Route 66 for Vacation?

[sbrguy]

i drove i think out on route 40 and back on the more northern road not sure which one, it was all interstate.

its a bit boring but that is part of riding out there, you will see a lot of nothing, but you will also notice that probably nm is the most colorful state in the southwest i think from the highway.  meteor crater is ok, make sure you see the grand canyon, and if you go far enough north hit moab and also arches national park that is some good stuff there, much nicer than meteor crater.

personally if i could do this trip i would rent or get something like a bmw touring bike or something those are probably awesome with a trip like this.

good luck and have fun, its worth the trip even if you do take the superslab the entire way its still you will see a lot of america.

[Michael]

I agree.

If it were me, I'd love to do the whole "I did Route 66" bit, but really the best ride is going through Sedona, Grand Canyon, Moab, Arches, Painted Desert, etc.

Like this:


Or even this:


I personally love huge bridges, and the second route has you pass over Navajo Bridge, then through Zion (which is a good place to stay overnight), and then back again over Glen Canyon Bridge. Both are awesome.

[RC]

I visited the Grand Canyon recently and had a chance to stop in Williams Arizona and thought it was bad ass. From local diner to the old Brothels I was taken a few years back by the ambience. My relatives stayed in a reconditioned hotel complete with the vibe of antiquity.

Check it out!

[triangleforge]

I visited the Grand Canyon recently and had a chance to stop in Williams Arizona and thought it was bad ass. From local diner to the old Brothels I was taken a few years back by the ambience. My relatives stayed in a reconditioned hotel complete with the vibe of antiquity.

Check it out!

+1 -- Williams is one of my favorite spots in Arizona; we seem to find reasons to head up there quite a bit.

[akmnstr]

I recall that a few years back I received some junk mail about route 66 motorcycle tours so I just checked online to find that there are some commercial tours out there.  I also found this article http://www.motorcyclecruiser.com/rideanddest/motorcycle_tour_route_66/index.html  I gave it a quick skim and it seems to be what you are looking for.  Last fall I was in NM and while touring Navajo ruins I met a group of English riders that had come over to do Route 66.  I thought, as many have expressed here, that the trip would be a bust and there are many better east-west routes out there.  The guys seemed to be having a great time.  They had started in Chicago and were doing it right, on Harleys.  I am not a Harley fan but it seems to me that route 66 and a heavy American made cruiser go together like a ball and glove.  Route 66 must be the road that Harley was engineered to ride.   

[junior varsity]

it would have been far more comfortable to do it on one of those bikes than on my Monster. Even more comfortable again on a sport tourer. (because then I could still have fun and go fast sometimes, and be comfortable on the boring straights)