2 Weeks In December

divotdm · 11-11-2012, 11:57 AM

Hi,

I have 2 weeks of vacation to burn up by the end of the year. I took 12/7 to 12/23 off. I want to load up the toyhauler and head south. I will be bringing the bandit 1250 and the dr350. I am coming from SE Wisconsin. Looking for suggestions on where to go. Some preferences:

Good roads and trails

Warm weather

+- 1000 miles

a motorcycle event ( dualsport )

free beer

Thanks,
Dave

oldmanb777 · 11-11-2012, 06:50 PM

Hard to plan. Watch the storms build in the Gulf of Alaska. Look for building low pressure areas. Then you can have an idea of what the weather might be those weeks. Usually takes about 5 days +- a day for the storms to get to moab. Watch the jet Stream and you can get an idea of how far south the storms might go. Moab can be really great that time of year. Cold at night, the storms don't usually last more than a couple days, then it warms up again. Cold at night, but nice riding weather during the days. If the storms look to be going farther south, then you can head farther south too. A little moisture can make the riding great.

Eyes Shut · 11-12-2012, 08:25 AM

I'm not sure if it's within your mileage limits, but how about Big Bend in Texas?

Lone Rider · 11-12-2012, 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eyes Shut

I'm not sure if it's within your mileage limits, but how about Big Bend in Texas?

This was my first thought, although weather can be fickle. The 350 would love the BB and Terlingua Ranch area.

Think latitude and elevation.

acejones · 11-12-2012, 07:56 PM

The 350 shore could be fun in BB, but as said before weather can be iffy. If its wet a lot of the back roads in the park will be closed.

eakins · 11-15-2012, 08:25 AM

baja?

d_troy · 12-01-2012, 07:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eakins

baja?

+1

11-11-2012, 11:57 AM	#1
divotdm ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2009 Location: West Bend, WI Oddometer: 338	2 Weeks In December Hi, I have 2 weeks of vacation to burn up by the end of the year. I took 12/7 to 12/23 off. I want to load up the toyhauler and head south. I will be bringing the bandit 1250 and the dr350. I am coming from SE Wisconsin. Looking for suggestions on where to go. Some preferences: Good roads and trails Warm weather +- 1000 miles a motorcycle event ( dualsport ) free beer Thanks, Dave __________________ 07 Bandit 1250 00 ZR7 97 DR350 93 DR350 86 Nighthawk 700s (Red, White,Blue)

11-12-2012, 07:56 PM	#5
acejones Beastly Adventurer Joined: May 2005 Location: Diamondhead, MS Oddometer: 3,388	The 350 shore could be fun in BB, but as said before weather can be iffy. If its wet a lot of the back roads in the park will be closed. __________________ If I wasn't here, I'd be somewhere else

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11-11-2012, 06:50 PM	#2
oldmanb777 Just say NO to socialism! Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Centennial,Co. Oddometer: 2,822	Hard to plan. Watch the storms build in the Gulf of Alaska. Look for building low pressure areas. Then you can have an idea of what the weather might be those weeks. Usually takes about 5 days +- a day for the storms to get to moab. Watch the jet Stream and you can get an idea of how far south the storms might go. Moab can be really great that time of year. Cold at night, the storms don't usually last more than a couple days, then it warms up again. Cold at night, but nice riding weather during the days. If the storms look to be going farther south, then you can head farther south too. A little moisture can make the riding great.

11-12-2012, 08:25 AM	#3
Eyes Shut See no evil Joined: Sep 2007 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Oddometer: 1,724	I'm not sure if it's within your mileage limits, but how about Big Bend in Texas?