dre_2k2_f4i
02-01-2004, 02:47 PM
This mountain range contains the infamous "Latigo Canyon Road." Cool pictures of different riders attacking a corner on Latigo: http://www.labiker.com/features/rockstore010502/Gallery02/
Map: http://www.3dman.com/articles/Map.jpg -- this map is lacking some roads (like Tuna and Stunt), but contains good information.
15 MB video from the top of the snake (Mulholland's tightest section just north of the Rock Store): http://homepage.mac.com/levinet/.Movies/bikeslut/TOTS-CD.mov
The Rock Store is a mecca for sport and cruiser, famous (Catherine Bell, Jay Leno, Arnold Schwarzenegger) and commoner, business (before their release the 2004 R1's were reportedly spotted here doing "tests" -- probably by magazine writers) and pleasure.
A favored route from the south west to get to the Rock Store:
Las Flores - Rambla Pacifico - Schuren - Stunt - Mulholland - Lake Vista - Mulholland. And to continue on to Neptune's Net: Mulholland (you immediately hit the snake) - Little Sycamore Canyon - Yerba Buena - Deer Creek Road - PCH South. Then take PCH South to Latigo Canyon to get back in. The end of Latigo hits Kanan, so you can take the Snake down into the Rock Store.
I spent most of my days on my F4i here learning to ride canyons (albeit, the hard way). In fact, it was after a night session in the Santa Monica Mountains that I totalled the F4i. Since I was riding solo most of those days, I have few pictures of riders in action. And because there are so many miles of canyons to explore, there is no one spot to squat to take pictures.
Traffic is light and usually limitted to locals. CHP presence picks up in the summer, just as it does everywhere else. Because of its intimidating, sharp corners: squids can be spotted mostly on Mulholland alone (on the snake or at the overlook at the top of the snake), leaving the rest of the canyons virtually squid free.
Those issues aside, the SMM's appeal to the true riders. Various side roads, some leading nowhere. Playgrounds for dual sports and dirt bikes. Restaurants littered all over (you just need to know where the good ones are). Temperate weather, with the ocean sitting so close. Spectacular, breathtaking vistas of the ocean (http://img.aguto.com/021229/0212293666_G) (pictures from Latigo (http://img.aguto.com/021112)). Truly an enjoyment for all your senses.
Map: http://www.3dman.com/articles/Map.jpg -- this map is lacking some roads (like Tuna and Stunt), but contains good information.
15 MB video from the top of the snake (Mulholland's tightest section just north of the Rock Store): http://homepage.mac.com/levinet/.Movies/bikeslut/TOTS-CD.mov
The Rock Store is a mecca for sport and cruiser, famous (Catherine Bell, Jay Leno, Arnold Schwarzenegger) and commoner, business (before their release the 2004 R1's were reportedly spotted here doing "tests" -- probably by magazine writers) and pleasure.
A favored route from the south west to get to the Rock Store:
Las Flores - Rambla Pacifico - Schuren - Stunt - Mulholland - Lake Vista - Mulholland. And to continue on to Neptune's Net: Mulholland (you immediately hit the snake) - Little Sycamore Canyon - Yerba Buena - Deer Creek Road - PCH South. Then take PCH South to Latigo Canyon to get back in. The end of Latigo hits Kanan, so you can take the Snake down into the Rock Store.
I spent most of my days on my F4i here learning to ride canyons (albeit, the hard way). In fact, it was after a night session in the Santa Monica Mountains that I totalled the F4i. Since I was riding solo most of those days, I have few pictures of riders in action. And because there are so many miles of canyons to explore, there is no one spot to squat to take pictures.
Traffic is light and usually limitted to locals. CHP presence picks up in the summer, just as it does everywhere else. Because of its intimidating, sharp corners: squids can be spotted mostly on Mulholland alone (on the snake or at the overlook at the top of the snake), leaving the rest of the canyons virtually squid free.
Those issues aside, the SMM's appeal to the true riders. Various side roads, some leading nowhere. Playgrounds for dual sports and dirt bikes. Restaurants littered all over (you just need to know where the good ones are). Temperate weather, with the ocean sitting so close. Spectacular, breathtaking vistas of the ocean (http://img.aguto.com/021229/0212293666_G) (pictures from Latigo (http://img.aguto.com/021112)). Truly an enjoyment for all your senses.