ride to Finger Lakes from NYC area

sclegend · June 11, 2009, 10:49:42 PM

once this weather lets up, i'm planning a ride to the finger lakes from the NYC area. please post if you wish to join.

cheers!

GeeP · June 11, 2009, 11:48:42 PM

I'd be up for it, if I was still in NY. There are a few places I found around the finger lakes that I liked:

The Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport. Lots of cool motorcycles and airplanes.

There's a cool 2-table pizza joint just down the street from the site of Glenn Curtiss' home called Wiseguys Pizzeria.

Don't forget to stop at the Sodus Point lighthouse museum if you go to the north.

Watkins Glenn, of course.

The National Soaring Museum on Harris Hill in Elmira.

Have fun, take pics!

that gs guy · June 17, 2009, 06:42:58 PM

wow which part of the finger lakes were you thinking of? i drove up to canandaigua from brooklyn last summer but im not sure if i'd ride up there... watkins glenn is definitely worth checking out. too bad you wont be able to enjoy the wineries if you're riding. if you're going with a significant other i would recommend staying at the chalet of canandaigua... it's an amazing BnB to stay at

sclegend · June 28, 2009, 12:05:29 PM

that whole area is pretty nice ; a little wine/food overlooking any of lakes is a nice way to blow a summer day. the whole area is full of waterfalls, swimming holes, gorges, and winding roads. as for lodging, i hove hook-ups...and there are always cheap BnB or even camping. i know ithaca the best having lived there, but watkins glenn and other surrounding areas are nice, too.

Quote from: that gs guy on June 17, 2009, 06:42:58 PM
wow which part of the finger lakes were you thinking of? i drove up to canandaigua from brooklyn last summer but im not sure if i'd ride up there... watkins glenn is definitely worth checking out. too bad you wont be able to enjoy the wineries if you're riding. if you're going with a significant other i would recommend staying at the chalet of canandaigua... it's an amazing BnB to stay at

JB848 · July 13, 2009, 12:49:43 PM

How many miles from Manhattan are we talking?

spotswood_suzuki · July 13, 2009, 05:47:25 PM

I did this several years ago from central NJ. If I remember correctly is was a little over 300 miles. My sister in law lived up there and I stayed with her for the night and rode back the next day. Stayed off the interstates and it was a great ride.

Wayne

JB848 · July 14, 2009, 08:16:22 AM

Humm sounds like a blast and 1 1/2 tanks of gas. Have tent will travel!

bassmechanicsz · July 14, 2009, 08:51:37 AM

i might be interested in this ride and would buy a tent.

sclegend · July 15, 2009, 12:03:32 AM

ok...i'm planning to do this ride leaving either fri 7/24 or sat 7/25 and returning sun 7/26. it'll be me on a gs500e and my friend on his cbr.

we'll be leaving from the east village in Manhattan and map out a route using all the small scenic highways to ithaca: 9w, 17, 96

post if you're interested in joining.

bassmechanicsz · July 15, 2009, 06:24:22 AM

I'm busy that weekend but should be a fun ride.

JB848 · July 15, 2009, 01:05:05 PM

Wow..no promises but I am thinking about it!

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