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Exploring Wisconsin State Route 67

My Dad told me, “Always go home a different way than you went, or you’ll never learn your way around.” I’ve always tried to...

2014 International Norton Owners Association Rally

Ka-chunk (pause) Ka-chunk Ka-chunk. I am sitting at the picnic table in a campsite under the pines, but the sounds I hear are not...

Connecting the Curvy Bits in Eastern Tennessee

A sweeping 180-degree turn curved upward into the hills of Frozen Head State Park, and our guides, from the local Harley shop, were quite...

Legends of the Sport Converge on the Pomona Flat Track Finals

Most avid motorcyclists of a certain age remember fondly the golden era of flat track racing in America. I’m north of a half century...

Horizons Unlimited: The Yosemite Meet-Up

Inspiration and guidance for the around-the-world traveler or for those hoping to be. The bulk of the motorcycle activity in the USA is based around...

Serendipity in SoCal: BMW Test Rides and a Campout in the Mountains Near L.A.

Sometimes, things just come together and make folks happy. In this case, the international motorcycle tour company, MotoQuest, and the Southern California BMW Motorcycle...

Learning to Ride the Alps With Edelweiss

Riding the Alps is the dream of many a rider, but the challenge of motorcycling Europe’s famous mountain range can sometimes prove to be...

Motorcycle Riding in Rural Santa Barbara and San Luis Obisbo, California

Today I’m riding the rural roads of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo, California, leaving mid-morning because I want to miss the deer-roaming hours...

Salt Lake to Sin City: Five National Parks and a Highway Through the Sky

If you want to travel from Salt Lake City, Utah, to Las Vegas, Nevada, by the shortest possible route, the 425 miles of Interstate...

The Motorcycle Safety Foundation's Basic Learn-to-Ride Class

How did you learn to ride a motorcycle? If you’re an old-timer like me, you likely learned to ride when a friend who had...

Harley-Davidson Riding Academy

Remember the Coca-Cola commercial that began with young vocalists harmonizing, “I’d like to teach the world to sing” and ending with, “I’d like to...

Motorcycle Ride in Door County, Wisconsin

Door County, Wisconsin, covers the tip of a narrow peninsula, with Lake Michigan lapping at its eastern beaches and Green Bay gracing its western...

Petersen Museum Café Racer Cruise-In: Rider Blog

The Petersen Museum in Los Angeles is a mecca for gearheads, be it two wheels or four. The museum is closing for a year,...

Riding Vermont Historic Route 7A

Many of Vermont’s roads were built a couple of centuries ago when oxen pulled wagons. Now merely covered by asphalt, these narrow serpentine roads...

Motorcycle Travel By Chaptering

Chap·ter·ing (chap’-ter-ing) v. 1. To tour cross-country, intermittently, by motorcycle. 2. Completing a series of small road trips that, when combined, are a significant...

On the Record—Event Data Recorders

There’s a feature on several new 2014 motorcycles that the dealer probably won’t tell you about unless you ask. It’s called an Event Data...

Chuck’s Race—Anything Can Happen….

I’m one lucky guy. Since I was a kid it seems things have somehow gone the right way for me. Whenever I’ve come to...

Clancy's Conquest: The First Ride Around the World

Carl Stearns Clancy had a curious mind and a restless soul. Growing up in New England at the dawn of the 20th century, this...

Searching for Colorado Roots in the Rockies

As children, we heard many of Grandma Louise’s stories about Colorado. She was born in a log cabin a few miles outside of Creede,...

Riding Old U.S. 66 from Seligman, Arizona, to Barstow, California

I always like intros where you get to ride the new model home. The new Aprilia Caponord 1200 ABS Travel Pack (Rider, July 2014)...

Riding the Backwoods of Arkansas, With Scents of Wood Smoke and Apple Pie

Think of the state of Arkansas and what comes to mind? How about rivers, tree-furred mountains, banjo music, moonshine and the smell of wood...

Motorcycle Camping the Lazy…Er, Easy Way

Motorcycle camping is an absolute blast, and the cost savings over hoteling can be important for a lot of us. Every few years Rider...

Great American Motorcycle Expedition of a Polish Girl

Weronika Kwapisz, a rider, traveler, and author of the e-book Everything Starts From a Dream, recently crossed North America on an 80-day solo adventure on a...

Touring Southern British Columbia on a Honda CBR1100XX

The airport security agent lingered on my helmet bag. “I’m just trying to decide whether to hassle you,” she said without smiling. “You rode...

Following Hemingway: Motorcycle Adventure on Michigan’s Lower Peninsula

Iconic author Ernest Hemingway followed his own path in a distinctively adventurous manner. I’ve compared his approach to life to that of motorcyclists, pursuing...

A Whirlwind Motorcycle Tour in Oregon

How far can you ride in three days? That was the question I asked myself while planning a loop tour from the city of...

Jimmy Lewis Off-Road School Review

As much as I love riding off-road, every time I leave the pavement my anxiety spikes. My chest gets tight, my heart begins to...

Sport Touring in Southeastern Australia

If you go by such films as Mad Max and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Australia must seem like a vast...

Riding Pennsylvania’s Northeast Corner

When I want to enjoy a fantastic ride, I look for a place with a diversity of sights, great roads, and the opportunity to...

Kevin and Karen Browne's 'Round the World Journey

At first glance, you don’t believe your eyes; then you’re convinced it’s a leftover movie prop from Mad Max. The reality is, it’s a...

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