Motels in San Francisco, CA

Good Luck James Out

How about Hotel Kabuki!

phonex http://www.jdvhotels.com/hotels/sanfrancisco/phoenix

http://jdvhotels27-px.trvlclick.com/hotels/sanfrancisco/rex?source=TravelClick&emc=ppc_main On Sutter, rather than what you asked for, but a fun trip back to a 1920 s-30 s literary/art salon.

I've been in the lobby of this B&B,but never stayed here: 7 th Ave@Judah http://www.moffatthouse.com/index.html

You could try the following places too: airbnb.com agoda.com hostel.com Just be sure you know where your hotel is in relation to where you'll be/or are going. My friend came to visit me and got a random hotel in Seoul even though I was staying like 2 hrs away by subway lol.

you could also try couchsurfing.com

Something I don't see anyone talking about is registering the vehicle. You're going to be in the US for 3 months; it needs registration. If you get pulled over, you will likely get a ticket for operating an unregistered vehicle. In some cases, they might not let you continue on your journey. You are probably better off renting a bike, as it would be more cost effective, logistically more realistic, and less of a burden on you when you travel back home.

Buying a bike is easiest on craigslist but honestly, if I got an email saying "I'm a german coming to USA to ride across it, let me buy your bike" I would ignor it as a scam. You'll need to be here, cash in hand to come buy my bike. Best look at dealerships or rent a bike. Buy an AMA (american motorcycle association) membership. It's cheap and has break down (flat tire, run out of gas, etc.) insurance. I use AirBnB when I travel, US and Abroad. It will be slim pickins though in less popululated areas, remember USA is like 30 Germany's wide, lots of open areas. I would look into moto-camping, theres an adventure forum where people will allow you to camp in their yard/spare room (other adventure riders) for free or almost free. Remember that is a pretty cold time of the year, you'll need to stay mostly south (although you're already starting in the south and staying south). EDIT: Germany is 400 miles wide, San Fran to Miami is 3,100 miles. so only 7.7 Germany's wide.

Budget in a lot of tires. Chances are you won't need it, but I've seen more than one road trip ruined when tires had to be replaced so often the wallet went flat.

I'd recommend signing up for and checking out advrider.com - tons of info on there for riding cross country.

A few years ago I used couchsurfing.com for many overnight stays across the USA, I definitely recommend looking into it as many people would love to host a German adventurer.

If you're traveling August to November you should really understand how bad the weather could be where you are going when you get there. As for clothing, I have a friend who did Alaska to Maryland in full Dainese leathers, but he said in hot weather the chafing was bad. That also seems like a lot of time for that ride in my opinion. I assume you're trying to see as much of the US as possible, but you could do the driving time in just a week or two with only 6 hrs driving per day and still have a ton of time for sightseeing.

Make sure you have a phone and a portable battery on you. Especially on the road.

>How do I buy a bike, via a reseller or does Craigslist suffice? This is entirely dependent on how well you know bikes. Craigslist is fine if you're knowledgable. >What do I do when my bike breaks down? That depends on where you're at. Out here in the desert, you could easily get stranded a very long way from anything resembling civilization and many miles from any other human. Other places you can just wait a few minutes and someone will come by and probably be nice enough to help you. Different situations have to handled differently. >What's a good way to find a place to sleep? Are there enough motels or is AirBnB better? I would use AirBnB. A lot of times it is a better deal than a hotel. Me and my girlfriend have stayed in some really cool places on AirBnB. This is especially true in the mountains. We pulled into one of the places we stayed at 11pm and woke up to some of the most amazing mountain scenery I've ever seen. And it wasn't even an expensive place. The hosts are also usually pretty cool people. The lady who had that place in the mountains had a garage full of KTMs and we talked bikes for a while before leaving to our next destination. >What gear would you recommend? I have a full leather piece which will probably kill me in the summer. Yeah, leather here is suicide, especially in the desert. My perforated jacket is ok as long as I'm moving fairly quick, but when I get stuck at a light I cook. A good, well ventilated textile should get you by pretty much anywhere. EDIT: I see /r/hotelmanagement has found my comment.

Nothing cool between Oklahoma and Nebraska

https://www.couchsurfing.com/

do you have gym membership? i keep seeing people ~~sleeping~~ napping in 24 h gyms.

Sign up for planet fitness, their "black" membership has use of massage chairs etc and it's 24/7! Month to month contract, no initiation fee..

Airbnb

Friday night? What times and which area of the city?

Parking on the East Side is free and close to Central where most things happen.

Also check out r/austinbeer for loads of info about bars, breweries etc.

you should be fine in any neighborhood, parking is pretty abundant, just be discrete about about actually sleeping.

Have you checked out Couchsurfing.com? Austin has a really active community, and plenty of folks that would let you park/sleep in their driveways and probably invite you in for brunch.

There may be some on vegvisits.com. I am on there myself but I am not in the city.