Seattle - New York - Halifax - Vancouver - Round Trip Completed!!!

[Tenerester]

Hello folks,
We successfully completed the cross country round trip as planned in 25 days. The Super Teneres (as expected) did exceptionally well and absolutely had no issues throughout the journey. Not even a flat tire.

Following is a synopsis of the entire trip.

Round trip Route: Vancouver BC - Seattle WA - New York, NY - Halifax NS - Vancouver BC (via Canada)
No of bikes: 4 (three 2014 SUPER TENERE ES + one 2012 Ducati Multistrada)
Total distance covered: 14,600 KMs (9000 miles)
Duration: 25 days
Number of actual riding days: 23
Daily Riding hours: 7am to 3pm approx with hourly breaks

Number of American states crossed: 18
Number of Canadian provinces crossed: 7
Popular routes/destinations travelled : Bear tooth pass, Yellowstone NP, Mt Rushmore, Needles HWY, Badlands, Niagara falls , New York State, NY, Boston, Maine, Halifax, North Sydney, Cape Breton, Cabot Trail, Quebec, Montreal, Thunder Bay, Cascades

Mechanical issues: none
Electrical issues: none
Flat tires: none
Accidents: none
Police incidents/fines: none
Maintenance: one oil filter change done at a dealership parking lot in Nova Scotia
Accommodation: Motels (shared)

Total cost per person: Approx $3000

Challenges: Had to ride through heavy storm for 3 hours across Minnesota. Had a tough time controlling the bike with heavy cross wind blasts and limited visibility,

Surprises:
1) Bear tooth pass and Cabot Trail seem a bit overrated. We find twisties in the west Coast (WA, BC, HWY 1 CA etc) much more challenging, enthralling to ride and definitely more scenic.
2) We were treated very well with utmost respect and kindness wherever we went, irrespective of the state or town.
3) we didn't feel tired or exhausted after the trip. I was in fact back at work the following morning like it never happened.

Overall verdict:
A trip well planned and well executed. 'Discipline' was key to its success. Another item in the bucket list accomplished ,, thanks to my beloved Super Tenere...one of the best purchases I ever made.

 

[itlives]

Glad the trip went without a hitch!

Excellent synopsis - I'm very new here but think your way of writing the RR should be a stickey.

You covered all the bases and can always add pics (or, it didn't happen!) later.

Score another for the Tenere!

 

[shrekonwheels]

Congrats. I am a bit surprised you found the bear tooth overrated, that has to be a first.

 

[Tenerester]

Congrats. I am a bit surprised you found the bear tooth overrated, that has to be a first.

Thanks. Bear Tooth was very good, but it didn't keep up to the hype. That's what all our riders thought. Guess living and riding in the North West has given us a different perspective to the meaning of riding 'mountains and twisties'. We don't have anything else out here and it's difficult to please us I guess??? ;D

 

[Tenerester]

Glad the trip went without a hitch!

Excellent synopsis - I'm very new here but think your way of writing the RR should be a stickey.

You covered all the bases and can always add pics (or, it didn't happen!) later.

Score another for the Tenere!

Thanks. Pictures coming soon. Hope no one meanwhile kills the thread by moving it to some folder that no one looks at.

 

[rider33]

'sounds like a wonderful trip. On the Beartooth, I actually like 550 in Colorado better (Million Dollar Highway) tho both are not a bad way to spend the day. I'm curious tho, I was in Northern California last month with the intent of looping thru BC on 1 back to the midwest but the wild fire reports convinced me to deflect south along the US border. Did you hit much in the way of smoke? Other than a large grass fire outside of Walla Walla my trip back was smoke free. Having riden a little to close to those in the past (small fires still on the side of the road and acrid smoke everywhere) I guess I'm a little gun-shy on that.

 

[Dirt_Dad]

25 days for a trip sounds great. Looks like you hit some nice stuff.

Did Beartooth couple of months ago. Has the snow completely melted? Back in early June it was still over 15 feet deep in some places.

 

[groundhog]

Sounds like a great trip ::008:: And yes, why recently do they keep moving things so quickly ?

 

[Tenerester]

'sounds like a wonderful trip. On the Beartooth, I actually like 550 in Colorado better (Million Dollar Highway) tho both are not a bad way to spend the day. I'm curious tho, I was in Northern California last month with the intent of looping thru BC on 1 back to the midwest but the wild fire reports convinced me to deflect south along the US border. Did you hit much in the way of smoke? Other than a large grass fire outside of Walla Walla my trip back was smoke free. Having riden a little to close to those in the past (small fires still on the side of the road and acrid smoke everywhere) I guess I'm a little gun-shy on that.

Thanks. Sorry for the late response. Still recovering from the nasty storm that hit the west coast last weekend.
Back to the trip...... we had to detour from Castlegar BC back to US 20 to avoid Ossoyoos. But we did encounter some fresh fire smoke just after Kettle Falls and passed a few trucks shortly after. With heavy rains, all fires should now be under control.

 

[Tenerester]

25 days for a trip sounds great. Looks like you hit some nice stuff.

Did Beartooth couple of months ago. Has the snow completely melted? Back in early June it was still over 15 feet deep in some places.

Thanks. Bear tooth path roads were clean and nice!!