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+1OKcommuter said:Doesn't look all that fun to me, it would be all acceleration on the straighaway, the hard brake for the 180, repeat, repeat, repeat.
Give me a mountain road with increasing radius, sweepers, and decreasing radius, one after another for hours on end...that's where it's at.
Last weekend my family and I all road our bikes up into the Ozarks in Arkansas, what a blast that was!
It really improved my riding tremendously, I got more cornering experience in 16 hours of riding in the hills than I could get in 2 years here in Oklahoma! Damn, I've gotta have some more! It makes me want to move up there in a cabin....I can't imagine what the Gap must be like...I'm totally envious of you east coast guys!
Did you ride on hwy 125 any. I hear that it's the 'other' deal's gap. I plan to make a trip down there sometime soon.OKcommuter said:Last weekend my family and I all road our bikes up into the Ozarks in Arkansas, what a blast that was!
It really improved my riding tremendously, I got more cornering experience in 16 hours of riding in the hills than I could get in 2 years here in Oklahoma! Damn, I've gotta have some more! It makes me want to move up there in a cabin....I can't imagine what the Gap must be like...I'm totally envious of you east coast guys!
+ one more = +2GTKrockeTT said:+1OKcommuter said:Doesn't look all that fun to me, it would be all acceleration on the straighaway, the hard brake for the 180, repeat, repeat, repeat.
Give me a mountain road with increasing radius, sweepers, and decreasing radius, one after another for hours on end...that's where it's at.
Last weekend my family and I all road our bikes up into the Ozarks in Arkansas, what a blast that was!
It really improved my riding tremendously, I got more cornering experience in 16 hours of riding in the hills than I could get in 2 years here in Oklahoma! Damn, I've gotta have some more! It makes me want to move up there in a cabin....I can't imagine what the Gap must be like...I'm totally envious of you east coast guys!
hey, you can be envious of us west coast guys too! :wink:
I know some great rides around there. I wouldn't trust mapquest. You should try to get a gazateer or something really detailed.gahdzila said:that is a beautiful stretch, and it does look like something straight out of le tour de france.
okcommuter and billyroy:
my riding buddy and I were talking today about making a trip somewhere in arkansas. I've heard it's beautiful and great riding, but we've not been up there enough to know any roads. I dont know where to start planning. can you guys point me in the right direction? town names would help (ie - finding the routes on mapquest). we're approaching from the southeast (northeast louisiana), if that helps.
FirstSymptom said:About 30 miles south of Harrison, AR, southeast of Jasper, there is 74, 374, 123, and 7 that are arranged so that you can just kind of loop around: I suggest from Jasper, take 74 east to 123 south down to 7. From there I took 7 back north to 374 east. This road drops straight into the Arkansas Grand Canyon fast enought to make your ears pop. I chose to ride 123 south again, but there's parts of it north of 74 I didn't ride that I would like to. You can keep heading south on 123 below 7, but from what I hear it's not as great as the north section.
14 runs NW-SE on the east side of Harrison and it's nice. 125 crosses 14, and once you turn north on 125 the fun begins to build. You go through the tiny town of Peel, then ride the ferry across the lake. As soon as you get across the Missouri line you'll notice the road surface get really nice. Go through Protem then cross 160, and the next 20-something miles to Bradeyville are pure heaven. Just watch out for turtles and turkeys on the road.
OKcommuter said:I can't imagine what the Gap must be like...I'm totally envious of you east coast guys!