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Hey everyone,
I recently moved to Irvine in the OC and am finally set up to the point where I can go riding more often. I was wondering if any natives could help me out with getting set up riding in the area.
Most importantly, anyone from the area know where I can find some twistys?
@brett8b had an awesome post with some riding spots but they all seem to be an hour and a half away:
I also noticed there are a lot of Ducati dealerships in the area. Any recommendations on where to go for service? Newport Ducati is the closest to me but I am in the LA area often so I don't mind going to one there.
Is there anything else a rider new to the area should know about? I have already experienced the joy of the 405 -_- and the freeing, yet terrifying, experience of lane splitting.
Thanks!
I recently moved to Irvine in the OC and am finally set up to the point where I can go riding more often. I was wondering if any natives could help me out with getting set up riding in the area.
Most importantly, anyone from the area know where I can find some twistys?
@brett8b had an awesome post with some riding spots but they all seem to be an hour and a half away:
Does anyone know of any fun spots that aren't so far out?Ortega Hwy - closest canyon to orange county, very easy sweeping turns but can get pretty bad traffic later in the day.
Rim of the world - CA 18 to the 330, gorgeous scenic road up in the mountains by lake arrowhead, fairly easy as well as long as there is no ice up there, about an hour inland
Julian, CA - CA 79, 76, 78, you can take any of these roads in. 79 is the most scenic is longer but the most scenic. Its a cool little town that is all about apples (pies, cider, etc) can get pretty busy on weekends. About two hours south.
Palomar Mtn Road - off of the CA 76. My favorite of the bunch, short 10 mile extremely technical road with 4000 ft of elevation. If you like twisty roads this is a must IMO. About an hour and a half south.
Idyllwild - CA 243, 74. Good intermediate twistys out in the middle of nowhere, semi popular with other riders. about an hour inland.
Mullholland Hwy - probably one of the more famous roads that can be a fun hangout on freeways, cool to see once but there is only about 2 miles of decent twisty area's and traffic is terrible on weekends. about an hour north (with no traffic)
Angeles Crest Hwy/Los Angeles forest - probably the best canyons in LA, unfortunately ACH is closed through wrightwood so don't expect to ride all the way through currently, still there is over 30 miles of twisty roads open, about an hour north
I also noticed there are a lot of Ducati dealerships in the area. Any recommendations on where to go for service? Newport Ducati is the closest to me but I am in the LA area often so I don't mind going to one there.
Is there anything else a rider new to the area should know about? I have already experienced the joy of the 405 -_- and the freeing, yet terrifying, experience of lane splitting.
Thanks!