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DDHR1150RT

09-24-2003, 02:55 PM

Originally posted by flash412
one of my favorite road signs is on Lolo Pass...
http://flash412.home.comcast.net/w77b.JPG

Ah a sign to make my heart go wheeeeeeYES!

Lets face it, these types of signs are a biker's paradise and a cage's nightmare.

Bring on more of these signs! Everybody, post your favorite!

Here's one of my favorites:

KBasa

09-24-2003, 02:59 PM

http://kbasa.smugmug.com/photos/814935-M-1.jpg

MCMXCIVRS

09-24-2003, 03:27 PM

Here's a good one I found in Newfoundland this summer. I was windy, but not as bad as it could have been. Only had gusts to about 100 Kph that day.

Cliffy777

09-24-2003, 05:32 PM

I once cut through the SE corner of Colorado and the wind was blowing so hard I kept the bike at a 45 degree angle. That was a pretty tough hour or three.
Wind is fun crossing the Mackinac Bridge from the mitten of Michigan up to the UP or vice versa. First you get the bike leaned into the wind, then you come to the gridwork portion of the bridge and look down. Feels just like you are flying.
That makes the heart pound.

snoone

09-25-2003, 07:33 AM

some of my favorite signs

snoone

09-25-2003, 07:36 AM

more signage

snoone

09-25-2003, 07:38 AM

even more

snoone

09-25-2003, 07:39 AM

sign from Gunnison County CO.

snoone

09-25-2003, 07:47 AM

sorry lets see if I can make the image smaller

snoone

09-25-2003, 07:55 AM

one more

fish

09-25-2003, 09:06 AM

http://fish.smugmug.com/photos/11356-M-1.jpg

RebeccaV

09-25-2003, 09:22 AM

Hey, you guys in CA know that you're spoiled - right????

Snoone - LOVE the sign with the cow!!!!

bg

KBasa

09-25-2003, 09:37 AM

Originally posted by boxergrrlie
Hey, you guys in CA know that you're spoiled - right????

Who? Us?

:uhoh

The_Veg

09-25-2003, 11:46 AM

This is on the Talimena Scenic Drive, just before the descent down to the eastern end (some say the best part of TSD!) Notice the fog and mist. Between that and the sign my S.O. was nearly scared out of her mind!

ian408

09-26-2003, 01:49 AM

This is California Spoiled :)

http://ian408.smugmug.com/photos/896578-M.jpg

Surfer's rights!

Ian

107422

09-26-2003, 08:15 PM

I love my GS...

GlobalRider

09-27-2003, 08:22 AM

285 kilometers (177 miles) to the next town, to the next gas station...to the next anything...all gravel.

GlobalRider

09-27-2003, 08:27 AM

With the Salzburgring track just down this twisty road a bit and a lot of racer wannabees out there, they were losing a lot of riders.

This sign basically warning riders to wise up or that section of road will be closed to motorcyclists.

Visian

10-01-2003, 06:07 AM

Someplace in Kansas on the way to New Mexico.

Visian

10-01-2003, 06:10 AM

Up in Alaska... just about anywhere.

http://www.bmwmoa.org/camping/AlaskaSojourn/graphics/stateroadsign.jpg

BMWGypsy

10-01-2003, 12:31 PM

Unfortunately, I don't have a pic of one of my favorite signs found in OK:

"Caution: hitchhikers could be escaped convicts"

lorazepam

10-01-2003, 01:41 PM

My favorite is one I first saw in
South Dakota years ago:
Livestock at Large

flash412

10-02-2003, 04:57 PM

For the CHALLENGE...
http://home.comcast.net/~flash412/27BadMiles.JPG

For the break from boredom...
http://flash412.home.comcast.net/100mph-small.JPG

Click Here (http://flash412.home.comcast.net/95-1.AVI) for an AVI of a run near the ton. (May require QuickTime.)

RebeccaV

10-13-2003, 09:23 AM

I saw this sign in Springfield, Ill. on the way to Falling Leaf -

oldcarkook

10-13-2003, 09:34 AM

Route 100 - Plymouth Vermont
http://www.oldgmctrucks.com/photos/stovebolt/route100vt.jpg

KBasa

10-13-2003, 09:37 AM

Route 25, south of Hollister, CA.
http://kbasa.smugmug.com/photos/1022343-M-1.jpg

The_Veg

10-14-2003, 09:13 PM

Dave,
thanks for that reminder of the best highway that ever made me wish I was on the bike. I was in a rented dodge on a business trip and had plenty of time to get from Bakersfield to Santa Cruz so I got off I5 to 198 then 25 all the way up. The frustration of not having a bike on that road was almost enough to make me want to just drive off a cliff! Almost turned a peacock into roadkill not too far from where that sign is too.

KBasa

10-15-2003, 01:49 AM

Just a little further down 25
http://kbasa.smugmug.com/photos/1022344-M-1.jpg

And down by Pinnacles NM.
http://kbasa.smugmug.com/photos/137676-M-2.jpg

Visian

10-15-2003, 06:52 AM

Man, I love 25... especially those dirt roads that go back over the hills to 101.

