anonymousagain

Foz, that's the route we took for the Devek run last Sunday. Good potential, but too many cars...or rather a bone-head boxter... to disrupt constant flow. Really fun through the tight trees and a couple areas to air it out a bit more, but we continuously caught up to traffic so there was never really a good rhythm- albeit this was on the weekend.

Still a good drive and beautiful scenery but Hwy1 was nutso with CHP!!

95Juan

not sure if anyone has mentioned it yet-

http://www.pashnit.com/roads/cal/SkaggsSpringRd.htm






42 miles ranging between 2 and 3. roads arent that bad, lots of one-lane, no guardrail sections.

very, very, very fun.

pashnit isnt lying when it says it's the holy grail of motorcycle/twisty roads.

by far my favorite.

another favorite of mine is Alpine Road and Pescadero Road in the santa cruz mountains. those range between 2 and 3 depending on how fast you take 'em.

and Pinehurst/Redwood Road can also be a 3 if you take them fast enough.

those are in the East Bay.....

tdelarm

Although many exist...one of my fave is HWY 1 coastal road just beyond San Francisco heading to Washington. Lots of curves, dinners, camping spots and...curves.

SharkSkin

Yep, 84 is a terrific road. Has to be driven off-peak hours to really be appreciated. Watch out for rocks though!

95Juan

that's danno's car, right?

how sad........... (oops, why the hell did i put a instead of a ?!)


lol.

i dont like 84 as much as pescadero. 84 is kinda scenic, but pescadero has those banked turns and it's nice to be in there with no cars.

84 is highly traveled and you've always got RV's and i think there's a fire station on there too

pescadero/alpine are good, but if you live anywhere in relation to NorCal, you MUST try Skaggs Springs/Stewart's Point.

i went on a 350 mile round trip last sunday for that road specifically.

and honestly, if i lived in SoCal, i'd still go for it.




Edit- and yes, Hwy 1 north of SF is really great. there's a good portion between Jenner and Sea Ranch that holds a special place in my heart.

it's much less traveled and it gets more technical, and much more fun.

south of SF is still fun, but there's more traffic, and it's nice to watch, but there's not much in terms of driving fun IMO.

rhys

In the same general area, although I haven't driven it since I gave up motorcycles some years back, is Route 100 outside of Westchester, Pa, up along the Brandywine, probably a #1 or 2, turning into a definite 3 at speed. There are also some decent roads in the NJ pine barrens, but they don't really get interesting until you're in triple digits.

Ron_H

Hwy 1 to Sea Ranch is a gas of a road. Sheer cliffs which drop straight into the sea and nowhere else to go on the other side. Problem is with the vans and SUVs with airheads in them going at 10 mph. Come around a corner and straight into the rear of one of them, with no where else to pass. Before doing that road, be sure to oil your elbows first.

Yes, the photo in Sharkskin's post is of Danno's car on a fun run one rainy day. Ugly.

Foz

C'mon! What do you think those 300+ horsies are for anyway! Half-kidding... I will violate the center yellow if it is safe (just like I'll cross the street when the walk sign says stop if there's no traffic).

Agreed. Highway 84 doesn't hold a candle to Highway 1... But it does have the advantage of being close-by (to me).

Agreed. At 3am, there is NO traffic. But not so scenic then, either.

I will -- I've always seen the Pescadero turn-off, but have never taken it... Next time, I shall. And I'll put Skaggs Springs/Stewart's Point on my todo list as well.

Bill51sdr

I believe that Ron was referring to the fact that you are very likely to encounter someone driving the opposite direction being over the double yellow in a turn on this road. A recipe for mucho bent sheet metal!

Ron_H

Yup. I shiver to think of encountering a motorcycle committed to a line in a corner and close to the center double yellow line. It has happened many times on those roads as I come around a corner. Lots and lots of bikes up there in those mountains. The bike can't stop or alter his line, and I'm over the line....ugly. I keep reminding myself to stay away from the center line up there. Highway 35 on the weekends is motorcycle city on the roads and bicycle city on the shoulder. Nowhere to go. And lots of driveways along that road. If you want to do that sort of spirited driving, do it on a road like Mines Road or somewhere where you can judge the lilelihood of oncoming traffic being a hazard. Lots of BAR drives have occurred on Hwy 35, 9 and 84 and other roads up there. Lots of fun. But I try not to take the point. Motorcycle helmets do terrible things to windsheilds and paint, including coming through the windshield entirely and ending up in my face. Ugh. Excedrin headache no. 84.
Ruin my whole day.

928ntslow

I saw the UKkid35's post and thought I would drag up this old thread again to see if anyone has any roads in the US to add.

Charley B

Hwy 25 South out of Gilroy, Ca to the T, then East over the mountains to Coalinga. Awesome.

Gary Knox

Well, the two best roads I've ever driven are not in the "good ole USA". They are both in Italia. One is the route in Sicily that was used for the Targa Florio races up through the 70's. It starts about 40 miles west and 15 miles south of Palermo. I enjoyed it so much I drove it a second time, then turned around and drove it in the reverse direction, just to see the mountainous scenery and enjoy the small villages the route passes through. It is about 40 miles long with 4 miles straight and level. The other 36 miles did not seem to have more than 100 yard without a corner, curve, change in elevation, or significant undulation. How the racers could remember the "line" through the ~jillion corners I have no idea. Unfortunately, I was not driving a 928, but a rental Fiat at the time ('04) and there was little traffic . The Fiat was a manual and had decent torque.
The other "best" was in the souitheastern Italy, in the province of Puglia. It was route 89 on the southern portion of the Gargano peninsula. About 25 miles of undulating curving mountainous road with NO traffic (met 3 cars in the 25 miles). There were about 75-100 corners or curves per mile, and they were connected in such a way that there was a distinct rythym to the driving, and the car literally "danced" the entire way. I told my wife at the end of the drive that it was about the most enjoyable public road I'd ever driven on. Again - no 928, but was driving a 5 spd Fiat Bravo turbo diesel that had fantastic torque above about 1700 rpm. 2nd and 3rd gear all the way, with a great big smile.
IF any of you ever get a chance to drive either one of these great roads, don't pass it up.

Gary Knox
West Chester, PA

AO

I thoroughly enjoyed this run from Alcoa, TN to Banner Elk, NC. 6 hours of twisties!

michael j wright

Anywhere around Eureka Springs Ark!