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If you come through MD I got plenty of space for you to stop by and spend a night. Also, my parents have a place up in PA if you want to head up there too. I'm game for going with you a few hundred miles.
Not sure what you're trying to say. My point is that the back roads directly west of Madison, WI are some of the best I've ever seen in the country (run-off, sight lines, surface quality, traffic, police, flow, etc. etc.) and worth hitting if in the area already. I've heard OH is pretty epic as well.I dunno defy, i cagged it from middle WI to CT to get the girl out here. I must say, the roads say middle ohio to ct just got better and better as you went on. more curves, left flat and strait.
The county north of where I grew up in the Adirondacks is the least densly populated county east of the Mississippi River and NY takes great care of their roads.....ok nevermind, I concede...you're rightPlus the west is less congested, or has less population density per square mile in most places so you can pretty much ride wide open.
Not sure what you're trying to say. My point is that the back roads directly west of Madison, WI are some of the best I've ever seen in the country (run-off, sight lines, surface quality, traffic, police, flow, etc. etc.) and worth hitting if in the area already. I've heard OH is pretty epic as well.
The county north of where I grew up in the Adirondacks is the least densly populated county east of the Mississippi River and NY takes great care of their roads.....ok nevermind, I concede...you're right
ok seriously man. not all of us live in the west coast where yea, you have that awsome highway. I dont wanna hear about it. it makes me sad to think that most likely, I will never get out there on the bike because its to far and F#$% it, the bike is not getting "shipped". I have ridden on the coast of maine - blows for the most part, slow tourist/nothing to see, Mass - not bad, CT - blows for the most part, and NC - outer banks - bad ass place to take any bike. but it probably pales in comparision to what your talking about. :Flash:for california, go up Highway 1 as much as you can. It's Pacific Coast Highway and hugs the coastline as much as possible. The stretch of Big Sur (San Luis Obispo north) is WORLD FAMOUS
Bring it up to the White Mountains or most places in Vermont. :thumbup:ok seriously man. not all of us live in the west coast where yea, you have that awsome highway. I dont wanna hear about it. it makes me sad to think that most likely, I will never get out there on the bike because its to far and F#$% it, the bike is not getting \"shipped\". I have ridden on the coast of maine - blows for the most part, slow tourist/nothing to see, Mass - not bad, CT - blows for the most part, and NC - outer banks - bad ass place to take any bike. but it probably pales in comparision to what your talking about. :Flash:
Head up to Nova Scotia and do the Cabot Trail. It's amazing. I haven't done it on a bike, but it's twisty, scenic, and rural. There used to be a ferry from Maine to Nova Scotia that would cut down on the bad roads, but it was scrapped a few years ago. However, you can ride to southern New Brunswick and take a ferry across the Bay of Fundy to Nova Scotia though.ok seriously man. not all of us live in the west coast where yea, you have that awsome highway. I dont wanna hear about it. it makes me sad to think that most likely, I will never get out there on the bike because its to far and F#$% it, the bike is not getting \"shipped\". I have ridden on the coast of maine - blows for the most part, slow tourist/nothing to see, Mass - not bad, CT - blows for the most part, and NC - outer banks - bad ass place to take any bike. but it probably pales in comparision to what your talking about. :Flash:
Thanks for the advice.for california, go up Highway 1 as much as you can. It's Pacific Coast Highway and hugs the coastline as much as possible. The stretch of Big Sur (San Luis Obispo north) is WORLD FAMOUS
I might take you up on that. Some good friends just moved to Easton, so I might drop in on them if the time works out. In any case, I'll likely be spending a bit of time in MD on my way north.If you come through MD I got plenty of space for you to stop by and spend a night. Also, my parents have a place up in PA if you want to head up there too. I'm game for going with you a few hundred miles.
The only problem with this is that the camera will move as you turn the bars. May not cause a big deal, but just let you know.Thanks everyone for the advice and support. Keep those ideas coming!
Although I've done lots of ride-in events, I've never ridden with another FZ6er. It would be cool to meet some of you on the road.
I'm also not much of a photographer, but I'm vowing to take lots of photos on this trip. I own a waterproof camera and I think I'll get a RAM mount and fasten it to the handle bars. I've seen some pretty cool video/photos done this way and it's a lot easier (and perhaps safer) to shoot photos this way than holding a camera free-hand.
with my 8 years in the midwest, I fully agree with you, it DOES blow for the most part...you just have to know where to go. I was blown away by WI though (only select parts). I can't wait to get out of here next week...I'm not a flat-lander at all!!!well.. i was just saying that from my small experiance standpoint on the midwest, it kinda blows because its all strait, flat, and have the occasional 10 - 20 hill. here in ct highways are strait but we get a bunch of turns, turn and level change, and a whole lot of semi-banked turns. tones of fun in a car, way better on a bike. but the little bit of WI (rhinelander, madison, la crose) i saw kinda fell short on good roads. of course that is just my opinion and i realize WI is a huge place (compared to ct) northen WI seemed nice, but more harley country. Not starting a war, just opinionating in a freindly manner :thumbup:
oh and where in ny did you grow up in. I totally agree that mid and upstate ny is awsome for riding. tons of turns and banks and like no cops
I lived in vt for 8 years (4 for college, 4 for after college) and at the time only a car and no bike. But wow. I have been taking the bike up to vt at least once a month in the summer. stay at a friends and have the whole weekend to ride. I agree in VT and NH there are some amazing places. ecpecially around dartmoth college (spelling?)Bring it up to the White Mountains or most places in Vermont. :thumbup:
oh i know where that is. Malta. your right near malta. yea gotta love malta and the F@#$ing awsome state cops there yea I know where your talking about and oh yea. a million times better for a bike than the midwest (my opionion) I have taken my bike out that way and its great.with my 8 years in the midwest, I fully agree with you, it DOES blow for the most part...you just have to know where to go. I was blown away by WI though (only select parts). I can't wait to get out of here next week...I'm not a flat-lander at all!!!
I grew up in Saratoga Springs, NY at the south end of the Adirondack mountains
+1 on the WI comment - and hit the roads all the way north to almost the Eau Claire area (where it starts to flaten out a bit again). Stick to back roads and you will not be disappointed! Curves, hills and beautiful scenery abound. I also want to put a plug in for the Great River Road - definitely a nice drive along the mighty Mississippi.Not sure what you're trying to say. My point is that the back roads directly west of Madison, WI are some of the best I've ever seen in the country (run-off, sight lines, surface quality, traffic, police, flow, etc. etc.) and worth hitting if in the area already. I've heard OH is pretty epic as well.
The county north of where I grew up in the Adirondacks is the least densly populated county east of the Mississippi River and NY takes great care of their roads.....ok nevermind, I concede...you're right
Just a heads up...What if we could save touring folks a lot of time and money by offering up a guest room, couch, or back lawn to pitch the tent as we all travel from state to state?