Guest unknown Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Last Friday, I took off work a little early and drove down to Skyline Drive (VA). I have always heard how great of a drive that Skyline was but I had never made the trip. The weather was excellent and traffic was pretty light. I finally arrived after about an hour commute down some back roads from NoVA. This is what I was treated to: The pictures don't do it justice. If you guys have the means, I highly recommend it. The views were stunning and the turns were a blast. I did have to watch out for wildlife as some deer popped out and a huge black bear was walking around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member GAZ Posted July 30, 2014 Premium Member Share Posted July 30, 2014 Wow, gorgeous. This makes me want get out to the mountains and ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator Guru Posted July 30, 2014 Global Moderator Share Posted July 30, 2014 Awesome, thanks for sharing! This is what owning a bike is all about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamabob Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 For the real twisties take the superslab to the Blue Ridge. Sadly these roads are federally patrolled and speed enforcement is strict. You will find legendary back roads away from the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MXRider Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 I've taken that ride many times. Enforcement is strict but the scenery is nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruizin Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Looks like a great ride! Yamaha MT-10 ForumYamaha Tracer 900 Forum Yamaha Ténéré 700 Forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest unknown Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Thanks! I was planning on crusing up to 211 but daylight was getting slim and the parkway is just too far for an evening trip without trailering the bike to it. I don't too much speeding on Skyline but the turns are great and during the weekday they patrol it much less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thestache Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Reminds me a lot of Tennessee...some cool places like that to ride here, will get to some when I get the 07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MXRider Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Thanks! I was planning on crusing up to 211 but daylight was getting slim and the parkway is just too far for an evening trip without trailering the bike to it. I don't too much speeding on Skyline but the turns are great and during the weekday they patrol it much less. Yeah we used to go for early morning rides on Mondays and the place was pretty quiet. Made the mistake of going in mid fall on a Saturday a while back and it was a zoo with all of the leaf peepers going under the speed limit to scope out the countryside. It was a half mile long convoy of minivans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest montana07 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Great pics, thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonerider Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 A very, very nice ride indeed. I did the Skyline Drive 2 times in the same summer. First time with the FZ6 then with the V-Strom. The first time went down south to the Blue Ridge and then to the Dragon tail. In the off season, it's very low traffic. I went in April. I was alone and the weather was nice too. Highly recommend this place. past bikes: WR250X, KLR650, V-Strom 1000, DR650, FZ-6, SV650S, Seca II, GS400S, Seca 750, YZ80. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Truth Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Looks like a really great place to take some shrooms and watch the trees billow in the wind! (rofl) "Shoot? I'm a hippie. The only thing I've shot is acid. I heard of a dude snorted it once. Thought his nose was a kangaroo and the moon was a dog! WOOH!" - The Truth (GTA San Andreas) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howlinhoss Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Awesome photos. I did skyline on my 300 last fall it was a great time and I would love to go again. Here are some pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest unknown Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Awesome photos Howlinhoss! I'm going to try and get back up there in the fall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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