Hi looking at coming over from Aussie for Sturgiss 13 and route 66 to start with hope to spend 2 months riding around, July - September want to buy a hog from somewhere around LA any ideas on other areas or shows / rides happening around this time looking forward to meeting some good people while riding around

 

The Hot Springs Bike Rally is like the first weekend in September in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Another big rally is the Bikes, Blues, and BBQ Rally in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It is at the end of September though.

Be prepared. It will be very HOT that time of year. August and early September can be 100+ degrees. Sweltering Hot!!!

 

Harley's 110th Anniversary is Aug 29 thru Spet. 1 in Milwaulkee. If you think ypou might want to do it you need to start marking arrangements now.

Bill

 

Not much on 66 other than to ride it, four corners and monument valley is worth the time, great looking country. If you get around Wickenburg AZ. Best western hotel is cool place to stay.

 

I have ridden all of Route 66, Chicago - Santa Monica and the old route in New Mexico. As a previous response says "not much to see" for such a long ride but it is well worth it. Before you start even planning get yourself a copy EZ66 Guide by Jerry McClanahan, (Amazon). It has a complete strip map showing most if not all the sights along the way. Get set up so you can clip it where you can see it as you travel. Also it was a great aid to use when programming a GPS.

I recommend staying off the Interstates wherever possible and this book shows how to do that. There are places where the "old route" is still brick in Illinois and long sections of the original pavement (now frontage roads) in NM and Arizona.

Stop at the sights and talk to the people you meet. That the part that made the trip most worthwhile for me. I did it in 3 sections over 2 years, Chicago - Amarillo on the first year, the old section around Santa Fe, NM and Amarillo to Santa Monica the following year. It can be done in 10-11 days if you hurry, but would be better to plan at least to do it in 17-18 days.

Stopping and meeting and talking to the people along the way made it one of the more enjoyable trips I have done.