Heading to Connecticut

[narcosis]

I'm heading out on my longest motorcycle trip to date in October to the NW corner of Connecticut.  Looking for suggestions on great roads to ride.  I'll be there a week.

[Chris K]

You can try looking HERE and HERE

[roadscholar]

NW Conn. is similar to western NC in that there almost aren’t any bad roads. Anything around Lime Rock and over the NY border toward Pine Plains is good. Haven’t been there recently but there used to be little traffic and fun riding. If you’ve never done the Taconic Parkway it’s kind of cool and scenic too, no commercial traffic allowed.

[TEWKS]

Ha started typing this earlier but got distracted, I see Bill picked up my dropped ball.  

 

Yup make your way over to Limerock, maybe something interesting happening during your time schedule.
 

https://limerock.com/calendar/all/2021-10

 

Also, head west into NY. You can pick up 22 N if you don’t want to go as far as the Taconic (not that far really) but 22 is nice too. Take it up to Rt 2 east which is a pretty nice section. Mt. Greylock is a worthy stop.

 

Toymaker’s Cafe was a nice breakfast stop but Covid downsized their operation to weekends only, and just coffee and pastries. 
 

https://www.facebook.com/people/Toymakers-Cafe/100063578920082/?_rdr

 

 

[narcosis]

Thanks for the suggestions!  Time to tackle Basecamp again...actually, I'm getting fairly good at creating routes.

[Wayne Johnson]

The local club I bmw club CBRV weather pending usuallys has a weekly ride through northwest ct or western mass. It is usually a tues-thur date the Maxbmw in South Windsor should probably be able to supply the day or Pm me and I can let you know when. typically a 150 mile ride

[BobW03]

I would suggest a trip to Vanilla Bean Cafe, not sure if it is on your route. Almost always a few bikes there or a car club. Gravel parking lot but good roads in the area. And probably the only place in New England to offer Buffalo burgers.

 

https://thevanillabeancafe.com/

 

Buffalo Burger$15.00
100% Buffalo, low in fat but full in flavor; served on a seeded roll with spicy ketchup

 

Or for a bit of movie trivia, head to Mystic PIzza

https://www.mysticpizzaoriginal.com/our-story

[narcosis]

On 10/9/2021 at 4:41 PM, BobW03 said:

I would suggest a trip to Vanilla Bean Cafe, not sure if it is on your route. Almost always a few bikes there or a car club. Gravel parking lot but good roads in the area. And probably the only place in New England to offer Buffalo burgers.

 

https://thevanillabeancafe.com/

 

Buffalo Burger$15.00
100% Buffalo, low in fat but full in flavor; served on a seeded roll with spicy ketchup

 

Or for a bit of movie trivia, head to Mystic PIzza

https://www.mysticpizzaoriginal.com/our-story

  Appreciate the tips!  Heading out Friday.

[TEWKS]

Have Fun! 

[narcosis]

Heading out in the morning.  No one bothered to consult with me before making hotel reservations and now I'm signed up for 800 miles tomorrow followed by another 500 on Saturday.  I've done 500 a number of times but never 800 in a day.  Thank goodness most of tomorrow's leg is Interstate.

[narcosis]

804 miles was overall not fun...but there were moments.  Happy to be on a RT.

[TEWKS]

You just missed out on some nice warm weather. May need some electrical heat while exploring. 

[narcosis]

Through a comedy of errors we ended up doing nearly 600 mi yesterday instead of the planned 500.  Arrived safely in Falls Village Connecticut.