heading to detroit...anything interesting along the way?
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Take the backroads if you are not in a hurry. The 401 is a snore fest from Toronto to Windsor.
don't forget your glock
A motorcycle would not be my first choice of vehicle either for that trip...
Nope, nope, nope. No interest at all in riding anywhere out that way except at Grand Bend, and maybe the north shore of Lake Erie. Flat, boring, grid-pattern roads otherwise.
What's the purpose of the trip? If it's business or shopping or visiting people etc., take the car. If the motorcycle is your only functioning choice of transportation then you might as well just take the main roads because the secondary roads are not interesting anyhow. Depending on "where" in Detroit you are going, I have a slight preference for the 402 - Sarnia - I94 route, simply because the interruption at passport control happens an hour earlier when it's good to take a little break anyhow. And at least there's a nice view out over Lake Huron from the Blue Water Bridge.
What's the purpose of the trip? If it's business or shopping or visiting people etc., take the car. If the motorcycle is your only functioning choice of transportation then you might as well just take the main roads because the secondary roads are not interesting anyhow. Depending on "where" in Detroit you are going, I have a slight preference for the 402 - Sarnia - I94 route, simply because the interruption at passport control happens an hour earlier when it's good to take a little break anyhow. And at least there's a nice view out over Lake Huron from the Blue Water Bridge.
Norcorider
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I used to drive to Dearborn from Milton every week before covid. Leave at 6 am, in the office between 8:30-9 am.
Tried all borders , Sarnia was the best, Windsor worst.
I eventually got Nexus and border crossing was a breeze.
Relax
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Last time I was there was 2017, so things may have changed since. Nothing worth mentioning in Ontario, but if you go through Sarnia, two places in Michigan I used to visit are:
sportbiketrackgear.com: Sportbike Track Gear · 56844 Mound Rd, Shelby Township, MI 48316
Lebanese Grill on Hall Rd: Lebanese Grill · 45278 Market St, Shelby Township, MI 48315
Sportbiketrackgear.com didn't charge local tax if you were from Canada, and although they have a small showroom, most of their sales are online, so you browse their website to see if you like anything, then call and ask for local pickup.
Lebanese Grill used to have an amazing house specialty beef medallions with lemon herb sauce on rice. While it's long gone from their menu, they still made it for me every time I dropped by and told them how much I loved it. Taste-wise, it's actually closer to Greek/Italian than Lebanese, which suits me fine. If I'm in Michigan for any reason, I always stop to eat there, even if it's out of the way.
sportbiketrackgear.com: Sportbike Track Gear · 56844 Mound Rd, Shelby Township, MI 48316
Lebanese Grill on Hall Rd: Lebanese Grill · 45278 Market St, Shelby Township, MI 48315
Sportbiketrackgear.com didn't charge local tax if you were from Canada, and although they have a small showroom, most of their sales are online, so you browse their website to see if you like anything, then call and ask for local pickup.
Lebanese Grill used to have an amazing house specialty beef medallions with lemon herb sauce on rice. While it's long gone from their menu, they still made it for me every time I dropped by and told them how much I loved it. Taste-wise, it's actually closer to Greek/Italian than Lebanese, which suits me fine. If I'm in Michigan for any reason, I always stop to eat there, even if it's out of the way.
Take the car. Zero interesting roads along the way.
guzzirider
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I stayed at an Airbnb in Leamington on one of my trips last year.
Had a 9:00am departure and followed the lake around.
It was a nice ride.
Light traffic until I got close to Sarnia.
There was a closure of Hwy3 East of Point Pelee due to sections falling into Lake Erie.
West of Point Peele was fine.
It may be a bit of a detour but on one of my trips from Edmonton to California I stopped in Prince Edward County
because "It was along the way"
Had a 9:00am departure and followed the lake around.
It was a nice ride.
Light traffic until I got close to Sarnia.
There was a closure of Hwy3 East of Point Pelee due to sections falling into Lake Erie.
West of Point Peele was fine.
It may be a bit of a detour but on one of my trips from Edmonton to California I stopped in Prince Edward County
because "It was along the way"
guzzirider
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Back in the early 70s cruising Woodward Ave was the thing to do.
Detroit was the murder capital of North America at the time with 600 to 700 a year.
Detroit was the murder capital of North America at the time with 600 to 700 a year.
Or better yet Dine with Jesus on the way to Hell. It's a great place (nicely shaded) for a picnic and when we did it the community center next to it was having a car show. Got to break bread with the J man while watching rods roll in.
Dine With Jesus, Brighton, Michigan
An outdoor Last Supper table, complete with a bronze Jesus, has 12 empty seats for visitors' dining or photo-op enjoyment.
www.roadsideamerica.com
EDIT: The J man sculpter is Canadian
purpose is to get to a concert venue in detroit for the night! definitely not a planned trip specifically for a nice bike ride or anything.
sounds like main road it is!
