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I was on 250 just a couple of weeks ago and the pavement was great - this road rates as one of my top all time favourites for just plain fun on a motorcycle. The switchbacks have wide banked shoulders, the sightlines are excellent. Back of the Dragon used to be a hidden gem - you have to keep...

I will pm you - but as you can see, none of my plans are set in stone yet - well not even set in sand. But will be the first or second week in October for sure.

Seems to be the consensus. My boss has suggested that I add an extra vacation day for the overtime I've put in on our merger and take the first week of October off so I can extend my vacation for the Thanksgiving day holiday - that now makes 10 days and riding out west a very viable option -...

Heading west did occur to me as well :-) I generally drop down south a little and hit U.S. 36 around Hannibal Missouri and run U.S 36 out to Limon. And last year I was still scoring decent motel rooms for $50.00 U.S. when I didn't feel like camping. I did a ride between Rock Springs, WY to...

I travel alone 75% of the time and have almost always regretted the times I've let someone talk me into taking them along. I always get stuck with doing all the route planning, accommodation arrangements, leading on the road and basically all the responsibility -and all the criticism - too much...

I know what you mean, although it does tend to speak to me a lot more when I'm not camping :-) I've managed to book of the entire Thanksgiving week, so that expands my options a lot - 9 days instead of 6.

Has this ridden this? My searches on some of the mc road sites turn up reviews ranging from awesome to boring. I'm looking to plan my next trip for mid-October - maxing out at 6 days - and I just came back from Blue Ridge-Deals Gap Nashville loop last week. There are some incredible roads...

This! Riding around in the mountains in the dark and not finding a campsite is not a fun experience - especially for a solo rider. I personally do not feel safe doing "stealth" camping - both for financial security and personal safety reasons. I have never had anything stolen from a...

I downsized from my FZ1 to an FZ6R last spring, for various reasons which really don't matter much, but having a lighter bike that I could get a reasonable amount of foot on the grould was definitely a factor. The first month or so I thought it was horribly under-powered, especially on the...

Its actually been a really great riding year – my first year for Sturgis bike week and some great riding in the Black Hills, then Beartooth Pass and Chief Joseph Scenic Byway in Wyoming. But I always think that the best moments on a tour are the unexpected treasures. After crawling through...

I'm a little jealous - I did want to make another run this year. But with the uncertain weather forecast everywhere within reach for a 4 day trip - I think I'll just rollover my money into next year's vacation fund - and do another fly and rent to the southwest in February or March :-) What I...

I'm hoping to get an end of the season run in as well - I have next Monday and Tuesday booked as vacation days - but so far, haven't seen any weather forecasts that encourage me to head in that vicinity for a four day trip :-) However, the week is still young! Available accommodation might...

Then she can sell it and buy something she really wants - after all, it would be in her name :-)

Yep - then throw in Arizona, Utah and New Mexico and you can ride forever out there - I did link more pictures than are showing here - one day I will get this right.

Its similar to what I just did this week though noy necessarily in that order. 78 has some roadwork going on and when they post signs for mowing keep a good heads up cuz it also includes tree trimming apparently by the branches strewn across the middle of the road - just beware. 26 is...

I promise I will be careful :-) I have done a fair bit of riding in the mountains and know enough to treat these roads with utmost respect.

Woo hoo - think I just found one day trip from Willville next week - lots of options to turn it into an awesome loop or just run it in reverse - in fact might even be better - some of these roads are a lot more fun on a second go round

I'm heading off on a week long trip starting this weekend. Having already done my big budget tour, this is going to be a relaxed pace, budget oriented R&R trip. The first three nights are booked at Burr Oak State Park, which is in the Athens, OH area. I haven't been in this SP before, but for...

Well my trip totaled a little over 10,000 kms, so that was a pretty good indication. My only remaining concern is with the camping set up. Initially I was tent camping while in SD during Bike Week, but by the time I had all my camping gear loaded up, I was basically pushed so far forward I was...

Just a few of my favourite shots from my trip - I really enjoyed the CJSB more than the Beartooth - the shot of the winding road is from there