Two Scottish lads on a North American road trip

[barrowboy555]

Hello Everyone!

This being my first post, im looking for a little advice from the good folks on this forum.

The planets have aligned, and a friend and I are finally getting round to a much talked about motorcycle trip around the states which we have been planning since we were 'wee bairns'.

With me being made redundant from my job, having permission from the missus and a good amount of savings and my friend having just completed a building of a house the timing is right and it feels like a now or never situation!

After having done a few 'practice' trips over the years around Europe on my Triumph Explorer, now its time for the 'Bigger Adventure' and we have booked out flights from UK to LA in June, we plan to travel for 3 - 4 months. We are going to apply for a B2 travel visa and we are currently arranging trip to London to visit embassy.



This being my first time in the states we are looking to see and be part of as much as we can for the time we are there. We are looking to pack the tent and camp the majority of the time whenever possible so any advice on wild camping laws in the states would be greatly appreciated or any recommended routes covering the whole country in 3 months would also be appreciated.

Points of interest for me would be yellowstone national park, highway 1 (California), parts of route 66, rockies, Chicago, Joshua tree, deep south. (To be honest I want to see everything).

We have a contact in LA and a contact in Houston who is willing to provide garage space and tools to prepare the bikes.

The plan is to purchase second hand Harleys when we arrive (then sell again before we leave). Harleys are bikes im not too familiar with so if anyone has any advice on what would be suitable for a tour that would be great. (Im 6ft 5). This is all new territory for me as I am more used to adventure bikes, riding the Scottish and European twisties (quite often in the pishin rain).

Not completely sure on the differences between a sportster, dyna, fat boy etc...... I figured the best way would be to go to a HD dealer and find out, however being in north Scotland, the closest dealer is in Edinburgh.

Any advice on routes, precautions, bikes, things to see would be absolutely brilliant.




Cheers,

Lewis