Juli, First 101 south from Sf to LA is a great ride - until you get to LA. Check out the atlas by Rand McNally "Ride Atlas of North America: U.S., Canada, Mexico - $23 on Amazon. It's done in conjunction with Harley Davidson and show's you all the backroads / side routes. Which is great when you get into big crowded cities.
I did two rides last summer. One 6 days 1,800 miles. The other 2 days 800 miles. The longer one I started with 4 other people but I left them after day 3 due to one of the other riders bikes breaking down. First recommendation - 2 or 4 people - not an odd number or more than 4. I was surprised but preferred riding alone. You just cruse at your own pace. As for distance between breaks. It really comes down to gas and how you feel. I have an 1982 650 so I tried to be filling gas around 120. Most stops are to fill gas call and text people and then get back on the road. I also pulled over a lot - if something looked cool I just pulled over and spent 5 minutes walking around and enjoying the view - that's the point. I rode 510 miles on my last day of the 1,800 mile trip - that was a very long day that included 2 mountain passes, rain for 150 miles, brutal cross winds for another 150 miles and the last 100 on I5 with about a million semi-trucks. That was the hardest 100 because of all the trucks and cards - I had to stop about every 50 miles. It's best if you start early and just take your time - enjoy you will be addicted. Let me know if you have ant questions. Sean On Mar 3, 10:49 pm, [email protected] wrote: > Ca. interstate 5 is a smooth ride north > 101 & rt-1 is nice on the way back > Mar 3, 2010 03:19:15 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > In response to your query, is that from San Francisco to Los Angeles? That > isn't that long a trip; try from Phoenix to Seattle, and that via Utah, > Idaho, and Montana, on a Honda 160 Super Gnat... > > > Stanley > > > > From:JuliTo:Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!Sent:Tue, March 2, 2010 8:59:52 > PMSubject:[Nighthawk Lovers] nighthawk 750 rider and a suzuki sv650 long > distance ride > considering a big ride from sf to la via the 101. i normally ride a > nighthawk 750 but the ride would be on a suzuki sv650. any tips, > thoughts, concerns i should have before prepping for a big ride? i was > planning on stopping every 100 or so miles to rest (maybe even like > 80) and stretch. have good gear to keep me warm if it gets cold. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
