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Hwy 1

From Stinson Beach to Point Reyes Station, Marin County. Stunning scenery, some good straights and excellent twisty sections around Bolinas Lagoon. That's a great one and it continues to get better from there through Mendocino County.  All the way up to Astoria Oregon for that matter!

Hwy 2

From La Canada Flintridge to Mt. Wilson observatory

Hwy 4

From Stockton onto Angels Camp then up to Ebbetts Pass then to Hwy 89 and up to Lake Tahoe.

I-8 East

Take I-8 East from San Diego to 125 to 94 East. 94 is a 2 lane with nice twisties. A well-maintained road out through the scrub land. 30-50 mph.  Take S1 north at Campo (twisties) and on to Julian. Take 79 West down the mountain and then 76 West to Temecula/Fallbrook and on to I-15.  You can then either run I-15 South or continue west on 78 to the coast and take I-5 or the Pacific Coast Highway south back to San Diego. Northwest of Julian is Palomar Mountain Road. It has major twisties and decreasing radius turns up the mountain. Great run-- a crotch rocket hangout. About 200 miles total, NOTE: 94 is a blast to run in low traffic situations but during rush hour traffic really picks up.

Hwy 9

Hwy 9 is beautifully paved + full of nice turns. Best area is from Saratoga to Boulder Creek. Skyline runs into it at top of the hill. When dry its a riders heaven - when it rains the crap from the hills washes onto the road.

To Skyline Hwy.35 to Hwy 84 to Woodside.
OR Hwy 9 (Big Basin Way) from Saratoga to Santa Cruz.

Hwy 12

From Santa Rosa to Schellville.

Hwy 16

off of I-505 West on 16 thru Capy and the Capay Valley to Hwy20 then west on 20 to 101.

Hwy 27

Between Woodland Hills and Topanga Beach

Hwy 25

From Tres Pinos outside of Hollister that goes to the Pinnacles National Monument.

Hwy 33

From Ventura/Ojai through the Los Padres National Forrest and up over Pine Mountain Summit to the intersection of State Route 166 southwest of Maricopa.

Hwy 38

off I-10 in Redlands up to Big Bear Lake return via Rt 330 and Rt 18 down past Running Springs to San Bernardino.

Hwy 39

From San Gabrial Canyon to East Fork Road to Glendora Mountain Road to Either Glendora or on to Glendora Ridge Road to Mt. Baldy Village these roads are just North of Glendora.

Hwy 49

From Grass Valley to Sattley.

From Oakhurst to Mariposa and Placerville to Senora.

Hwy 50

From Placerville to Lake Tahoe.

Hwy 70

North of Oroville up through Pulga and on to Quincy on Hwy 70/89 then onto Bucks Lake back to Quincy.

Hwy 74

From San Juan Capistrano through Lake Elsinore, to Hemet, through the San Bernadino National Forest to Indian Wells.

Hwy 78 / 79

From Ocotillo Wells to Aquanga through Julian

Hwy 89

From South Lake Tahoe to Hwy 395 and Topaz.

Rt. 88 Jackson to Lake Tahoe.

Hwy 108

Between Sonora and Bridgeport (Sonora Pass).

Hwy 116

From Schellville to Napa.

Hwy 120

Tioga Pass from Buck Meadows with a side trip to Lake Eleanor or Cherry Lake.

Hwy 121

From Napa to Lake Berryessa.

Hwy 128

From Hwy 121 to Winters.

Hwy132

La Grange to Coulterville (East of Modesto)then at Coulterville, north on 49 to Moccasin.

Hwy 140

Mariposa to Yosemite Village.

Hwy 168

From Clovis to Lakeshore.

Hwy 190

Death Valley Map with Pictures

Central California coast on Highway 1 between San Simeon and Big Sur - a very nice morning drive just after the sun's been up a while and the fog has started to clear. Hills, curves, breathtaking views.

HWY 193

Between Lincoln and Auburn.

State Route 299

From Redding up over Oregon Mountain Summit and down the Trinity River Canyon to Eureka. State Route 36.

