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I felt stupid. Not a new experience, to be sure. But this time, even more than usual. I’d been invited to ride a motorcycle through...

A Tale of Two Lakes: Riding the Great Lakes Circle Tour

I’m a careful planner, but the key to this journey was decided by the flip of a coin. Heads, clockwise, tails, counterclockwise. It was...

A Newfoundland Motorcycle Adventure

I had ridden 1,000 miles to catch the 11:30 a.m. ferry to Newfoundland. But I was late and lost and boarding closed in 10...

Adriatic Motorcycle Tours’ Beautiful Balkans Adventure | Tour Review

The Balkans. Not usually the first place that comes to mind when planning a motorcycle trip. When tasked with reviewing Adriatic Motorcycle Tours’ 15-day,...

Alaska and Yukon Ayres Adventures Rider Motorcycle Tour 2011

photography by Clement and Sue Salvadori Alaska and Yukon Ayres Adventures Rider Motorcycle Tour 2011 was originally published in the October 2011 issue of Rider...

The Canadian Maritimes

story and photography by Geoffrey Kula Most motorcyclists contemplating a cruise along Canada’s eastern coastline have their sights set on Nova Scotia’s fabled Cabot Trail....

Great Sierra Madre Motorcycle Roads in the Real Central Mexico

By Dr. Jerry Smith; Photography by Lynn Gilbank and Steve Milligan Whether you’re escaping harsh winters in the north or hot summers in the south,...

A Glacier-Packed British Columbia Motorcycle Ride from California

Story and photography by Beverly Kennell We started our adventure on a bright and clear June day. The glaciers and majestic mountains of Canada beckoned...

Edelweiss Discover Our Earth Expedition, Part 5

story and photography by Werner Wachter, founder/owner of Edelweiss Bike Travel This is the fifth report on our motorcycle world tour. We have experienced a...

Edelweiss Discover Our Earth Expedition, Part 4

story and photography by Werner Wachter, founder/owner of Edelweiss Bike Travel Well, we have progressed and just completed the route from Peru in South America...

Muskoka by Motorcycle: Riding in Ontario, Canada

I have never owned a boat. That is not to say I don’t enjoy them. I learned to sail aboard catamarans and to water...

Museums and Castles 2007 with Edelweiss Bike Travel | Tour Review

Fear not, dear reader—I’ll spare you a blow-by-blow account of how my wife Genie and I spent our glorious summer 2007 vacation with 21...

Iceland Adventure Motorcycle Tour

story and photography by Jeremy Bullard Riding a wave of euphoria off the ferry from Scotland, upon arriving in Seyisfjrur, Iceland, I turned south toward...

Catalunya MotoGP Motorcycle Tour

story and photography by David Mittleman Spain is the mecca of motorcycling and the epicenter of the Formula One equivalent of motorcycle racing, MotoGP. If...

Edelweiss Baja Motorcycle Tour | Review

story and photography by Rich Cox Mexico’s Baja California cape is 800 miles long, the fourth longest peninsula in the world. Known as La Frontera...

Exploring Vietnam With Explore Indochina Motorcycle Tours

by Perri Capell; photography by the author and Lynn Brown It was twilight when we pulled into Cao Bang, and traffic was picking up. Digby,...

Experiencing Southern Italy from an Edelweiss Tour Center | Review

story and photography by Bill Stermer Calabria, the region located in the lower foot of the “boot” that is Italy, is a much more laid-back,...

Beach’s Classic Alpine Tour | Review

by Clement Salvadori photography by the author and Sue Salvadori It had been a long day over many glorious miles. Late in the afternoon half a...

Looping the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia

by Peter Starr photography by the author and Thom Tyre Forty years ago I lived in Vancouver and was a successful rock-and-roll radio DJ. Fresh from...

Last-Chance Adventure on the Trans-Labrador Highway

story and photography by Jeff McQueen Are you interested in an exciting dual-sport trip to a remote destination that isn’t 10,000 miles away? Do you...

Great (Mis)Adventure: Six Countries and Garmisch BMW Motorrad Meeting

story and photography by Kevin Ash This was going to need some serious spicing up. You’d expect a weekend gathering of 30,000 motorcyclists in a...

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...

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...

Calabogie Dreaming: Riding the Lake Country of Eastern Ontario, Canada

A cool, dry breeze blows in from the northwest. It’s a welcome change. Rainfall totals this summer are setting records, and my riding buddies...

Moose Ride: Motorcycle Touring from Vermont to New Hampshire to Canada

story and photography by Dan Bisbee The moose is North America’s largest mammal, and an estimated 7,000 of them call New Hampshire home. They are...

Road to Wisdom: A U.S. and Canadian Rockies Motorcycle Tour

Riding and Life Lessons on a Big Scenic Loop When Don Scott, my neighbor and riding buddy, mentioned he wanted to go on a long...

Wolfe Island and Other Island Pleasures: Motorcycle Travel in New York and Canada

Sunday is my favorite day of the week because Sunday is the day my wife and I get the Harley out, polish it up,...

BMW R1200GS Adventure African Tour and Motorcycle Test

photography by Mark Tuttle and Arnold Debus Since BMW has used the word “Adventure” in the name of this latest big boxer model, as it...

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