Arizona Rocks!

[atypical1]

Ok...so someone allowed me into the state (you gotta get tighter border controls) and I have to tell you that your state rocks. I got in yesterday and rode 89 and 89a. Very impressive roads and in great shape! I was happy to hit it on a Thursday because I imagine that it gets crowded on the weekend. I will post pics at some point but gotta hit the road to Utah this morning.

Thanks for letting me visit!

james

[Scorpio65]

Glad you liked it, Now Go Away and Don't Tell Anyone !!!

 Next time your here post up and I'm sure you'll find some people that will meet up with you. And  you went at the right time, Friday, Saturday and Sunday's the roads are packed ...

[sagerat]

psst, US 191...

[Nosferatu]

There's a lot of neat roads up here!

[BlueMoto]

In early May I rode from Austin, TX to the Tuson area to meetup with an old riding buddy.  He took me on a tour of southern AZ and "The Trail" (Hwy 191) up to Springerville.  I recommend it to anyone.  It is a great state with lots of good rides. There was snow on the mountains near Springerville and 32 degrees the morning we left.

[AZstrom]

  First post. Just joined up. Yes Sir, AZ rocks..........So much to see and ride. If ya ever pass though Flagstaff make sure you drop me a line..................

[3banger]

Hey AZstrom, and yes AZ rocks.

Nice to see another Flag rider show up on this forum.

[AZstrom]

Right on

[3banger]

Hey Strom, I'll be riding 89a to PHX on Sat.  I need to get a few minor warranty items fixed since it runs out this month.  I'll be leaving early 6:00 to 6:30 a going via 89a, your welcome to join me part or all of it if you like.

[AZstrom]

Cool, Let me check with the boss................(the wife)

I'm good to go.........I'll PM ya.

[AZstrom]

Had a real nice ride. Weather was perfect.  

[3banger]

I'll try to get my photos up soon, but really there poorer photos of pretty much all the same stuff.  That big fancy looking camera of mine is making all the photos look to pink; I'm sure its an operator error  .

[bizarro]

  First post. Just joined up. Yes Sir, AZ rocks..........So much to see and ride. If ya ever pass though Flagstaff make sure you drop me a line..................

That avatar rocks!

What's the best time of year to ride down there?

[3banger]

All year around, I've seen temps in the 30's when leaving Flag and hit 100 by the time I get to PHX.

[Black Ice]

Glad you liked it, Now Go Away and Don't Tell Anyone !!!

No doubt.  

AT1 is totally lying!  

Our roads are strewn with rusty nails and broken glass.  And they're so straight, they make North Dakota look like an endless loop of Laguna Seca.  

The temps top 500 degrees.  Celsius.  In the middle of winter.  In Flagstaff.  

There's a $10K bounty on motorcycle riders, and you don't have to bring them all in...just Certain Parts.  

If you stop for more than three seconds, you'll find at least 30 deadly scorpions crawling around in your underwear.  

If you want gas, you'll have to throw down Road-Warrior style, 'cause in AZ the tank of juice goes only to those mobile enough to scavenge, and brutal enough to pillage.  

Our blandest food will have you shitting nuclear waste for a year.  And you have to beat it into submission before you eat it.  

This place sucks.  It's horrible.  There is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO SEE HERE.  Go back to wherever you came from and be sure to tell your RV'ing friends!!  

[AZstrom]

  Ummmmm OK, Yea that's it............................(cough) (bullshit)

[3banger]

Here are my Photos from the same trip.





I even managed to get the RC Glider in the background.

[AZstrom]

Nice......

[atypical1]

I took these back in June when I originally created this post. I was at a Starbucks in Flagstaff getting my morning coffee and reflecting over the previous day's ride.

[PHXXXRIDER]

Glad you liked it, Now Go Away and Don't Tell Anyone !!!

Seriously folks, there are a number of reasons that you will never EVER want to ever ride here in Arizona.
Many were already covered by Black Ice, here is further clarification with less emoticons.

Dust. Your ride will be coated in 3/8" of perma-dust forever. Your chains will seize up. Your lungs will seize up. Your bearings will seize up. All paint will be sand-blasted from your tanks, fairings, fenders, helmet, etc.

Heat. further clarification needed...  Your balls will permanently weld themselves to your inner thighs and you will walk funny for the remainder of your days. Any powder applied simply becomes flux in said process.
If you are female, its ummm... worse.

