Motorcycle Journeys Through California [Paperback]

Clement Salvadori (Author)

Book Description

Series: Motorcycle Journeys | Publication Date: April 1, 2000

This book is about roads - sweeping roads high along the coast, lonely roads amidst desert splendor, and sporting twisties through grand forests - superb routes that offer some of the best year-round riding in the world. From Los Angeles to the Northern Sierra Nevadas, Clement Salvadori describes dozens of cycling trips. Numerous sidetrips, detours, connecting routes, and dual-sport diversions will encourage you to truly make your trip your own. Leave your luggage behind and explore the beauty of California!

Editorial Reviews

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"...an excellent book...Great detailed route directions...buy the book, rent a bike, and hit the road." -- Shaun C., reader

"...chock full of color photos and easy-to-follow maps...full of backroad recommendations...plus a lot of in-depth information." -- Free 2 Wheel

"...stuff it in your tankbag, read about a trip at breakfast,...and take off for an excellent day's ride." -- Motorcycle Sport & Leisure

From the Inside Flap

A long-time resident of California, Salvadori will guide you along some of the lesser-known motorcycling gems in his home state, as well as the memorable routes catalogued by list-baggers. Welcome bits of history, commentary, and notes from the author will give you plenty of good excuses to stop, as well as things to ponder as the miles roll by. Salvadori describes dozens of trips, most of which are loops clustered around the 13 convenient 'base camps' he suggests around the state, so you could leave your luggage and explore an area unencumbered for several days. Although the author recommends accommodations to help your planning, the numerous sidetrips, detours, connecting routes, and dual-sport diversions will encourage you to truly make your trip your own.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Whitehorse Press; 1st edition (April 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1884313183
• ISBN-13: 978-1884313189
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #948,007 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Clement knows CA motocycling, August 21, 2001

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Jon Rode (Southern CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Motorcycle Journeys Through California (Paperback)

I've now taken 2 of the suggested rides and both have been first class. The mileage markers, road tips, and side excursions make for compact & useful information that you need to read carefully. The reward is fast learning in unfamiliar territory.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT!!, April 26, 2001

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randall carter (So Cal) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Motorcycle Journeys Through California (Paperback)

In this book the author selects an area (san diego, so cal, central ca, san francisco, no cal, high desert, low desert, etc) then shows about 3 detail SCENIC loops (trips) from 50 miles to 200+ miles with great detail and gives options for side trips not listed.

It is up to date, printed in 4-2000. It makes me want to go on the trips listed!!!

Happy traveling, keep the rubber side up.

10 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Too big of a subject, October 25, 2001

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D. Dimick (Westminster, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Motorcycle Journeys Through California (Paperback)

This is a well-written, well-researched book. However it fails in certain areas.
First, it tries to cover too big of an area. There are more than 35 great rides and roads just in northern California alone. As a result some prime rides are missed. This book is really geared more toward the touring rider than the sport rider.
Second, the only way to follow the well written riding directions is to copy them long hand because each ride description is too long to bring the book without stopping every 3 miles to check directions in some cases.
Third, is that many of the rides have pictures or descriptions that promise "on the weekend 100s of bike would be here" but it appears that most of the review rides were done during the week. This is a better time to ride but not a better time to see the bikes.

When it comes to finding the local spots to eat or visit this book is great. The accomodations are superbly researched and detailed. His inclusion of other riders and people he met while riding is a nice touch. His use of multiple bikes on the review rides was neat. The rides selected are all great rides. But they tend to be well known and can be heavily traveled too. I don't think that you'll find the undiscovered gem that many of us are searching for.