If your ideal vacation includes day tripping or touring around a new locale on your bike, consider purchasing a timeshare to secure accommodation in any destination you select. From the mountains and desert of Northern Utah to the glittering coastline of California, the red-rocks of Arizona to the green hills of Vermont, the US is full of beautiful and unique sites, and with a timeshare you can tour them all. And don't forget bike week in Daytona Beach or Laconia. A timeshare in one of these locales would ensure that you'd always have comfortable and spacious accommodation, even when hotels and motels are packed to the walls.

Here's how it works: Resorts sell timeshare in one-week increments. You'll purchase as many or as few of these increments as will comfortably fit into your lifestyle. Other owners will also purchase time with the resorts, and the cost of the unit will be divided among all of you.

You can use your timeshare to secure accommodation all over the United States, and beyond. With a vacation property you can road-trip out to Washington, for example, stay in your pre-booked timeshare for a week, and then embark on your journey home. You won't have to worry about securing lodgings where you end up because they'll already be taken care of for you. How can a vacation property in one locale secure accommodation in hundreds of other locales? The key is the resort affiliation.

Provided that you buy timeshare with a resort that is affiliated with an expansive vacation club (like Hyatt or Marriott) or a vacation club like Interval International or RCI. These clubs make it possible for you to trade your time at your "home resort" (the resort that is contracted or deeded to you) for time at any resort of similar quality in their respective networks. That means you can party in Laconia one year, and spend a quiet week riding through the corn fields in Iowa the next.

If you're interested in timeshares, but are working on a budget, you might want to purchase your timeshare resale. When you buy from a previous owner, rather than directly from the resort you can often save thousands. If you're not ready to buy, you might want to rent timeshare first.