2007R1 says:
The Skyline Drive is a route any rider needs to avoid! Not only is the traffic ridiculous, the cops are a joke as well! They target motorcyclists with a passion. Our group got popped supposedly going 38 in a 35. The cop refused to show us the radar gun! We got popped again later that day. This time in a nasty right hand turn. The cop said he clocked myself going 53, my friend on a Buell 1125r going 51, and my friend who was riding an HD Ultra Classic going 52! The problem with this time was that there was NO WAY in you know where that an Ultra Classic could negotiate that turn at that speed! It wouldve been really hard to do it on my R1! The cop was an a$$ to say the least. This road is nothig more than a money generating scam! Stay away from it like the plague and tell anyone you can to stay away from it! I have been riding for 15+years and have never gotten a speeding ticket on my bike until riding Skyline Drive. Stick to the BRP. Its free and much more enjoyable!
Fri Jan 11, 2013 at 9:10 AM
demans says:
Myself, my brother, my son, and my nephew did the BRP this past July. It is just a great ride. 470 without a stop sign. We took two days to take our ride. We had no problem finding fuel stops, and a place to stay. Everything is within a few miles of the Parkway. The road is great, scenery fantastic, and plenty of places to pull of the road for view, and pictures.
Fri Jan 11, 2013 at 9:10 AM
felon says:
My wife(Flash)& I have ridden the BRP a few times in parts, but a few years ago we did all of it & finished by including Skyline. There ar many, many places for fuel, food & lodging along the way, you just have to turn off at most of the towns you see along the way. Most of themn are within a couple miles of the BRP. We spent 3.5 days doing the BRP & Skyline. We stopped and took in as much as we could at the museum area's. If you ride the BRP without stopping at the info & museum area's you are cheating yourself!
Fri Jan 11, 2013 at 9:10 AM
hjsiemer says:
Rode from Front Royal, VA to Mt Airy, NC. Nice for the most part. Not enough places to re-fuel and the closest lodging without going too far off of the ride is the "Points of Otter" lodge (privately owned)about 30 miles north of Roanoke. Nice location with large lake on property. Sits in the valley between two mountains, so no cell service, tv reception, radio reception. The meals were over-priced and the atmosphere snobby - the staff acted like they were doing you a favor by allowing you to spend the night. Had to dress in business casual for any meals. So the ride was above average, but the exeperience with the only accomodations under roof were far below what you would expect, but since it is the ONLY lodging on the parkway and is "supervised" by the Forest Service, I guess it should have been expected...
Fri Jan 11, 2013 at 9:09 AM