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Click on the link below to download a PDF file of the Great Roads feature West Virginia is for Riders from the October 2012...

Riding U.S. 20 from Albany to Buffalo, N.Y.

(This story was published in the July 2012 issue of Rider magazine.) Story and photos by Clement Salvadori My duties at Americade, up in Lake George,...

Pennsylvania Motorcycle Tour on a Kawasaki Versys

There is a perfectly serviceable bridge on Interstate 84 that carries me across the Delaware River from New York into Pennsylvania in seconds. I...

Virginia on a Tangent

story and photography by Alan Paulsen Some states just don’t lend themselves to the type of perimeter runs I accomplished on previous tours of Kansas...

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...

Carving up Southeastern Ohio

A classic American riddle asks, “Why is the state of Ohio different?” The traditional answer is, “Because it’s HI in the middle and round...

Riding the Backroads of New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York

story and photography by Kenneth W. Dahse There’s nothing more adventurous and satisfying than hitting the road for a few days, especially if the route...

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...

Tri-state Motorcycle Tour: North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia

story and photography by Clement Salvadori “Today we’re going to ride The Snake,” said Dave, over a cup of coffee. “We’re going to what?” I asked. “Ride...

Northeast Grand Slam: New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine

by Scott A. Williams photography by the author and Gregory R. North Lots of riders (your humble scribe included) have added GPS to their motorcycles. While...

Onward to Madawaska, Maine: Motorcycling in Search of the Elusive Moose

The premise took hold in my mind after recently moving from San Diego to New York. Why not complete the journey from the extreme...

Connecticut is a River

story and photography by Bill Heald Find me a state and you’ll find a river named after it. This I believe with every fiber of...

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...

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...

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...

Maine Motorcycle Rides: The Rangeley Lakes Region

story and photography by Mike Benham Within five miles of each other are two scenic overlook areas on Maine’s spectacular Route 17, a State and...

Pennsylvania Motorcycle Touring from New Jersey to New Hope

Story and photography by Kenneth W. Dahse Riders who want to combine a great destination with fantastic roads need search no further than this ride...

Motorcycle Trip to the Norman Rockwell Museum

(The article Norm and Me was published in the January 2010 issue of Rider Magazine.) Story and photos by Bill Heald If there’s one thing I’ve...

A Winter Motorcycle Ride in Connecticut

Story and Photography by Adam Zuckerman Sometimes the best Connecticut motorcycle ride in the world is the one that you can actually take. Even if...

Virginia Motorcycle Rides: A Civil War Ride

story and photography by Bob Jacobs Medications always come with risks as well as benefits. The Doc says, “Take one of these every day. Let...

Midwest Motorcycle Rides: Ohio to West Virginia

story and photography by Lance Oliver Even when gasoline cost a fraction of today’s going rate, I always felt better about a ride to a...

New York Motorcycle Rides: The Hudson River Valley

story and photography by Kenneth W. Dahse One of the most fascinating and scenic areas in the eastern United States is New York’s Hudson River...

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...

Ohio Motorcycle Touring: The Ride to Prospect

story and photography by Eric Pincus As I put on my helmet my two-year-old daughter, Vanya, admonishes me “Ride safe, Daddy!” A short time later...

Motorcycle Touring Northern New Jersey’s Skylands

story and photography by Kenneth W. Dahse Unfortunately, many riders have an image of New Jersey inspired by Joe Piscopo’s famous lines from a Saturday...

Motorcycle Ride Along the Delaware River

story and photography by Moshe Levy We’re about to take a contemplative Delaware motorcycle ride through time, from the Colonial fight for independence to avant-garde...

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,...

West Virginia Motorcycle Touring

story and photography by Mario Caruso West Virginians love quoting New River Gorge Bridge statistics: the biggest steel span bridge in the Americas (used to...

Northeast Getaway: Motorcycling Pennsylvania’s Route 6

As I negotiate the curves directly outside Milford on Pennsylvania’s Route 6, the thought suddenly occurs to me that I am climbing something big. I...

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