Ride: LA to Iowa - Ducati.ms

akremzar · May 14th, 2010, 7:52 am

Greeting all! I'm a S2r owner for 6 years and a friend turned me on to this site (Paul Smart, Super Light, S4Rs). I'm heading to California this coming Tuesday, May 18th, to pick up an ST4 from Del Amo in LA. I plan on riding it back to Iowa, about 1800 miles. my route isnot yet picked, and is open to suggestion (avoiding weather). anyone have suggestions?

Anyone want to meet up and tag along for a stint of my voyage?

cheers,
alan

tuanogus · May 14th, 2010, 9:23 am

Damn this sounds fun! Too bad I'm not on your way home. Safe travel!

jestor00 · May 14th, 2010, 10:43 am

I once rode from waterloo, ia to south padre on my monster it was a blast, but the trip back up 35 sucked its straight all the way from ia to texas where it ends. I would suggest planning some better roads than superslab for your trip back. The trip there isn't bad riding straight highways because your so excited to be getting their and the trip is a new exciting experience. Once your headed back though it is hard to stay awake on the long straight highways and resist the urge to just drive as fast as possible.

Haha just saw your sig, GO HAWKEYES

i'm a former hawkeye myself.

apehair · May 18th, 2010, 11:14 pm

How much time do you have?

I'd stay off the superslab, but it will take you a lot longer to take the scenic route.

For instance, if you make it to Durango, Colorado, you could take 550 up to Montrose, then 50 to Pueblo. Very pretty ride. But twice as long as the superslab.

ape

jim_0068 · May 18th, 2010, 11:22 pm

Once you hit nebraska, if you had a good time before that....pull off to the side of the road and shoot yourself its THAT f'n boring back to the Iowa. TRUST ME on this.

jestor00 · May 19th, 2010, 4:50 am

*shudders* all the way across nebraska and iowa would suck!! Straight and flat!

motorhead748 · May 19th, 2010, 11:16 am

Find rt 34 in southern IA. Its not great but better than the slab

cagivaduc · May 19th, 2010, 12:39 pm

that's funny. and true. I've done that trip many times in the cage.

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Originally Posted by jim_0068

Once you hit nebraska, if you had a good time before that....pull off to the side of the road and shoot yourself its THAT f'n boring back to the Iowa. TRUST ME on this.