Dutchie shovelin' through the south-west

[Rory214]

Hi there,

hope i'm in the right forum here, i thought this would be the right one.

in june next year i will be doing a six week solo trip through CA,NV,UT and AZ.
on my '79 shovelhead which i will ship over there from Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

most part of the trip will be the typical tourist stuff but i wanted to know if there's any chopper related stuff i should check out.
shows, party's, festivals, bars, rally's anything of that kind. and ofcourse, stuff i really should avoid.

or maybe you wanna have a ride, beers, share roadtales and show me some places.


i will be riding my 1979 hardtail shovelhead with Dutch registration and plates.
no front brake
no indicators
no horn
no mirrors
no high beam
should i expect to get pulled over for this?

any help and info would be appreciated!

TIA

[Tattooo]

Pulled over??? You might and you might not.... As long as you ride normal I bet you should be just fine....

[DoomBuggy]

Most states want a mirror and horn, also due to the foreign plate you want to make sure you have an international license and liability insurance.

Man I am jealous, you will be riding in my favorite part of the USA. I really wish I was at a place where I could join you. Have a great time!

[laeljon]

U should come over to the Run to Raton (Northern New Mexico)in July, mostly old school chops, and a great time....July 18-22

[Rory214]

Pulled over??? You might and you might not.... As long as you ride normal I bet you should be just fine....

just figured American cops aren't as forgiving as the dutch ones.
i'm a relaxed rider myself, but my foreign plates will probably catch their eye.

Most states want a mirror and horn, also due to the foreign plate you want to make sure you have an international license and liability insurance.

Man I am jealous, you will be riding in my favorite part of the USA. I really wish I was at a place where I could join you. Have a great time!

i have a international license and all neccesary insurances and registration.
a mirror and a horn shouldn't be too hard to temp fab on my bike.

i'll be there in june 2020 so you have some time to find a way, lol. you're most welome to join!

U should come over to the Run to Raton (Northern New Mexico)in July, mostly old school chops, and a great time....July 18-22

is that around the same date every year? sure sounds cool. just don't know if i can stay till the end of july.

[Guest]

Born free is the end of June outside of Irvine ca