I would like to get a ride planned for later in the year. I am a bit burned out on Interstate travel for the year so I would like to take on the challenge of doing an SS1000 completely off of Interstate highways. I may very well do this on a scooter so I wish to limit the maximum speeds to 55mph, although some sections of 65mph would be acceptable. If I can do this as an instate saddle sore that would be even better.
Obviously this will come with challenges including lower speed limits and the subsequent lower average speed will make for a more time consuming ride. I would certainly need more of the 24 hour period than a 75mph+ rip across Oklahoma, Texas or Arkansas on I-40.
Probably the largest added challenge is avoiding towns or cities with further reduced speed limits, traffic lights, and additional traffic in general. It will be hard enough to make the miles at 55mph~60mph without having to drop down to 45mph or even 35mph for a small town every 10 or 20 miles. Catching a series of red lights would not help either.
I am in Tennessee so the more wide open and sparsely populated areas of the southwest are not an option for me on this particular ride/plan. I could do this in Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, or Kentucky fairly easily.
I am just beginning my ruminations about this ride so I am more than open to ideas on successful routing.
Do you have a non interstate highway route you have planned and/or ridden that was successful?
If so please share your thoughts or your route, if you are able, with me especially if it was in the South East US.
Obviously this will come with challenges including lower speed limits and the subsequent lower average speed will make for a more time consuming ride. I would certainly need more of the 24 hour period than a 75mph+ rip across Oklahoma, Texas or Arkansas on I-40.
Probably the largest added challenge is avoiding towns or cities with further reduced speed limits, traffic lights, and additional traffic in general. It will be hard enough to make the miles at 55mph~60mph without having to drop down to 45mph or even 35mph for a small town every 10 or 20 miles. Catching a series of red lights would not help either.
I am in Tennessee so the more wide open and sparsely populated areas of the southwest are not an option for me on this particular ride/plan. I could do this in Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, or Kentucky fairly easily.
I am just beginning my ruminations about this ride so I am more than open to ideas on successful routing.
Do you have a non interstate highway route you have planned and/or ridden that was successful?
If so please share your thoughts or your route, if you are able, with me especially if it was in the South East US.