Popular Post Tpoppa Posted July 26, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 If you're looking for a 3 day twisty fix, this route is pretty hard to beat. Day 1 Uhrichsville, OH to Harrisonburg, VA Day 2 Harrisonburg, VA to Buckhannon, WV the mountain passes on 33 and 39 are so good you'll want to turn around and ride them again. Day 3 Buckhannon, WV to Uhrichsville, OH Enjoy 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimTheAzn Posted July 26, 2016 Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 Are these routes from.........."the map"? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester_ Posted July 26, 2016 Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 Killer route.... How were the road conditions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpoppa Posted July 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 18 minutes ago, Jester_ said: Killer route.... How were the road conditions? It's been a few years since I've ridden this whole route. So not sure of road conditions. I was riding this the last time I did this entire route. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinNck1 Posted July 26, 2016 Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 Are these routes for a Fall WV trip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary#17 Posted July 26, 2016 Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 Those are some great roads. Here's a trip report from 2014 with some road conditions and comments related to some of the roads on your map. Thought it might be useful. I have a 3 day WV trip planned in a couple weeks. I'll post details on road conditions afterward. Day one starting from Marietta.47 16 39 219/55 47 was a good connector route and got us warmed up.16 is a very twisty road. There were times that I was hoping a straight would be coming so I could rest. Road quality is a huge hodge podge. Kind of rough up north, then you'd hit nice pavement, then you'd hit brand new pavement then back to rough. It was really all over the place. The rough parts could be bone jarring but not impassable so I'd still recommend the road, just be cautious in the bad parts. 39 was fun and in decent shape from what I could remember.218/55 were also in good shape and had some really nice sections.Day 2 from Elkins33 south. It was so much fun we turned around and did it again. Southern part of 33 is amazing. Lots of new pavement and if it wasn't new, it was in great shape. 33 is a must!!!!from 33 to 28 - ok connector road but not as curvy as I thought it would be. It was interesting though as you were riding between the two mountains so I would call it scenic.28 to 250 south - 250 was a very good road. I definitely want to do the whole section at some point. I was worried about road conditions and found this part to be completely fine so I would think the other sections in this area are probably OK as well. 250 to 220 - 220 was really not that exciting. We were actually pretty mellow on this road and of course, this is where we get tickets. A speeding ticket for both of us and passing on double yellow for me as a bonus. Thank you Virginia! After this joyous detour, I wanted to get out of Virginia as soon as possible so we picked up 39 north. What a nice road!! Freshly paved in most spots and just really twisty. I would have enjoyed it even more if we hadn't just gotten the darn tickets but it was really fun. 39 is another must route.Took 39 to 92 and then over to Beckley. We almost ran out of gas in this area and GPS tried to take us down a crazy road. There were lots of adv tour type of roads in this area for those that might be interested. Day 3From Beckley heading back to Marietta41 to 19 to 60Over to 6116361441 is a dump. The road quality is beyond poor. They had neon red circles and lines all over the road highlighting pot holes and other deformities. Felt like I was at Nelson Ledges but worse. Until they pave this thing, I would avoid it. 61 near Deepwater is a blast!!!!!! Brand new pavement and just wow! Good times. Keep in mind, unless you are on an adv tour bike, you will need to go to the town to cross the river. We tried heading over to another crossing and the road was crazy bad. I think the town is Montgomery?36 is a pretty fun road. There are several parts that are freshly paved. It's a really nice north/south route. 14 is a decent connector road. Decent amount of turns and pavement is good for the most part although there are some bad spots. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howabusa Posted July 26, 2016 Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Isaac's Papa said: I remember when Tpoppa rode a Buell...and was fast. He has always been fast. Edited July 26, 2016 by Howabusa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpoppa Posted July 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 36 minutes ago, Isaac's Papa said: I remember when Tpoppa rode a Buell...and was fast. That was the first new motorcycle I ever bought. Sold it with almost 40k on the clock. Needed only gas oil and tires. A young kid bought it and promptly totaled it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connie14 Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 Those are some good routes. I have a sneaking suspicion that your travel times will be significantly less than those listed by Google maps. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tpoppa Posted July 27, 2016 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 IMO, WV roads are every bit as good as those around Deals Gap they just have a different "character." Roads in the DG area tend to be a bit tighter and more technical (at least the ones I've ridden), while WV is a little more open and flowing so you can go a little faster. Also, there are 20 times more LEOs around DG. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jschaf Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 Looks like a real nice route. Going to have to ride that sometime. