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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.

Edelweiss Bike Travel 2026-27 Catalog Includes 10 New Tours

Edelweiss Bike Travel has released its 2026-27 tour program, including 10 new tours, lots of returning favorites, and e-bike tours. Those interested can request...

Fall Motorcycle Travel Guide 2025

We’re approaching fall, when kids go back to school, the air gets cooler, and leaves start to show their true colors. It’s a great...

Turning Copper into Gold: Asphalt Alchemy on Arizona’s Coronado Trail

From 1540 to 1542, decades before European colonies were established on the Atlantic side of the Americas, the Spanish conquistador Francisco Vázquez de Coronado...

Forty-Nine and Fifty: Riding U.S. Route 50 from Ohio to Maryland

I was back at my old stomping grounds. It was here, 50 years ago, where my life changed, where a dream took hold and...

Keystone Curves: Pennsylvania Wilds Motorcycle Ride

When my two riding partners, Yamaha Joe and Pathfinder Rich, said we should hit the road for a few days, I suggested north-central Pennsylvania...

Route 66: America’s Highway

No road tells the story of 20th-century America and captures the spirit of adventure like Route 66. The history of Route 66 is one...

Route 66 Motorcycle Travel Guide

Main Street USA. The Mother Road. The Will Rogers Highway. Known by many names, Route 66 is an American icon that has inspired a...

EAGLERIDER Route 66 Motorcycle Tours

Want to ride Route 66 and let someone else handle the planning and logistics? EAGLERIDER offers both guided and self-guided Route 66 motorcycle tours....

Butler Maps: Historic Route 66 Official Touring Maps

If you’re looking for trip planning assistance, the state, regional, and thematic motorcycle maps from Butler Maps are fantastic resources. The founders and creators...

Flagstaff to Barstow on Historic Route 66 | Favorite Ride

Testing the new Can-Am Canyon Redrock in Arizona presented me with an opportunity to ride part of Historic Route 66. I began in Flagstaff,...

Yore Mother Road: Recollections of a Route 66 Motorcycle Ride

Decades after its official demise in 1985, Route 66 remains in fragments, with the rest either paved over and renamed or reclaimed by nature....

America’s Mother Road: Chicago to L.A. on Route 66

Designated as a federal highway in 1926 and running from Chicago to Los Angeles, Route 66 connected – and often ran right through –...

Club EAGLERIDER Adds Tiered Memberships and Buddy Passes

EAGLERIDER, the motorcycle rental and tour company with more than 100 locations worldwide, has redesigned the Club EAGLERIDER membership system to include tiered subscriptions...

From Ojai to the Carrizo Plain: California Adventure Motorcycle Ride | Favorite Ride

When I want a taste of adventure in my own backyard, one of my favorite rides is around the Carrizo Plain National Monument, a...

South Dakota Motorcycle Ride: Exploring the Badlands and Black Hills

In River-Horse, William Least Heat-Moon’s book about his journey across the United States by boat, he mentions carrying a small sign with the Quaker...

Ural-ing Around Colorado Motorcycle Ride

Backed by lush orchestration, the opening credits of the 1969 John Wayne film, True Grit, reveal a beautiful farmstead nestled in a green valley...

IMTBike Portugal and Spain Land of Vineyards Motorcycle Tour Preview

The IMTBike Land of Vineyards Tour in Spain and Portugal is a top choice for exploring the heart and culture of wine country. With...

Getting Twisted: Texas Hill Country Motorcycle Ride

Months before the Great North American Eclipse of 2024, which would follow a 124-mile-wide “path of totality” from Texas to Maine on April 8,...

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