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4 Corners 4 Kids: Traveling to the Four Corners of the U.S. For Charity

I have made some road trips in my nine years of riding, but I’ve never managed to stay gone long enough to want the...

Great Roads: North Carolina

The following is an excerpt from the article Of Ribs and Roads: Barbecue and Byways in the Carolina Mountains printed in the June 2004...

Riding to Daytona: A Woman’s Solo Journey from Ohio to Florida

Deep in South Carolina’s Lowcountry, I pulled my 2011 Harley-Davidson SuperLow 883 Sportster over to the edge of a back road. I took off...

Motorcycle Travel in the Appalachians

“I think I’m lost.” Twenty miles had passed since departing the only hotel in Cumberland, Kentucky, that had a sign hanging in a broken window...

Georgia Great Roads

The following is an excerpt from the article North Georgia Colors printed in the April 2007 issue. Tear it out and take it with you,...

The Blue Ridge Parkway from the Backseat

Plenty of riders have sung the praises of the Blue Ridge Parkway. But I’m here to give you the straight story from the passenger’s...

St. Augustine SaddleSore

My favorite rides are usually on the Blue Ridge Parkway by way of the connecting back roads that bring multitudes of motorcycle riders to...

Scouting the Cumberland Highlands in Tennessee

I was sitting at a picnic table under a large tree in front of the Cyclemos Motorcycle Museum savoring one of Vinnie T’s burgers...

Spring Ride

Standing in the parking lot of the hotel just west of Knoxville, Tennessee, I looked west as the morning mist blanketed the mountains to...

Old Bike, New Places

Mornings are getting cooler here in South Georgia, and I’d been talking and thinking about taking my old (1975) Honda CB750 for a real...

Decisions, Decisions

The calendar says the autumn equinox was last Friday, and summer is certainly drawing to a close here in South Georgia. Muggy mornings have...

A Southwest Florida Motorcycle Ride to Solomon’s Castle

Photography by Sondra Allison and Csongor Daniel U.S. 129 between North Carolina and Tennessee is a two-wheel paradise with an amazing 318 curves in 11...

Florida Black Bear Scenic Byway Motorcycle Ride

View/download the route above on REVER High on the mountain tell me what you seeBear tracks bear tracks lookin’ back at meBetter get your rifle...

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...

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,...

Florida Motorcycle Touring: Indian River Lagoon Scenic Highway

story and photography by Ed Garland Mild winters may make Florida motorcycle touring ideal, but the Sunshine State isn’t exactly rife with mountains, vistas and...

Tennessee Civil War Motorcycle Ride from a Harley Saddle

story and photography by Beau Allen Pacheco “Any understanding of this nation has to be based—and I mean really based—on an understanding of the Civil...

Florida Motorcycle Rides: A Cross Creek Adventure

story and photos by Dorothy K. Fletcher “We need above all, I think, a certain remoteness from urban confusion. And while this can be found...

Florida Motorcycle Rides: Jacksonville and the Jackson Loop

story by Tom Rose, photography by Diana Rose Growing up in Jacksonville, Florida, in the '50s provided a traditional middle America setting. Life centered on...

South Carolina Motorcycle Rides: Touring Low Country Plantations

Story and photography by David Owens As the sun rises over the South Carolina coast, we are eager to hit the road. Our ride will...

A South Carolina Motorcycle Ride Reunion

Thirty years ago in 1976, while stationed in Charleston, South Carolina, I fell in with a group of friends who became an ensemble cast...

Alabama Motorcycle Roads: Little River Canyon National Preserve

Although I live in Sweet Home Alabama, my home state is not known for such sweet motorcycling roads, if a sweet road is defined...

Appalachian Autumn: Following the Colors in Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky

West Virginia’s the goal, and my college buddy Tim from southern Indiana calls to suggest we meet for the ride. It’s a great reason...

Barbecue and Byways in the Carolina Mountains

Who in their right mind would trust a bony New Englander about Southern barbecue? Well, if you were right in your mind you’d be...

Motorcycle Travel Along the Blue Ridge Parkway

(This article The Blue Ridge Parkway: Commercial-free cruising was published in the December 2003 issue of Rider Magazine.) Overlooking the effects of acid rain atop...

Riding the Natchez Trace Parkway in Tennessee

The road curves gently, the pavement is smooth, tall trees on both sides bring shadows to this two-lane byway. The grass along the sides...

Motorcycle Ride in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas

ALL MY LIFE, I’ve run from hot weather. Growing up in Texas, I even worked in an ice factory during the summer to escape...

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