the city, in VA and WVA...
You missed a bunch
Out of state, to the north and east...
But have you been to SE Ohio?
Keep it on two ;D
Quote from: twolanefun on August 04, 2010, 05:21:23 PM
It's a nice list [clap], just hope we don't see these roads go the way of Rt 211
Close to DC...
You missed a few
Outside the city, in VA and WVA...
You missed a bunch
Out of state, to the north and east...
But have you been to SE Ohio?
Keep it on two ;D
Ok, you can't hint at all these good areas without volunteering to lead me through some of them. ;D
Quote from: twolanefun on August 04, 2010, 05:21:23 PM
It's a nice list [clap], just hope we don't see these roads go the way of Rt 211
Ya, I know, there's always a risk in publicizing roads. I must say, though, the heat this summer has kept all of these roads quiet. Expect a peak in mayhem once the temps drop. And there are a couple of new wineries/vineyards out near Marshall so there will be uptick in weekend traffic on those roads once people discover them.
Quote from: twolanefun on August 04, 2010, 05:21:23 PM
Out of state, to the north and east...
But have you been to SE Ohio?
It's a shame; I have never been to Ohio. Ever. It seems like one of those states you just pass through on your way to some other destination. But you've got me curious.
Quote from: DRKWNG on August 04, 2010, 06:04:21 PM
Ok, you can't hint at all these good areas without volunteering to lead me through some of them. ;D
you have to get "on his list" to which he is very protective of sharing his routes and road knowledge....but Gene KNOWS "a few roads" as he would say...
and S.E. Ohio has some very surprisingly rewarding roads much to anybody whom doesn't know's surprise...to which I thank you once again Gene for that revelation.
Quote from: zooom on August 05, 2010, 02:24:11 AM
you have to get "on his list" to which he is very protective of sharing his routes and road knowledge....but Gene KNOWS "a few roads" as he would say...
I will gladly pay three thousand camels for the cherished information. :D
Well I hope I'm not spilling the beans, but rt 555 in Ohio is awesome. A friend told me about it so I made it part of route back from the Indy MotoGP round last year. Very twisty rolling Ohio farmland. Very little traffic on a Monday. I think I saw a couple of cars, a horse and buggy (you're in Amish / Mennonite country I believe) and 3 motorcycles. And they were together. Every turn I couldn't believe how this thing was hidden away in what I thought would have been flat Ohio. You pick it up in Zanesville and it ends down by Parkersburg. I've never been to the Dragon or all these other places people go on about, so I can say this is the best stretch of road I've been on in the US.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=OH-60+S%2FOH-60+Scenic+S%2FS+River+Rd&daddr=OH-32+W%2FOH-7+S%2FUS-50+W&hl=en&geocode=FYb9YAIdRMIc-w%3BFcI-VwIdmnsh-w&mra=ls&sll=39.272016,-81.690817&sspn=0.005822,0.010332&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=10 (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=OH-60+S%2FOH-60+Scenic+S%2FS+River+Rd&daddr=OH-32+W%2FOH-7+S%2FUS-50+W&hl=en&geocode=FYb9YAIdRMIc-w%3BFcI-VwIdmnsh-w&mra=ls&sll=39.272016,-81.690817&sspn=0.005822,0.010332&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=10)
Quote from: Tocino on August 05, 2010, 05:22:46 AM
Well I hope I'm not spilling the beans, but rt 555 in Ohio is awesome. A friend told me about it so I made it part of route back from the Indy MotoGP round last year. Very twisty rolling Ohio farmland. ........ I've never been to the Dragon or all these other places people go on about, so I can say this is the best stretch of road I've been on in the US.
Well that's one of them but trust me there are better ones, a few from here have gone with me over there and I've shown them some of them, but not all and every year brings new discoveries. I just got back from two forays over there, the AMA VMD which was a little sedate since I was with the Love of my life on the ST3 and then the following weekend 3 of us went back for the Superbike Races. I took the M900 cause the S2R - uh had some residual required maintenance from a little adventure earlier this year, we rode over Friday trying out some new routes to Lancaster, then Saturday spent the day on some of our favorites with a few new discoveries, and for the first time a bad one(Rt. 284) thrown in. Next time I'm going over is on my way to Indy GP but that will be more of a fly through. I might be persuaded for a little jaunt, 3 day, over in Mid-September, limited to 5-6 riders. [evil] - Gene
Quote from: DRKWNG on August 04, 2010, 06:04:21 PM
Ok, you can't hint at all these good areas without volunteering to lead me through some of them. ;D
Well it's riding season so I'm gone most weekends and lately 2 of my clients have been keeping me busy, so not much time during the week except for my little meet-ups with some of the guys at our watering hole. This weekend, retreive my S2R early from Ducpond on Saturday then headed to Pro Flat Track race in Hagerstown on one of the Vics. Sunday not sure might go look at some property out by Winchester. Following weekend headed to VIR by way of some of Virgina's finest two lane treats. So might be up for something the weekend before Indy, send me a PM. I start early and ride all day. BTW, what is your riding level? Any Track Days? - Gene
I've been to quite a few track days, but it's been a while. Not since I moved away from Europe that is (seeing how track days do not exist in Hawaii), a little over three years ago. Been riding for about fifteen years off and on (more on) in total, and am some what experienced. My main handicap is that I have only been in the area for about two months, and am green to most of the roads. With that in mind, all I really need is a good line to follow.
Quote from: DRKWNG on August 05, 2010, 05:13:21 PM
Not since I moved away from Europe that is
Now there is some roads, I had a ball over there for 6 years, went to all the GPs for 2 years when King Kenny was kicking butt. I also have a picture of Fast Freddie at SPA when he won his first GP, he has it heeled over with that white belly pan showing - a perfect place for a signature but I don't have the negative and do not want to ship the orginal to him, been carrying it with me for 3 years now hoping to get him to sign it at an AMA Superbike. Man you could blast down the Autobahn to get to the good stuff and on some weekends I would go hang out at the old Solitude ring, which was about 20-30 minutes from my apartment, and try and follow some fast guys on some really nice bikes. Someday I'm going back..... - Gene
Another road reasonbly close to DC is Sleepy Hollow over in Falls Church/Bailey's Crossroads (pick it up in 7 Corners). I hit this road regularly on the long way home from work.
Might sound kind of creepy, but I'm in love with a road....Patuxent River/Harwood...so curvy, I had to ride her more than twice!
Quote from: Chemico on August 07, 2010, 12:05:32 PM
Might sound kind of creepy, but I'm in love with a road....Patuxent River/Harwood...so curvy, I had to ride her more than twice!
That's the area we were in today. [thumbsup]
You should come out with us next Sunday.
Quote from: DRKWNG on August 04, 2010, 06:04:21 PM
Ok, you can't hint at all these good areas without volunteering to lead me through some of them. ;D
Sorry you could not make it last weekend, I'm headed out to VIR Saturday AM, taking some of my normal routes with some new ones thrown in, you could tag along and turn back when you want. Let me know - Gene
What time are you thinking about heading out?
I'm leaving from Reston at 8AM.
Rt.5 between Richmond and Williamsburg is a nice alternative to I64, particularly east of Charles City. Rolled through there around 12:30 on a Saturday and it was very quiet. Speed limit is 55 (45 in spots) and there are some nice turns and plenty of scenery. Lots of sun/shade transitions, but the asphalt is new'ish so nothing to watch for (besides wildlife).