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Las Vegas Moto Vacation: Beyond the Neon and Slot Machines

We all know about Las Vegas, either from our own visits or from movies and television; a constant barrage of lights, dinging slot machines,...

The Salton Sea: The Strange Beauty of the Post-Apocalypse

“Beautiful, beautiful. Magnificent desolation.” That was how astronaut Buzz Aldrin described what he saw as he left his famous boot prints on the moon’s...

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...

A Short History of California's Cuesta Pass on U.S. 101

I imagine we all have a lot of favorite roads. One of mine is very short. About three miles long, ascending, or descending, a...

The Grand Canyon—Rim-to-Rim on Two Wheels

It would be one of the world’s greatest loop rides…except for that big crevasse that gets in the way. You’ll just have to settle...

Savoring Summer Along California Route 1

Where exactly do the summers go? As I get older and older the summers seem to get shorter and shorter. When I was a...

Death Valley: Hitting the Hot Spots on a Honda F6B

The valley of death is a fascinating place—at least in my estimation. Having been there more than 40 times since my first visit in...

Mountains, Oceans and Back Roads in California, Oregon and Washington

“Less than half a mile after you go over the old swing bridge, the first road to the right is Lower Smith River Road....

Utah Splendor: Native American History and Geologic Revelations

Riding in Utah is always a treat. You are served a wide variety of motorcycle roads, a cornucopia of awesome and incredibly beautiful parks...

Dual-Sporting in Northern California on the Kawasaki KLR650 New Edition

Adventures are good. They don’t have to be big adventures, like crossing the Sahara Desert or Panama’s Darien Gap, but can be quite small and...

Two Lanes of Western Washington—Sport Touring in the Evergreen State

Western Washington serves up miles of great two-lane roads. Huge mountains, dense forests and rugged seascapes provide vivid scenery while sweepers and twisties speak...

Sierra Nevada Three-Pass Motorcycle Ride

Our ride with the Sacramento Road Cruisers today starts in Folsom, California, and heads out of town via Latrobe Road through rural Sacramento County,...

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...

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)...

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...

Rocketing Through the Cascades on Triumph’s Rocket III Touring

One day I got a postcard from friends who were up on the North Cascades Scenic Highway (Washington Route 20), showing the hairpin turn...

Sierra Nevadas: Three Days and Three Rides in California's Motorcycle Playground

For most motorcyclists, riding the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California means cruising over passes like Ebbetts, Carson, Monitor, Sonora or Tioga, or visiting the...

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