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Beartooth and Beyond | Favorite Ride

Hell yes! That is the only plausible answer when friends invite you to join them on an eight-day motorcycle ride through the mountains of...

Connected | Chance Encounters on the Slimey Crud Run

This essay first appeared in Motorcycles Are Magic: An Anthology, edited by Melissa Holbrook Pierson with assistance from George Sarrinikolaou and published in 2021...

Chasing Quail | The 2022 Quail Motorcycle Gathering

From my home in Southern California, it’s just a day’s ride to the scenic Monterey Peninsula on some of the state’s most sublime motorcycling...

Scott A. Williams | Ep. 41 Rider Magazine Insider Podcast

Our guest on Episode 41 of the Rider Magazine Insider Podcast is Scott A. Williams, who has been a regular contributor to Rider for...

Cages | Riding Indoors Looking Out

Cars aren't motorcycles, although they can be useful. When I need to move more than a motorcycle can carry, or when it’s winter and...

Perceptions | Being a Good Samaritan Motorcyclist

Each of us has likely been advised not to judge a book by its cover, but my experience as a motorcyclist confirms that those...

Wolf River Run in Wisconsin | Favorite Ride

The WisconsinHighways.org website’s State Trunk Highways section says: “One of the noticeable idiosyncrasies is the meandering nature of some of Wisconsin’s state highways. Just...

C. Jane Taylor Rides 6,000 Miles on National Book Tour

C. Jane Taylor is the author of Spirit Traffic: A Mother's Journey of Self-Discovery and Letting Go, a memoir about a 10,000-mile cross-country motorcycle...

Join Rider on Adriatic Moto Tours’ Sardinia and Corsica Tour, Oct 15-23

Join long-time Rider contributor Scott "Bones" Williams on the Adriatic Moto Tours Sardinia and Corsica - Riders' Heaven tour, scheduled for October 15-23, 2022....

Chris Peterman, CFMOTO USA | Ep. 40 Rider Magazine Insider Podcast

Our guest for Episode 40 of the Rider Magazine Insider Podcast is Chris Peterman, Director of Motorcycles for CFMOTO USA, which manufactures and sells...

Americade Announces New Dates for 2023

Americade, the largest touring rally in the U.S., was held June 7-11 in Lake George, New York. (You can read our 2021 Americade Rally...

Hayley Bell | Ep. 39 Rider Magazine Insider Podcast

Our guest for Episode 39 of the Rider Magazine Insider Podcast is Hayley Bell, Founder and President of Global Business Development for Women Riders...

Minnesota Lakes Loop | Favorite Ride

Minnesota, the Land of 10,000 Lakes, is ranked 12th among U.S. states in terms of land area but 9th in terms of water within...

Riding the Motorcycle Century

Looking through a file folder named “Cars & Bikes” on my computer the other day, I noticed that in 50 years of riding, I’ve...

Eric Trow Ep. 38 Rider Magazine Insider Podcast

Our guest on Episode 38 of the Rider Magazine Insider Podcast is Eric Trow, a life-long motorcyclist, a renowned motorcycling proficiency expert, and a...

Join Rider on the IMTBike Southern Spain Andalusia Tour, October 15-23

Scott Moreno, the American-born owner of IMTBike, the motorcycle tour and rental company based in Spain, has one of the most infectious personalities of...

Bill Dragoo Ep. 37 Rider Magazine Insider Podcast

Our guest on Episode 37 of the Rider Magazine Insider Podcast is Bill Dragoo of Dragoo Adventure Rider Training (DART). Bill has led an...

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love to Wrench

“There is no perfectly shaped part of the motorcycle and never will be, but when you come as close as these instruments take you,...

Favorite Ride: Vermont Border Run

A few years ago, Rider published my article about riding Vermont Route 100 from south to north, ending at the Haskell Free Library and...

Aerostich: The Great American Motorcycle Suit

To tell the story of the legendary Aerostich riding suit is to tell a story about America. The dream of it, but also the...

Gordon McCall: Ep. 36 Rider Magazine Insider Podcast

Our guest on Episode 36 of the Rider Magazine Insider Podcast is Gordon McCall, who is CEO of McCall Events and Director of Motorsports...

Anything But A Straight Line: Exploring America’s Backroads

Whoever said a straight line was the best way to get from Point A to Point B didn't ride a motorcycle. Is there anyone...

Favorite Ride: Seneca Rocks, West Virginia

It’s not until we exit Interstate 81, run through some gears on U.S. Route 48, and catch a whiff of dew-covered fields that I...

Favorite Ride: Bridges of Charleston County

Charleston, South Carolina, is a true Southern belle. She turns 352 years old this year and has quite a past. In America’s early days,...

You Meet the Healthiest People on a Honda

After almost 25 years of riding, I came to regard my enthusiasm for all things motorcycle as an infinite source of pleasure, but little...

Rennie Scaysbrook: Ep. 35 Rider Magazine Insider Podcast

Our guest for Episode 35 of the Rider Magazine Insider Podcast is Rennie Scaysbrook. Rennie is one of the hardest working motorcycle journalists in...

Chasing Gene and Washie: An Indian Tale

At a time when American riders were fighting the Harley and Indian wars, Gene Townsend and Floyd “Washie” Washabaugh were unflinchingly Indian men. It...

Perfect Pyrenees Tour with IMTBike

My husband, Steve, was facing a landmark birthday last August. He decided to celebrate on a motorcycle, and IMTBike had a Pyrenees tour that...

Leod Escapes: Ep. 34 Rider Magazine Insider Podcast

Episode 34 of the Rider Magazine Insider Podcast is brought to you by Fly Racing. Our guest is Cat MacLeod, the man behind Leod...

The Long Ride

The room is dirt cheap and smells it. I've been on the road for five weeks now, mostly camping to save money, and as...

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