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0 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Touring

I'd like to add a bit of information about this ride. Going from Reno east to Ely, there is a card you can get stamped to qualify for a honorary loneliest road in america pin and certificate. The bonus is you'll get to see and talk with people from various towns along the way. The museum in Fernley is exceptionally good and the people there, a wealth of culture and information about the area and history. Fallon is where top gun is now, I stayed in Austin (for the motels, gas and food which can be rarities on this road), and heard a few sonic booms! Watch out if you detour to Sand Mountain Recreation Area. There are HUGE water diversion cutouts that are DANGEROUS if going more than 5 MPH! Ely has one of the best Railroad museums and working trains that I've seen and worth seeing. The ride was a mix of straight slabs, but also includes mountain curves, hilly areas, some beautiful landscape and old historic towns. I saw 4 mustangs in the distance while riding this road. Don't forget your water and start with a full tank for sure.

2 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Sport - Touring

Middlegate is all the author says it is. Recommend going on to Austin and then to Spencer hot springs (on a fine, but dusty, dirt road. Continue to Toquima Caves, Monitor Pass, Diana's Punchbowl, Monitor Valley, back to 50. SOOO much to explore, so few people doing it. Heaven for the anti-social.

0 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Touring

Rode from Carson City, NV to Delta, UT during 9/2010. Great road to me mainly because of the solitude. The road conditions were excellent as well (ran into two minor repair stops but it was minimal time lost). Had a low altitude flyover by a couple of jets just East of Fallon for some extra buzz...too cool! Only advice is try to ensure your bike is in good working order - if you breakdown it can be a long, long walk for help!!

0 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Cruiser

Nice little piece. As for hitting the throttle watch out for Highway Patrol . They do like Austin and Eureka areas if you go that far.
Sitting on the porch at the bar at Middlegate and watching the sun go down is a good feeling especially if you love the desert.

0 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Touring

I rode from Utah to Carson City in one day, solo ride, June, 2012. Excellent trip. 90 ∘, dry, sunny. Want to understand the geological term "Basin and Range"? Take this ride, as it perfectly illustrates it. If you have a 100 mile riding range between fuel stops then stop every chance you get and fuel up. Most stops are about 60 miles apart. I am leaving in three days to repeat the trip, except driving my RV so I can take three days to camp and ride my bike.

11 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Other

I live in a town (Fallon) that this route runs through so I wan tot make one recommendation. When you get to Middlegate, have a burger, then continue east to Eastgate and ride the 2/722 to Austin. You will be amazed. Beware, it is a road in an open range that features good scenery and plenty of curves and twisties. Also, beware of cattle and cattle pies on the road. You will be glad. I recommend you gas up in Fallon before heading farther east too.

0 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Sport - Touring

I took this stretch from Carson City all the way to Ely, NV...Simply amazing! I love the sense of being in the middle of "no where" and this road gives you that exact feeling. Kinda gives some idea of how small we really are. Very isolated in some stretches and if you go during the summer you will want to make sure you have PLENTY of water. Excellent road conditions with some beautiful twisty's especially just east of Austin. A road not be missed!

0 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Sport - Touring

My son and I took this ride in late May and returned in mid-June. The scenery was much better than anticipated. Road conditon was excellent. The mountain passes were good (some nice twisties) and then into the valleys (long straightaways). Being NV, the weather can be unpredicatable. Our ride East in late May brought high temperatures. Make sure you have sufficient water to stay hydrated. When we returned in mid June, the early morning temperatures were cool (42 F) and did not exceed 55 F for the entire day.

519 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Touring

Rode this from Fallon all the way to Ely. As expected, a very quiet and enjoyable ride with some good scenic parts.

61 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Sport - Touring

I absolutely love this road, the old towns, the desert and riding over the various passes in the strongest cross winds I've ever experienced, 60-65 mph gusts. We rode east to west in the summer of 2013, ran into some interesting people doing the TAT. Funny story, I was talking to my wife (sena Bluetooth) and told here I was going to take off ahead, pull over and take pictures of her riding past me. I'm all set up, taking pictures and she zooms past at about 100mph. She doesn't bother slowing down so by the time I put the camera away and get back on my bike she's just a speck on the horizon. So needless to say it took awhile for me to catch up. Her response was "oh, you didn't tell me to slow down".

640 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Touring

Nice ride with some nice stops along the way at Majors Station and Middlegate Station. Ended with a side trip to Virginia City.

640 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Touring

Nice ride with some nice stops along the way at Majors Station and Middlegate Station. Ended with a side trip to Virginia City.

19 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Sport - Touring

The road to no where! But it is nice to open up and the road is in decent condition with stopping areas few and far between.

19 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Sport - Touring

The road to no where! But it is nice to open up and the road is in decent condition with stopping areas few and far between.