The Travel Channel has a great new programme: World’s Greatest Motorcycle Rides, by Henry Cole. He makes these rides on a Saxon! He likes the looks of the semi custom bike and more important, the bike drives smoothly and comfortably. US Highway 1, one of the most famous coastal rides in the world, hugs the west coast from San Francisco to Laguna Beach. Its 650 miles length is steeped in American history and iconography. There is adventure and luxury to experience in equal measure and the only way to feel the true sense of freedom and escapism is to ride it not drive it. If there is one route that delivers riding the American dream it has to be Highway 1.
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Makes me wish I was young again. I’d do this in a flash.
Nice video, thanks for posting!
There is some really great footage of the beauty of this planet. It looks so relaxing. I wish I could get out and see these wonderful places.
Love this show it’s a joy to watch and dream. That being said if you like this one that always makes me laugh and has some really really spectacular roads was a Top Gear special in Vietnam. Riding from Saigon to Hanoi.
@bfrance2002 here in NZ is awesome!!
@riobabilonia to right!! well said!
@ludig7 you should visit Sri Lanka too. A Land like no other and a culture that is so unique .
@riobabilonia idiot
One of the best rides ever! Being from Cali,
I ride this as often as possible on my Road King Classic.
Whatever bike u have, get to this highway & enjoy! It’s best to ride the entire
Highway 1 route thou, not just from
Santa Rosa.
C-ya on the road!
what´s the point? go all the way to California to ride a bike? You know what, I guess this British man just hate cold weather, cause there are billions of interesting places to ride a bike. I rode bikes in California when I lived there, you get bored cause the roads offer no challenges, besides everything looks the same along thousand miles, no big surprises. The weather is great, although is very cold if is not summer, but the best ride are the ones you ride with your friends, anywhere.
California is “freedom”?? They have harder laws on many things than any other state. I think we need to read the definition of free.
Other than that I liked this.
The real road is north of San Francisco where the good handling bikes roam.
Nice video.classy
That truly is an amazing ride!
Rode it in September 09. It was awesome!
Looks like a great ride but you should have a look at the Great Ocean Road Australia.
hey,,, i live in Santa Rosa… we are not the “little industrial city” .. we are THE WINE COUNTRY!!!. it is so cool… i actually used to live right in the houses behind that motorcycle shop.. by south park.. but not anymore ( thank god)
I didn’t know i lived in the “little industrial city” ?
There is nutting but grape vineyards and apple orchards here. We Call the wine country.
me a few buddies did this when we were all still stationed in Camp Pendelton. that was the greatest road trip on bikes i ever had