Route 66 trip

[irish2themax]

I posted earlier that my MC was planning a Route 66 trip next summer and several asked about joining us. Unfortunately, the member who suggested it has since left the club and the trip has died on the vine.

Sorry...this is my 2nd Route 66 trip that has been CNXed.

[Mo Lee]

I'll bet if you do get this trip together we can arrange some Spyders to join you for a few miles.

[WaltH]

I posted earlier that my MC was planning a Route 66 trip next summer and several asked about joining us. Unfortunately, the member who suggested it has since left the club and the trip has died on the vine.

Sorry...this is my 2nd Route 66 trip that has been CNXed.

I will be doing Route 66 next summer with hundreds of Harley riders (HOG members). Most likely, I will have the only Spyder on the ride. If you are a HOG member, please join us. If you do the ride, you will not have any difficulty finding me.

[BumbleBee]

I'll bet if you do get this trip together we can arrange some Spyders to join you for a few miles.

Count me in. Let us know.

[Desert Spyder]

I will be doing Route 66 next summer with hundreds of Harley riders (HOG members). Most likely, I will have the only Spyder on the ride. If you are a HOG member, please join us. If you do the ride, you will not have any difficulty finding me.

Let me know about your event. I live on Route 66 in Barstow, CA.

Its even in the song!

Get your kicks on route 66.....

[musicarcade]

If all goes well I am considering a partial route 66 trip in Sept. 2011.
I'm hoping to travel from Beaufort SC to Phoenix AZ and back via I10 and I40. I'll be looking for the rt.66 portion along I40. At that time I'll have 3 weeks vacation accrued. That's why I'm planning for Sept. 2011.
When I get down to less than a year I'll I'll decide which way to go so I can try to catch a potential BBQ in Mosheim TN

[quackerz]

Fish65 and I are planning a trip down route 66 in early June 2010. We have been wanting to do this a long time. We will be starting in So Cal and seeing how far we can get on a two week vacation . One week up the other home. Unless work throws a kink in it.

quackerz

[Ghost_Ryder]

I rode part of RT 66 in 2009. I rode up from San Antonio (8 hours) to Shamrock, TX and rode as much of it as I could from Shamrock to Flagstaff. Great trip and nice destinations along the way. Would like to do the trip in 2011 but unfortunately got other trips planned. Rode the entire trip and back in June (2800+ miles) and never saw another Spyder. It would be great to get a larger group to ride the trip.

I originally planned to go with the Mother Road Rally group but it was too regimented for me. I think they are making the trip again in 2011. It's usually planned for the middle of June. You can jump on at key points if don't want to make the full run.

[Motza]

Next will be Rt. 77 Sunset Strip

[RTGENE]

Dear Irish MAN

All you have to do is pick a date to start and the rest of us will join you.

Six pack of Guinness says I'm right.

So when do we leave.
smilingene

[Lowflyingowl]

I did Rt 66 from IL to Needles this summer. Great ride, lots of fun.

I rode solo, but you're never really solo when you're out there. Lots of folks riding the Mother road. pics at http://picasaweb.google.com/lowflyingowl

I didn't have any hotel/campground reservations and had no problems finding a place to stay each night. There are lots of good books, etc -- I used Lonely Planet's guide and also AAA's Rt 66 guide.

So just decide when you'll start and go for it.

[jimclarkf1]

I went some of OKLA, TEXAS, NEW MEXICOand ARIZONA on RT 66, in a van,I have always dreamed to go all the way,maybe when I retire and take a month.

[Tom in NM]

. . . . let me know.

It would be great to join up for a little of your trip. We could even meet up at the Route 66 Diner here in Albuquerque.


(every time I stop there I seem to never have my camera - maybe later today)

See you then!

Tom

[Desert Spyder]

Maybe the owners rally could be in New Mexico next year. Its central enough and we all can have a crack at the Mother Road. You know what? The Mother Road Rally is scheduled for June 12-19 next year. Thats perfect!

[musicarcade]

. . . . let me know.

It would be great to join up for a little of your trip. We could even meet up at the Route 66 Diner here in Albuquerque.

Tom

Maybe the owners rally could be in New Mexico next year.