Chrome All bling immediately vaporizes upon crossing the state line, its said in ancient writings that the molecules get angry but thats just some old Navajo vs. Apache curse thing that we deal with from time to time. If you have any surviving chrome on your vehicle you are subject to random imprisonment in Sheriff Joe's Maricopa desert oasis.
The crime: reflecting sunlight towards others is considered assault with intent to commit great bodily harm.

More Heat Your rubber tires will melt halfway through your ride and you just can't buy any of our special az-rated tires. Those require an Arizona license, the signature of a native Arizonian (harder to find than you might think), and a questionable string of tattoos on your forearms proclaiming your love for at least 12 women, one goat, and some fella named ozzy.

Drinks There is no beer, liquor, wine, or hootch in Arizona, it all evaporated years ago.
We drink a special blend of prickly pear cactus sqeezings, rattlesnake saliva, and re-climated sweat from RV-driving tourists that "get lost", the fat ones put out the most usable, fragrant, and tasty perspiration... and when they don't have enough moisture left to sweat out, presto! -pounds of yummy jerky

Roads Those un-naturally smooth, curvy, undulating, well-cambered, lovely black sheets that look like roads... don't be fooled, those are actually mirages that the evil desert uses to lure you in closer until you can't escape.

I can't imagine why anyone would ever want to ride here.
Even places that suck, say.. hey aint least its not Arizona, dude!
There is NOTHING to look at here, central Nevada is more scenic.  
Except, we have a really cool meteor crater.

[AZstrom]

I quess that sums it up.

[Black Ice]

I took these back in June when I originally created this post. I was at a Starbucks in Flagstaff getting my morning coffee and reflecting over the previous day's ride.

That's a hell of a nice shot of Jerome!  

[Black Ice]

Seriously folks, there are a number of reasons that you will never EVER want to ever ride here in Arizona.
Many were already covered by Black Ice, here is further clarification with less emoticons.

 

[GilaMonster]

You guys forgot the best garden spot.  I'm speaking of course of Gila Bend, The Fan Belt Capital of America!  Plus don't miss Dateland, Wikieup, or Wilcox.  And both Yuma and Quartzite can be special in the summer.

[3banger]

Terrible place this desert waste land is....

[sagerat]

And let's not forget these Sonoran gardenspots:  Tonopah, Why, Coolidge, Parker.  

[AZstrom]

Dang it, I gotta get a dirt bike........

[napper]

That's a hell of a nice shot of Jerome!  

+1

gotta love 89a.

[desertrider]

When I lived there I always rode 88 past Canyon Lake and through Tortilla Flats until the pavement ends then turned around and did it all over.   Something like 132 curves in 11 miles.

[PHXXXRIDER]

When I lived there I always rode 88 past Canyon Lake and through Tortilla Flats until the pavement ends then turned around and did it all over.   Something like 132 curves in 11 miles.

Thats known as the TTF ride to locals.
Unfortunately, after the heavy perseid meteor shower this year, the road is completely lost.
Craters everywhere have nearly leveled the area, partially filled in the lake, collapsed the one lane bridges, but I hear the cool restaurant/bar at Tortilla Flats was left untouched
The only way to ride the apache trail now is via donkey.

[3banger]

Dang it, I gotta get a dirt bike........

Yes! or just simulate the experience by sitting on a saw-horse and repeatedly falling off  


Note to outsiders: We call this a paved road in AZ!

[AZstrom]

 :thumbsup:Yea I can do dat...........

[VFRMille]

Thats known as the TTF ride to locals.
Unfortunately, after the heavy perseid meteor shower this year, the road is completely lost.
Craters everywhere have nearly leveled the area, partially filled in the lake, collapsed the one lane bridges, but I hear the cool restaurant/bar at Tortilla Flats was left untouched
The only way to ride the apache trail now is via donkey.

Say do you suppose we could get you over here to SoCal for a little of that PR work?  We have people coming over here thinking we have good roads, but since the governator took all the highway tax money & gave it to the homeless and subsidized the bus & rail systems, our roads are much worse than yours with absolutely NO HOPE of getting better.

I have to ride my Blackbird over to Tucson or Benson to get on a decent road.....

Larry

[BigHoss]

Just back from a quick trip to Sedona and Jerome. 89A was a great road though congested and that was on a weekday. The construction at Sedona was irritating and sounds like two more years in the making. The views were great through the redrocks.

The Hauted Hamburger in Jerome, it was the best meal of the trip.



Donwside was the weather, 35mph cross and head winds with gust to 55 from ABQ all the way to Flagstaff and on the way home the temps were in the low 50's with crosswinds around 30mph. Light rain/snow from Laguna pueblo all the way home here in ABQ.

It is a trip I will have to do again but not during our windy season.