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When German car manufacturer Audi purchased Italian motorcycle manufacturer Ducati last April, many motorcyclists scratched their head in confusion. Ducatisti wept, concerned that the...

Motorcycle Cannonball Run 2012

How about a 4,000-mile ride on the saddle of a 100-year-old motorcycle? In 16 days? With one rest day, when you can rebuild the...

Just a Short Ride

I was in Ohio last weekend. My parents are getting older and my wife can’t rest until she does her own assessment of their...

Dirt Bikes and Nearly Forgotten Friends

I received an email from a guy I hadn’t seen or heard from in many years the other day. He found me on Facebook,...

Prostate Cancer Pony Express: Cancer Sucks–and Motorcyclists are Spreading the Word

Motorcycle riders are some of the friendliest and most generous people I know, so it’s little surprise that practically every weekend there’s a charity...

Blog: Iron Ponies

Some things are just meant to be. I really believe that. I’m not saying people don’t have some say in how they act or...

Insights of an Unlikely Motorcyclist

I ride motorcycles. No one else in my family does. They never have. Kind of makes me a rebel—just not the kind that non-riders...

Down the Dirt Road

". . .travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of...

Spring Ride

Standing in the parking lot of the hotel just west of Knoxville, Tennessee, I looked west as the morning mist blanketed the mountains to...

Who’s Going for a Ride?

Motorcyclists love to go for a ride, but we aren’t the only ones who do. For dogs, going for a ride is an experience...

5th Annual Paso Robles (California) Vintage Sidecar & Motorcycle Rendezvous

The town of Paso Robles is best known for the vineyards that surround it, the many tasting rooms, and for the numerous wine-related events...

The Head Ride, Part III

by Denis Rouse Rider magazine’s founder and first publisher weighs in from a recent introspective road trip. Part III of III. This one’s going to be...

Late Night Rides

Late at night, the whine of motorcycle engines calls out to me from the city streets nearby. The sound beckons me, an invitation to...

Blog: The Company You Keep

So, I am officially a resident of Raleigh, North Carolina. The biggest changes I have encountered up to this point deal with the weather...

Frightening Lightning

The lesson I learned as a Cub Scout is still with me: “When thunder roars, go indoors.” In a pinch, an enclosed automobile qualifies...

Blog: The Dance

The last two weeks have been crazy. I’ve been thinking about another word to describe them and I keep coming up short. After having...

The Game Plan (Or Lack Thereof)

Since first hearing about it I’ve wanted to visit the Husky Memorial, a “sacred site for desert riders” in the Mojave Desert. There’s a...

If I Have to Explain…

Motor vehicles that expose their riders and passengers to the elements and fall over if you don’t plant your feet at every stop just...

Getting V-Maxified: A California Helicopter Pilot’s Radical Roadstercycle

Los Angeles resident Jack Fleming tests experimental helicopters for a living, not exactly a safe profession, but a lot more fun than piloting an...

Pat Owens Remembered

Motorcycling’s trailblazers are mourning the passing of Triumph aficionado extraordinaire, Pat Owens, whose exploits accumulating 500,000 miles on a 1970 Triumph T120 RT have...

32nd Annual San Luis Obispo County Toy Run

Christmas is upon us – almost. On the first Sunday of December was the big toy run event in my California neighborhood, going on...

The Head Ride, Part II

by Denis Rouse Rider magazine's founder and first publisher weighs in from a recent introspective road trip. Part II of II. When we last left you...

First Ride

I got an email from an old friend the other day. He asked about the family, wished us a happy holiday and closed with...

Horizons Unlimited Travellers Meeting

Motorcycle events are proliferating – which is a good thing. I was especially tickled when Horizons Unlimited (HU) called me up to say they...

The Head Ride, Part I

by Denis Rouse Rider magazine's founder and first publisher weighs in from a recent introspective road trip. Part I of II. It’s May 1, Sunday, May...

Old Bike, New Places

Mornings are getting cooler here in South Georgia, and I’d been talking and thinking about taking my old (1975) Honda CB750 for a real...

Motorcycle Fuel Stabilizers and Short-Term Storage

Rust never sleeps, and gasoline doesn't keep. Do any of your motorcycles--or car, lawnmower, boat, etc.--sit for more than a couple weeks between uses?...

Antique Motorcycle Club of America Yerba Buena Road Run

Nobody can doubt that these AMCA (Antique Motorcycle Club of America) road-runners are real enthusiasts. They buy, fix, and ride their old bikes, and...

Writers and Riders: Meeting Melissa Holbrook Pierson and John Ryan

In his 1929 short story, Chains, Hungarian author Frigyes Karinthy hatched the idea of six degrees of separation, whereby every person on earth could...

Decisions, Decisions

The calendar says the autumn equinox was last Friday, and summer is certainly drawing to a close here in South Georgia. Muggy mornings have...

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