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Ultimate bike roads

ktmguy

ktmguy

2013-11-25 07:47:00 UTC

So wanna ride this one!
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81forest

81forest

2013-11-25 09:22:00 UTC

Sweet. Where is that? Looks like a place with a long riding season.

ktmguy

ktmguy

2013-11-25 11:09:00 UTC

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DribbleDuke

DribbleDuke

2013-11-25 17:05:00 UTC

Born and mostly raised in California, I have been lucky enough to be surrounded by spectacular motorcycle roads. I often take four day camping-riding treks through the state. I also do not mind a fire road shortcut or side adventure when on a big trailee. By far and away the Devil's backbone is the most jaw dropping, heart pounding, thrill around every bend, road I have had the pleasure to roll over. There is a section of highway 160? in Missouri toward Arkansas that was great and the is the Pig's Tail in Arkansas that ranks way up too.
If I am near Durango or Mazatlan, I will not pass up the thrill of riding up the Devil's Spine. The town of ElSalto is in between and a great stop over.
The road in the picture reminds me of Pikes Peak. I say after a while a back and forth switchback tends to get a bit boring. I like a hill and dale ride.

DribbleDuke

DribbleDuke

2013-11-25 17:05:00 UTC

SDNerd

SDNerd

2013-11-25 17:47:00 UTC

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Ruprecht

Ruprecht

2013-11-25 20:06:00 UTC

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MrZ32

MrZ32

2013-11-25 20:06:00 UTC

"I say after a while a back and forth switchback tends to get a bit boring. I like a hill and dale ride."

What he said ^ ^, with as many mountain passes as possible.

Went to Yellowstone, Wy. from Oregon one year over every paved mountain pass we could.

Way fun trip.

Superdan

Superdan

2013-11-25 20:09:00 UTC

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Ducati Pete

Ducati Pete

2013-11-25 20:20:00 UTC

Looks like a photoshop to me

lmario

lmario

2013-11-25 21:04:00 UTC

Not exactly full of variety is it!

The highway version of Cartagena.



The Spanish Pyrenees is great for bikes. A lot of riders go to Andorra thinking it's the prime cut, but actually they are the busiest roads in the area. If they turned the other way there are countless roads of superior quality with hardly any traffic on them.

41KS

41KS

2013-11-25 21:31:00 UTC

Jaufenpass between Italy and Austria:

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ozarkhomie

ozarkhomie

2013-11-25 22:00:00 UTC

My home road, maybe not the ultimate in the world, but I like it much. There are others around as well. Oh, almost forgot, there were SDR 1290 launch on them

ktmguy

ktmguy

2013-12-02 23:47:00 UTC

The first road is called The Devil's Backbone (in Arkansas) and is 3 miles from my home…Can usually run this road (22 miles) and usually only
run across 6 or less other vehicles…most going opposite direction. This road gets me to Push Mountain Road (second video,) which is 39 miles from the house…makes for a very nice loop when highways 14 and 5 are used to connect the dots.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhZ-FbS_Bak
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHST9PT7jtM

Oompaloompa

Oompaloompa

2013-12-03 03:20:00 UTC

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ktmguy

ktmguy

2013-12-03 08:35:00 UTC

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Road to Everest base camp, Tibet, 2008. Gravel road paved by yaks pulling a metal blade over it. So corrugated it disintergrated the internals of the watch I was wearing and left me with sore wrists for the next year. Damn it was worth it though!

scamb66

scamb66

2013-12-04 11:12:00 UTC

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Reb

Reb

2013-12-06 15:40:00 UTC

Could always try this 146km straight
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Nullabor Plain South Australia

ktmguy

ktmguy

2013-12-06 20:40:00 UTC

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scamb66

scamb66

2013-12-07 05:02:00 UTC

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Ruprecht

Ruprecht

2013-12-07 14:50:00 UTC

Done the Nullabor 4 times in a car, about 3 times too many. If I was ever going to ride over east I would train the bike across and start in Adelaide.

jambox

jambox

2013-12-08 06:50:00 UTC

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