Just got back from a brief vacation in Vegas. The highlight of which (for me, at least) was renting a bike and riding through Death Valley. I rented an 04 Goldwing (so my wife would be comfortable) and did about a 340 mile trip in one day. Specatacular scenery. Most of the roads were good to excellent. The bike was a lot more fun than I thought it would be. Good cornering clearence, good acceleration, nice ride. At higher speeds it does use a fuel quickly. You can almost watch the gauge drop. You really notice it because fuel in some of these towns is $3.00 a gallon. The food at the Furnace Creek Inn is all it is reputed to be. Highly recommend the ride, at least in the winter.