Coast to Coast on 2 wheels

[corey]

from my recent experience on a much shorter trip, i would say get a better seat if you are still rocking the stocker.

[DanTheMan]

Here you go, maybe throw one of these in the mix

23 great american road trips

[RB]

thanks guys,

all of your help is making this process easier. Since i am on limited time, i want to maximize the enjoyment factor, which i translate to plan, plan plan. If i were in a car, i would do all the maintenance grab the atlas, phone charger and go. But days of dotted slab needs to be broken up by scenic joy rides, even if they are short.

i have the gel seat, and its been good to me! Couldn't imagine doing even 100 miles on the stock seat after rocking the gel for so long.

Nice find DTM, thx

[c1fer]

If you can, Plan your trip now.

ride hard like you would for 2 days and feel how a days ride will be.

Its like you are planning to run a marathon, you never run the whole 26 miles, you run 5 here, 8, 10, 15, 10, etc. The most a marathon runner will run before the race is 20.

So if you have some days off, head to California and ride 2 days worth, then ride back. You'll get a feel for the bike, the saddle, your gear and stamina.

[pitbull]

thx pitbull thats kinda what i was thinking. i am going to stretch the trip to 7-10 days.

Anyone have any suggestions on roads to ride...fun, scenic...or things to see...largest booger, restaurants, bars.
I have never driven coast to coast, but i have watched the Cannonball Run lots! A friend of mine has done it over 14 times, and she is telling me the weather in the fall is more unpredictable, even in the south. Any one want to weigh in on idea time of year to go? im not a fare weather rider, but snow is not something i ride thru.

thanks
RB

Don't go before June.......everytime I've gone out west in May I've hit snow at elevation. Obviously the summer months are fine, but my first choice would be September. I like September because much of the summer vacation traffic is off the roads, including many large RV's.
If it were me, I'd superslab it hard to Colorado. I'd take a few side roads through the midwest to see a few small towns, but mostly I'd interstate it hard from sun-up till sun-down. You mentioned Boulder, so I'd go hard to Boulder and then slow it down a little. I'd ride up through Rockie mountain National park and then make my way west and either go down the western side of Colorado through Ouray or the east side of Utah through Moab. If you do Moab, spend a little time and see arches national park and a few other canyon land sites. If you do western Colorado, maybe wind your way down to Gunnison and across to Ouray and down through Silverton and Durango. It's an awesome ride. Either way I'd wind my way through Utah and northern Arizona and do a Grand Canyon side trip. I might also do a night in Vegas, just to say you rode your monster to vegas baby. From Vegas I'd shoot across death valley and wind my way up to yosemite before heading on to SF.....or I shoot due west from Vegas all the way to the coast and travel up to SF on 101 and do the coastal hwy thing.

[RB]

Thanks for the input folks.
I am plannig the trip now, and will not be heading out until the very end of June at the earliest.
Planning the destinations out west is easy, its all the inbetween that i am not that familiar with.

Thx
RB