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At a Glance
Whether you’re an aging boomer taking your
Harley out on the open road for the first time or an experienced
belly-shover about to flip the dial on his trusty ZX9R, there
are a lot of reasons to point your wheels toward the Feather
River Canyon. With its true surface, consistent camber and fine
sightlines, this riverside DH has none of those nasty surprises
that can cause a novice to piss their chaps. And yet there’s
enough bite to the frequent S-curves and sweepers to keep the
interest of those who like riding a little closer to the edge.
Engineering is not only great on the side to side, it’s refined
on the up and down as well. Apart from one sharp, doodle-dandy
climb up Yankee Hill after the straight wheatfield flat and
foothills north of Oroville, the grades along the river are
never steep. Rather, the road moves gradually from high, essing
cliffside sections to low, sweepier, waterside segments.
Frequent changes in elevation and numerous bridge crossings
provide changing perspectives on scenes that range from barren
rock to thick forest to dramatic granitescapes around Grizzly
Dome and Elephant Butte Tunnels. Unless you ride it on a busy
summer weekend, this road’s Remoteness scores high as well with
little development and no speed-zoned towns to interrupt the
flow. Now if only those crotchrockets would get a move on.
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