Roads in NY and New England.

[Cablebandit]

Riding the Vstrom, the roads were not that big a deal.  The bumps and cracks were soaked up pretty well even with it's crappy suspension.  Riding the same crap on the Pig and my spine needs realignment afterward.

[myke_w]

I just thought it ironic they had to come south for better riding roads.  

Tell me about it. I just moved up here to NH and was looking forward to riding every mile of the state. once you get off the interstate its sketch city, and incredibly inconsistent. One of the cool things about riding the mid - south Appalachians is that almost every tiny stretch of road is paved, so you can really go on some crazy deep woods adventures even with a sport bike. Up here in New England, where each little hamlet is responsible (taken lightly) for county and country roads, you'll often find nothing but dirt roads.

I'm seriously considering unloading my VFR just so I can actually ride here without constantly being turned around on roads turned cowpath. Anybody got a GS for trade?

[carpe_diem]

Tell me about it. I just moved up here to NH and was looking forward to riding every mile of the state. once you get off the interstate its sketch city, and incredibly inconsistent. One of the cool things about riding the mid - south Appalachians is that almost every tiny stretch of road is paved, so you can really go on some crazy deep woods adventures even with a sport bike. Up here in New England, where each little hamlet is responsible (taken lightly) for county and country roads, you'll often find nothing but dirt roads.

I'm seriously considering unloading my VFR just so I can actually ride here without constantly being turned around on roads turned cowpath. Anybody got a GS for trade?

I am fairly certain the lack of tax dollars in NH probably contributes to the poor road quality as well.

In other NE states its a little better (before the big hurricane anyway).