We can get "Drive Jehu" to be our tour guide!!!!Originally Posted by taxfree4
We can get "Drive Jehu" to be our tour guide!!!!
A variation on my "PNW" suggestion... North East Oregon -- "Blue Mountain" region. Absolutely some of the best roads I've ridden in this region. OR DOT takes great care of the roads... routes are fun-fun-fun; some with great "sweepers" with an occasional switch-back thrown in. Many bike rallies are based out of towns like Joseph, OR or Pendleton, OR (larger of the 2). In both towns, hotel and camping options.
Brilliant, we'll pay him in beer
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I like the Northwest. Since we may not have a tent why not do a tour instead of a rally. Meet somewhere for a night or two and then ride to a new place each day after that. It wouldn't have to be a group ride, it could be several small groups or ride at your own pace to the next nights destination. We could see a lot more country and people could join or leave the tour at each nights destination. If you have two days that's great, if you have five days you can see much more.
Just a thought but it might be fun.
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But, but... how do I circle back and get my truck and trailer?
Drop your truck and trailer at the final nights stop and ride to the start of the tour. Your truck and trailer will be waiting patiently for your return. Problem solved.
This will be tough to put together for sure, but what a dream of a trip!!!! And it could surely go on from Lewiston and include some of the fantastic riding in Washington and Oregon, and perhaps coming back to the east on other roads and then include some of those fantastic roads in Idaho that are south of Lewiston. It would be tough to do it all, but what an experience that would be. And for those that can't do it all, they could join in for some of the great segments.
And as Jeff from Texas indicated earlier, we would need to include good lodging with comfortable beds and hoopefully a good breakfast. We all count our dollars, but cheap and poor accommodations are not the way to go. Lots of us have young minds, but our old bodies require comfortable lodging.
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It is a great trip, I have been out there two times, 6 weeks each time and still feel I did not make a dent in all the great rides out there. Washington State and Oregon, Wyoming, Montana, you cant go wrong. The only issue is it is so big, trying to cram it all in for a week Rally is impossible. Each time I went out I rode almost 7,000 miles on each trip. Also you will need to budget at least $200 per day for food/gas/lodging as well. Let me suggest something, after planning two trips like this for 4 bikers was very hard from a logistical standpoint. Since we are spitball-in here let me throw out this suggestion . There are several highly rated motorcycle tour groups out there that we could contact that could either hire of help us. These folks have the whole shebang network already set up. They plan the tour, set up all logistics such as food/lodging/ leading the group/providing chase support for bike breakdowns, mechanical issues etc. Yes they do it for a business, but believe me, they KNOW the area, roads and all the support that would ever be needed on a trip like this.
Last edited by Kokomo Kevin; 10-07-2018 at 09:38 AM.
Not a bad idea, start on the east coast and head west on a predetermined route with planned stop and meet points along the way. A rider or small groups could head either direction to meet then ride back or keep going west as far as they want before turning back. It would take a lot of planning and coordination.
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