looking for west coast touring recommendations - Page 2

 Wayne wrote:


I never could understand "heated grips",  for just that same reason.


  All I did was purchase the Gerbing Gloves http://www.gerbing.com/
  which came with the wiring harness so that I could add more crap to it
later if I needed it.

You just have to remember to Unplug yerself when it's time to get off
the bike when it's hungry!  :)

  Otherwise, you walk a foot away, and sound like a Warner Brothers
cartoon character getting strangulated!   "Yoggity Yoggity Yog!"


I just water proofed the "OUTER" layer of my gloves to help repel water,
and kept them on full tilt boogy (No thermostat but they do sell them!),
as I had a plethora of other wet-n-cold weather gear to keep me
toasty-n-dry... to a point.

I bought a shit load of those chemical hand/pocket and tootsie warmers
that last 6 hours, and put them in my totally water "resistant" boots.
(http://www.warmers.com/  are simular  but.. well, do a search for better
prices at yer local Hunting/Sporting good store)


That kept me OK, as once the extremities get cold,... yer useless!

Also, being in full leathers and a full face hat as well, I also
recomend a balaclava of yer favorite design to keep yer neck warm.

 Wayne wrote:

My wife and I have ridden our FJR down the coast from Seattle, and enjoyed
it.  Typically the small towns don't take long to get through, and provide
places for rest stops and a meal now and then.  Where the population is
denser, the coast highway becomes more like a freeway, so you can still keep
your speed up pretty well.

It's a pleasant ride, with lots of incredible scenery.  Plan on some time to
take lots of pictures.

 

Thanks for the info. I had hoped the northern portion of hwy 1 was good.
Now I need to figure out the most scenic route fron Crescent City to Glacier
national park.
Wayne

 Wayne wrote:

That's an easy one.  CA 36 over to I-5, up to CA 89 (IRRC), over to Reno,
across NV to the Virgin River Valley in AZ, north to Zion, then Bryce
Canyon, up past SLC to ID and into MT across Lost Trail Pass, up Rt 93 to
the west end of Glacier.  Or any minor variation on that theme.

Ride safe!