Ride Report: Oroville Quincy Road - BARF

chiara · 04-30-2007, 11:39 AM

I took a ride up Oroville Quincy Road on Saturday, took some pics & video. I've reported on this road before, but thought you might enjoy these.

The bridge across Lake Oroville

Lake Oroville

Argh!!! Road work

I ended up taking a detour

chiara · 04-30-2007, 11:40 AM

Eventually I got to what I wanted

A well maintained road & flowing corners

There's still a bit of snow at the higher elevations, but the road's in good shape

The view heading into Quincy

Video:

http://www.youtube.com/v/z2T-KUuk8ZY

Spec-ECU · 04-30-2007, 11:56 AM

That road looks too smooth to be true.

I'm gonna have to watch your vid when I get home, but that bike of yours is bitchin'!

h2v7 · 04-30-2007, 01:03 PM

oh damn looks nice.

where is this agian?

NoGall · 04-30-2007, 01:42 PM

That's one sweet road. Some sections of it are just oh-so sweet.

silverbelt · 04-30-2007, 06:34 PM

Oh man, those roads look very nice. Is that near 70? Up by Bucks Lake?

Zerox · 04-30-2007, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by silverbelt
Oh man, those roads look very nice. Is that near 70?

I did this road 2 weeks after it was paved back in '02 (or was it '01?). That's' a great road with beautiful scenery, kinda takes your breath away.

Chato · 04-30-2007, 10:40 PM

aaah man I was out there this sunday..a little more up north though, the plan was 32 out of chico then 89 then 70 back home..mmh well gravel didn't help and this happened

Be careful on the roads up here..there is some gravel still from the snow season..

ride safe..
edit: I was wearing knee protection under the jeans so only bumps and bruises got trough

chiara · 05-01-2007, 06:42 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by silverbelt
Oh man, those roads look very nice. Is that near 70? Up by Bucks Lake?

That's exactly where.

RSVpower, I'm glad you're okay. Hope your bike's okay too. Yeah, you never know what might be around the next corner on those roads. Gravel, pine cones, dirt tracked onto the road by 4x4s. Its always best to make a slower pass on a section of road, looking for hazards, before playing around on it.

Spec-ECU · 05-01-2007, 08:18 AM

I looked up Quincy, CA in Google Maps and found more than one twisty around it. Can you tell me which it is?

NoGall · 05-01-2007, 08:22 AM

Parallels and to the southeast of 70, between Quincy and Oroville... hence Quincy-Oroville Rd

Spec-ECU · 05-01-2007, 08:38 AM

Found it, cool. The one that goes through Berry Creek and Meadow Valley, right?

I'm adding it in my Google Maps now.

Chato · 05-01-2007, 10:23 AM

Its hwy 162...from Oroville just take oroville dam blvd east...then youll see 162 make a right and that will take you to the fun stuff..

Kato · 05-01-2007, 05:07 PM

Fun roads, Nice pics.

04-30-2007, 11:39 AM	#1
chiara Veteran Contributor Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Folsom Motorcycles: ZX10R (road), R1 (track) Name:	Ride Report: Oroville Quincy Road I took a ride up Oroville Quincy Road on Saturday, took some pics & video. I've reported on this road before, but thought you might enjoy these. The bridge across Lake Oroville Lake Oroville Argh!!! Road work I ended up taking a detour

04-30-2007, 11:56 AM	#3
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04-30-2007, 01:42 PM	#5
NoGall .. AMA #: 690440 BARF Admin Founding Member BARFies '06, '08, '10, '14 Contributor ++++BB Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: East Bay Motorcycles: FJR1300 Name: Tom	That's one sweet road. Some sections of it are just oh-so sweet. __________________ BARF TOS \| Be a BARF Contributor \| Join the AMA \| Berkeley Honda Yamaha \| Berkeley Performance \| CA Sport Touring \| Craig Hightower

