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"THE GREAT NORTH WOODS" - 2 NIGHT TRIP

Head North on RT. 95. Once you cross the Mass/NH border, take the first exit after the NH rest stop, left at the light and you'll be on RT. 107. Stay on Rt. 107 (nice route)till you reach Rt. 125 and head north on 125. Once in Sanbornville NH, stop for a bite at the poor peoples pub. At that point you will pick up Rt. 153N (Awesome road) all the way to Conway NH. Look for
Westside Dr. This road will by-pass the outlets and traffic, Westside Dr. will dump you out on Rt. 302 which will take you through the White Mountains. (another awesome route). 

Take Rt. 115 to Rt. 2 East and check in at the Mt. Madison Motel in Gorham. www.mtmadisonmotel.com (Biker friendly), and have dinner at Mr. Pizza. The next morning Head out on 16 north and pick up Rt. 110 out of Berlin to Rt. 3 North. Stop at the biker memorial cemetary in Rt. 3 in Colbrook. Pick up Rt. 26 and head through Dixville Notch, stop at the Balsalms hotel for a picture. (Awesome!!) Continue on 26 and take a right on ! Rt. 16 in Errol NH. This stretch of Rt. 16 is nothing short of fantastic!
(WATCH FOR MOOSE!) And will take you back to the motel in Gorham NH. 

For the ride home back to Mass the next day. Take 16 South out of Gorham through the mountains, have lunch at the Yankee smokehouse in W. Ossipee NH. Rt. 16 south will take you to 95 south... I make this ride at least once a year. It's a great fall foliage trip!! Hope you enjoy!!

Sent in by: Cathy White

To the Cape on back roads:

Forget about the choice between 495 and 3 and leave the highway behind. I rode to the Cape by taking rte 27 south from Maynard, to rte 18 south in Whitman, to rte 28 south in Middleboro and straight to the Sagamore bridge and onto 6A. Nice roads, most of which are pretty straight forward at around 45-50 mph. Following the rte 27 signs is the hard part as the route meanders through Sudbury, Framingham, Millis, Sherborne, Sharon, Stoughton, Brockton, Whitman. Part of rte 28 @ Buzzards Bay is your typical tourist trap...oh, but when you get over the bridge and you can actually smell the sea air....and 6A is a great, lazily winding ride with plenty of scenery.

The best part is the plethora of motorcycle related stops you can make on the way down:

Shadley Brothers Custom Motorcycles, Rte 18, Whitman
The Biker's Den, Rte 18, Whitman
Perewitz Cycle Fab, Rte 104 east (just off 18), Bridgewater.
Biker Cafe and Ice Cream Shop, Rte 18, Bridgewater.
XXX-treme Cycles, Rte 28, Middleboro.
Highway Pegs Harley rentals, Rte 28, Hyannis
D & L House of Leather, Rte 28, W. Yarmouth.

Sure, it tool twice as long with all those stops, but it was worth it!
 - Lisa D. 

Three States and a Beach.  Here's a nice ride that will take you down some great back roads and scenic countryside to Misquamicut Beach.
Starting on rt 169 (from rt.20 in Charlton, or rt.131 E. in Sturbridge)
take 169 south, through Southbridge, into Woodstock, Ct. see, two states
already. in Woodstock don't miss the right turn at the fair grounds...
Gotta' keep your eyes open for those pesky route signs.  and deer.
At the junction of 169 and 44 in Pomfret there's a bike friendly and
very fine coffee house called The Vanilla Bean on the right. Stop in...say hi. You'll be continuing down 169 to rt.138 take 138 east to
rt.49 south. take 49 S. to rt. 2 south for a couple of minutes to rt 78 south crossing into Rhode Island (that's three) 78 ends at rt.1.
Go straight across at the light, follow signs to the beach (airport rd.
to Winnapaug rd to Atlantic. Stop at Sandy's Lighthouse at the end of Winnapaug (bikers welcome...beer cold) Have a great ride, keep the shiny side up.
Submitted by:  Mike H.

