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You know where you’re going and how you’re getting there. But what should you take, and how should you pack it? Here are some...

Touring South Africa’s Cape Peninsula, Big Game Country and Winelands

Arriving at Bucklands Private Game Reserve conjured up Jurassic Park déjà vu. An electric fence loomed overhead and the massive metal gate wore a...

Historic and Scenic Routes in Western Nebraska

The first transcontinental railroad, first transcontinental automobile highway (the Lincoln Highway), the Oregon Trail, the California and Mormon Trails and the Pony Express riders...

The 2015 SoCal Norton Owner’s Club Hansen Dam Ride

“The Hansen Dam Rally is put on by enthusiasts for enthusiasts, no frills, all thrills…the rest of the year we’re just a riding club,”...

Sea to Shining Sea: Coast-to-Coast for the Heck of it

I love these long hauls, love looking at the beauty, and occasional ugliness, of this great nation, love stopping at all the historical markers...

Retrospective: Ariel 4G Square Four 1,000cc: 1937-1959

The magnificent Squariel! This one-liter engine was, in effect, two overhead-valve parallel twins standing vertically, with the two crankshafts geared together and all four...

New Jersey Escape: Riding Into The Gap

When I want to put the congestion and stress of the 21st century behind me, I fire up my Kawasaki Nomad and tour western...

Tech Q&A: Fork Oil Drain Plugs

Q: Why don’t late-model motorcycle forks have oil drain screws? Didn’t they used to? I need to change my fork oil but really don’t...

Plug In, Stay Warm: The Joys of Electric Motorcycle Apparel

Unless you live where the snow piles up hip-deep in winter, there’s no reason to stop riding when the mercury takes a nosedive. Heated...

Edelweiss Bike Travel Dishes up Nonstop Curves on the Mediterranean Alps Extreme Tour

Do you dream of feasting on tons of awe-inspiring twisting roads linked directly to one another, hour after hour, day after day? Hidden gems...

Stayin’ Safe: The Shadow Knows

Who knows what evil lurks in the heart of Main Street? The shadow knows! There are vehicles that seemly lie in wait, hiding between overgrown...

Camping in the New York Catskills

Nothing is more exciting than taking off on a motorcycle trip for several days, and nothing adds to the adventure and challenge more than...

Interview: Stuart Wood, Triumph’s Head of Engineering

John Bloor himself aside, Triumph’s head of engineering Stuart Wood, 51, is almost certainly its longest serving employee, a 28-year company veteran who joined...

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...

Back to Alaska—A 40th Anniversary Ride

Mosquito hordes clustered around me as I sat on my Suzuki Water Buffalo contemplating how to extricate myself from the damnable predicament I found...

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...

Hide Ride: Escaping to Some of the Loneliest Country in California

I sent my grandson a pup tent and told him to sleep in the backyard. Sometimes a guy’s got to hide, I said. When...

Retrospective: Yamaha XJ600S Seca II 600cc: 1992-1998

Sometimes we motorcyclists like to think our sport is relatively immune to the ups and downs of the world’s financial markets...but it ain’t so....

Riding a Quasi-Antique Classic in Arizona and New Mexico

Ancient Native American shadows and echoes are scattered across central and northeast Arizona. Cruising this region, Carol, my wife, and I are exploring the...

Storing Your Motorcycle for the Winter

Until global warming makes snow and ice a fond and distant memory, motorcyclists in some parts of the country will still have to put...

Circling the Sierra: A Three-State Ride Around Snow-Covered Mountains

Itching for a Northern California adventure, my longtime riding partner, Patrick, and I mull over the possibilities. It’s too early in the season for...

2015 Overland Expo West

There is something that draws me to the Overland Expo West year after year. The three-day event, now held annually near Flagstaff, Arizona, is...

Meandering the Texas Hill Country

What better synonyms are there for riding than “motorcycles” and “Texas”? No matter your type of riding, the Texas Hill Country—the south-central area in...

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...

Tour Review: Leod Motorcycle Escapes’ Mugello & Italian Backroads

Why should you tour Italy on a motorcycle? With the Alps in the north, the Apennine Mountains running down the middle and nearly 5,000...

Rainsuits 101: Staying Dry At Speed

Weather forecasting isn’t an exact science, and you get caught in the rain even during the summer. If you keep riding through the fall...

Edelweiss Bike Travel Pearls of the Adriatic Tour Review

As our jetliner began its lumbering descent over Dubrovnik, Croatia, I noted from the window the contrast between a modern suspension bridge hanging by...

The Quail Motorcycle Gathering 2015

In its seven years, the Quail Motorcycle Gathering has never really called itself a Concours d’Elegance, not like many shows where spit and polish...

Pacific Northwest Odyssey: Mountains, Coulees and the Palouse on a Tri-State Ride

Whenever possible, I like to take a longer, more scenic route between La Grande, Oregon, and Richland, Washington, than my regular Interstate commute. Two...

The Long Way Home in Western New York

As motorcyclists, we need the freedom riding gives us from phone calls and everyday family and work pressures. If you are like me, it’s...

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