BBG inputs

[gmicklus]

I have done the SS-1000,1500 and 2000 and I want to do a BBG this year does anyone have a route off the coast in new england that they used for a high mile day it seems that I have burned so much time getting to clear road a 1500 mile day might be cutting it tight

[Rocket_Cowboy]

I don't have any good tips for you up in New England. I did my BBG route through West Texas and into New Mexico ... wide open roads with high speed limits. I've not seen anything in the Northeast that would compare to the open roads out west. Ultimately it will likely come down to timing ... making sure you don't hit any of the big cities during rush hour, and making the most of the open spaces you can find.

[GoGo Gadget]

Ugh, even the Interstates in the North East are slow. Too many tolls.

[gmicklus]

i think I will get down south then go but a 50cc sounds better in that case

[squeezer]

You could always pick up the BBG on the way back.

[Rocket_Cowboy]

You could always pick up the BBG on the way back.

Or during the 50CC. There's plenty of time to either burn the BBG at the start of the 50CC, or rest up and then burn it down at the end of the leg.

[gmicklus]

this is the ticket.  Time to start saving.  I have some friends in St.Augustine for a starting city. thanks for the input.  I have a trip in june to  T.W.O in suches GA maybe as an add on    after that i will go down and start

[Hulked Up]

I did this ride in 2006 starting and ending in New England and it can be done!  (We just had to leave New England to do it.)

Here's our route:



Trip Report Link

We cut it close (45 min.) and got no rest, but we earned the Gold certification.  One of the hardest rides to do, but it looks like you're prepared for that.

I liked this route a lot:  it gets you out of the major urban areas, there's not much traffic, didn't see any wildlife and maybe 1 cop and the riding in West Virginia was an extra thrill.

Also done on VFR's...GO FOR IT!

[squeezer]

Or during the 50CC. There's plenty of time to either burn the BBG at the start of the 50CC, or rest up and then burn it down at the end of the leg.

I don't really pay close attention, but I thought the changed the rules and you're no longer allowed to earn two certs on the same ride.

That said, I thought the cc50 was a fun ride.  I did the Jacksonville-San Diego run several years ago.  

Hulked Up:  That looks like a pretty good route.  I'd also like to do a BBG this summer and if I don't head out west, I may try this one.  I'm guessing the tricky part was timing the traffic in CT, no?  What day/time did you guys leave?

[Hulked Up]

Hulked Up:  That looks like a pretty good route.  I'd also like to do a BBG this summer and if I don't head out west, I may try this one.  I'm guessing the tricky part was timing the traffic in CT, no?  What day/time did you guys leave?

We left at 4am Saturday and returned at 3:15am on Sunday.  The traffic through Conn. was non-existent at that hour.  The worst traffic was heading south through Ohio on 77.  We knew there was going to be construction and it slowed us down quite a bit.

[gmicklus]

As far as I can see you can still stack the bbg on the 50cc and that is the plan leaving 31 may.  

I wondered about your bbg hulk, so you did start here well it should be alot easier on 10 all the way to san diego thanks for your inputs

[Hulked Up]

My buddy and I also tried a 50CC last year.  We did it the hard way:  NY to SF (2900 miles).  That was a whole different ride than even the BBG.  The biggest difference is that the extreme distance and time means you have to manage extended periods of rest.  On the BBG you can blast through and ride 24 hours straight, and you can do that on the 1st day of the 50CC, but you cannot do that for the whole ride.  So you have to manage your stops effectively.  We couldn't do that and had to call the ride off in Rock Springs, Wyoming.  

If you do the southern 50CC this is less of an issue as the mileage is 600 miles shorter.  It's not a helluva lot more than doing the SS2000.  We wanted to try NY to SF because of the logistics of traveling from Conn. to Florida to start the ride.  We also had done the BBG already and wanted to push ourselves to the wall, which we certainly did.  

[Rocket_Cowboy]

I don't really pay close attention, but I thought the changed the rules and you're no longer allowed to earn two certs on the same ride.

They did clarify rules such that you couldn't claim a SS1K when riding a BBG, for instance, as they both overlap. But since there's nothing written in the 50CC/100CCC ride guidelines about needing to do 1500 miles in 24 hours in order to finish, nor does the BBG require touching both coasts, they will and still are certifying dual certs so long as the guidelines don't overlap.