Rhode Island Loop!

LIVSTROM · 03-06-2013, 08:39 PM

Taking a day trip to Twisted Throttle from Long Island. Ferry from Orient to New London then taking 1 and 1a into Exeter then into Newport, any suggestions would be great and what to avoid! day trip back to ferry by 5pm. March 30.

robfilms · 03-06-2013, 09:03 PM

becky's bbq - middleton, ri about 10min north of newport.

http://beckysbbq.com/

man. i have never taken that type of one-day road trip on a motorcycle.

sounds like way too much fun.

i'm rooting you good weather.

be well.

rob

directions:

Becky's BBQ via CT / Points West

Take route 165 entering Rhode Island
Follow signs for RI-3 N / Nooseneck Hills rd
Slight right onto RI-102 S / Victory Highway
Take ramp to Narragansett
Merge to RI-4 Soutn turning into US-1 S / Tower Hills rd
Take the bridges to Newport
Exit toward Admiral Kalbfus road, taking a left onto AK road
Turn left onto West Main Road for just ove a half mile
Turn right onto East Main road, Becky's BBQ is just on the left.

BushwickKLR · 03-06-2013, 10:02 PM

The April issue of RoadRunner Mag has a great article on touring in RI and surrounding states. They actually use TT as their headquarters for this months Shamrock tour.

Gundy · 03-07-2013, 03:14 AM

If time allows, ride along Ocean Drive (technically Ocean Ave on a map I just looked at)....it a nice scenic area along the shore just past downtown Newport.

LIVSTROM · 03-07-2013, 07:29 AM

Thanks the roadrunner tour was what started this trip, pretty much following that route just wanted to see what the local adv crowd had to offer!

McDuff · 03-07-2013, 08:47 AM

I would stop in historic Jamestown on your way to Newport and take a ride through Beavertail Point. Only a few miles out your way, well worth it.

lilolita · 03-07-2013, 10:25 AM

If you like clam chowder, stop in the Black Pearl in Newport. Know that "Rhode Island chowder" is clear; I prefer the traditional "New England" style.

I second Ocean Drive. Watch for sand on the roadway!

If you like lighthouses, I recommend going down to Beavertail on Jamestown (you'll pass over it on your way to/from Newport).

If you're looking for groomed, fire service type dirt roads, let me know and I'll send my easy loop that's nearby to Twisted.

Stop at Lenz on the North Fork and pick me up a bottle of the cuvée. You can leave it at TT for me

Have fun! It's so nice to have folks visit the littlest state.

Twilight Error · 03-07-2013, 11:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lilolita

If you like clam chowder, stop in the Black Pearl in Newport. Know that "Rhode Island chowder" is clear; I prefer the traditional "New England" style.

I second Ocean Drive. Watch for sand on the roadway!

If you like lighthouses, I recommend going down to Beavertail on Jamestown (you'll pass over it on your way to/from Newport).

If you're looking for groomed, fire service type dirt roads, let me know and I'll send my easy loop that's nearby to Twisted.

Stop at Lenz on the North Fork and pick me up a bottle of the cuvée. You can leave it at TT for me

Have fun! It's so nice to have folks visit the littlest state.

2nd the chowder recommendation. Just a warning: if you order it "Manhattan style", you *might* get out of there alive.

Tiverton has some amazing roads, that area is well worth the time to noodle around up there.

LIVSTROM · 03-07-2013, 12:20 PM

thanks for the tips looks like i wont go hungry.

LIVSTROM · 03-07-2013, 07:59 PM

Somebody suggested Ministerial rd!

Twilight Error · 03-08-2013, 02:20 AM

Also, incorporate bits of the Washington Rochambeau Route if you can. The W3R follows a lot of very nice, curvy roads in the Northwest corner of the state. It'll eventually drop you in Ct, so have your passport on hand to cross the border.

LIVSTROM · 03-08-2013, 07:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twilight Error

Also, incorporate bits of the Washington Rochambeau Route if you can. The W3R follows a lot of very nice, curvy roads in the Northwest corner of the state. It'll eventually drop you in Ct, so have your passport on hand to cross the border.

Thanks but I'll be sticking to the coast.

mrt10x · 03-08-2013, 09:57 AM

I live in Newport, and love Becky's BBQ,, but coming to Newport to get BBQ is a bit like going to Maine for Mexican Food

The Black Pearl does have the best chowder, just get the New England style. Ocean Blvd was blocked off for about 200 yds as of a couple of weeks ago, still fixing some Sandy erosion.. might be open by now though.. either way the detour is a good ride as well. edit..just read the OP.. 30 March.. Ocean Drive will be open by then I would assume... might get a few tag alongs if you want.

Twilight Error · 03-08-2013, 11:01 AM

I live across the river from the Ferry, there are FAR better roads to get to Exeter than 1 and 1a.

bobnoxious67 · 03-09-2013, 03:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twilight Error

I live across the river from the Ferry, there are FAR better roads to get to Exeter than 1 and 1a.

