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MSF Offers Free Riding Resources During Motorcycle Awareness Month

The Motorcycle Safety Foundation is celebrating Motorcycle Awareness Month this May with two initiatives: MSF RIDE Day events and MSF DIY Challenge. Motorcycle Awareness Month...

Motor School with Quinn Redeker: It’s Automatic

If I asked you to get my BMW R 1300 RT-P out of my garage, you could do it with your eyes closed; hop...

2026 Triumph National Demo Days: Registration Open Now

Triumph released about 30 new and updated models for 2026. If searching through this extended lineup to find your next bike is leading to...

Motor School with Quinn Redeker: Scrub-A-Dub-Dub

This month I decided it was time I introduced you to my good buddy Trenner Marchetti. What’s he like? Trenner is insanely intelligent, quick-witted,...

2026 Mecum Motorcycle Auction Breaks Records: 1,800-Plus Bikes, $20 Million Total Sales

The Mecum Motorcycle Auction returned to South Point Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas in January 2026, and with more than 1,800 motorcycles set...

30th Anniversary Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America Preview

More than 30 years ago, a small group of friends swung legs over their bikes in North Carolina and rode to a race in...

Motor School with Quinn Redeker: It’s All in Your Mind

A few months back, I was in Sacramento at the California Highway Patrol Motor Academy for the official launch of BMW’s new R 1300...

Motor School with Quinn Redeker: Picking Up What You’re Putting Down

Just then, something caught his eye. Working traffic enforcement on his BMW R 1200 RT-P, Corporal Jeff Corbin zeroed in on a Romance Red...

Peaks, Valleys, and Coastline: Southern California Motorcycle Ride | Favorite Ride

The August 2019 issue of Rider included my tour story, “Palms to Pines to the Pacific,” about a Southern California motorcycle ride west on...

Ducati History: Reflections of a Lifelong Ducatista

Watching Ducati win its sixth consecutive MotoGP constructor’s championship in 2025 jogged some memories for this veteran fan. My history with the Italian marque...

BMW Factory Tour in Berlin: Where History, Innovation, and Adventure Ride Together

Nestled in the historic district of Spandau in Berlin, the BMW Motorradwelt visitor center, together with BMW’s adjacent production plant, stands as a powerful testament to both...

Motor School with Quinn Redeker: Fighting Fatigue

It was late summer of 1988, and I was busily hauling my personal belongings from my mom’s house in Ventura, California, back down to...

Historic Forts and Family Roots: Arizona Motorcycle Ride

Arizona was added as the last of the contiguous American states in 1912. While “State 48” is relatively young, its military history predates its...

Donating Used Motorcycle Helmets

Several years ago, I took a training course called A Crash Course for the Motorcyclist, which taught basic skills for bystander assistance at an...

2026 Mecum Auction Preview: Rare and Unusual

So many lots have been added to the roster for Mecum’s annual motorcycle auction, which returns to the South Point Hotel & Casino in...

Rolling Vintage: Motogiro d’Italia 2025

A New Zealander on a Benelli, a Brit riding an MV Agusta, a Polish rider aboard his wife’s Ducati – at the Motogiro d’Italia,...

2026 Mecum Auction Preview: British Invasion

As of this writing, there are over 580 motorcycles up for auction at Mecum’s annual motorcycle auction, which returns to the South Point Hotel...

Motor School with Quinn Redeker: Improving Your ROM

If you’re under 40, hey, good for you. Seriously, congratulations on yet another effortless day of frolic and sunshine without knee pain, muscle strain,...

2026 Mecum Auction Preview: Japanese Gems

We’ve been poring over the lots and collections of motorcycles that will be available at Mecum’s annual motorcycle auction, which returns to the South...

Motor School with Quinn Redeker: Hip Hip Hooray

Today we’re going to learn how to use our hips to improve our motorcycle’s initial drop into a turn and reduce the turning radius...

Vintage Iron, Modern Magic: 2025 AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days

From the moment I crested the hill and saw row upon row of tent tops, trucks, RVs, toy haulers, motorcycles, quads, golf carts, minibikes,...

The Last of the Mohicans: The Odd and Enduring Story of One of the Final Springfield Indians Ever Produced

At the far end of the parts counter of Indian Sales & Service in New Salem, Pennsylvania, an old Bakelite rotary phone rang. It may...

Catskills to Cooperstown, New York Motorcycle Ride

Cooperstown, New York, is not only home to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum but also historic buildings, restaurants, and parks, and...

The Sport-Tourer Is Dead. Long Live the Sport-Tourer.

A reader named Joe Salz recently sent me the following email. I ride a 2005 Honda ST1300 ABS, which has provided 94,000 miles of trouble-free...

JT Nesbitt, Bienville Studios | Ep. 84 Rider Magazine Insider Podcast

Episode 84 of the Rider Magazine Insider Podcast is sponsored by FLY Racing and the Big East Powersports Show. Our guest is JT Nesbitt,...

Motor School with Quinn Redeker: Give Me a (Rear) Brake

I’m not gonna sit here and brag about the fact that, in the summer of 1980, I held the unofficial record for the longest...

Reload Land Electric Motorcycle Festival: Dance Out of Line

After participating in this year’s Moto Giro d’Italia – well known for its glorious array of petrol-powered classic motorcycles – I travelled to Berlin...

Thunder Beach Rally Fall 2025 Preview

The 2025 riding season for much of the country will be winding down within a couple of months, but there are some events on...

Ken Engelman, Rider Group National Account Manager | Ep. 83 Rider Magazine Insider Podcast

Our guest on Episode 83 of the Rider Magazine Insider Podcast is Ken Engelman, the National Account Manager for Rider, American Rider, Woman Rider,...

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