Even in pleasant southern California, some of the best roads close for the winter. That’s because they’re foolish, whimsical ribbons that we would never build today. More than 80 years after the invention of the American superhighway, our mountain roads make no sense. They connect small tourist villages and vacant campgrounds with the suncooked megalopolises below.
They’re not the most trafficked or efficient roads, nor do they do the best job of moving goods and people between their destinations. You’ll seldom see them plied by a UPS truck, and overland freight haulers would be loath to negotiate their steeply banked corners. Judged by the numbers, our best roads don’t stack up. Neither does the 2022 Triumph Trident 660. Both are better off for it.
A photo from this shoot was selected for the cover of the print issue
Words by Chris Cantle
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