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M22 Northwest lower Michigan's west coast serpentining, lakeshore following, somewhat desolate at times, jaw droopingly gorgeous two lane gets my vote...and we try to ride it every year during the Michigan Guzzi rally.
It's pretty, but in my honest opinion can't touch Mountain Roads.
So I came across this 10 Best Roads in America list on You Tube. 1. Pacific Coast Highway2.Pikes Peak3.Blue Ridge Parkway4. Tail of the Dragon5. Beartooth Highway6.Going to the Sun road7.Coastal Route 1 Maine8.Grand Staircase, Escalante, Utah9.Natchez Trace Parkway10.River Road TexasI have ridden number 1,2, 8, 10. But I wonder about number 10. How about Million Dollar Highway? Maybe they were afraid Montana and Colorado would dominate? In Texas is Twisted Sisters better than River Road? I have ridden both each has it strong points. So almighty all knowing Guzzi riders please weigh in with your thoughts.Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
Best road for what? Sightseeing or spirited riding? If it's spirited riding, pick any pass over the Sierra Nevadas (expect CA 120 which has a low speed limit through Yosemite) and stick it on the top of the list. If scenery is part of what makes it a "best road", then CA 120 should be on the list, along with the roads through Zion National Park and Sequoia National Park.I hope I'm not being too much of a Western Mountain snob, but there is nothing like riding up a vertical mile or more (elevation change). Can't do that back East.
Part of the problem is that the most scenic roads are often the most challenging to ride quickly (i.e.fun) so you have to pick, no watching scenery or riding relativly slow. I think this could be referred to as a first world problem. GliderJohn
Northeast Oregon gets my vote! No traffic, great roads, great scenery, high speed sweepers to tight and twisty, elevation changes, canyons, following rivers, forests, mountains, panoramas... hard to beat. In fact, most of the Pacific NW is great riding.
Mount Mitchell State Park is well over a mile above sea level and the surrounding valleys might make it a mile change in elevation.There is nothing like the roads in the eastern TN, western NC mountains
I have news for you...............a mile of elevation is nothing out west. I've ridden on public mtn. roads 8k' to 12K' that are full of curves and beauty if you have time to look at your surroundings. Until you've ridden on primo roads out West you can't understand the difference some of us are talking about. In Colorado 5k' is like sea level out east. It's like trying to explain what the Grand Canyon looks like to anything else you've seen before it. It can't be done. There's no way to convey the difference. There are roads in Wash. St. that you would swear you're going downhill when in fact you're going uphill because you have to use more throttle to keep your speed constant. The West is so different than the East.
and a song to bounce around your head, on the road of your choice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdoT50N8uv4
Or....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGj7-R6WPf4
stepping forward a few years......https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov4epAJRPMw
No way can I come up with a list. But I do have some memorable drives and rides. Some favorites. It's hard to balance scenery with riding pleasure: if you're riding hard, you're looking at the asphalt, not the scenery. 1. PCH. I've driven from Big Sur to Leggett and the Redwoods. Rented a turbo Mini Cooper stick. A great balance of beauty and fun. 2. Deal's Gap & 28. One of my favorite rides. Take the Dragon from Tenn all the way to Highland NC. I think Deal's Gap is the best motorcycle roads anywhere. Too bad it's so crowded. Lots of folks like the Cherohala, it's much more open and to get a real thrill you're running race track speeds well over 100. I prefer the challenge of the Dragon. But I wouldn't miss the Skyway, Smoky Mtn Park and the rest of the great roads in the area.3. Colorado. My favorite rides there are Hwy 92, 133, 149, 12 and 550. I took 141 in the truck to Gateway and it was gorgeous. The hwy 90 through Paradox Valley to Moab is memorable. But there are great county roads all over the state like SW of Denver or W of Ft Collins.4. New Mexico. Roads around Chama, follow the train to Alamosa. Taos ride to Red River, the Rio Grande bridge on 64 and 518 to Las Vegas. The drive up Sandia Peak. 5. Arkansas. My personal favorite. The complete NW part of the state. Take any road. Beauty and challenge. The roads are generally in good shape if not what they were 15 years ago. Usually not a lot of traffic.
Just thinking a little more about this. The way I ride, the best roads are the little, less travelled ones that are near the "attraction" roads. The gems that make me feel like I've discovered something, rather following along with the crowd.
I think I'm gonna start a new thread about the roads less-traveled.
By all means Scud... This feels like the appropriate place to insert a little Robert Frost:Two roads diverged in a wood, and I�I took the one less traveled by,And that has made all the difference.