Canada trip: anyone been there done that?

[hondav2]

I rode 27,000 miles on first trip and 19,000 on second and 10,000 3rd trip around Nth Amerika. U hav to hav unlimited time . I bought a DRsixfiddy in USA $3,000 US . My fav places in Canada are Yukon , NWT, The Rockies , New Foundland , Labrador, as for the Cabot Trail , the people who rave about it havnt ridden anywhere , better rides in Rockies .Its expensive compared to USA . Dust to Dawson is a must do . ( check it out in www.advrider.com ) Alaska section . Contact me , would be great to help u out. Cheers Toddy

[Sis]

Very interesting reading.

We are beginning to plan a trip in 2012 that is going to take in parts of Canada. We are planning on shipping my bike over as it has to be somewhat modified to fit my short legs but hubby is going to buy. We plan on landing in San Fran and going north up to Hyder in Alaska (July) before winding our way over to Sturgis (Aug). Then he has found out about the National Airshow in Reno in Sept. And I want to get over to the East Coast for the Fall (Oct) before we head down to Florida and back across to the West Coast where we will ship both bikes back home.So I can see us being there for half the year.

One of our concerns are the seasons and how much riding we can get in.

This will be our second bike trip. We have done 6 weeks on the West Coast and that wasn't long enough. We purchased bikes in L.A. and shipped them home from there when we had completed our tour. Two couples on 2 bikes. Stayed in motels etc. It was so great that it only wet our appetite to do it some more.

This time I am going to be riding my own bike. I found it frustrating at times, being pillion on our previous visit. We are planning on camping most of the time to help keep the costs down so that we can remain for as long as possible.
We have gone camping here (NZ) and it works, as long as we have 2 bikes to share the extra load. And that we don't bother with cooking/food. We plan on using diners etc.

Look forward to getting feedback

Sis

[hondav2]

So are you going to Hyder to get Hyderized at the Inn ?? Its compulsory , Jasper to Baniff is great , After Sturgis you can go to Bonnerville Speed week then ride the loneliest road in usa Hwy 50 to Reno > Stop a night at Middle Gate Station , the locals are very entertaining , Utah has best National Parks and Colorado is great , as for the East Coast do Nova Scotia before New Foundland , Wheels thru Time and Barber motorsport museum are must dos , forget AMA motorbike hall of fame in Ohio . AMA Vintage weekend about a week b4 Sturgis is amazing at mid Ohio . I loved Mississippi . BTW what bikes r u riding Cheers Toddy

[Sis]

Yes, I plan on getting Hyderized.
Thaks for the other points of interest. Han't come across those before


I am riding a CBR 600 at the moment but am looking at changing to the Harley 48 and hubby is looking for a Road King(rides a Softail Heritage as well as a Kawasaki ZX1200R) He plans on buying it once over there. I may have to ship my bike over as it will have to be modified to fit me.

About the lonelist road to Reno. Interesting. Will research that. We hope to get to Reno for the Airshow/Races in Sept, after Sturgis in Aug, which is after Hyder in July (bears, salmon, bald eagles as well as getting Hyderized) We will be going the long way to everything. We have a big map on the wall and have marked on it places of interest.
I want to visit places like Kitty Hawk, Salem, Everglades, Tail of the Dragon ... the list is growing.

Then I found a site of the best bike roads and Americas is included. Been looking into that.

Maybe MotoGP at Indianopolis in late Sept ( allready seen MotoGP at Laguna Seca)

What's Biketoberfest at Daytona Beach like? Anyone done that?

[Metastable]

Not sure about Biketober Fest at Daytona beach, but the biggie is Bike Week in Daytona beach... that's in March.

Another thing for some of the more track oriented riders.... you can do trackdays and rent bikes in certain parts of North America. There is a place in Ontario that does it and a place in California that does it as well. Plus there are various really cool track schools as well.

[hondav2]

Yes, I plan on getting Hyderized.
Thaks for the other points of interest. Han't come across those before


I am riding a CBR 600 at the moment but am looking at changing to the Harley 48 and hubby is looking for a Road King(rides a Softail Heritage as well as a Kawasaki ZX1200R) He plans on buying it once over there. I may have to ship my bike over as it will have to be modified to fit me.

About the lonelist road to Reno. Interesting. Will research that. We hope to get to Reno for the Airshow/Races in Sept, after Sturgis in Aug, which is after Hyder in July (bears, salmon, bald eagles as well as getting Hyderized) We will be going the long way to everything. We have a big map on the wall and have marked on it places of interest.
I want to visit places like Kitty Hawk, Salem, Everglades, Tail of the Dragon ... the list is growing.

Then I found a site of the best bike roads and Americas is included. Been looking into that.

Maybe MotoGP at Indianopolis in late Sept ( allready seen MotoGP at Laguna Seca)

What's Biketoberfest at Daytona Beach like? Anyone done that?

Havnt done biketoberfest but hav been told its better than sturgis I done 3 Sturgis rallys and each year they got smaller , Tail of the dragon now thats a buzz , nothing like it in NZ 2 dead in 2 weekends when i was there and 6 bikes a day written off, 311 corners in 11 miles skids and scrape marks on all of them , like a racetrack with cars bikes going both ways , wheels thru time is near there and also Cherahola Skyway is good ride but faster than the Dragon . Cheers Toddy