ANyone who's been want to give me some info on getting there, accom etc?
Eg where to fly to, and do you need to hire a car or can you get there easily on buses? Many campsites around etc?
Also is it better to take your own bike, or is it cheap hiring it there.
September/October is the best time to go. It's just too hot in the middle of the year and it's very quiet then, right at the end of their season. One local told us that it was the time when they got to go out and play!
We flew to Vegas and stopped off at the Grand Canyon and Durango on the way through, Denver is another option.
Accommodation - Shedloads of it everywhere. Don't bother booking. Really, just turn up. We found it gets cheaper as you get out of town (I'm talking a mile or so, walking distance!) In Moab we stayed on Moab RV Park, in a little log cabin. $50 a night and it had a double bed and a bunk, bed linen, a BBQ, parking space, heating and air-con (Clilly in the mornings) Showers and toilets in a block, but a HUGE block, all new, and silly, stupid clean! There is camping there too, you camp under a sunshade!
We hired a car. It's fairly cheap and driving on the empty roads is stress free. Set the cruise contol 5mph over the limit and go. Limits in Utah are higher than in the UK - 65mph on 'A roads' 75 on the Freeway.
We only did 2 days riding, and we got 2 well maintained Konas from Poison Spider Cycles in Moab, $74 IIRC for both for 2 days, all in. They spent 1/2hr setting the bikes up for us, and you get a free waterbottle to take home (Still got mine) At that time of year, I'd say there's no need to book, but we did anyway, the guys at Poison Spider were very helpful, but there are 3-4 other very good shops in town. Just pick what bike you fancy riding. All the shops have route maps and will happily give advice.
Next time I'll probably do more riding and take my own bike.
Just go. The locals are really nice, helpful friendly and chilled. The food is great out in the country (If you like Tex-Mex, chilies and the like. I do!) and it's such an easy and relaxing place to travel in and a mind blowing area of the world.
Have a look at my pics here -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/peter_atkin/sets/72157607093304856/