Day sixty six, Bozeman to Missoula.

This will be short and sweet, day sixty six is just one of those a to b rides, where we need to get across to Missoula to do the next cool rides across Idaho, so it was all day on the I95, well, I use the term all day loosely, it was 324 kms on the interstate.

I have to say, the I95 would be the quietest Interstate we have ridden in terms of traffic and the most scenic. If you have to ride an interstate, the I95 east to west across Montana is actually a nice ride and not as boring as some of the others we have ridden, i.e. the Texas panhandle.

We left early as Mark and I had agreed to be at Big Sky Motorsports in Missoula by 1.00 pm to get new tyres fitted to both bikes. We arrived at 5 to 1 and while we re-caffeinated down the road at Starbucks the tyres were put on. Conti TKC70’s were the choice of the day and I have to say, the pricing was a lot better than the tyres Horse and Red got ripped for at Fort Collins in 2016!!!!!!! Or is it just that Montana is cheaper than Colorado? Who knows.

This trip we stayed at a Sleep Inn, in Missoula. We would have to say that after 65 nights at Choice hotels we are qualified to comment on what is and is not good value. We have stayed at the Quality in Missoula on a previous trip.

All I can say to prospective motorcyclists touring in Montana, go to the Quality………. The Sleep Inn would be the most overpriced, low spec’d accommodation we have stayed in yet and the touring motorcyclist would be well advised that they could get much better value elsewhere than this place, FYI.

Not much to say about today’s ride, so moving right along.