Salt Lake City and the route there

[fitz19d]

Planning on taking the h2 out to Salt Lake to see army buddy. Leaning towards wyoming and over on highway 80 because I care about travel time more than mountain scenery. I've ridden up to Buena Vista etc before anyways.


Looking for must see/eat/do in SLC besides Temple square. I'm only there 2 or 3 days so probably nothing that's like a whole day of outdoors stuff. (I'm a lazy indoor person anyways)

[Great-Kazoo]

Stop in evanston for a meal at Bon Rico's. I like 25N-80 W . while it's a tad longer than going up 285. Depending what time you depart the metro area. You're literally running 75+ to Cheyenne, then 85 once you're @ the Larimie area straight through to SLC. The route between Evanston - SLC is nice mountain scenery


I don't like night driving or riding through wyo with the wildlife wandering around, same for going through SLC area.

[Irving]

If by H2, you mean that bastard Hummer, then go through Moab on the way!

[newracer]

In-N-Out Burger

[To Bear Arms]

Moochies for a Philly Cheesesteak and try the Jumpin Jalapeno Sauce. If you go you should bring me back a bottle!!
Waffle Love if you like waffles. I get the Chicken Avocado but with fried chicken.
Market Street Grill for breakfast and get the sea food omelet!

[Hummer]

If by H2, you mean that bastard Hummer, then go through Moab on the way!


I'm not going to be there this weekend. [Neene1]

[fitz19d]

If by H2, you mean that bastard Hummer, then go through Moab on the way!

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[Irving]

Way better

[Martinjmpr]

On a motorcycle? Take US 40. I-80 will make you want to kill yourself.

EDITED TO ADD: Actually I-80 isn't that terrible if you haven't done it a lot. I have which is why I avoid it but if you haven't done it before, it can be somewhat interesting. Once you get past Elk Mountain near Arlington (about 50 miles West of Laramie) the scenery doesn't change for 300 miles. 300 miles of flat, featureless desert (though having said that, it's still not as bad as SA or Kuwait.)

The big thing to watch out for is wind. If it is going to be windy, take a different route. The winds can be horrible on I-80 because there's no terrain to stop them.

I last did I-80 on a motorcycle in 2015. I did a SS1000 (Saddlesore 1000 ride, 1000 miles in <24 hours.) We started in Denver, rode I-70 to Green River, UT, then took US 6 up to Provo, then rode up to I-80 and took that all the way back to Cheyenne and then down to Denver. Took about 18 hours.

If you're trying to make time, 80 is the best way to go, again, unless there are high winds forecasted. If that's the case, take US 40 which is 100x more scenic anyway.

[fitz19d]

On a motorcycle? Take US 40. I-80 will make you want to kill yourself.

? I do have cruise control though it wont let me set it above 85mph.

[Martinjmpr]

? I do have cruise control though it wont let me set it above 85mph.

I've never felt the need for CC on a bike, though I suppose it would reduce right hand/wrist fatigue somewhat. If you're using CC watch out for trucks - 80 is one of the most heavily used truck routes in the nation. Easy to come over a hill at 85 and find a slow truck in the left lane trying to pass a slower truck in the right lane.

It's the monotony that's the worst. The monotony and the wind, always the wind.

[ray1970]

I hate I-80 just because of the large volume of trucks. Might be easier to navigate them on a bike but I can?t tell you how many times I?ve traveled for ten miles as truck A is going 64.5 mph passing truck B who is going 64 mph. And this in in an 80 mph zone.

[buffalobo]

I hate I-80 just because of the large volume of trucks. Might be easier to navigate them on a bike but I can?t tell you how many times I?ve traveled for ten miles as truck A is going 64.5 mph passing truck B who is going 64 mph. And this in in an 80 mph zone.That's what the shoulder is for.[emoji41]