Oregon Motorcycle Rides

50 Best Motorcycle Roads in America

The December 2024 issue of Rider celebrated the magazine's 50th anniversary. Over the past half century, we have published thousands of travels stories, favorite...

Border to Border on the Oregon Backcountry Discovery Route

This story is about a ride that took place in 2013 on the original Oregon Backcountry Discovery Route, which was developed by the Oregon...

Backcountry Discovery Routes Releases Steens Mountain and Alvord Desert, OR BDR-X

Earlier this year, Backcountry Discovery Routes (BDR) released the Oregon BDR, its 12th full route, and each one can be completed in about a week....

Backcountry Discovery Routes: BMW and BDR Collaborate on New Oregon Route

Following the success of the first partnership between BMW Motorrad USA and Backcountry Discovery Routes in 2022 with the Wyoming BDR, the two groups...

Tracing the Cascades on a Yamaha Tracer 900 GT

Winding through a dark canopy of evergreens, the road played hide-and-seek with the Clackamas River, offering a glimpse here and there of clear water...

No Promises of Tomorrow: Three Buddies Chase Sunsets and Dreams

At a rest stop, a lovely young lady walked slowly, allowing her old dog to keep pace. The dog stopped in front of me,...

Sagebrush and Apple Blossoms: Exploring Washington State’s Desert Country

Nighthawk is one of America’s least frequented border crossings. The postage stamp of officialdom is all but lost within the rolling grasslands, vineyards and...

Riding the Cascades and the Coast in Oregon

I was headed for the Cascade Range of mountains because of a vague memory of something I had read 30 years ago, about 60...

Ocean to Desert: Riding Oregon West to East

Coastal prairies, mountain forests, high deserts—Oregon has it all, the perfect venue for a three day, three-border road trip. My ride, a brand-new 2017...

Stop and Smell the Roses: Lonely Roads in Oregon and Northern California

How often have you handed out this pearl of wisdom: “stop and smell the roses”? Plenty of times, right? Now the harder question. How...

Two Loops Around Two Peaks: Riding Around Mt. Olympus and Mt. Hood

Mountains make for good riding. The roads go up and down and around, with all sorts of curves and dips. Some mountains you can...

Chasing Shakespeare: An Elizabethan Tour of the American West

The Plan “…then begins a journey in my head…” (Sonnet 27) Bourbon and conversation, biscuits and gravy, movies and popcorn–some things just seem to go...

35 Bucket List Motorcycle Rides

We all have a bucket list of motorcycle roads we’d like to ride before we highside off this mortal coil. Here are 35 recommended...

Mountains, Oceans and Back Roads in California, Oregon and Washington

“Less than half a mile after you go over the old swing bridge, the first road to the right is Lower Smith River Road....

A Whirlwind Motorcycle Tour in Oregon

How far can you ride in three days? That was the question I asked myself while planning a loop tour from the city of...

Rocketing Through the Cascades on Triumph’s Rocket III Touring

One day I got a postcard from friends who were up on the North Cascades Scenic Highway (Washington Route 20), showing the hairpin turn...

Hunting Waterfalls in Oregon

Oregon’s Cascade Mountains were created by volcanic fire and falling water. Today the fire is gone, but the volcanic formations and falling water remain,...

Two-up on the Redwood Coast: Motorcycle Travel in California and Oregon

(This Favorite Ride was published in the July 2012 issue of Rider magazine.) We were twisting our way up Highway 1, tight curve after tight...

50 Best Motorcycle Roads in America

Border to Border on the Oregon Backcountry Discovery Route

Backcountry Discovery Routes Releases Steens Mountain and Alvord Desert, OR BDR-X

Backcountry Discovery Routes: BMW and BDR Collaborate on New Oregon Route

Tracing the Cascades on a Yamaha Tracer 900 GT

No Promises of Tomorrow: Three Buddies Chase Sunsets and Dreams

Sagebrush and Apple Blossoms: Exploring Washington State’s Desert Country

Riding the Cascades and the Coast in Oregon

Ocean to Desert: Riding Oregon West to East

Stop and Smell the Roses: Lonely Roads in Oregon and Northern California

Two Loops Around Two Peaks: Riding Around Mt. Olympus and Mt. Hood

Chasing Shakespeare: An Elizabethan Tour of the American West

35 Bucket List Motorcycle Rides

Mountains, Oceans and Back Roads in California, Oregon and Washington

A Whirlwind Motorcycle Tour in Oregon

Rocketing Through the Cascades on Triumph’s Rocket III Touring

Hunting Waterfalls in Oregon

Two-up on the Redwood Coast: Motorcycle Travel in California and Oregon

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