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From: Phoenix '53, '88, '09 Big Twins
guys who are blasting through take I-15 up to SLC then I 80 east to Cheyenne, then up to Sturgis on WY route 85.
Lots of So Cal riders go this way.
if you have time there are lots of 2 lane routes through Northern AZ or Utah into Colorado then up into Wyoming.
So it depends on how much time you have, what kind of time you want to make on the road
I did 3 easy days from PHX, fantastic experience...camped at KOAS on the way up.
If you are hoteling, Best Westerns have deals with HOG.
Staying in the Sturgis area is tough, even the Rapid City Holiday Inn express can be over $300 a night! ( luckily I have a Pal with a place in Central City.)
Mike
Lots of So Cal riders go this way.
if you have time there are lots of 2 lane routes through Northern AZ or Utah into Colorado then up into Wyoming.
So it depends on how much time you have, what kind of time you want to make on the road
I did 3 easy days from PHX, fantastic experience...camped at KOAS on the way up.
If you are hoteling, Best Westerns have deals with HOG.
Staying in the Sturgis area is tough, even the Rapid City Holiday Inn express can be over $300 a night! ( luckily I have a Pal with a place in Central City.)
Mike
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guys who are blasting through take I-15 up to SLC then I 80 east to Cheyenne, then up to Sturgis on WY route 85.
Lots of So Cal riders go this way.
if you have time there are lots of 2 lane routes through Northern AZ or Utah into Colorado then up into Wyoming.
So it depends on how much time you have, what kind of time you want to make on the road
I did 3 easy days from PHX, fantastic experience...camped at KOAS on the way up.
If you are hoteling, Best Westerns have deals with HOG.
Staying in the Sturgis area is tough, even the Rapid City Holiday Inn express can be over $300 a night! ( luckily I have a Pal with a place in Central City.)
Mike
Lots of So Cal riders go this way.
if you have time there are lots of 2 lane routes through Northern AZ or Utah into Colorado then up into Wyoming.
So it depends on how much time you have, what kind of time you want to make on the road
I did 3 easy days from PHX, fantastic experience...camped at KOAS on the way up.
If you are hoteling, Best Westerns have deals with HOG.
Staying in the Sturgis area is tough, even the Rapid City Holiday Inn express can be over $300 a night! ( luckily I have a Pal with a place in Central City.)
Mike
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From: Torrance, CA.
We took a few back roads to get there:
I 15 to St. George
18 thru Enterprise
56 to Cedar City
130 thru Minersville
First night stayed in Beaver, Ut.
Next day had to run upto SLC airport to pick up the girls
21 to the 257 to the 6 to the 36 to the airport
Then with the girls it was:
I 15 to Roy, then the 39 to the 16 to the 30 and stayed in Montpelier, ID.
Then went up thru Jackson Hole to Yellowstone.
Stayed in Cody, WY.
The next day was the 90 into Sturgis.
I 15 to St. George
18 thru Enterprise
56 to Cedar City
130 thru Minersville
First night stayed in Beaver, Ut.
Next day had to run upto SLC airport to pick up the girls
21 to the 257 to the 6 to the 36 to the airport
Then with the girls it was:
I 15 to Roy, then the 39 to the 16 to the 30 and stayed in Montpelier, ID.
Then went up thru Jackson Hole to Yellowstone.
Stayed in Cody, WY.
The next day was the 90 into Sturgis.
Last edited by Steelknee57; Jun 17, 2011 at 03:48 PM.
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Three years ago, I stayed in Gillette,WY at the Holiday Inn Express. Forget the rate, but the location was pretty good.....when you head into Stugis from Gillette, make sure you go see Devil's Tower.....then Sturgis...then south to Deadwood (that's where I'm staying this year....but I'm paying $250/night and I'm sharing a room). Make sure you go to Mt. Rushmore and the Crazy Horse Monument. Also...like a LOT of rides, there are photographers that will take your picture....make sure you remember the web site so you can get your pictures....
Have fun.....my experience as far as the "longest lines" were:
1. Bathroom
2. ATM machine
3. GAS STATION.....we made the mistake of waiting until we got to Sturgis to fill up and it took forever.
Have fun.....my experience as far as the "longest lines" were:
1. Bathroom
2. ATM machine
3. GAS STATION.....we made the mistake of waiting until we got to Sturgis to fill up and it took forever.
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