Great trip Diary Nigel.
I have a 4000 km round trip route for you.
It's not particularly iconic but is about 80% twisty roads thru BC, Washington, Oregon, Montana, Wyoming and Idaho, lots of beautiful scenery.
Three of us rode it last year. My friend Ian said it surpassed his experience in the German and Italian Alps, his previous best long bike trip.
A big Harley would be a tough slog on this ride however.
My friends both had BMWs, a 1200rt and 1150gs. They had no issues, but those bikes are a few hundred pounds lighter than a big Harley.
Speaking of Harley's, somewhere in Wyoming at a gas stop on our one rainy day, we encountered a group of Harley riders .The bikes were huge and very loud, the riders short and very fat, but the sound systems were the most incredible thing. Even before we could see the bikes we could hear a low rumble with brass band parade music blasting above.
Then the parade came into view, five Harley's with riders all wearing orange and black rain gear emblazoned with "Harley Davidson" in giant letters.
Once parked they had a good look at our bikes. The BMWs were large enough to get a grudging nod of semi-approval but my little Triumph with its slim fairing and panniers got this-
" You won't make it very far on that Triumph the way it's set up"
At the time we were about 2,000 kms from home!
Oh, apparently the Harley rain gear did not work for anything other than advertising.
They were all soaked to the skin!
Glen
I have a 4000 km round trip route for you.
It's not particularly iconic but is about 80% twisty roads thru BC, Washington, Oregon, Montana, Wyoming and Idaho, lots of beautiful scenery.
Three of us rode it last year. My friend Ian said it surpassed his experience in the German and Italian Alps, his previous best long bike trip.
A big Harley would be a tough slog on this ride however.
My friends both had BMWs, a 1200rt and 1150gs. They had no issues, but those bikes are a few hundred pounds lighter than a big Harley.
Speaking of Harley's, somewhere in Wyoming at a gas stop on our one rainy day, we encountered a group of Harley riders .The bikes were huge and very loud, the riders short and very fat, but the sound systems were the most incredible thing. Even before we could see the bikes we could hear a low rumble with brass band parade music blasting above.
Then the parade came into view, five Harley's with riders all wearing orange and black rain gear emblazoned with "Harley Davidson" in giant letters.
Once parked they had a good look at our bikes. The BMWs were large enough to get a grudging nod of semi-approval but my little Triumph with its slim fairing and panniers got this-
" You won't make it very far on that Triumph the way it's set up"
At the time we were about 2,000 kms from home!
Oh, apparently the Harley rain gear did not work for anything other than advertising.
They were all soaked to the skin!
Glen
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