Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 11) Roads

Mid-Atlantic Back Roads Made For Motorcycling

These eight published magazine articles cover some of the mid-Atlantic's best routes for corner carvers needing a twisty road fix to satisfy their addiction. The number one roads in New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia are here for the taking and the most equestrian-laden and scenic route across Pennsylvania, Maryland, and West Virginia is here too.

The Mid-Atlantic's Potomac Highlands Region where Virginia and West Virginia meet, is one of the top five riding areas in the country. The combination of winding mountain passes that will have you up-shifting and downshifting and up-shifting and downshifting as your motorcycle's engine strains with the terrain's rise and fall and the narrow valley straights with towering 5000' peaks on both sides that make you feel as if you're slicing open the earth itself will have you grinning ear to ear inside your helmet.

Virginia's Southwest Region is a riding area that's remained "off the radar" for decades, but now it's getting its long deserved notice. The roads aren't quite as tight as those in the Potomac Highlands Region, but mile after mile of long sweeping curves with the green rolling hills of Piedmont farm country passing by will only add to your ride.

This region has some monster roads, including the Blue Ridge Parkway, but the numbered State and US Routes are notoriously unmarked so be careful when you enter a turn and there's no recommended speed sign. It's almost guaranteed to be tighter than you think. Don't forget, the occasional walking pace hay wagon train could be around any corner, so be prepared to pucker up and take evasive maneuvers.

A few years ago jaded West Coast journalists "discovered" the great riding in these areas, but we knew it all along. Despite the favorable press coverage, these areas remain almost devoid of traffic and traffic enforcement officers. Now you know too.

Contents:
NY Route 30
PA Route 125
Southwest Virginia
Tri-State Horse Trail
Virginia Route 42
Virginea Route 252
West Virginia Route 28
West Virginia Routes 7 & 9

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Additional Titles by the Author -

This Backroad Bob’s Motorcycle Road Trips ebook compilation is one part of a 15-part CD series that is Backroad Bob’s Motorcycle Adventures and includes the following titles. The photo-filled versions and the full-content dual sporting CDs with rollcharts and GPS coordinates are available only from Backroad Bob's website.

Backroad Bob’s Motorcycle Adventures eBooks and Compilations:

Accident-Free Riding (Vol. I&II)

American Motorcycle Museums & Collections (Vol I&II)

Dual Sporting PA and Beyond

Dual Sporters and Thumper Humpers (Vol I&II)

GPs and MotoGPs, England, Ireland & Isle of Man

Motorcycling Lifestyle & Humor

Motor Shows & Clubs (Vol. I&II)

Pennsylvania Motorcycle Meets (Vol. I&II)

Roads & Road Houses

Road Trips (Vol. I&II)

Road Trips (Vol. III&IV)

Turbo Chronicles & Wastegates

About the Author

Qualifications - Forty-two years and over 250,000 miles as a licensed motorcycle operator. Forty years and 190,000 accident-free road miles. Twenty years and 45,000 miles dual sport riding. Ten years of East Coast Enduro Association competition. Four years motocross and road racing support in AMA and WERA competition. Forty years off-pavement riding. Completion of Motorcycle Safety Foundation Beginner and Advanced Rider Courses and Keith Code's Superbike School. A.A.S. - Mechanical Engineering with over 25 years professional mechanical experience.

Road Riding - Thirty-seven of 48 contiguous states with extensive knowledge of the Mid-Atlantic, New England, and Southeastern states. Five Canadian provinces, Isle of Man, Scotland, England, Wales, Ireland, Spain and Portugal.

Dual Sport Riding - Mid-Atlantic States, Massachusetts, Vermont, and Tennessee. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Monongahela, Wayne and Allegheny National Forests. Ten Pennsylvania State Forests.

Enduro Riding - ten years of East Coast Enduro Association competition.

Leadership Positions: President (1995-2011) - Turbo Motorcycle International Owners Association (TMIOA), North Eastern Region Director (2000-2009), and Pennsylvania State Director (1994-2009) - Honda Sport Touring Association (HSTA). Rally Dual Sport Route Coordinator - Honda Sport Touring Association Rendezvous 1996. Rally Coordinator - The Thumper Humper (THE) Rally 1998-2008, PA Adventure Rally 1994-2007, Pennsylvania Dual Sport Rides 1995-2007, Pennsylvania 500 Road Ride 2005-2007, and Turbo Rally '95, 00, and '10. Organizer - 2001 Honda Sport Touring Association Rendezvous - a 350+ participant 3-day international event.

Contact the Author

bob@backroadbob.com