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I am planning a long trip around the USA, with my 09 Ducati Monster, so paved roads will be the way for me to go - no adventuring.
The very rough route is to first travel north from Toronto to Seattle. From there I will go south to Los Angeles. From there, I will travel back to the east coast (Tennessee, Carolinas) and then back home.
I am allocating 6 weeks for the trip in August and September (I could also move it to 8 weeks). This will allow me to have some time in cities, and venture off the major roadways. I admit to want to ride the popular roads - pacific coast highway, tail of the dragon, and blue ridge parkway. I want to average about 500 kms a day. That gives me enough time to ride and stop to take pictures of interesting things when I come across them.
I am using this site as a resource for looking at specific roads to travel:
http://www.motorcycleroads.com/best/?s=75
I am planning my route in phases. At the moment, I am currently working on the Toronto to Seattle phase.
So far, I have the following:
https://goo.gl/maps/qGNU5iVpXVM2
The highlights are:
1. http://www.motorcycleroads.com/75/676/Wyoming/Chief-Joseph-Scenic-Highway-Bighorn-Mountains.html
2. http://www.motorcycleroads.com/75/356/Wyoming/Beartooth-Pass.html
3. http://www.motorcycleroads.com/75/634/Washington/Highway-20-Washington-Pass.html
Any advice/suggestions on my trip and/or my first phase in particular? Once that is finalized, I will start to focus on phase 2 - Seattle to LA (via San Francisco)
I am planning a long trip around the USA, with my 09 Ducati Monster, so paved roads will be the way for me to go - no adventuring.
The very rough route is to first travel north from Toronto to Seattle. From there I will go south to Los Angeles. From there, I will travel back to the east coast (Tennessee, Carolinas) and then back home.
I am allocating 6 weeks for the trip in August and September (I could also move it to 8 weeks). This will allow me to have some time in cities, and venture off the major roadways. I admit to want to ride the popular roads - pacific coast highway, tail of the dragon, and blue ridge parkway. I want to average about 500 kms a day. That gives me enough time to ride and stop to take pictures of interesting things when I come across them.
I am using this site as a resource for looking at specific roads to travel:
http://www.motorcycleroads.com/best/?s=75
I am planning my route in phases. At the moment, I am currently working on the Toronto to Seattle phase.
So far, I have the following:
https://goo.gl/maps/qGNU5iVpXVM2
The highlights are:
1. http://www.motorcycleroads.com/75/676/Wyoming/Chief-Joseph-Scenic-Highway-Bighorn-Mountains.html
2. http://www.motorcycleroads.com/75/356/Wyoming/Beartooth-Pass.html
3. http://www.motorcycleroads.com/75/634/Washington/Highway-20-Washington-Pass.html
Any advice/suggestions on my trip and/or my first phase in particular? Once that is finalized, I will start to focus on phase 2 - Seattle to LA (via San Francisco)