Hoover dam,oatman,az,redrock national park,

 

+1 All great places and easy rides from Vegas.

 

Red Rock, Valley of Fire, Mt. Charleston, Mountain Springs (Mt. Potosi on the way to Pahrump), Hoover Dam, Laughlin/Colorado river, Oatman, AZ, Pioneer Saloon (Sandy Valley) are all easy day trips. Zion National Park in Utah is a little further, but would be a fun (and cooler) overnight trip.

You could also do an overnighter down to Williams, AZ and the Grand Canyon.

 

Yes. 10 of us rode out to lake mead and along the lake to St George Utah. From there take the 9 through Zion and up into Brice canyon. 2 days 1 overnight. You will never forget it. I promise. My profile pic is us in Zion.

 

That's the trip to take if I was gonna pick one...

 

Red Rock Canyon within 20 minutes or less of vegas... Valley of Fire about an hour north of Vegas. . . that was awesome. . . pretty hot even at the end of May when we went last year, but worth it Hoover Dam...looked smaller than we expected but Kingman Arizona overnight and go to Oatman, that was a cool ride and burros to feed carrots to it was kinda cute, but the ride up was amazing

 

I've been to Zion also. Well worth it

 

Wow. Thanks for all the info so far. And I can change the date to Sept. or Oct. with no problem. Originally set it for August because we are cancelling another trip. Major heat is no problem for us, since we're coming up from FL, where we regularly ride 300 miles every Sunday in blazing heat and humidity. But if it's more comfortable in Sept. or Oct., then I'm all for that.
From others I've talked to who've been there, they told me go in the summer, as it's much cooler in the higher elevations. There is no elevation difference in Florida.

 

Took a helicoptor flight over Brice Canyon years ago,pretty cool.

 

Heed the warnings. The heat here is dry, which means the faster you go the hotter it feels.
In Florida there is moisture in the air. Sometimes the wind from riding may cool you a bit. Not out here. It is truly like a hot air gun. The folks at the dealership should take good care of you and offer great advice.
Drinks lots of water and find cool places.
oh and....ENJOY