NYC MOTO Riders Club Ride: Sharon, Connecticut

This was a fantastic surprise I didn’t expect

I rode up to Sharon, CT on a Saturday morning to meet up with a buddy of mine and we threw together a couple of points around Sharon we wanted to hit. I was on my Streetfighter and he casually brought out his Superleggera.

There are a ton of options in that area so explore the map and keep adding waypoints to build a ride that works for you. We had around 2 hours to kill so weren’t as generous as I’d normally be.

We started at the retro Mobil station in Millerton. This place is awesome and great for pics. Check out the story of the man behind the build before you go. Take your pics, fill up at the Cumberland Farms gas station right next to it and set off.

From the Mobil gas station, we headed West until we hit 82. You’ll take route 64 on the way to 82 and it gives you a fantastic feel for the rest of the ride. Take 82 south and stretch out a bit. It’s a faster road but not very well paved when we went so take it slower and don’t overdo it; save it for route 57.

The rest of the route is fantastic twists and very little traffic. We were on there Saturday afternoon and I’m used to seeing quite a few more cars on the road than what we saw. Pretty quiet area.

We planned out an inner horseshoe and you should as well. You can even do a quick loop around Hunns Lake (we didn’t but should have).

The real payoff on the way back to the start is the bowl on 44. You’ll want multiple passes. It’s got a great view as well so make sure you save time to pull in and take a few minutes. It’s a pretty rough gravel lot so be ready for that. Take the grass if you’re worried about rock chips hitting your underbelly or tail. I was stressing for my buddy on his SL.

There really are a ton of options in this area and I’m definitely coming back for more. Going West of the route that we did is littered with good roads and the whole area is only around 30 minutes north of Sloop Brewing. Just keep an eye on their open times and don’t show up on a Monday like I once did.

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👉️ Calimoto & .GPX Download Links 🔗 

Click on the Calimoto link or download the .GPX file below (must have a Premium Subscription) for a full waypoint by waypoint route.

Open it in Calimoto on your phone to follow the whole route turn-by-turn.

I’ve tried numerous waypoint apps (Apple Maps, Google Maps, Rever, Detecht, etc) and Calimoto is by far my favorite and easiest to use.