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How a little touring in England turned into the ride of a lifetime. Buy the bike you want. Never mind what anyone else says. If you love it,...

Why Are Sidecars Called “Hacks”?

The word “hack” has a bad rap, at least here in the U.S. It can mean using a hatchet in a violent manner, or...

What the Heck is a Farkle?

If you’ve spent much time around sport-touring or adventure-touring riders, you’ve likely heard a strange term being tossed casually around, typically at rallies or...

Learn to Confidently Manage Your Bike at Low Speeds With Ride Like a Pro

Recently, my motorcycle training events have emphasized track days and high speeds, so I thought it was time to work on skills for tight...

A Brief History of Motorcycle Ice Racing

It’s the early 20th century, and you are an enthusiast in the relatively new pastime of motorcycling. The trouble is, it’s winter. What’s a...

Ten Great Photography Tips for Your Next Long Ride

Whether you’re an aspiring contributor to Rider magazine or just want to have the best possible visual memories from your motorcycle adventures, these 10...

Precious Cargo: The Art of Carrying Stuff on a Motorcycle

Recently I order a half-case of wine on the Internet, and the six bottles were delivered in a large box to our office via...

The Dangerous Mundane

We humans are creatures of habit. Our brains are wired in such a way as to allow us to develop routines and habits, both...

Get It Rolling Again: 1974 Honda CB750

Even if you enjoy repairing and maintaining older motorcycles, certain jobs can be too involved or intimidating to tackle yourself. Other times, the bike...

Getting Schooled: Reg Pridmore’s CLASS Motorcycle School

This is Part Three of a 3-Part Series on Your First Track Day. Read Part One and Part Two. I’ve been riding motorcycles for 19...

6 Steps to Preparing Your Bike For Your First Track Day

This is Part Two of a 3-Part Series on Your First Track Day Now that we’ve discussed preparing and outfitting yourself for your day at...

Riding Jeans For Dummies

In the beginning, there was leather. Humans have been using leather for armor and protection since the first bright souls figured out that an extra...

Kersting’s Cycle Center and Museum

Recently, I was cruising some back roads on my Bandit and realized it had been a while since I visited one of our Indiana...

7 Steps To Outfitting Yourself For Your First Track Day

This is Part One of a 3-Part Series on Your First Track Day So you’ve decided to take your bike to the track. First off,...

A Crash Course for the Motorcyclist: Accident Scene Management

You ride a motorcycle, probably with other motorcyclists. While riding, you constantly scan for hazards to avoid problems before they happen. Still, accidents can...

Happy Birthday, Katrina: A Rocky Two-wheeled Romance with New Orleans

Eleven years ago today I woke up in a church wondering what the hell happened. The wooden, one-room tabernacle, located on a quiet residential...

Why The Chicken Crossed The Road

(Note: This article originally appeared in the May 1985 issue of Rider magazine.) A dozen and more years ago, longer than I care to think about,...

Top 10 Things You Shouldn’t Forget On Your Next Moto-Camping Trip

For most people, camping falls into two categories: the kind where you load up a backpack and hike/scramble/stumble your way to a backcountry campsite,...

Top 10 Motorcycle Travel and Adventure Books

A motorcycle is like a flying carpet, taking the rider to places all over this planet. And riders are often moved to write about...

Riding to the Grand Canyon During National Park Week

In Northern Arizona, mid-April spells the beginning of the thaw of the snowpack in mountains, and the corresponding bloom of the hardiest of wild...

2016 The One Motorcycle Show in Portland, Oregon

The 2016 One Motorcycle Show Keeps Giving Back Sure, Portland, Oregon, can be considered a bike town, but you could argue that’s more for its...

Caffeine and Customs: See See Motor Coffee Co. Has Your Fix

The See Motor Coffee Co. may be part of the vast See See Motorcycles “empire,” but you couldn’t ask for a less pretentious hangout...

Blog: The Attraction of the Solo Rider

There’s a pleasant solitude in a solo journey on two wheels, but in my case riding alone has not always meant being alone. Non-riders...

Top 10 Motorcycle Maintenance Fails

Like human bodies, motorcycles can take a lot of abuse and keep on running. But there are some sure-fire ways to screw up your...

20 Most Essential Things You Need on a Motorcycle Tour

Free spirits throw caution to the wind and hope everything works out. City slickers think their smartphone and a credit card will bail them...

35 Bucket List Motorcycle Rides

We all have a bucket list of motorcycle roads we’d like to ride before we highside off this mortal coil. Here are 35 recommended...

Blog: Erik’s Last Ride

While checking into our hotel in Williams, Arizona, after the first day of our 16-day road trip, we started talking to a guy named...

Blog: The Nature of Parental Fear

Like most motorcyclists, I get a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach every time I hear of a motorcycle accident. You know...

10 Tips to Stay Cool on Hot Motorcycle Rides

Warm, sunny weather and long days make summer an ideal time for motorcycling. But with 2015 on pace to surpass 2014 as the hottest...

Blog: Borderlands Boogie

You could have written our ride plan on a cocktail napkin and had room left for a pile of beer nuts: explore the back...

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