Craig, time for some proper advice. You can get a lot done in 3 days over there and if you want to rent a bike you will have a blast and ride some utterly fantastic roads.
Rental options are Eaglerider or Dubbelju who rent proper motorcycles and not just HD's. You will also be able to rent your riding gear from them but as the weather will still be warm/hot, you will only need the basics.
My favourite part of any riding there is north if SF so head over the GG bridge and get the money shot on the headland over looking the bridge. Get across to Highway 1 via Mt Tamalpais and just follw you nose north on Hwy 1. In my opinion, this northern section is the best part of the road with fantastic views, a great windy road and very little traffic as a rule. It's a bit slower than you think it is because you are forever stopping for pictures so just bible along. I would overnight somewhere like Fort Bragg or Mendicino. If you wanted to go farther north, you will find teh Avenue of teh Giants which is fantastic. If you were short on time, head inland from Fort Bragg and run across to napa Valley and ride through some great country side before heading back to SF. You could do a 2 or 3 day trip depending on your time.
My personal thing would be to have a 2 day trip and a day in SF which is a great city. If you want to go to Alcatraz you will have to book way in advance because you cannot just rock up and expect to get on a tour.
If you wanted to go south, run down out of SF and pick up Hwy 35 Skyline Boulevard just south of the airport and have breakfast at Alices restaurant on the Skyline. A very iconic place and some great bikes and cars go there at the weekend. Back onto 1 just north of Monterey and head down past the Big Sur but double check teh road is open as there were huge landslides last winter. Get down to just north of LA and head north again at Ojai on Hwy 33 which runs back north but inland. Many people ignore these inland roads but they are brilliant riding. That would be a good 2 day trip.
If you want some firm routes or more info, let me know and sort some out for you.
Rental options are Eaglerider or Dubbelju who rent proper motorcycles and not just HD's. You will also be able to rent your riding gear from them but as the weather will still be warm/hot, you will only need the basics.
My favourite part of any riding there is north if SF so head over the GG bridge and get the money shot on the headland over looking the bridge. Get across to Highway 1 via Mt Tamalpais and just follw you nose north on Hwy 1. In my opinion, this northern section is the best part of the road with fantastic views, a great windy road and very little traffic as a rule. It's a bit slower than you think it is because you are forever stopping for pictures so just bible along. I would overnight somewhere like Fort Bragg or Mendicino. If you wanted to go farther north, you will find teh Avenue of teh Giants which is fantastic. If you were short on time, head inland from Fort Bragg and run across to napa Valley and ride through some great country side before heading back to SF. You could do a 2 or 3 day trip depending on your time.
My personal thing would be to have a 2 day trip and a day in SF which is a great city. If you want to go to Alcatraz you will have to book way in advance because you cannot just rock up and expect to get on a tour.
If you wanted to go south, run down out of SF and pick up Hwy 35 Skyline Boulevard just south of the airport and have breakfast at Alices restaurant on the Skyline. A very iconic place and some great bikes and cars go there at the weekend. Back onto 1 just north of Monterey and head down past the Big Sur but double check teh road is open as there were huge landslides last winter. Get down to just north of LA and head north again at Ojai on Hwy 33 which runs back north but inland. Many people ignore these inland roads but they are brilliant riding. That would be a good 2 day trip.
If you want some firm routes or more info, let me know and sort some out for you.