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck78 Posted July 28, 2016 Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 Nice. You just inspired me to look up how long it takes to use I-70 to Moundsville-Hundred section of US250 to get to my favorite spot down that way.... Not much longer at all vs 33 all the way there with sections of 33 bypassed by US50 and I-79... Now if we trailer the dirt bikes down and street bikes, we'll probably stick to US33 the whole way https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Bryden+Road,+Columbus,+OH/Moundsville,+WV/Hundred,+WV/Grafton,+WV/Cool+Springs+Park,+George+Washington+Highway,+Rowlesburg,+WV/Hendricks,+WV/Harman,+WV/Seneca+Shadows+Campground,+West+Virginia+28,+Seneca+Rocks,+WV/@38.9413894,-79.9207093,10z/data=!4m26!4m25!1m2!1m1!1s0x883888f7ce1c2827:0xcddbdb16d07e7eba!1m2!1m1!1s0x8835e0beb0413939:0x81a89159bd7ba04e!1m2!1m1!1s0x8835f34c8df122c3:0x47ff0857484dcfbc!1m2!1m1!1s0x884a89228f0f070b:0x178335413d3f270d!1m2!1m1!1s0x884abd0a88b22989:0x9ebfb7b66efa3a93!1m2!1m1!1s0x884ac467d3cff22f:0xee284af809398ecf!1m2!1m1!1s0x884ad72563f1dcb9:0x6ee342dd833c3883!1m2!1m1!1s0x884b2ab6bd8186e7:0xc7e85b2d28068c74!3e0 I'm basically free from here on out, wife is always on the road for her job during the riding season, and I finally got my rehab project giant old historic mansion (nightmare the ex left me with 8 years ago) sold. I keep telling my buddies, THREE MONTHS OF RIDING WEATHER TO GO, LETS RIDE WV! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpoppa Posted August 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 I will be releasing version 2.0 of these maps after performing extensive research and field testing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zx3vfr Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 a ferry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimTheAzn Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 36 minutes ago, Tpoppa said: I will be releasing version 2.0 of these maps after performing extensive research and field testing. Field testing you say.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinNck1 Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 I think I need to do some testing myself.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpoppa Posted August 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 3 hours ago, TimTheAzn said: Field testing you say.... Jschaf and I explored WV. We stuck to about 70% of that route. Once we were there, I remembered some other good roads. It was quite a ride. We saw a bear, got detoured by a helicopter, got detoured by roads that were destroyed by that huge flood. We rode through areas that had major devastation from the flood...rivers still had debris in them, construction crews made many piles of debris (furniture, pieces of houses, appliances, personal effects) on the roadside that were as big as houses. Pretty sad actually. I think we must have ridden through a million curves. IIRC we might have broken a couple traffic laws...nah 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimTheAzn Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 2 minutes ago, Tpoppa said: Jschaf and I explored WV. We stuck to about 70% of that route. Once we were there, I remembered some other good roads. It was quite a ride. We saw a bear, got detoured by a helicopter, got detoured by roads that were destroyed by that huge flood. We rode through areas that had major devastation from the flood...rivers still had debris in them, construction crews made many piles of debris (furniture, pieces of houses, appliances, personal effects) on the roadside that were as big as houses. Pretty sad actually. I think we must have ridden through a million curves. IIRC we might have broken a couple traffic laws...nah I mean, you two dont speed at all, I would have no idea what y'all are talking about. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimTheAzn Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 Just now, Isaac's Papa said: Does a sport-touring bike even go fast? Nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpoppa Posted August 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 1 hour ago, Isaac's Papa said: Does a sport-touring bike even go fast? My bike received terrible reviews, which can only mean it's slow and sucky. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jschaf Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 WV>NC IMHO after that ride, even though we went slow as fuck on our sport tourers the whole way, not. You won't see a single picture so it either didn't happen, or you have an idea of our priorities. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpgasser Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 Wish I could have made this. DPG. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaDoc Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 Very nice, was 33 in good condition from Elkins ( 250&33) all the way to Harrisonburg va? I might be doing this as a two day trip this month. Tried to do a one day last year and too excited and didn't sleep one sec and dropped the plan 15 mins from start after I couldn't keep my eyes open even with two back to back caffeine bombs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpoppa Posted August 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 6 minutes ago, NinjaDoc said: Very nice, was 33 in good condition from Elkins ( 250&33) all the way to Harrisonburg va? I might be doing this as a two day trip this month. Tried to do a one day last year and too excited and didn't sleep one sec and dropped the plan 15 mins from start after I couldn't keep my eyes open even with two back to back caffeine bombs Yes, that stretch is super fun and in good shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpoppa Posted August 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 15 minutes ago, dpgasser said: Wish I could have made this. DPG. Next time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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