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Rider has been bringing you the best in motorcycle touring, travel, and adventure since 1974. Click the map below to access motorcycle rides by state or click the globe for international tours. Use the drop-down menu above to access shorter Favorite Ride tours and rides by region (Northeast, Midwest, South, and West). All rides include a route map, and rides since 2021 include a link to online REVER routes with downloadable GPX files.

Some of the Best of New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania

story and photography by Kenneth W. Dahse When I think of a magnificent motorcycle trip it includes fantastic scenery, twisting roads, good restaurants, historic sights...

A New Jersey Homecoming

by Perri Capell photography by Perri Capell and Lynn Brown Many motorcyclists don’t have New Jersey on their hit parade of tours because of its reputation...

Kansas Encore: Return to Prairyerth

Wherever I journey I seek out regional motorcyclists for their advice about the best local riding. Far too often, though, I’m told by the...

North Georgia Colors

story and photography by Philip Buonpastore The sunlight slants in on its autumn angle, backlighting a never-ending parade of yellow-, orange- and red-leafed maples, oaks,...

California Sport-Touring Loops on the Kawasaki Concours 14

story and photography by Clement Salvadori The road unrolls rapidly before me, the endless ribbon of two-lane blacktop smoothing out the hills and curves, disappearing...

U.S. 20 New York—400 Years of History in 300 Miles

story and photography by Clement Salvadori The curse of the touring motorcyclist is to be in a hurry. Too often we rush along, just to...

Cabot Trail: Nova Scotia Island Getaway

See if you can name this place. The children in the grocery store speak French to their parents and to one another. The previous...

Woodland to Prairie: North Dakota

story and photography by Clement Salvadori Which way to the Pembina Gorge?” I asked the only person I saw on the sidewalk. “Go back to the...

Northern California Fantasy

by Steve Larsen photography by “Seattle Bob” Meador The stunning quality and diversity of Northern California roads are legendary. But is it possible to stitch the...

Santa Fe Trail: History and Drama from New Mexico to Kansas

story and photography by Kathleen Kemsley We planned to attend a regional sidecar club rally in September. There was just one drawback, we thought: The...

Yellowstone to Glacier on Montana Highway 89

Rubbernecking with the rest of the crowd at a pair of bald eagles glaring imperiously down from their nest, we were taken aback by...

California’s Salinas River

photography by the author, Larry Kahn and Bob Reichenberg Rivers are good; if there is one commodity more important than oil, it is water. The...

Arizona Motorcycle Roads: Oatman, Kingman and Prescott

story and photography by Alan Paulsen Let’s be honest. The reason many motorcyclists are drawn to the old gold-mining town of Oatman located on historic...

California Motorcycle Rides: 250 Miles Through Kern County

story and photography by Clement Salvadori A new motorcycle sits in the garage, and I want to take a short motorcycle ride through Kern County...

Madagascar Motorcycle Tour

story and photography by Jeremy Bullard I never set out to ride around the world. I changed my mind in Peru because I was having...

Canada to Argentina Motorcycle Tour

story and photography by John Wellburn Dear Rider magazine, On November 22, 2003, I left my hometown of Williams Lake, British Columbia, with no more than...

Edelweiss Bike Travel— Discover our Earth Expedition 2011

December 1, 2010 -- For the last 30 years, Edelweiss Bike Travel has operated more than 1,600 tours with nearly 30,000 people all over...

Keystone State Byways: Exploring Pennsylvania's Northern Tier

The topography appears to have been created for the benefit of motorcyclists. Mountains and rivers carve winding routes for sport riding. Rolling hills set...

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