Ducati Monster Forum

Had an idea. As you find photos of amazing roads onlines. post them up. maybe some of us can ride them.

I'll start

Road to Tianmen Cave, China
(http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/1615046.jpg)

wow... thats pretty awesome.  they need to hold a IOM like race there.

china is a bit annoying for bikes though... not allowed to go on highways with them at all, you're stuck on local roads only.  and there are restrictions on the size of the bike you can get, though shanghai just allowed large displacement hd's and duc's to be bought and licensed in the city.  still no highway access though.

I think the engineer who built this road was High!!!! :o  Is it paved?  Can't be sure from the photo....

Dunno if it counts, cause I didn't find it online, but the Cabot Trail is pretty amazing.

(http://www.nomapnomad.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/cabot_trail2.jpeg)

If you're an American, you don't even need a passport to get there.*




*But you'll need one to get back!

who cares...
paved, Monster, not paved, HM or MTS

ok should clarify. any pictures of a great road, but the shot should show a majority of the road from above.

Romania, Europe, Transfagarasan Road  ;D

(http://achimoto.ro/freebikersmotoadventures/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Transfagarasan-31.jpg)



Grossglockner, Austria, Europe
refreshing in the summer

(http://www.spyderclub.co.uk/events/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Grossglockner.jpg-2.jpg)

(http://scottmcgee.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/grimselpass-south-side-small.jpg?w=430&h=323)


Grimselpass,Austria

http://scottmcgee.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/grimselpass-south-side-large.jpg (http://scottmcgee.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/grimselpass-south-side-large.jpg)

Paso Internacional Los Libertadores between Santiago, Chile and Mendoza, Argentina.  No pussy safety barriers to spoil the view.....

(http://www.vialidad.gov.cl/noticias/PublishingImages/Libertadores.jpg)

Mrs Ung and I travelled this road 2-up..... unfortunately in a Fiat Duna.... be great to ride it though  [Dolph].

One day  [evil].

WIN  [thumbsup]

:o :o :o this is sick

 [thumbsup] [thumbsup] [thumbsup]

I knew this topic would be fun!

Back in July 1989 my wife (now ex) and I rode for over 3 weeks through the Alps. Went with a group called Alpen Tours. It was owned by an American who was based in Denver for half the year then out of Horgen, Switzerland during the Euro riding season for his tour rides. He went out of business two years later when we looked into going back for the east Alps ride.

It was awesome! All through Switzerland, into France through Nice and Monte Carlo then crossing the border into northern Italy. Nothing but killer, 2 lane mountain roads staying in small, family owned hotels in small towns along the way. The ride ended in Interlaken, Switzerland then we slowed trailed home to Horgen to turn in the bikes. Best riding I have done or probably will ever do!

The damn ex kept all the pictures after we split and wouldn't even share them with me. She knew how much the trip meant to me and refused to even let me make copies. Just more of her evil BS! [evil] [bang] At least I have what's left of my memory of what I saw and looking at threads like this! [thumbsup] [Dolph] [beer]

Great thread!! Keep it up. [popcorn]

And this one is our local road with best view  ;D [thumbsup]
adriatic highway, Croatia  [thumbsup]

http://maps.google.hr/maps?saddr=senj&daddr=Karlobag&hl=hr&sll=44.98957,14.900208&sspn=0.074664,0.154324&geocode=FX6ArgIdiF7jAClTjq6mhJljRzG0JuOYYgkS7g%3BFW1jpwIdyQDmACm1Dbq2hC5iRzFgwyuGUK0ABA&vpsrc=0&mra=ls&t=m&z=10 (http://maps.google.hr/maps?saddr=senj&daddr=Karlobag&hl=hr&sll=44.98957,14.900208&sspn=0.074664,0.154324&geocode=FX6ArgIdiF7jAClTjq6mhJljRzG0JuOYYgkS7g%3BFW1jpwIdyQDmACm1Dbq2hC5iRzFgwyuGUK0ABA&vpsrc=0&mra=ls&t=m&z=10)

 63, 8 km along the coast, full of turns  [evil]
(http://www.meridijani.com/files/2010/m149magistrala.jpg)
(http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/7341357.jpg)

I feel the need....

