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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...

Backcountry Discovery Routes: Ep. 33 Rider Magazine Insider Podcast

Episode 33 of the Rider Magazine Insider Podcast is brought to you by Fly Racing. Our guests are Inna Thorn, executive director of Backcountry...

2021 Progressive IMS Outdoors | Rallies and Clubs

For nearly four decades, the Progressive International Motorcycle Show traveled from city to city from late fall to early spring, setting up shop in...

Edelweiss Southern France Tour Review

Sunshine, wine, good food, and savoir vivre (knowing how to live) – these are just a few reasons why the Côte d’Azur and the...

C. Jane Taylor: Ep. 32 Rider Magazine Insider Podcast

Our guest on Episode 32 of the Rider Magazine Insider Podcast is C. Jane Taylor, who describes herself as a writer, a biker, a...

Favorite Ride: Des Moines River Loop

There are some great roads in central Iowa around the town of Boone, which is about 45 miles north of Des Moines. This ride...

Muriel’s First Ride

She's taking her first ride on a motorcycle. Posthumously, as it turns out, but my Aunt Muriel is along for the ride, her ashes...

Favorite Ride: Colorado Front Range Figure-8

As we sat in the crimson hue of the Colorado Front Range sunset, the stone walls of the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre echoed with...

Retrospective: 1990-2002 Honda ST1100

YEAR/MODEL: 2002 Honda ST1100 OWNER: Clement Salvadori HOMETOWN: Atascadero, California Back in the late 1980s, the European market was as important to Honda as the American one....

Spring Trifecta: A Return to Riding, Concerts, and Baseball

I am not one to repeat most motorcycle rides, and I am certainly not one to revisit my old articles. However, there is a...

The Great American Deli Schlep

What could possibly be better than a 75-day, 15,000-mile motorcycle ride around America? How about visiting the best Jewish deli in almost every state...

Alan Wilzig: Ep. 31 Rider Magazine Insider Podcast

Our guest on Episode 31 of the Rider Magazine Insider Podcast is Alan Wilzig. Alan is an automotive and motorcycle enthusiast who has been...

Minibikes Draw Maxi-Attention at Barrett-Jackson Auction

The Barrett-Jackson automobile auction is an annual extravaganza with a major stop staged at Westworld in Scottsdale, Arizona, January 22-30, 2022. This year’s 50th...

Scott Moreno: Ep. 30 Rider Magazine Insider Podcast

Our guest on Episode 30 of the Rider Magazine Insider Podcast is Scott Moreno, founder and owner of IMTBIKE Motorcycle Tours and Rentals. Scott...

On the Road: Newfoundland

Newfoundland and Labrador, the easternmost province in Canada, fights a losing battle patching its roadways. Realizing it's a lost cause, the province simply erects...

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...

Favorite Ride: Los Angeles Aqueduct

The Los Angeles Aqueduct is an engineering marvel, a 233-mile channel that carries Sierra snow melt from California’s Owens Valley into the San Fernando...

Greg Rice: Ep. 29 Rider Magazine Insider Podcast

Our guest on Episode 29 of the Rider Magazine Insider Podcast is Greg Rice, a long-distance rider who has logged more than 783,000 miles...

Brian Case: Ep. 28 Rider Magazine Insider Podcast

Our guest on Episode 28 of the Rider Magazine Insider Podcast is Brian Case. Brian is an industrial designer who is the former Chief...

2021 Adirondack Motomarathon | Rallies and Clubs

One of the first long-distance sport-touring ride events, the Motomarathon, made a comeback in June 2021. The event, which took place in the Adirondack...

2021 Barber Vintage Festival | Rallies and Clubs

If there’s one motorcycle event that has everything, it’s the annual Barber Vintage Festival, held among the rolling hills of the 880-acre Barber Motorsports...

Steven Goode: Ep. 27 Rider Magazine Insider Podcast

Our on Episode 27 of the Rider Magazine Insider podcast is Steven Goode, a lifelong motorcyclist who has a has completed impressive long-distance motorcycle...

Mimi and Moto: Ep. 26 Rider Magazine Insider Podcast

Our guests on Episode 26 of the Rider Magazine Insider Podcast are Nancy Gerloff and Mark Augustyn, the wife-and-husband team behind Mimi and Moto:...

Americade 2021 Rally Report

One of the many downsides of the pandemic was the cancellation of motorcycle rallies and other events. Americade, billed as the world’s largest touring...

Jess Stone: Ep. 25 Rider Magazine Insider Podcast

Our guest is Jess Stone, founder of Ruffly, a company that offers ethically made outdoor dog gear, such as collars, leashes, harnesses, and beds....

Eddie Braun: Ep. 24 Rider Magazine Insider Podcast

Our guest on Episode 24 of the Rider Magazine Insider Podcast is Eddie Braun, a Hollywood stuntman who has worked on hundreds of TV...

VIDEO: IMS Rides – Riding the Central California Coast

We joined Progressive IMS Outdoors for a ride up the coast to Sonoma Raceway for the Northern California show. Check out Episode 9 of...

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