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Arizona- South Mountain Trip - 3/15/2007 11:35:11 AM    Falcon23   Posts: 52 Joined: 3/8/2007 Status: offline I have driven up south mountain a few times in a car and I think that would be a fun ride with the motorcycle.  I would like to set up a trip for anyone in AZ.  For those of you that don't know where south mountain is, it is the mountain that is south of phoenix with all of the red lighted towers.  It is a nice drive with lots of twisties and a beautiful view at the top.  Any thoughts??? Kyle _____________________________ 98 XX....slighlty modded...need I say more! I live by a few simple rules: (1) Live life to the fullest (2) Don't put off what you can do today (3) Have no Regrets Post #: 1

RE: Arizona- South Mountain Trip - 3/16/2007 3:26:02 PM    BrianAZ   Posts: 176 Joined: 5/9/2006 Status: offline I used to run on South Mountain a long time ago.  It sounds like fun, but I don't recall the road being very long. _____________________________ 2006 F4i Candy Blue Yosh slip on exhaust HVMP Bar Ends Zero Gravity Double Bubble CW Fender Eliminator Proton Flushmounts www.briandownerphotography.com (in reply to Falcon23) Post #: 2

RE: Arizona- South Mountain Trip - 3/17/2007 3:18:50 PM    cbr1812   Posts: 18 Joined: 11/29/2006 Status: offline yeah That woukld be cool  I am down to tear it up let me know when to meet up (in reply to Falcon23) Post #: 3

RE: Arizona- South Mountain Trip - 5/3/2007 1:00:30 AM    ztemhead Posts: 24 Joined: 5/1/2007 From: Phoenix, AZ Status: offline I've done it on an R6 once. At the top, I met a guy who was all gung ho about how he and his buddies' ride up it in the dark, at much higher speeds than I had just done. I asked him about the gravel in the road, and the guardrails that border on 500 foot drops, and he didn't seem worried about them, like it's business as usual for his crew. Then I asked him all about the scars on his legs and arms, and yep; they were from wrecks he had been in on his bike. So yeah, I dig South Mountain, but the two problems are 1) the conditions are kind of crap- like I said, gravel, blind turns, and certain death if you go over the guardrail. and 2) there's a lot of traffic during the day, so even if you're ripping into it, you're limited by vans full of picnicers, and soccer moms with their kids. maybe I'm just too much of a n00b to appreciate it. (in reply to cbr1812) Post #: 4

RE: Arizona- South Mountain Trip - 8/26/2007 5:12:48 PM    Shadowart   Posts: 70 Joined: 8/24/2007 From: Farmington Hills MI Status: offline I am defiently down for a Smount trip. if your still interested.  (in reply to ztemhead) Post #: 5

RE: Arizona- South Mountain Trip - 8/26/2007 6:53:53 PM    mikeys06cbr600rr Posts: 123 Joined: 6/27/2007 Status: offline sounds cool dont know were that really is but i live just east of mesa _____________________________ never go through life with, what if... jardine slip-on, fender elim. kit, shogun frame sliders, screaming yellow pearl paint with tapeworks metallic black wings and sticker package, KN filter, memphis windscreen, and a corbin seat (in reply to Shadowart) Post #: 6

RE: Arizona- South Mountain Trip - 8/26/2007 9:15:10 PM    PHXf4i   Posts: 529 Joined: 7/6/2006 From: Phoenix , AZ Status: offline its not very long though, depending on the traffic 5-10 minute ride to the top. still is fun but like he said above the road conditions arent the best (in reply to mikeys06cbr600rr) Post #: 7

RE: Arizona- South Mountain Trip - 8/26/2007 10:23:03 PM    baileyjn   Posts: 182 Joined: 6/10/2007 Status: offline Where is South Mountain? I am looking for new places to ride. I ride Mount Lemon north of Tucson just about every weekend. With the exception of the pavement being quite good, it Lemon is kind of like ztemhead's description of Souith Mountain. Mount Lemon has several cliffs, and if you take your eyes off the road for just a split second, it can be like looking out the window of an aeroplane at times with the earth being far below. Frankly, it kind of freaks me out at times and keeps me from going as fast as I would like. That and the traffic is really starting to tick me off about Mount Lemon. I would be up for South Mountain, but it sounds like it would be like Mount Lemon, but with fewer curves and worse pavement. So does anyone know of any really great twisties in AZ that are not carved out of cliff walls? An I am planning to call you this Tuesday, Mikey. I am going to go in to work on Monday and get a no-shit head count for the ride to Hwy 191. Once I get that I will give you a call. _____________________________ Jon Bailey 2007 Black CBR 600RR Shogun Framesliders Puig Double Bubble Windshield (in reply to Falcon23) Post #: 8

RE: Arizona- South Mountain Trip - 8/26/2007 10:27:47 PM    PHXf4i   Posts: 529 Joined: 7/6/2006 From: Phoenix , AZ Status: offline hwy 89a to prescott is pretty fun (in reply to baileyjn) Post #: 9

RE: Arizona- South Mountain Trip - 8/26/2007 10:50:33 PM    mikeys06cbr600rr Posts: 123 Joined: 6/27/2007 Status: offline cool sounds like a plan bailey maybe this site will help you http://www.motorcycleroads.us/ talk to you tuesday _____________________________ never go through life with, what if... jardine slip-on, fender elim. kit, shogun frame sliders, screaming yellow pearl paint with tapeworks metallic black wings and sticker package, KN filter, memphis windscreen, and a corbin seat (in reply to PHXf4i) Post #: 10

RE: Arizona- South Mountain Trip - 10/20/2007 11:29:20 AM    hustlin1ninja Posts: 2 Joined: 10/20/2007 Status: offline quote: ORIGINAL: PHXf4i hwy 89a to prescott is pretty fun I use to live in Prescott but am now in Phx. Northern AZ has alot of good runs.living in Prescott there was the run down to Yarnell Hill and back up White Spar. Than there was Mingus, althought that one isn't very good road conditions. Strawberry is alot of fun. Sedona, although that one is just a nice cruise because of tourists. Iron Springs road has alot of sweeping turns to Bagdad (never been on this one but I hear you can catch air on some of the hills into Semi tight sweeping turns) I still go up as much as possible on the weekends. We have a bike night there with an average 20-30 riders on warm nice nights with rides the next day for who ever shows up at a certain spot. Who ever wants to ride up there sometime just send a message, a couple friends of mine down here and i go up there as much as possible to ride and meet up with friends there.Information is located in my Signature. Peace out _____________________________ (in reply to PHXf4i) Post #: 11

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