[thumbsup] [thumbsup]

The Ungs have driven that one too.... in a Citroen 2CV  [laugh] (we were the slowest thing on the road, the Italian tourists were the craziest.... overtaking on blind corners  :o).  What fun  ;D.

Wow!  That is incredible!!!  My knee pucks would not survive that...

JM

I seem to remember having a blast on the million dollar highway in Colorado...

(http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n85/dietrichpfeifer/GiroDiQuattroAngolo/MillionDollarHwy3.jpg)
(http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n85/dietrichpfeifer/GiroDiQuattroAngolo/GiroDiQuattroAngolo94.jpg)

California coast, Hwy 101, north of San Francisco...
(http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n85/dietrichpfeifer/SCmeetupJuly2009/SCmeetJuly09086.jpg)

The Devil's Highway in AZ is always fun...
(http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n85/dietrichpfeifer/Devils%20Highway%20Run%20June%202nd%202007/Rte191map.jpg)
(http://gerhartdesign.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/BestOfMotorcycling/DevilsHwyRun5-31-08-116/1179800650_T6WqN-M.jpg) (http://gerhartdesign.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/BestOfMotorcycling/15738098_hN6kFG#1179800650_T6WqN-A-LB)

Also in Arizona we've got the white spars, Mt.Lemmon....little hidden gems..you know, fun stuff.

How about the Col de Paiheres in Southern France?
(http://i.imgur.com/z6nGQ.jpg)

A 1098 going up!  (Very nice, but I would love to do this on a motard! [thumbsup])
Going up the Col de Pailheres on a Ducati 1098 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=vTBvLyiXI1c#)

Pictures from the 1098 rider in the video...
(http://i.imgur.com/yGVdR.jpg)
(http://www.julienconstans.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/IMG_4876.jpg)
(http://www.julienconstans.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/IMG_4879.jpg)

Sorry, I am going to have to say it ... 'what is the fascination with hairpins?'

I just don't get it. A hairpin on a track is one thing ... but some of these roads just seem like a frustrating form of torture. That 1098 video is a case in point:

... see how many gears you can get though on the straight bit before you almost come to a complete stop before you limp around the corner trying not to stall
... repeat continuously until you vomit or lose concentration and plummet to your death
... or maybe you'll be saved the trouble by being taken out by oncoming traffic

The trip back down will be even worse. Fluid transitions from one corner to another ... that's my preference.

Or perhaps it is just my own lack of ability and riding insecurities coming out. [laugh]

For Betty....
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mQ6JRCj54MQ/TJWTRNnBbgI/AAAAAAAAAJE/RdmnptaKql0/s1600/nullarbor%2Bstraight%2Broad%2B2.jpg)

;D

Hey Raux and Ung you'll have to come to the next WDW, on the trip to Misano and back theres lots of Swiss, Italian and Austrian passes to explore... [bow_down]  sometimes we even turn round a go over them for a second run... [laugh].
My only problem is that I'm driving to sweeper van with spare bike and lots of guys luggage but even so I have a ball keeping up with the bikes, not sure about my passenger though... [bang] (they seem to loose thier voice).

 Lars certainly enjoyed last years trip and posted quite alot of pics on this forum ... [thumbsup].
 
As Betty stated that it looks like torture, well sometimes it feels that way but I say "no pain no gain" and the smile on your face at the time and the memories are all worth it... [Dolph]

Geoff... [coffee]

well, that road is a bit unsafe when full of campers and people with navigation who's saying to stop in the turn  ;D

I rode it this summer in early morning, with no soul on it  [Dolph]

Trollstigen, Norway

(http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l394/stopintime/2008015.jpg)


Stelvio, Italy

(http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l394/stopintime/WDW%202010/WDW2010043.jpg)


Some time to think about other things...

