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Deal's Gap is a great road on a motorcycle. Plus they have photographer's along the road taking your photograph. Watch for police speed traps. I did it on my Triumph Bonneville 4 times back-to-back, which equalled 1272 bends in about an hour and a half approx. A whole bunch of fun.
The Croatian coastline from Optaja to Dubrovnik is over 1000 miles (I think) of stunning scenery and an amazing road to drive down. Motorcycling heaven. I drove it in a car and I'm dying to go back on a bike.
National Geographic has a book out that I am finding very useful: "Drives of a Lifetime - 500 of the World's Most Spectacular Roads". There's a road for every taste in that book.
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Don't forget the west coast of scotland, mid Wales for gloriously beautiful countryside and great riding roads
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I have driven these two areas. True they are great roads and scenic.
I recommend the drive from Fort William to Mallaig via A830 is a must do. @ Mallaig take the ferry and go to Armadale and visit the curious photo gallery and art shop and of course the Armadale fort.
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Transfergarruson highway in Romania is vgood and nothing on it.
Icefields Parkway and Going to The Sun Road N America.
Not forgetting the road to Sort in Spain
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Id say NZ both islands while your there but south island if you have to make one choice, road cambers are a real hoot.
Watch out for the car drivers (nutjobs) also having fun in the cambers coming the other way.
Lived in Kiwi for five years but from the UK originally. 
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something I learned from world travel
If there's a few things I learned recently this is one.
The amount of times I heard someone say ..... "Thats a good road"
I've learned that their interpretation of a good road is well ... variable.
A good road can be:
Smooth tarmac and easy on suspension following 100kms of potholes.
Gravel and potholes following 100kms of smooth.
Twisty and winding after 3 days of motorway.
Motorway after 3 days of twisty .....
Scenic, regardless of the road ... etc you get the idea.
Personally I like sports bikes so enjoy fast winding roads with good surfaces and no speed cops. Therefore my recommendations are:
Scotland - most of it north of Glasgow.
France, most of it south of Paris.
Tasmania australia - yes australia! the Hobart to Strahan road is 200kms of winding excellence, the best in oz.
Scenic .... then
Scotland (see a theme here)
New Zealand
Himalayas India to Nepal
Alps in Europe lovely!
There will be plenty others but these spring to mind for me.
oh here look here Best Biking roads
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One year of the World's Best Roads
It has been a bit more than a year since I first started this thread, and I am very grateful for all the responses. The proposed RTW trip is now only two years away! Meanwhile, Manali-Leh trip planned this summer with son riding pillion on an Enfield. Keep the ideas coming. Thanks.
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I guess since you listed bolivia you are aware of the Uyuni - Bolivia to San Pedro de Atacama - Chile ride. I did this last year and I must say that it is challenging in every way, from extreme corrugate gravel roads to no roads, through deserts gorges, mountain passes, river beds, riding up mountains over boulders the size of basketballs yet with sharp points like knives, to desert sand so soft that it's like riding in meter thick snow, to salt lakes covered with water and mud and... I could go on and on... it's definately one of the most challenging rides in the world (a friend of mine almost died in the desert when he took a wrong turn, hit deep sand and suffering exhaustion and insanity, dumped his bike and went for a walk, only surviving when he stumbled 5 hours later across a road and managed to flag down the last truck that passed that night just before it turned -25 degrees celcius). After you survive it you can say it was fun!!!
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I guess since you listed bolivia you are aware of the Uyuni - Bolivia to San Pedro de Atacama - Chile ride. I did this last year and I must say that it is challenging in every way, from extreme corrugate gravel roads to no roads, through deserts gorges, mountain passes, river beds, riding up mountains over boulders the size of basketballs yet with sharp points like knives, to desert sand so soft that it's like riding in meter thick snow, to salt lakes covered with water and mud and... I could go on and on... it's definately one of the most challenging rides in the world (a friend of mine almost died in the desert when he took a wrong turn, hit deep sand and suffering exhaustion and insanity, dumped his bike and went for a walk, only surviving when he stumbled 5 hours later across a road and managed to flag down the last truck that passed that night just before it turned -25 degrees celcius). After you survive it you can say it was fun!!!
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I've done this on a DR200 in mostly first and second gear the whole way, it wasn't so bad although sometimes people get stuck out there in winter, you have to keep an eye on the weather if riding across then. Also there are 4WD tours everywhere and some accommodation in between.
Having had several close calls in the amazon areas of Bolivia I'd say the roads up there were far more dangerous and challenging.
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there's a National Geographic book called "drives of a lifetime" which has some good routes not mentioned here, it covers the world and breaks them into different catagories
or you could look at this, the 50 best adventure roads in the world - The 50 best adventure roads in the world - ADVrider
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Great Roads in Oz
Look out for the Great Ocean Road in Victoria Australia. Runs along the clifftops overlooking the Great Southern Ocean on a coast line called the Shipwreck Coast. This name harks back to the days when sailing ships enroute from Fremantle to the east coast ran on to this rugged bit of coast line in the night in the 1800's
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Great Ocean Road, Victoria - YouTube
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The Croatia costal road is pretty immense from Dubrovnik to Senj it is dream, lots of cafes, campsites too. Blue adriactic on one side, 1000 metre mountains on the other and enough corners to make it biking fun too.
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Himalayan rides are my favorite
How about the Karakoram Highway? I love that ride.
Or Manali - Leh and the loop through Lahaul and Spiti.
The rides to Badrinath and Gangotri
East to West through Nepal
Sikkiim...
Ahh memories...
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Himalayan rides are my favorite
How about the Karakoram Highway? I love that ride.
Or Manali - Leh and the loop through Lahaul and Spiti.
The rides to Badrinath and Gangotri
East to West through Nepal
Sikkiim...
Ahh memories...
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Quite keen on descending from Kashgar into Pakistan on the KKH, into India for the Manali-Leh road, and crossing Nepal west-east before exiting back into China through Kathmandu. Hoping as we get closer to departure that things are calm in Gilgit area and Pakistan generally. Thanks for the suggestions.
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Happy travels CJ,
Coming down the KKH it's well worth doing a side trip out to Skardu & beyond.
Can loop back via the Deosai Plains and Astor
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My favorite road I've ever ridden is the croatian coast road from Rjekia to Dubrovnik.
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