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Killington Classic Motorcycle Rally Coming to Vermont on Labor Day Weekend

The Killington Classic Motorcycle Rally will be held over Labor Day weekend in Killington, Vermont. The four-day event, held August 30 to September 3,...

2012 Quail Ride and Gathering

If I could use only one word to describe the Quail event, it would be “friendly.” This is not one of those high-zoot, highly...

Craig Vetter to be Honored as Grand Marshal at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days

AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame member and noted designer Craig Vetter—whose contributions to motorcycling range from the iconic Windjammer fairings and the Triumph X-75...

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...

Ride for Kids Raises Funds for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation

Dozens of Ride for Kids events are being held throughout the United States this summer and fall to raise funds for the Pediatric Brain...

Motorcycle Rallies and Clubs: Del Mar Concours 2011

The affluent city of Del Mar in San Diego County has had a motorcycle history for decades. In the past, the one-mile dirt oval...

Americade Bound!

Are you going to Americade this year? I am, and it will be my first time. Americade, billed as the world’s largest touring rally and...

Two-Day Harley-Davidson World Ride Starts June 24

The Harley Owners Group (H.O.G.), the official riding club of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company, is pleased to invite all Harley-Davidson motorcycle riders around the...

Fourth Annual The Quail Motorcycle Gathering to Feature Two Historic Bikes

Quail Lodge Golf Club has announced that two iconic motorcycles, Marty Dickerson’s “Blue Bike” and Dan Gurney’s “Alligator Bike,” will be on display at...

Motorcycle Rallies & Clubs: National Motorcycling Events Calendar

It’s time to change the oil, check the tires, tune up your credit cards and go flatten some bugs. But where? Here’s a list of...

Pirelli Night Dragon Truck to Appear at Bike Rallies

Pirelli Moto plans to attend several V-twin outdoor motorcycle events in 2012, and will bring a tire support vehicle, recently donned with Pirelli’s common...

Americade Celebrates 30 Years

Americade 2012, the weeklong rally attracting tens of thousands of motorcyclists, will run from June 4-9, celebrating 30 years in this picturesque location. Located...

Harley-Davidson Announces 110th Anniversary Celebrations in 2013

Harley-Davidson will celebrate 110 years of American-built motorcycles and epic riding experiences with an array of global events and activities in 2013. Among the...

2011 Terry Hammond Memorial Moonshine, Illinois, Lunch Run

Most long-distance riders know the story of the Moonshine Lunch Run, either from personal experience, word-of-mouth, or perhaps reading about it in Rider (January...

Americade Day Trip to Lake George, New York

I’m 25 miles north of Lake George, New York, taking a break alongside the shore of the lake of the same name, when four...

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...

California’s Central Coast Classic Motorcycle Club Extravaganza

The popularity of riding, and occasionally restoring, older motorcycles is on the rise. Which prompts interested parties to organize events where the owners can...

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...

Moto Guzzi Celebrates its 90th Anniversary

The turnout of Italian and foreign enthusiasts to celebrate the 90th anniversary of Moto Guzzi in Mandello del Lario, which reached 20,000 participants during...

Moonshine, Illinois, Lunch Run 2010

photography by the author and Forest Aten Long-distance riders occupy a small but distinct subset of the motorcycling community. For sport tourers who enjoy 500-mile days...

2011 Iron Butt Rally Motorcycle Long-Distance Results

Story by Robert Higdon and Mike Kneebone, Photography by Steve Hobart The 15th running of the 11-day, 11,000-mile Iron Butt motorcycle rally concluded Friday, July...

Moto Guzzi National Owners Club 36th International Rally

photography by the author and Peter Switzer Italians love to congregate—whether it is the evening passegiata through the town’s piazza, with everybody having an ice...

Fifteenth Annual Honda Hoot and 2008 Gold Wing GL1800

by Greg Drevenstedt photography by the author and courtesy American Honda The Honda Hoot celebrated its Crystal Anniversary this year, and Old Man Weather gave the...

Laconia 2007: Snapshots From Lake Winnipesaukee

story and photography by G.P. Garson Two rules of thumb when traveling to new territory: One, the fastest way to learn the lay of the...

The Top Four Oldest U.S. Motorcycle Clubs

story and photography by Paul Garson and courtesy of MC, OMC, SFMC, PMC Setting goals keeps us focused, be they geographical or chronological in dimension....

Rounders: The Goal is to Ride Year-Round

by Cliff Yankovich photography by the author, Mark Haldane, Gail Hatch and Steve Williams Are you the kind of rider who wants to get a little...

2006 Femmoto: A Demo Day for Women

story and photography by Donya Carlson Several leather-clad women are ogling a guy who looks like he should be on the cover of GQ. He’s...

Little Poland Vintage Bike Shop in a Vintage Brooklyn Neighborhood

story and photography by Paul Garson Carl Jung, the pioneering psychoanalyst, once wrote a small book titled Synchronicity: An Acausal Connecting Principle that describes a...

The Fourth Colorado Honda VTX Ride

story and photography by Dr. Gregory W. Frazier Fun. That was the word most often used when VTX Rally Riders were asked to describe their...

Legend of the Motorcycle 2007: Act II

story and photography by Clement Salvadori Ever eat too many desserts? The waiter keeps rolling the dessert trolley by, and you can’t resist? Chocolate truffles....

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