(http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l394/stopintime/Veien11002.jpg)


My Dolph turns

(http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l394/stopintime/Vindfjelltunet2011001.jpg)

That's... what I love to see/ride.

To echo suzyj, I'm not big on hairpins.

Yes, I do enjoy them as part of a longer ride.

But I like to have a longer ride in between them.

preferably one with corners and hills.

I would rather ride a flat road with lots of corners, than a hairpin stair-step up the side of a mountain.

Unless that's a prerequisite to connecting with another twisty route.

Then, I don't mind the hairpins.

Nice one Lars... [Dolph]

You really are the (quiet) Man... [beer]

Geoff... [coffee]

Great Ocean Road Victoria Australia
(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff57/ohana181/great-ocean-road-07.jpg)
(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff57/ohana181/great-ocean-road-03.jpg)
(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff57/ohana181/Big_Hill_from_the_air_01.jpg)
(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff57/ohana181/great-ocean-road-17.jpg)
(http://)

Right in my own backyard (well Heatherp's anyway).  A lovely ride if you can avoid the caravans and ever present [leo]...  ;) [thumbsup].

And how about the Crown Range Road, highest sealed road in NZ..
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uH8UsQZXjhE/TWNDknHhavI/AAAAAAAAAG4/QFNvHtLDipE/s1600/19+pass+hairpins+small.jpg)
(http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/44531761.jpg)
Ungeheuer riding Crown Range Rd on a rented GS500  [Dolph]
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6102/6217141290_db5fa7b610_b.jpg)

I'd love to Geoff, been many.... many years since I rode any Euro alpine roads.... 

Someone ordered hairpins?  ;D


Iroha-zaka Road, Nikko, Japan

(http://stat.ameba.jp/user_images/20091101/21/aerophotographer/b8/4c/j/o0426064010293590446.jpg)

I'm probably going to be testing some of the Chile/Argentina roads once I get all the paperwork taken care of and I can buy a Monster down here.

That is a beautiful road. We did it last year. My wife's parents have a house in Zaton.  We drove from there to Dubrovnik. The roads on Hvar are pretty crazy too. I am planning on renting a bike in Italy next year and riding through the Dolomites and down to Dubrovnik if someone will rent me and a few friends bikes for that long.

Speaking of Dolomites that should be in here too. Someone post a pic.

I have a love/hate relationship with Rt 92 in Colorado. From above, it looks awesome. Then you get there, and realize there's a couple thousand foot drop, and no guard rails - they would spoil the view  [Dolph]

(http://s3.amazonaws.com/diigo/thumbnail_550/2014530_90668877_4824040.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=0R7FMW7AXRVCYMAPTPR2&Expires=1318051958&Signature=jiiTMtbYtpftnUpWvgORAetW4tM%3D)

http://g.co/maps/tbd3v (http://g.co/maps/tbd3v)

Aaaaaaand they just chip-sealed a large portion of it.

But yeah, it's one of those roads where it's hard to appreciate the scenery because you need to devote all of your attention to NOT riding off the edge into oblivion.

Although, that would be a hell of a way to go... [coffee]

Loving this thread! [thumbsup] [Dolph]

Have to agree with Betty a bit regarding the hairpins. On the previously mentioned '89 Euro bike trip I finally gave up and removed the big tank bag from the Kawi Concours due to all the damn tight hairpin turns. Riding it two up and it not being the world's most nimble bike I just got tired of the bars being pushed into the tank bag at every switchback. Full lock one way then fulll lock the other way all in first gear. Hell, I've made wider u-turns in my garage!! [bang] I guess it would be fun for a bit by yourself on the right bike (motard!!) but it got real old real fast on the heavy Connie. A few tight ones are great as long as they are followed by good sweepers and great scenery.