Motorcycle trip suggestions – leaving Detroit, want to go west?

slowmxer asked:

I am planning a 2 week motorcycle trip on a VFR800 w/ significant other….only 2 small saddle bags. We want to head west and stay away from big sities and traffic. I think 200 or 300 miles per day may be doable……we plan to split camping and hotels.

Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated….particularly on places/cities/states to visit.

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4 Responses to 'Motorcycle trip suggestions – leaving Detroit, want to go west?'

Darby - March 9th, 2010 at 3:45 pm
I guess you could hook up with I80 and head straight west. Or you could make your way to I94 and run until I25 and then down to I80 and west. This is really a wide open question. I think you have to get some maps and pick a destination and then figure a route. I don’t ride motorcycles, so maybe I shouldn’t even be answering. Have a great trip.
amelia - March 11th, 2010 at 12:44 am
I think you can check this site: bikermingle.com. There are many events during this time.
gold.winger - March 11th, 2010 at 8:04 pm
We spent last summer riding through the Rockies, it was fantastic! Kept our days to 300 or so miles per day which was comfortable. We loved the ride so much we put together a website about touring.

Enjoy your trip

Mike
twincreektaz - March 12th, 2010 at 4:49 pm
I dont know of much to see East of Wyoming or Utah. I would hurry along from Detroit & get to Southern UTah as soon as possable. Check out.
Bryce Canyoun Nt Park & Zion Nt Park.& Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

To really experience The Rockies you need to see the back country away from all the usual tourist traps. Forty miles from Jackson is Alpine WY. For a great adventure rent an ATV at Alpine & ride the Greys river USFS Road 138 area.
The Greys River road offers beautiful scenic views, wildflowers and lots of wildlife viewing. Of the fifty some miles the last ten requires some adequate ground clearance. The road is normally open May thru October. You will come out on the Salt River Pass about twelve miles from Afton.This is a gravel road & to me gravel roads are what the rockies are all about.
After visiting Yellowstone Park exit through the Northeast Entrance, which leads you to Beartooth Pass on The Beartooth Highway the section of U.S. Highway 212 between Red Lodge, Montana and Cooke City, Montana. It traces a series of steep zigzags and switchbacks, along the Montana-Wyoming border to the 10,974-foot high Beartooth Pass. The Beartooth Highway is an All-American Road that has been called “the most beautiful drive in America,” by late CBS correspondent Charles Kuralt.Due to heavy snowfall at the top, the pass is usually open each year only from Memorial Day in late May through Labor Day in September.
Your destination after Beartooth is Cody Wyoming. After you leave Cody head West towards East entrance to Yellowstone Park. You will leave Yellowstone Park by way of the South entrance & Grand Teton National Park & Jackson Hole Wy. Be sure and float the Snake River in a large rubber raft starting point is Jackson Wy. While in Jackson be sure to go to the Bar J Chuckwagon – Chuckwagon Supper and Western Show.