cuda@ihuxv.UUCP (mike nelson) (04/03/84)
The best piece of road I'd ever been on was highway 14 in Wyoming between Cody and Sheridan. It was July of `82. We had driven along a mountain range for part of the day before we finally got in to them. The road was fairly new asphalt, old enough to have all the loose chips thrown off, but new enough to be real sticky. I don't know how many of you have ever been to Wyoming but there aren't many cars. My little ol' heart was just thumpin' diving in and out of tight ( 25 mph ) curves at 40 and 50. My teeth are aching now just thinking about it. By the way I have a `79 Honda 750 LTD. Happy Hunting Mike Nelson ihuxv!cuda
kar@ritcv.UUCP (kar) (04/05/84)
The most terrible tale I've ever heard came across the net about a year ago.
Some guy bought a brand new bike (maybe it was a GS, it was a big bike anyway)
and on his very first ride took it up 1000 rpm past red line in first gear,
then shifted and did the same in second. If I remember right, he ended up in
third gear doing 135 mph before slowing down. I can just imagine the engine
seizing up at 135 miles an hour!
Ken Reek, Rochester Institute of Technology
{allegra,seismo}!rochester!ritcv!kardonch@teklabs.UUCP (Don Chitwood) (04/06/84)
Oh, but it is so hard to choose. It also depends on what your criteria. Is it breathtaking panarama, is it taking yourself and your machine to the limit on that particular road, or ..? Here's a couple. From Vancouver, B.C., westward along Highway 1(?) to the end of the road. This i nvolves at least 3 ferry rides which gives the breathtaking scenery, and the road (traffic allowing) is quite windy and can be a real challenge. In California, State Hwy. 49 (the Gold Rush Highway) takes you through the mother lode country with all its incredible history. The road has enormous variety, with lots of twisty-turneys (but lots of tourists). In Oregon, from La Grande to Wallowa Lake (approx. 60 miles). This northeastern part of Oregon has alpine, desert, deep valleys (keep going to Hat Point and see the Grand Canyon of the Hells River Canyon). From Wallowa Lake (actually Joseph, I think) to Imnaha is supposed to be a stupendous ride, I'm told. In all respects. Back to B.C. on Vancouver Island, northwest of Victoria, there is a road that heads southwest and ends at Port Alberni which is at the end of a very long fiord. This one I've never seen, but a conversation with a cyclist on a BC ferry about "roads we love" brought this one out as a "must see". The road apparently rises from sea level to several thousand feet as it crosses the mountain range that extends the length of the island. Don Chitwood tektronix!teklabs!donch Imaging Research Labs Tektronix, Or.
max@bunker.UUCP (Max Hyre) (04/07/84)
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My (so far) favorite road is U.S. Route 50 from Winchester, Virginia,
to Clarksburg, W. Va.--my only regret is that I haven't yet ridden it on a
bike (to be rectified this summer.) In Virginia it's a pastoral ride
through rolling farmlands, but once you get close to Maryland (which it
cuts through for a bit), it starts to get wonderfully twisty and
mountainous. My grandparents lived in Clarksburg, and I always looked
forward to driving up to visit them from Washington, D.C. It should
be even better now that Interstate 40 parallels it through southern
Pennsylvania--a lot of the semis and less adventurous car drivers will
be taking it and not blocking 50.
Max Hyre
Somewhere in the vicinity of
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