I hope that could happen in 2011 as that is when I plane to be rydin thru NM...

[Desert Spyder]

I hope that could happen in 2011 as that is when I plane to be rydin thru NM...

Yeah I can handle that in 2011. I retire in May anyway.

[Tom in NM]

Maybe the owners rally could be in New Mexico next year. Its central enough and we all can have a crack at the Mother Road. You know what? The Mother Road Rally is scheduled for June 12-19 next year. Thats perfect!

. . . . did I just invite everyone on the forum to stay at my house next year?!

Tom

[dltang]

. . . . did I just invite everyone on the forum to stay at my house next year?!

Tom

How big is your house Tom? We have a tent, how big is your yard? LOL

[Desert Spyder]

. . . . did I just invite everyone on the forum to stay at my house next year?!

Tom

Party @ Toms!

[Recluze]

My first big trip with my Spyder was route 66 from Santa Monica to Chicago. Since the Spyder was my first motor cycle ever, this made it my first motorcycle trip of any great length. Good fun. It would be better coming from Chicago to Santa Monica as it just gets weirder as you go west.

Get a set of "Here It Is" maps from Ghost Town Press. Route 66 is not real easy to follow. Better yet get a GPS down load of the route, or you will spend a lot of time navigating.

If you can only do a part of Route 66 then go from Oklahoma City to Santa Monica. East of Oklahoma City it is pretty much just a road (no offense intended to those who are in love with that part of it. It is a nice road)

Stay in a Wigwam Motel. They are pretty cheap and way better than you would think.

Be prepared to meet a lot of European bikers. It must be a thing with them to rent Harleys in Chicago and ride to California. If only they could do it on a Spyder.....Nice bunch of people.

On this trip I sent e mails to friends to let them know what I was doing. At the end I sent the entire thing to BRP as part of their "My favorite rides' contest. They gave me a serious piece of change for my story. Well it was serious to me as I have no money. I don't know if you can still find it on their website.

Good luck with your trip. Keep us all informed. I plan to go to Alaska next year but if that falls through I may just join up and get my kicks once again.

[Tom in NM]

. . . . did I just invite everyone on the forum to stay at my house next year?!
Tom

How big is your house Tom? We have a tent, how big is your yard? LOL

How big is your tent? If it is Brian-size, no way!

Party @ Toms!

Well it is true, your new Avatar fits. Sorry, no ABBA played here.

Tom

[Trickie Dick]

My first big trip with my Spyder was route 66 from Santa Monica to Chicago. Since the Spyder was my first motor cycle ever, this made it my first motorcycle trip of any great length. Good fun. It would be better coming from Chicago to Santa Monica as it just gets weirder as you go west.

Get a set of "Here It Is" maps from Ghost Town Press. Route 66 is not real easy to follow. Better yet get a GPS down load of the route, or you will spend a lot of time navigating.

If you can only do a part of Route 66 then go from Oklahoma City to Santa Monica. East of Oklahoma City it is pretty much just a road (no offense intended to those who are in love with that part of it. It is a nice road)

Stay in a Wigwam Motel. They are pretty cheap and way better than you would think.

Be prepared to meet a lot of European bikers. It must be a thing with them to rent Harleys in Chicago and ride to California. If only they could do it on a Spyder.....Nice bunch of people.

On this trip I sent e mails to friends to let them know what I was doing. At the end I sent the entire thing to BRP as part of their "My favorite rides' contest. They gave me a serious piece of change for my story. Well it was serious to me as I have no money. I don't know if you can still find it on their website.

Good luck with your trip. Keep us all informed. I plan to go to Alaska next year but if that falls through I may just join up and get my kicks once again.

I read that trip report and thought it was great. Made me want to make the trip. I highly recommend to anyone planning route 66 trip.
Dick

[Desert Spyder]

Bob Naquin, sorry, I don't know his handle here, wrote a great article last year on his trip on the Mother Road.

http://spyder.brp.com/en-US/Share/Co...2-8617b6388704

I always looked forward to reading his next post with great pictures. I met him at the Universal Studios parking lot at the owners rally. Nice guy!

He and I have the same barber.