Just get 2 sundowner seats and lash them together and you will be fine. Of course they will be the thickness of a single badlander when you get back. BTW, 500 miles/day on a Sporty is brutal.

 

If you can afford it, fly to the west coast, rent a bike and ride between the 2 cities, enjoy more time with your sister and brother, then fly home. The riding on the left coast is so much more enjoyable than you will ever see on 7000 miles of highway that you have to travel just getting there.

 

The only advice I would add is to NOT wear your Celtics shirt in LA. The other thing is don't leave the bike parked curbside on the street unattended for long periods of time.

Enjoy the journey because that is what it's all about.

 

on a sportsterrrrrr....


jesus H christ. good luck man.

 

Hope you have a windshield and an updated seat. Doing that on a Sporty is a young mans game. Oh yeah, an extra week would help. It's defiinitely doable, the ride of your life for sure.
All highway to make time, which kind of blows.
Pick up 70 to 44 to 40 to LA.
PCH (slow and scenic) or 5 to Seattle, 94/90 back to Boston
Good Luck with that man!

 

I just did Santa Fe to Dallas in one shot on the WG and I wouldnt do it again. Take the advice from the guy who said to fly and rent.

 

Another thought, ride out and fly back (have bike shipped)...you can say you drove cross country....but I bet when it's time to head home you'll be dreading the thought of having to ride all the way across the world...plus you can spend more time puttering. I checked into shipping a bike from MIami to Boston area and it was around $700, so maybe betwee the flight and shipping you could do it for under $2k.

Just a thought, I think if I was to go that far I'd have to invest in a shield...and a heavier bike.

 

I did a very similar road trip in a cage 10 years ago; Boston to LA (via Phoenix), then up to Seattle. Hit Phoenix in 3.5 days from Boston, half day to LA, and one full day (18 hours) from LA to Seattle up I-5. You gotta get thru the cities before the morning rush, then you're fine, but I don't think you could match these times on a bike/Sportster. I loved my Sportster, but it just wasn't a touring machine. And my touring bike, comfy as it is, isn't a cage.

From Boston I went I-90/I-84, to I-81 south, to I-40 west. I detoured off I-40 at Flagstaff AZ for beers in Phoenix, but I-40 continues on toward LA. I stopped in hotels for the night in Virginia and Oklahoma City before reaching Phoenix, LA, and Seattle where I stayed with family/friends. It was a great road trip designed for speed, not scenery.

If you want to do the full loop, I-90 will run you straight back to Boston all the way from Seattle.

JR

 

Best idea right there. Rent a cushy touring bike and make a nice slow ride down the coast......

 

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