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A few people have asked for some trip stats for our four days and three nights (we did stay the first night at LAX but that was on points. Budget another $90.) so here goes:
- The map above shows the general route. We deviated from some parts of it for various reasons so please don't use it as an exact copy of our trip.
- Although we used points, the cheapest cost of economy flights with Virgin at the moment ,including taxes, seems to be about £475.
- Eaglerider charged us $1700 each. This included the bikes, GPS, all the available insurances, a folder which included the trip details, area guides and all hotels. Package included breakfast and free Wi-Fi
- We ate well. My food and sundries bill came to $260
- I travelled 612 miles and spent about $55 on gas. That works out at about 38-41 miles to the gallon. Yep, they drink fuel. The Electra Glide worked out at about 48-50 mpg.
Overall, it's not a cheap trip if you're coming from Europe BUT... if you feel you a re confident with the route, you could just book the bikes rather than a package and with hotels, I think you might get the trip portion down to $1100.
So, to do the package you should budget £1500-1800 for the 4/5 days or if you arrange everything yourself, possibly £1250-1400.
However you do it, it's a memorable and totally enjoyable trip!
Note: Click "Ter" on map above if not set. It will then show the mountain ranges and deserts in relief giving a better idea of the terrain changes for the whole route.