Originally Posted by Harley-Jim (Post 16976582)

In my opinion there is no bad road just a challenging one. One I remember well was Interstate 10 riding across Mobile Bay in the middle of a water spout on out way to the HOG posse ride.

Originally Posted by Jarlaxle (Post 16976629)

DC Beltway at rush hour...I-78...anywhere near Boston at rush hour. The only "challenging" part is staying alive!

Originally Posted by Daytona Fat Boy (Post 16862322)

Two of the worst roads I've ridden were Rte 118 & Rte 112, both in NH. Those roads, from Lincoln, heading west to VT were rough, sandy, full of frost heaves and pot holes. Two lousy rides. To be fair, Rte 112 is also one of the nicest roads. Traveling east out of Lincoln toward Conway, that route is called the Kancamagus Hwy and is a beautiful ride.

One road I would not ride on a motorcycle is 340 in Maui, HI. Drove it in a car and was scared sh*tless, lol

Originally Posted by Flyin'Amber (Post 16860434)

For instance, last year, I rode south down US 285 from Carlsbad NM to Pecos TX on my way to Big Bend.

That road was awful. It's only a two lane road for many miles and cuts through the center of a huge oil/gas field. For starters, it was pouring rain that morning, which is never fun, and visibility sucked.

I've never seen so many Semi trucks nose to tail in my life. Every one hauling tanker trailers of brine or crude or machinery or whatever for the drilling operations. Unfortunately for us, me and my buddy were the only two willing to travel just at, or slightly under, the speed limit of 65 in the rain and gloom. Truck after truck just blew past us at every opportunity dousing us in spray.

If being surrounded by Semi's isn't fun enough, the road has a lot of dirt on it from all the truck traffic entering from the fields on either side. In the rain it made for a disgusting mess, being blasted with muddy water from everywhere. My bike has never been as filthy as it was following that road.

A local we chatted with the morning we departed warned us to "watch our ass" on that road as impatient oil field workers have been known to attempt to pass lines of commercial vehicles and had already caused numerous head-on collisions. Let me tell you, that factoid was not far from my mind as we rode in the muddy spray!

Thankfully the ride, while miserable, was otherwise uneventful.

So what about you? Have any memorable roads you'd like to avoid?

Originally Posted by L88 (Post 16976625)

Maybe not the worst road I've been down, probably the most challenging, and I would do it again.

The Mokee Dugway
http://www.dangerousroads.org/north-...ugway-usa.html