Wife has been offered a job in Memphis. Any tips on good riding in the area? Any tips on areas to stay out of? What is the Raleigh area of Memphis like?

 

I-240 is the loop system around Memphis. Stay outside of 240. Raleigh, stay far, far away. Bartlett, Collierville, and Germantown are all nice areas. Also, Desoto County Mississippi is ok and avoids Shelby County and Memphis taxes.

Bwana

 

Plenty of good riding over in Arkansas. It's close!

 

...and flat as a table top!

You'll need to go east to get into anything close to a hill and twisties.

 

Some of the best riding in the country is just the other side of the state,Smokey Mountians and areas around it are great.Pretty good clip from Memphis but worth it.

 

I visit my brother down there every so often. He moved to Mississippi (Olive Branch, nice area) and then drives to work in Memphis.

 

Southaven, Ms and Germantown, Tn are nice places. However, you need to stay the hell out of memphis unless you intend to strap a M-60 to your handlebars....

 

Flat my ***, you obviously haven't ridden here
Anything west of the center of the state is all twisty! Promise that!
Their are the Ouachita and the Ozark mountains to enjoy with some of the best twisty roads to be had anywhere

 

I agree...GREAT riding in northwest Arkansas. I have always wanted to ride the Smoky Mtns in east Tenneesee too.

 

I would go with Southaven, Hernando or Olive Branch MS. Decent HD Dealer in Southaven. good riding east to Nashville, Knoxville and Chatanooga, not to mention the Natchez trace in MS. just my .02 worth