Okay given up on trucking - same price as flying and as much or more money and way more awkward.
....thinking I might ride.
https://goo.gl/maps/LiV1fT6rWZN2
4,380 km door to door via fastest/slab ...averg 876 km per day. Not bad in June with the long days and that includes Chief Joseph Pass.
4 nights $60,
$240
5 days fuel $50 ( $2.50 US per Gal 5 gal tank 300 km )
$250
5 days food $20.
$100
Thinking I leave Saturday June 9th - puts in Wednesday evening the 13th at earliest to Salmon Arm.
Booking is for 15th ....so might need another night or two BUT I want the ability to either wander a bit once I get to Missoula or take a rest day or drop average to 720 km which I know I can handle tho adds a day.
An extra day or two of food and lodging in pretty riding areas Glacier etc not really an issue and I do want to catch the Badlands this time and Chief Joseph Pass which would add a couple hundred KM
This also leaves me bad weather adjustment for leaving. Might just be a plan.
Then for sure would come back via Canada. 3780 km shortest through Canada but under Lake Superior. If I take 5 days thats 750 km a day. Bit more expense on food lodging and gas but I was expecting this anyways.
My alternative was fly or do the US route outbound and always the Cdn route home BUT
this also allows for weather to reverse it. Cdn out and US back.
Now to get the bike serviced and some bloody local riding in grrrrr. Forks on Sat for sure....I bet it will be jammed.
New tires and new stator are good things to start with already done and the Shorai battery has it starting even today like it has never done before.
Adding flying the bike, to the someday bucket list. Fly it to Dublin, ride up north then ferry to Glasgow, ride south to Wales, east to Dover, train to Calais, etc.
I think it depends on where and length of stay.
Hmmm lets see Figure $2000 round trip for the bike and you will have to fly anyway so that is neutral ...bring your own food on the flight as it is excrable on Air Canada
and F800 is $1500 a week cdn ..so would seem even two weeks might see you ahead with a lot more flexibility
Not sure I would recommend Skye on the motorcycle unless off season.
Loads of lovely roads elsewhere on the west coast