Favorite Rides: Motorcycle Rides from Rider Readers
Favorite Rides are YOUR favorite motorcycle rides. Published monthly in Rider magazine, each ride is from a different contributor. To submit your Favorite Ride for consideration, check out the Rider Magazine Editorial Guidelines.
Pennsylvania Motorcycle Touring from New Jersey to New Hope
Kenneth W. Dahse
January 15, 2010
Story and photography by Kenneth W. Dahse [Pennsylvania Motorcycle Touring from New Jersey to New Hope originally appeared in the March 2010 issue of Rider magazine] Riders who want to combine a great destination with fantastic roads need search no further than this ride from northern New Jersey to the... Read more »
A Winter Motorcycle Ride in Connecticut
ADAM ZUCKERMAN
December 18, 2009
Story and Photography by Adam Zuckerman [A Winter Motorcycle Ride in Connecticut originally appeared in the February 2010 issue of Rider magazine] Sometimes the best Connecticut motorcycle ride in the world is the one that you can actually take. Even if it is only an hour or two on familiar roads near... Read more »
A Motorcycle Ride through Old Arizona
Scott Webster
December 4, 2009
Story and Photography by Scott Webster [A Motorcycle Ride through Old Arizona first appeared in the January 2010 issue of Rider magazine] At a party long ago, King Herod offered the fetching young Salome up to half of his kingdom as a reward for her fancy dancing. Clearly, he’d had a few drinks. Lately,... Read more »
Arkansas Motorcycle Rides: Ozarks Dual-Sport
Bill and Susan Dragoo
October 28, 2009
photography by Bill and Susan Dragoo [Arkansas Motorcycle Rides: Ozarks Dual-Sport was originally published as a Favorite Ride in the December 2009 issue of Rider magazine] I glance in my rear-view mirror, watching headlights emerge from the gloom…one, two, three. I look at the road ahead, back at... Read more »
Florida Motorcycle Touring: Indian River Lagoon Scenic Highway
Ed Garland
October 2, 2009
story and photography by Ed Garland [Florida Motorcycle Touring: Indian River Lagoon Scenic Highway was originally published in the November 2009 issue of Rider magazine] Mild winters may make Florida motorcycle touring ideal, but the Sunshine State isn’t exactly rife with mountains, vistas and hairpin... Read more »
Virginia Motorcycle Rides: A Civil War Ride
Bob Jacobs
August 18, 2009
story and photography by Bob Jacobs [Virginia Motorcycle Rides: A Civil War Ride was originally published as a Favorite Ride in the October 2009 issue of Rider magazine] Medications always come with risks as well as benefits. The Doc says, “Take one of these every day. Let me know if you experience... Read more »
Midwest Motorcycle Rides: Ohio to West Virginia
Lance Oliver
July 17, 2009
story and photography by Lance Oliver [Midwest Motorcycle Rides: Ohio to West Virginia was published as a Favorite Ride in the September 2009 issue of Rider magazine] Even when gasoline cost a fraction of today’s going rate, I always felt better about a ride to a destination than a ride for pure recreation.... Read more »
Colorado Motorcycle Rides: Cañon City, Monarch Pass and Beyond
Warren Renshaw
June 22, 2009
story and photography by Warren Renshaw [Colorado Motorcycle Rides: Cañon City, Monarch Pass and Beyond was originally published as a Favorite Ride in the August 2009 issue of Rider magazine] In the April 2005 issue of Rider magazine I vowed to return to Colorado as long as I was able. It has beauty... Read more »
New York Motorcycle Rides: The Hudson River Valley
Kenneth W. Dahse
May 19, 2009
story and photography by Kenneth W. Dahse [New York Motorcycle Rides: The Hudson River Valley was originally published as a Favorite Ride in the July 2009 issue of Rider magazine] One of the most fascinating and scenic areas in the eastern United States is New York’s Hudson River Valley. Imbued with... Read more »
Louisiana Motorcycle Rides: Nothing Like Natchitoches
David Bell
April 28, 2009
story and photography by David Bell [Louisiana Motorcycle Rides: Nothing Like Natchitoches was originally published as a Favorite Ride in the June 2009 issue of Rider magazine] Natchitoches, Louisiana—It’s not Natchez, as in the Natchez Trace; it’s not Nacogdoches, the town in east Texas. It’s... Read more »








