faffi Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 I like roads like Lysebotn Gaularfjell Geiranger Eagle Road If you want to watch some videos of roads I enjoy, go here and click on Norway and watch the videos. I do not condone their way of riding - speed is OK, but they use way too much road - but the roads and the scenery I like.http://www.roadmc.com/default.asp?pub=0&sub=6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beemer Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz! I mean they look like a bunch of connected Z's. The scenery is wow! I think I can put something up here. Might not be the greatest roads in Fl. but the scenery is good. Beemer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugson2wheels Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Absolutely gorgeous! Reminds me of Tyrol If god created us in his image, does that mean god is an egomaniac as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faffi Posted May 15, 2017 Author Share Posted May 15, 2017 Here's a little fun story on the Eagle Road. Back in 1995, I rode there from the top down. Up until the zig-zagging, I had been pushing my XS500 pretty hard, leaving metal around every corner over the mountain. But noticing the spectacular scenery I went hard to the brake into a sharp, dowhill hairpin, hit an "invisible" huge bump followed by an equally massive dip. The result was that we got airborne with the front brake hard on. The skid mark was a little more than a foot long, and was face down, trapped under the bike. In 2014, I went back, this time going up. And lo and behold, the same friggin' frost heave and dip was still there, in the same spot as 20 years earlier. And, like then, you simply couldn't see it from above, only from below. Not sure what it is with the ground situation there, but something is taking place, waiting for a silly motorcyclist with no skill to come along so that the silly motorcyclist can end his or her ride right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beemer Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Here's a little fun story on the Eagle Road. Back in 1995, I rode there from the top down. Up until the zig-zagging, I had been pushing my XS500 pretty hard, leaving metal around every corner over the mountain. But noticing the spectacular scenery I went hard to the brake into a sharp, dowhill hairpin, hit an "invisible" huge bump followed by an equally massive dip. The result was that we got airborne with the front brake hard on. The skid mark was a little more than a foot long, and was face down, trapped under the bike. In 2014, I went back, this time going up. And lo and behold, the same friggin' frost heave and dip was still there, in the same spot as 20 years earlier. And, like then, you simply couldn't see it from above, only from below. Not sure what it is with the ground situation there, but something is taking place, waiting for a silly motorcyclist with no skill to come along so that the silly motorcyclist can end his or her ride right there. That spot is evil! You need to have it exorcized. Beemer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faffi Posted May 16, 2017 Author Share Posted May 16, 2017 So true (rofl) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckles Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 I'm stuck in the IL, the best thing around me is farm back roads. Otherwise its a full days trip to the Mississippi or southern WI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guylee Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 The rockies offer some pretty nice scenery and twisties, but I've only been able to head up a couple times. Once the weather gets warmer I'll be able to get more intimate with my beloved mountains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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