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Each day in Jackson, Ohio, I ride State Route 93, which shares its title with Main Street until it pops out on the other...

An Alaskan Motorcycle Adventure How-To

Every adventurous motorcyclist dreams of riding to a far-off destination like Alaska on the spur of the moment; just drop everything and take off...

The Ultimate Alps with Edelweiss Bike Travel | Tour Review

About 50 million years ago, Africa, which was probably glancing down at its iPhone, crashed headfirst into Europe, which was just sitting in plate-tectonic...

Motogiro D’Italia 2013

“My friend Giuseppe was down for the count,” said Burt Richmond of Illinois. “He was laid out on a stone wall with a medic holding...

Down To Downieville: Rural California Motorcycle Ride

My machine had been idle too long during a busy summer, occupied by matters far less important than riding, so I said to Cookie...

The Real South Carolina—Once Around The Palmetto State

Frankly, I don’t understand why a rally was ever held in Myrtle Beach. The resort town is a congested strand with residents and police...

Return to Baja

Having completed a long tour, everyone asks me: “Where ‘ya going next?” After reading a newspaper story one Saturday morning about fish tacos in...

The 'Original Rust' Makes Florida a Must: How the Vintage Iron Club Put West Palm Beach on the Bike Map

One balmy south Florida night, Bart Springer and Daniel Newcomb were out riding their café racers, a style of bike you didn’t see much...

Motorcycle Riding Through Scenic Eastern New York

I glanced down at the clock on my GPS and saw the time change from 6:59 to 7:00 a.m. I looked back up and...

USA Tour Companies 2013/2014

Why go on a guided tour? Because motorcycles are meant to be fun, not hard work. You can enjoy the solitary freedom of the...

The Cascade Loop: The Best of the Northwest

Riding a motorcycle in the Pacific Northwest is chock full of yin and yang. The sometimes long dreary winters feature predominantly gray skies and...

Rider Blog: Good Samaritans

As experienced dual-sport/adventure riders, we knew to ride in a group, to be prepared with plenty of water and snacks, tools and first-aid kits,...

2013 Celebration of the Motorcycle at Del Mar

In September, the Del Mar Fairgrounds near San Diego, California, hosted the 2013 Celebration of the Motorcycle, a three-day event that included a charity...

The Last Vetter Fairing

Thirty years ago Craig Vetter inspired motorcycle tinkerers to devise bikes that could go more than 400 miles on one gallon of gas, but...

Adriatic Moto Tours' Czech-Hungary Tour

Recently, an ancient wooden wheel and axle were discovered near Ljubljana, Slovenia, which carbon dating revealed to be 5,200 years old. Now on display...

New England: Revisiting Old Haunts, And Some New, In The Six States

The sun was shining, the day was warm, and traffic minimal. It was like old times, traveling along Route 66 (Massachusetts, not U.S.) into...

Climbing the Pikes Peak Highway

The year was 1806. After traversing the flat plains of what is now eastern Colorado, Zebulon Pike saw a smudge on the horizon. The...

RawHyde Goes Urban

When the email arrived announcing that RawHyde, best known for adventure bike training and tours, was conducting a fun ride with some challenges in...

Motorcycles and Surfboards: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Venice Beach’s Deus Ex Machina

Michael “Woolie” Woolaway bends over the frame of a BMW R100S that he’s transforming into a custom-built bike, studying his next move. A designer...

Lucky Stars and Fall Colors: Rider Blog

Sometimes good things just happen. It could be the alignment of the stars and the moon, it could be just blind luck or it...

Palouse Wheatland Treasures: Motorcycle Ride Through Washington

Fall…not my favorite verb, but definitely my favorite time of year for riding at the latitude where I live. Those of us who choose...

Quail 2013: Motorcycles of the Future at the Fifth Annual Motorcycle Gathering

Even though I’ve been to all five of the Quail Motorcycle Gatherings thus far, I still find it a delightful hodgepodge of wonderful elderly...

Pigeon River Country: Sport Touring in Michigan

Michigan riders looking for sporting back roads with minimal traffic and serious curves in the northern portion of the Lower Peninsula need only follow...

Adventure on the Alcan: From Dawson Creek to Delta Junction and Beyond

I had been riding on a level plateau for a couple of days, a place where endless fields of wheat merge with the sky...

A Meeting of the Real Movers and Shakers: 'Why We Ride' Movie Premiere

When you talk about stellar motorcycle movies, several pop into gear, notably Brando’s The Wild One (1953), Bruce Brown’s On Any Sunday (1971) and...

Crystal River Riding Reboot—Motorcycle Riding in Florida

Last summer I relocated from Southern California to Central Florida, primarily to pursue a job opportunity, but in the back of my rider’s mind...

Nevada’s Loneliest Road…and it isn’t U.S. 50

U.S. Highway 50 across the breadth of Nevada is billed as the state’s loneliest road. Having traversed U.S. 50 numerous times, I have to...

Blog: Goodbye Shadow

The other day I said goodbye to a friend of mine. It had been a little while coming. I went out to the garage...

The Kingdom of Saguenay

It was the French El Dorado. Iroquois legend spoke of blond men rich with gold and furs who lived north of the Saint Lawrence...

WeSTOC on the Rock: 2013 Western Rally of the ST Owners Club

“Go Ride!” is the credo of the ST Owners Club (STOC), and members who ride a Honda ST1100 or ST1300 motorcycle think little of...

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