Ian

knary

10-16-2003, 12:56 PM

I'll second the :thumb for lolo pass.

From a few weeks ago...
http://www.conary.org/photo/albums/album01/IMG_1947_JPG.jpg

knary

10-16-2003, 01:00 PM

Mart C. (Placerville, CA) sent this to me to post. A great pic of a great sign in front of a great cemetery in Mobile, AL. I'd forgotten about those above ground cemeteries....

Cliffy777

10-17-2003, 05:54 AM

Truth be told I was waiting in line for a shot at a track ride at the beautiful Grattan Raceway when Julie Claire captured this moment.
It depicts the epic struggle of good over evil and/or man and bike vs very low speed limits and whatnot.

Ron_B

10-18-2003, 08:46 PM

OK, this isn't really a "road" sign, but I sure got a kick out of it. Somewhere in South Dakota, I think.

KBasa

10-19-2003, 03:12 PM

Originally posted by Ron B
OK, this isn't really a "road" sign, but I sure got a kick out of it. Somewhere in South Dakota, I think.

:rofl :rofl

DarrylRi

10-21-2003, 08:48 AM

Here's a set of them from my recent trip to the RA Rally in Birmingham:
http://darryl.crafty-fox.com/mcpics/2003/birmingham/statelines.jpg

And another one:
http://darryl.crafty-fox.com/mcpics/2003/birmingham/PA113050crop.jpg

MarkF

10-21-2003, 09:15 AM

Is that a brick and an oilhead side by side?

Quick seperate them before they mate!

MarkF

widebmw

10-21-2003, 10:23 AM

RT 261 in Utah. It's not very long but a good climb.

DarrylRi

10-22-2003, 10:30 PM

Hey, widebmw, I was just there, too:

http://darryl.crafty-fox.com/mcpics/2003/birmingham/IMAG0115med.jpg

lorazepam

10-23-2003, 07:29 PM

So I am not the only Idiot to ride gravel with a non GS :p

widebmw

10-23-2003, 09:06 PM

View from the top

KBasa

10-23-2003, 10:27 PM

Oh man!

flash412

10-25-2003, 01:40 AM

MOKEE DUGWAY!

The_Veg

11-07-2003, 12:05 AM

WideBMW, what is that the view from the top of? It reminds me of the view from Capulin, but some details are not quite right to be that...

widebmw

11-07-2003, 12:52 AM

You got a R100R, great I have a 92. I just turned 180,000 miles on it. The road is the one on the first pic. UT 261 going North from Mexican Hat, UT. About 5 miles of dirt.
Going up, my wife did not like my "one hand for the bike and one hand for the camera. Have fun on your new bike. John

flash412

11-07-2003, 12:27 PM

Originally posted by The Veg
WideBMW, what is that the view from the top of? It reminds me of the view from Capulin, but some details are not quite right to be that... Get some map software, MapQuest for instance. Go to the Four Corners area (UT,CO,NM,AZ). Center on Mexican Hat, UT. Zoom in a bit. 261 goes north off of US-163. In MapQuest, you can see a little "blob" at the end of the first stretch of 261 heading NNW off of 163. Center on that blob and zoom in. When you zoom in enough, you'll see Valley of the Gods Road. That is the road that you can see from the top. Mokee Dugway, likely the place where the photos were shot is at the "tip" of one of those switchback curves.

70304

11-11-2003, 07:55 AM

Great road, the Bride and I were just out that way a few weeks ago,took 261 on the way to Torrey,UT. What your looking down on is Monument Valley. To bad you didn't have the wide angle lens on as you wouldn't believe the view. If you look closely at the pic, you'll see a dirt road connect to the pavement, thats Valley of the Gods road.We took that road with a fully loaded 01RT, 2up and teaching my wife about riding in the dirt. Lotsa wash-outs and a wee bit rocky but TONS of fun.had the Rt bottoming out a few times and loving ever second of it. If your ever in the area, you just gotta check it out, the views are amazing to say the least, and the view from the top of 261 are also great.
As soon as I can figure out this scanner, I'll post some pic's of Valley of the Gods road.
Enjoy The Day.......

cruisin

11-14-2003, 08:49 AM

From northern Arkansas:
http://bmwsporttouring.com/files/263407-Crooked%20and%20Steep.jpg

http://bmwsporttouring.com/files/263411-Resume%20speed.jpg

JULIE

11-16-2003, 02:29 AM

Originally posted by widebmw
View from the top Thanks for the memories. I drove that road several years ago on my Virago. It is a very exciting climb, your attention wants to be looking at the view but the road jealously demands your attention.

K H N

11-20-2003, 03:49 PM

A sign that never made the "grade"....

Montana

11-20-2003, 05:40 PM

Sign you don't want to see: four bikes were riding Hwy 93 between Ely and Wells, NV, time for a fuel stop, but we couldn't seem to find anyone in town?