04-30-2007, 06:34 PM	#6
silverbelt Veteran Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Santa Clara Motorcycles: sm610 :) Name:	Oh man, those roads look very nice. Is that near 70? Up by Bucks Lake? __________________ dirt worshipping tree hugger.......No, really. ------------------------------------------- TMU Local 408 Charter Member aka "El Kid" Bringing an ass kicking to bay area bike thieves near you

04-30-2007, 10:40 PM	#8
Chato Priller Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: dafuk? Motorcycles: dafuk? Name:	aaah man I was out there this sunday..a little more up north though, the plan was 32 out of chico then 89 then 70 back home..mmh well gravel didn't help and this happened Be careful on the roads up here..there is some gravel still from the snow season.. ride safe.. edit: I was wearing knee protection under the jeans so only bumps and bruises got trough Last edited by Chato; 04-30-2007 at 10:42 PM..

04-30-2007, 11:40 AM	#2
chiara Veteran Contributor Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Folsom Motorcycles: ZX10R (road), R1 (track) Name:	Eventually I got to what I wanted A well maintained road & flowing corners There's still a bit of snow at the higher elevations, but the road's in good shape The view heading into Quincy Video: http://www.youtube.com/v/z2T-KUuk8ZY

04-30-2007, 01:03 PM	#4
h2v7 Master Hashassin Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Marin Co. Motorcycles: 80 suzuki gn400; 87 cbr600f; 02 TT600; gsxr750; 05 kawi 636; 02 bandit1200 Name:	oh damn looks nice. where is this agian?

05-01-2007, 08:18 AM	#10
Spec-ECU required protocol SBK Slut / AMA #3287659 Mod Alumni BARFie winner 2014 Contributor ++ 1% BrotoGP Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Lorenzo Motorcycles: 66 Suzuki K15 . 07 Triumph Speed Triple . 09 Yamaha R1 . 05 MV Agusta F4 Name: Dennis	I looked up Quincy, CA in Google Maps and found more than one twisty around it. Can you tell me which it is? __________________ BrotoGP Podcast Road racing talk. By BARFers, for BARF. BARF Terms of Service Keep BARF Going RiderzBlog \| Z² Track Days

05-01-2007, 08:22 AM	#11
NoGall .. AMA #: 690440 BARF Admin Founding Member BARFies '06, '08, '10, '14 Contributor ++++BB Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: East Bay Motorcycles: FJR1300 Name: Tom	Parallels and to the southeast of 70, between Quincy and Oroville... hence Quincy-Oroville Rd __________________ BARF TOS \| Be a BARF Contributor \| Join the AMA \| Berkeley Honda Yamaha \| Berkeley Performance \| CA Sport Touring \| Craig Hightower

05-01-2007, 08:38 AM	#12
Spec-ECU required protocol SBK Slut / AMA #3287659 Mod Alumni BARFie winner 2014 Contributor ++ 1% BrotoGP Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Lorenzo Motorcycles: 66 Suzuki K15 . 07 Triumph Speed Triple . 09 Yamaha R1 . 05 MV Agusta F4 Name: Dennis	Found it, cool. The one that goes through Berry Creek and Meadow Valley, right? I'm adding it in my Google Maps now. __________________ BrotoGP Podcast Road racing talk. By BARFers, for BARF. BARF Terms of Service Keep BARF Going RiderzBlog \| Z² Track Days

05-01-2007, 10:23 AM	#13
Chato Priller Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: dafuk? Motorcycles: dafuk? Name:	Its hwy 162...from Oroville just take oroville dam blvd east...then youll see 162 make a right and that will take you to the fun stuff..

05-01-2007, 05:07 PM	#14
Kato Veteran Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sacramento Valley Motorcycles: RC51/On Layaway till 2009+ Name: Kato	Fun roads, Nice pics. __________________ NorthBay Group Rides. www.putfile.com/otak51 ------------------------------------------------- -You're a long way from Starbucks, homie - Dr. Dre

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