Looking for out of the way by motorcycle chow - up to 2 hours from Boston

[DanInCambridge]

So the motorcycle is out and I'm looking for destinations.

I live in Cambridge. Looking for probably no more than 2 hours one way.
Avoid highways, traffic, etc at all costs. Nice meandering back roads are key.

I'm thinking nice lunch spots, outdoor eating, maybe on the beach, bbq?

Any ideas?

[dmdvr]

We all should create a Chowhound Bike Group/Club...If would be fun to find places to ride to every weekend in the warmer months...we are the forgotten ...the foodie biker!

[Scargod]

How about the sports car Hound? It's no different. I rode bikes for 33 years and switched to the sanity of four wheels completely at 46. I still enjoy the curvy roads and scenery.

[applehome]

"the sanity of four wheels"

Old and in the way...

[Scargod]

Old, but not quite in the way. Please remember how long Paul Newman raced. Nowadays,I'd rather be sliding on four wheels...

[applehome]

Just kidding. I've had a Porsche 356B and an MGB GT amongst others, in my time. I go to Lime Rock a lot - mainly for the Vintage festival (I AM old and in the way). I currently drive a Sentra SE-R Spec V. But I also own 4 bikes, and in my mid-50's, get great joy from two-wheeling, as I have since before I began driving cars.

We should plan something for when the weather turns nice. Maybe over the winter, we can keep our eyes open. Rt 20 from Springfield to Worcester must have some eateries - that would be a good ride form Boston, Lowell, and New Haven. Maybe a little further up and we can get the Maniacs involved. Or maybe we can find a campground or some place to "gourmet" tailgate. One of my 2-wheelers is a Goldwing with a clamshell trailer - I could pack a Smokey Joe, some hardwood lump, and a couple of coolers!

[Scargod]

What you are suggesting sounds like fun. I'm looking for a new toy with rear wheel drive. I've had a '58 coupe and a '53 Cabriolet.

[Passadumkeg]

BSA 650 Firebird Scrambler and a '67 VW Splitty camper. Come on downeast ya'll. British bike clubs organize B&B tours of the Nova Scotia coast.
We are also SAAB SPG nuts.

[Mahalabeya]

There is a group called New England Riders. They have a website and a forum on Delphi and they're very into riding for good food! You might want to check it out.

http://www.newenglandriders.org/

[im hungry]

ill ride my bmw for 2 hours to have coffee or a beer somewhere,.its the old,"its more about the trip then the destination",but some great food only makes it better.i love to ride my old honda dream to the pub for a pint in the summer too,ahhh summer.hey passadumkeg,got any pics of the bus?my brother rode a gold star back in the day...

[PJ Mac BJ]

Wellfleet Beachcomber in Wellfleet, MA on Cape Cod.

Opens Memorial Day.

Located on Cahoon Hollow Beach on Cape Cod's National Seashore. The beaches of the National Seashore are some of the most beautiful in the world.

Full bar, cold beer and raw bar on the outdoor deck. Long bar and picnic tables.

Some of the freshest shellfish you can get anywhere.

You can cruise along the road that runs parellel to the ocean from Eastham to P-Town.

[Fort Point]

American Barbecue in Rowley, MA on Rte 1A serves pretty good food and we regularly see motorcylces parked in front.

[DanInCambridge]

Just some clarifications.

I don't mind going great distances. Like if you know if a good seafood shack on the coast in Maine and know of a "scenic" route to get there.

Or a BBQ pit in New Hampshire.

etc.

[applehome]

Try reposting this on the New England board - I bet you'll get more feedback.

One place that's a nice day trip is LA Burdick up in Walpole NH.

http://www.burdickchocolate.com/store...

You could go the wuss route, out Rt 2 and up I-91, but like you said, what's a a road without curves (you did say that...). Take 2A out to Fitchburg, then north on Rt 12 all the way to Walpole (by way of Winchendon and Keene).

Burdick has some of the best frites in New England. Steak frites, of course, and great steamed mussels, fishcake - a wonderful cheese plate. Not que, to be sure, but good stuff.

[trufflehound]

I wouldn't expect these things at Burdick. Let's have a chow ride to Walpole.There is a German bakery in/around Fitzwilliam. Chelsea Royal Diner.Curtis BBQ.As mentioned, American BBQ, Bentley's in ME, Hart's Turkey Farm, etc. Besides it's not the destination it's the journey.

[Infomaniac]

Rte. 1A North should get you to Newburyport in less than an hour or take Rte 127 off 1A in Beverly and make the loop around Gloucester and Rockport then Rte 133 to Ipswich and back on 1A.

[Prav]

I agree with Bakerboyz - I love riding my motorcycle up to Essex for big bulging clam bellies.

[bakerboyz]

Pretty tough to avoid highways but keeping that in mind I would take Rt 3A thru Quincy, can stop in Hingham Harbor (nice shops, restaurants, Hingham Lobster Pound for take-out fried clams); continue on into Hull, eat lunch outdoors at Bridgeman's (excellent food), also drive along Jerusalem Road in Cohasset for great views of ocean. The back roads are great up in Essex and you could have great clams and go to Crane's Beach but you have to travel 50 minutes on highway to get to the back roads.

[dmdvr]

This is an amazing ride! Lots to see...great back roads --Rte 3A is a local road though regarded as a highway...merges with 123, 58, 104 and takes you through cranberry bogs, horse farms and lots of open space to open your bike up and clear out the carbon. This is a regular Saturday ride for me and you will meet many other bikers.

[gourmaniac]

One trip I've been meaning to take is to Wakefield for Zaleks, Fred's Franks and Sushi Island. I haven;t been to any of these but they are all highly regarded on this site. Not sure what the best route by back roads would be.