Birthday Ride - looking for a straight road in WV..

[deilenberger]

http://www.eilenberger.net/Trip_Reports/WestVirginia08.htm

I cannot report success, so it looks like I'll have to do it again next year. Perhaps on the way to the MOA rally in TN.. it's a dirty hard job, but I'll take one for the team.

BTW - Rt 72 is wonderful, if you haven't been there..

[motoedde]

Great report with pics and maps.

We missed each other by a couple days in Snowshoe...

There's an insane road...barely wide enough for one car that originates in Cass and heads North until it ends at SR 250...a must ride for those that enjoy twisties and greenery.

[david46]

Great trip review. My friends and I spent a little time in W.V on are way to Alabama. We found the roads in W.V and Virginia to be in superb shape. I wish we had the variety of terrain in Ontario. Again very good report.

[terham]

Loved reading your report and looking at the pictures. I've been on many of those roads but it's been many years since I was there. Thanks for bringing back the memories of past trips in West By God Virginia.

BTW, that's a very nice highly accessorized R1200R you have there.:D

[dancogan]

Really enjoyed your report. I learned what little rock climbing I know at Seneca Rocks - it's quite an area. Thanks for posting.

[deilenberger]

Thanks much! Yes - the bike has a few accessories on it (and 4 articles about adding them in the Owners News.. I think it's a sickness..)

I really loved the roads in WV. The pavement is superb, didn't see a pothole or even a patched pothole the whole trip. Banking on the larger highways with switchbacks was great (Rt 33, Rt 66) and very little gravel on those roads. Only real gravel I encountered was on Rt 72, and since there is no way I could do that road in anything higher than 2nd gear (to about 40MPH tops) - the gravel wasn't a problem, easily avoidable. The GPS came in very handy on the tight roads, if I zoomed in enough, I could view how the road twisted ahead of me around the next switchback, making it lots easier to setup for the next turn.

The other big appeal of WV is the people are very bike friendly, and the state is also (has lots of motorcycle "events", maps, trip-guides.) I had no one cut me off, no one pull out on me, and most people waved when we went past. Could tell we were not in NJ anymore.. (where driving is a competitive event.)