Mines Road in Livermore. Goes all the way up Mt. Hamilton.

Hwy 395

Lee Vining to Hwy 108.

Mulholland Hwy

Between Calabasas and the Hollywood Bowl Pictures.

Niles Canyon

Between Fremont/Niles and Freeway 680 or Sunol.

Redwood Road

From Castro Valley to the Oakland Hills in CA Oakland side is Moraga Road.

La Tuna Canyon Road

Just North of Burbank, Glendale, and Sun Valley between I5 and I210 LA area

Hopland Grade.

Sonoma County to Lake County After you leave Hwy 101, you wind up the hill past two large vineyards and after about 5 miles you are at the bottom of the hill. Most people drive the 10 or 11 miles at 20 to 35 mph. From 500' elevation to 2400' in 6 miles at 35 to 50 mph you learn how good your car's cooling system is functioning and you manage to wear a lot of rubber off the shoulder of the car's tires. Going over the top and down into Lake County is another 5 miles of even tighter twisty roads dropping 1100'. Precision driving is needed as the road is less than 16' wide for both lanes on some of the tighter sections. One side of the road is a bank straight up, the other straight down. One way you test your power, the other your brakes. I've often thought it would be a great route for a hill climb type race. In the last decade I could often get over the grade and meet only a car or two. With Petaluma's Telecom Valley and the booming employment and housing market, people are moving to Lake County and enduring the 1 to 2 hour commute to work and now meeting 10 to 20 cars on the road is the norm. Paradise isn't quite yet lost.

Grizzley Peak

In Oakland is just a spectacular road; great curves, awesome view of the bay, and-if you're bold-you can get up to about 70 on the fastest straight, not too mention low traffic at night. But be sure to check your brakes, Go north from Oakland. Several corners are posted 15mph and they MEAN 15mph (well 20 maybe).

Briceland Rd./Shelter Cove Rd

In the Lost Coast area of California. On CA 101, exit Redwood Rd towards Redway.  Make a left past a "Shop Smart" supermarket onto Briceland Rd. This turns into Shelter Cove Rd.  The section from Redway to Whitethorn has mostly 40-55mph curves.  From Whitethorn to Shelter Cove it's very steep and a lot of curves are 15mph.  Watch out because they post some curve speed limits but not others, so don't assume you can just blast through the next curve at 55 if they don't post it. The scenery is great too with deep gorges filled with evergreen forests and occasional views of the Pacific, which looks very blue here, near the end.

Mt Palomar (south grade)

One lane roads many 180+ degree hairpins Frequent law enforcement via air - looking for bikes that pass on double yellow. Mothers (eatery at top) is a sport bike Mecca

Mesa Grande Rd

Updated thanks to Kathlene!  

According to one rider the Shortcut between 79N & 76W on the North part of road (the 76 end) is the twistiest piece of pavement they had ever seen. Narrow one lane in each direction with many blind turns.  79 runs from the Riverside county line, through Santa Ysabel, julian and then though Cuycamaca state park to rt I-8  Hwy 67 starts at I-8 and ends at 10th street in Ramona, where it picks up/changes to Hwy 78, It off the 78 west of Santa Ysabel and rt 76, near the biker hang out "The Hideout" I believe it is off of the "Center" or "East Loop" not actually 76, but the loops are off of 76.

Ortega Highway 74

From San Juan Capistrano to Lake Elsinore in So Orange Co. in So.Cal. Great mix of tight twisties and great scenery. 36 miles of challenging corners + scenery the road traverses the Santa Ana mountains starting at near sea level + going up to 2800 feet. Look Out Point is a great hang out for many sport bike enthusiasts. Go on to Palomar for an all day ride in the twisties!!

Calaveras Road

Runs from E end of Niles Canyon near Sunol - San Francisco East Bay at 680, down past the east side of Fremont to Milpitas. Runs along side of hills + has 90-180 degree bends every 50-100 yards. Decreasing radius turns also - very slow, need to set speed in corners and concentrate.