BACH ROADS TO THE BACH DOR
The Bach Dor Cafe in Chaplin,Ct.(860-455-9517)is a favorite Sunday
ride destination from anywhere.  Great food, great times, dozens, sometimes hundreds of bikes and friends you haven't met yet.  'Nuff said, lets go.  This ride will take you down through some real nice country on curvy open roads that you'll usually have pretty much to yer self.  

OK I'm gonna start you off in Sturbridge cuz most every one knows where it is and it has a Mass Pike exit (exit 9) and it's close to the road you want (Rt 198).  OK from the Sturbridge exit, you want to take the first off ramp to 20 west.  Turn left at the first traffic light (Rt 131 east).  Follow Rt 131 about five miles to Southbridge.  You may want to gas up in Southbridge, You wont see any gas stations for a long while after that.  I know our Sportster riding friends will not ignore this tidbit of friendly advice, but I digress.  From 131 you will turn right on to 198 south (Elm St) in down town Southbridge.  About a mile down, bear right at the fork (198) and yer on your way.  Welcome to one of the nicest little roads in the area.  198 will take you all the way to the Bach Dor.  About five miles down the road comes the Connecticut state line, you can pull over and take off your lid if thats your pleasure, five miles after that is the Stoggie Hollow general store where y!
ou can stop for coffee and have a fine slice of homemade pie on the porch.  Continue south on 198 through about 15 miles of rolling hills and sweeping curves and you'll come to the end of 198.  You'll be sitting at the only traffic light you've seen in awhile.  That's Rt 6.  Look to the right and there's the Bach Dor.  Enjoy.

Submitted by: M. Hayes

A simple ride of about 2 hours from Waltham, MA may refresh bikers in the city.  At the end of Bear Hill Road where many folks go to hit Costco, Home Depot, NTW, and a lot of other stores, take a right onto Rte. 117 West.  What starts as a somewhat busy spot soon becomes rolling, winding road with few stops lights or signs.
I stayed on 117 till I got on the other side of Rte. 495 when I descended a hill and made a snap decision to turn right onto Rte. 110.  This 117 ride takes you through Concord, Lincoln, Maynard, Stow and Harvard.  From 117 short trips can be made to Drumlin Farm, Walden Pond, Nashawtuc Country Club (site of the USPGA Seniors tour event every summer), apple and Christmas tree country, religious retreat houses and much more.
No maps, no money, just water, fuel, a cell phone and the bike. 110 meanders through Bolton and Harvard past the Benedictine Abby and chapel.  Views of the western hills beckon the rider west.  
Along 110, I turned into a small local graveyard which was cool, quiet and had running water spigots to refresh.  A  young man sitting on the graveyard wall was practicing on a flute which made the stop eerily spiritual.  Sort of alone with the eternal and a haunting melody wafting through the pines made the moment startling unforgettable.    
After this interlude, back onto 110 till I hit 111, and took another right.  More winding road with open fields loaded with the invasive purple loosestrife claiming its hold on the ground.  
Rtes. 62, 27, 126 are familiar and route choices abound.  This whole ride took about 2 hours of leisurely taking in the warmth of the day coupled with the beauty of early August.  
For those in the city this is a quick get away.  From Rte 95 (128) Rtes. 20, 30, 2A (west) will intersect with 126, 117, 62, etc.  
There are plenty of gas stations, ice cream spots, farms and general stores where most needs can be taken care of without long distances to be concerned with.  
I'm sure I am not the only one who has used these roads, but for me, new to cruising on a motorcycle at age 58, it was a relaxing and peaceful experience.  It has been about 35 years since I had been on a motorcycle and when my twenty year old son bought a motorcycle, I thought I'd do the fatherly thing and "be a pal" only to find myself going off many times on my own to explore beckoning call of the open road.  Having no map may seem a bit foolhardy but at my age what's the big deal?  When I get lost, I am still somewhere.  

 - Peter O'Neill, schoolmaster

Cross Country on A Sportster! Jon Whitney recently relocated to the Boston area from California.  He sent us a note to tell us about his cross country trip on a Sportster.  Check out his diary! http://jonwhitney.tripod.com