Best motorcycling roads

[Whynot]

What are the best motorcycling roads around?
I have spent a fair bit of time in europe lately and have managed to do quite a few decent roads, obviously nz has a lot to offer as well and i will be heading down south soon hopefully.

What are you favorite roads?

These are mine so far:


1 - Grossglockner High Alpine Road, Austria


2 - Transfăgărăşan Highway - Romania


3 - Timmelsjoch Pass- Italy/Austria



4 - Trollstigen Mountain Road - Norway

[Big Dave]

State highway 94

[MSTRS:Me]

SH1 just north of Mangamuka, Northland. That's a treat.
http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?hl=en&...2&source=embed

[Metastable]

Man I have been all around Europe by car and motorcycle including going around some of the best roads in the Pyrenees and Alps, ridden in California and Colorado.... I tell you what.

1 - New Zealand
2 - Colorado
3 - Southern France
4 - California

That's how I put it. It's hard to say 1 road over another road, but those in your pictures are often too tight to be great fun.... usually roads that are a bit more open are a bit more fun, IMO.

[Laava]

Waipoua Forest, Northland
Forgotten World Highway, Taumarunui-Stratford
Gentle Annie, Hawkes Bay-Taihape
Just to mention a few.

[yod]

Buller gorge
Awakino gorge
Waioeka gorge
Mt Messenger
Route 52
Vinegar Hill
Paraparas
Eight Mile -> Taumarunui
Forgotten Highway
Queen Charlotte Drive
Rimutaka Hill
Middle Rd
Gentle Annie
Waipoua (sp?) Forest
Twin Bridges
East Cape
Arthurs Pass
Lewis Pass
Inland Rd
Leader Rd
Castlepoint -> Masterton

the list goes on and on.......there's plenty I've no doubt missed out

[MSTRS:Me]

......there's plenty I've no doubt missed out

Starting with the Coromandel...midweek, outside of holiday times, at least.

[yod]

Starting with the Coromandel...midweek, outside of holiday times, at least.

Yeah, that's why I left it out, great road but not necessarily a great ride

We hit it on labour weekend once, total fucking pain in the ass going up the west side, more boats than you could shake a stick at. Once we got past coromandel itself it was brilliant across the top and got a bit busy coming back down the east side again.

[Big Dave]

Repost - but if you haven't voted yet.
KR Best Road Poll
http://kiwiridermagazine.blogspot.co...best-road.html

[unstuck]

South island.

[Maha]

Yeah, that's why I left it out, great road but not necessarily a great ride

We hit it on labour weekend once, total fucking pain in the ass going up the west side, more boats than you could shake a stick at. Once we got past coromandel itself it was brilliant across the top and got a bit busy coming back down the east side again.

The Coro ride is a bit like staying at the Raglan Pub on a Saturday night, done it once, no need to do it again.
As for best roads...you covered alot in your previous post, but I will add that the roads out and around the Naki are very very nice as are the roads in the Hawke Bay.
Have yet to do the South Island but that is on the agenda, was just looking at the map last night.

[yod]

The Coro ride is a bit like staying at the Raglan Pub on a Saturday night, done it once, no need to do it again.
As for best roads...you covered alot in your previous post, but I will add that the roads out and around the Naki are very very nice as are the roads in the Hawke Bay.
Have yet to do the South Island but that is on the agenda, was just looking at the map last night.

To be fair, pretty much every road from the Wairarapa to Hawkes Bay and up the East Coast is mint.

[ynot slow]

SH50 from turn off at SH2,to Napier-o for awesome and good pub on route.
Upper route of round the mountain from Oakura to Stratford.
Mountain Rd (turn off SH3 by Te Roti)to Hawera,via Fraser,Ararata,Ngawini,Ohangai to SH3 at Mokoia and north to Hawera via SH3.

[Quasi]

yup - what Yod said. Some mint roads on his list. Done 75% of them. This has inspired me to get through the rest

[FJRider]

South island.

+ one .... doesn't matter which part ...