Stan Walker Posted July 14, 2015 Posted July 14, 2015 My GPS is developing a warped sense of humor. Find highway 211 going over to Ferndale in Calif. Follow it over to the coast, down the coast a few miles, then over to Petrolia and on to the Humboldt Redwoods. Worst paved road I have EVER been on. It has potholes in the potholes. Millions of poorly filled potholes. Dirt sections. One lane sections. One lane bridges. A one lane wooden bridge where you had to ride on the wooden planks slightly wider than a car tire. Sharp 180 degree turns going uphill and some going downhill (1st gear!!). Did I mention logging trucks and redneck drivers? Road so rough that I did most of it in 2nd gear!!! But the seashore was pretty and the Redwoods awesome!
12R12RT Posted July 14, 2015 Posted July 14, 2015 Mattole Road? Bitchin' road. I've ridden it a few times on my KLR and once on my RT. Buddy of mine came with me once, he on his Suzuki C90. Tom
Stan Walker Posted July 14, 2015 Author Posted July 14, 2015 That's the one! Made me wish I was on a dirt bike.
roadscholar Posted July 14, 2015 Posted July 14, 2015 It's been on my bucket list a long time..maybe someday.
LBump Posted July 14, 2015 Posted July 14, 2015 Did this ride a couple of times some years ago. Great scenery and all but the road was pretty bad. It's the same road and it hasn't changed. Watch out for the road ruts!
Marty Hill Posted July 14, 2015 Posted July 14, 2015 Did that road 2 years ago. Lousy as you say but when you finally can see the ocean it is all worth the trip. I remember meeting a large pick up towing horses. Had to leave the road just a little bit.
mickeym3 Posted July 14, 2015 Posted July 14, 2015 Amazing roads all up the coast, as if getting to the coast itself has to be earned by paying certain dues, like dodging logging trucks, marveling at bicyclists far braver than I and dropping a tire into a pit. But oh so worth it, MacKerricher State Park all the way up...
Uni Posted July 14, 2015 Posted July 14, 2015 The lost Coast Highway. Did it years ago on a Harley. Not fun. You need a GS or KLR. Jeff 2011 RT 2004 Ducati ST3
RPG Posted July 20, 2015 Posted July 20, 2015 My GPS is developing a warped sense of humor. Find highway 211 going over to Ferndale in Calif. Follow it over to the coast, down the coast a few miles, then over to Petrolia and on to the Humboldt Redwoods. Worst paved road I have EVER been on. It has potholes in the potholes. Millions of poorly filled potholes. Dirt sections. One lane sections. One lane bridges. A one lane wooden bridge where you had to ride on the wooden planks slightly wider than a car tire. Sharp 180 degree turns going uphill and some going downhill (1st gear!!). Did I mention logging trucks and redneck drivers? Road so rough that I did most of it in 2nd gear!!! But the seashore was pretty and the Redwoods awesome! I'll add I75 between Detroit and Toledo, OH as the worst stretch of highway in the country. Potholes for 30 miles, in every lane, frost heaves, trucks in all lanes doing 80, makes for a less than enjoyable experience. RPG
MT Wallet Posted July 20, 2015 Posted July 20, 2015 Been there done that ----in a cage. I can't imagine doing it on 2 wheels. Stan's ride got him to a beautiful ocean view. Sorry you only had Toledo and Detroit to look at.
tallman Posted July 20, 2015 Posted July 20, 2015 Starts earlier, going thru the city of Sinsuhnatty on I 75. Ugghhhly road full of rim bending tire eaters, metal covers, and general mayhem. We have a nice one here that the car racers blew up. Local gov't milled it, grooved it, left 50 yard gapd of crushed asphalt, totally tore up alternating sides and coned it with sometimes both sides done leaving a narrow path up the painted lines in the middle. Needless to say. No one races there anymore.
Lone_RT_rider Posted July 24, 2015 Posted July 24, 2015 Did I mention logging trucks and redneck drivers? Rednecks in California? You will never convince the locals around here that's possible. lol
12R12RT Posted August 10, 2015 Posted August 10, 2015 Saturday morning, halfway to Lake Edison on Kaiser Pass Road Picture at the pass on the way back (and yes, that's my buddy's Moto Guzzi California. He replaced the Suzuki C90 with the Guzzi.) Tom
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