I second this

03-06-2013, 08:39 PM	#1
LIVSTROM ^OP Studly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2006 Location: Long Island Oddometer: 622	Rhode Island Loop! Taking a day trip to Twisted Throttle from Long Island. Ferry from Orient to New London then taking 1 and 1a into Exeter then into Newport, any suggestions would be great and what to avoid! day trip back to ferry by 5pm. March 30.

03-06-2013, 09:03 PM	#2
robfilms Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2011 Location: riverdale, ny Oddometer: 135	becky's bbq - middleton, ri about 10min north of newport. http://beckysbbq.com/ man. i have never taken that type of one-day road trip on a motorcycle. sounds like way too much fun. i'm rooting you good weather. be well. rob directions: Becky's BBQ via CT / Points West Take route 165 entering Rhode Island Follow signs for RI-3 N / Nooseneck Hills rd Slight right onto RI-102 S / Victory Highway Take ramp to Narragansett Merge to RI-4 Soutn turning into US-1 S / Tower Hills rd Take the bridges to Newport Exit toward Admiral Kalbfus road, taking a left onto AK road Turn left onto West Main Road for just ove a half mile Turn right onto East Main road, Becky's BBQ is just on the left. __________________ 2006 kawasaki z750s black bought july 2012 1973 yamaha rd350 red with a white racing stripe! bought march 1973 - sold november 1975

03-06-2013, 10:02 PM	#3
BushwickKLR Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2007 Location: Bushwick, Brooklyn Oddometer: 1,444	The April issue of RoadRunner Mag has a great article on touring in RI and surrounding states. They actually use TT as their headquarters for this months Shamrock tour. __________________ IBA# 53755 Feel free to add us at www.facebook.com/DieHardRyders

03-07-2013, 03:14 AM	#4
Gundy Studly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2010 Location: Philly 'burbs Oddometer: 552	If time allows, ride along Ocean Drive (technically Ocean Ave on a map I just looked at)....it a nice scenic area along the shore just past downtown Newport. __________________ Current: BMW Sertao "Gizelle" Past: 2012 Super Tenere, 2009 WR250X/R, 2004 Triumph Tiger 955i, 2009 KLR 685, 2006 DRZ400S, 2006 TW200, 2001 KTM 250 EXC

03-07-2013, 10:25 AM	#7
lilolita fahr mit mir Joined: Dec 2008 Location: Probbydense, RI Oddometer: 956	If you like clam chowder, stop in the Black Pearl in Newport. Know that "Rhode Island chowder" is clear; I prefer the traditional "New England" style. I second Ocean Drive. Watch for sand on the roadway! If you like lighthouses, I recommend going down to Beavertail on Jamestown (you'll pass over it on your way to/from Newport). If you're looking for groomed, fire service type dirt roads, let me know and I'll send my easy loop that's nearby to Twisted. Stop at Lenz on the North Fork and pick me up a bottle of the cuvée. You can leave it at TT for me Have fun! It's so nice to have folks visit the littlest state. __________________ Scoot Commute: Getting to and from work on 10 inch wheels New England to New Scotland

03-07-2013, 07:29 AM	#5
LIVSTROM ^OP Studly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2006 Location: Long Island Oddometer: 622	Thanks the roadrunner tour was what started this trip, pretty much following that route just wanted to see what the local adv crowd had to offer!

03-07-2013, 08:47 AM	#6
McDuff Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2008 Location: R.I. Oddometer: 127	I would stop in historic Jamestown on your way to Newport and take a ride through Beavertail Point. Only a few miles out your way, well worth it.

03-07-2013, 12:20 PM	#9
LIVSTROM ^OP Studly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2006 Location: Long Island Oddometer: 622	thanks for the tips looks like i wont go hungry.

03-07-2013, 07:59 PM	#10
LIVSTROM ^OP Studly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2006 Location: Long Island Oddometer: 622	Somebody suggested Ministerial rd!

03-08-2013, 02:20 AM	#11
Twilight Error Beastly Adventurer Joined: May 2002 Oddometer: 21,541	Also, incorporate bits of the Washington Rochambeau Route if you can. The W3R follows a lot of very nice, curvy roads in the Northwest corner of the state. It'll eventually drop you in Ct, so have your passport on hand to cross the border.

03-08-2013, 09:57 AM	#13
mrt10x Dumba$s Jarhead Joined: Aug 2008 Location: Newport, RI Oddometer: 2,844	I live in Newport, and love Becky's BBQ,, but coming to Newport to get BBQ is a bit like going to Maine for Mexican Food The Black Pearl does have the best chowder, just get the New England style. Ocean Blvd was blocked off for about 200 yds as of a couple of weeks ago, still fixing some Sandy erosion.. might be open by now though.. either way the detour is a good ride as well. edit..just read the OP.. 30 March.. Ocean Drive will be open by then I would assume... might get a few tag alongs if you want. __________________ We are enmeshed in the cancerous discipline of "security." And in the worship of security we fling our lives beneath the wheels of routine - and before we know it our lives are gone.

03-08-2013, 11:01 AM	#14
Twilight Error Beastly Adventurer Joined: May 2002 Oddometer: 21,541	I live across the river from the Ferry, there are FAR better roads to get to Exeter than 1 and 1a.

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