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Firstly, are the daily distances too ambitious?
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On a Harley? No, those figures are nicely conservative.
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2. I'll be camping as much as possible. I’ve found a site ( www.koa.com) that has camp sites at most of my stops. Anyone had experience with these sites? |
KOA's tend to be kind of pricey but usually have amenities that other campgrounds might not such as WIFI. I tend to avoid them and prefer to cheaper, more rustic camp sites. Obviously that's a personal choice.
For the money I think I would buy a GPS unit that would allow me to search POI's for campground/hotels.
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3. What have I missed? I have 3 spare days in my itinerary that can be filled. I'll be on a rental bike, so no hardcore off-road stuff and I want to stay off Interstates as much as possible. I’m more a “What an awesome road and look at that view!” guy than a “on 1879 this happened here” guy.
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Can't help there with anything specific. I would have to search just like you.
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4. Recommendations for a bike rental company that will rent me a Vstrom or something similar? All I can find on the net is Harleys rentals!
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Motoquest does rentals of KLR650, F650GS twin, F800GS and 1200GS's out of the west coast and they have a site in Long Beach, CA.
As far as gas goes expect prices anywhere between $3.50 and $4.50 a gallon. You can calculate it from there based on your route and what bike you use.