Motorcycle Features
In this section you’ll find motorcycle-related feature articles including biographies, technical endeavors, historical spotlights and other articles that focus on interesting aspects of motorcycling culture. If it’s not a road test, motorcycle spotlight, news, gear, rally, blog or tour article, you’ll find it here!
Adriatic Motorcycle Tours’ Beautiful Balkans Adventure
Greg Drevenstedt
March 10, 2012
The Balkans. Not usually the first place that comes to mind when planning a motorcycle trip. When tasked with reviewing Adriatic Motorcycle Tours’ 15-day, four-country Beautiful Balkans Adventure, I had few preconceived notions about the region. As it turns out, vast forests, deep canyons, rugged mountains... Read more »
Pennsylvania Motorcycle Tour on a Kawasaki Versys
Lance Oliver
March 2, 2012
There is a perfectly serviceable bridge on Interstate 84 that carries me across the Delaware River from New York into Pennsylvania in seconds. I know. I’ve crossed it many times over the past 28 years. But not today. Today is the sort of morning that gives June its good reputation. At the beginning... Read more »
High Adventure in Colorado and Utah
Steve Larsen
February 1, 2012
[This High Adventure in Colorado and Utah was originally published in the September 2011 issue of Rider magazine] Few regions in the United States have more low-traffic miles of wonderful twisty roads and stunning natural beauty than western Colorado and southern Utah. The goal this time is to link great... Read more »
Crossing Western Colorado on Old U.S. 6
Ken Bingenheimer
January 24, 2012
[This Crossing Western Colorado on Old U.S. 6 was originally published in the January 2012 issue of Rider magazine] I’ve eyed it longingly on countless trips on Interstate 70 across the Colorado mountains. The sparsely traveled two-lane winds its way alongside the interstate, at times close by, at... Read more »
Victory Motorcycle Tour in the Ozark Mountains
Clement Salvadori
January 17, 2012
[This Victory Motorcycle Tour in the Ozark Mountains feature was originally published in the December 2011 issue of Rider magazine] The day could not have been more beautiful. The world was fresh, sparkling, sunlit; the sky a robin’s egg blue, flowers of all colors popping out, cows contentedly grazing... Read more »
Virginia on a Tangent
Rider Contributor
December 2, 2011
story and photography by Alan Paulsen Mountain knobs and rushing water surround Hungry Mother State Park. [Virginia on a Tangent was originally published in the October 2011 issue of Rider magazine] Some states just don’t lend themselves to the type of perimeter runs I accomplished on previous tours... Read more »
Retrospective: BSA W1 Winged Wheel 35cc: 1953 – 1957
Clement Salvadori
November 8, 2011
story and photography by Clement Salvadori [This Retrospective: BSA W1 Winged Wheel 35cc: 1953 - 1957 was originally published in the April 2011 issue of Rider magazine] Following the ravages of World War II, Britain was eager to get back on wheels—preferably motorized wheels. Motorcycles were expensive,... Read more »
Carving up Southeastern Ohio
Rider Contributor
November 8, 2011
story and photography by Scott A. Williams [Carving up Southeastern Ohio was originally published in the November 2011 issue of Rider magazine] The last Mail Pouch Barns were painted in 1992, but many of the ads are still in good shape. A classic American riddle asks, “Why is the state of Ohio different?”... Read more »
Rider Magazine’s 2011 Motorcycle of the Year
Rider Magazine
October 19, 2011
[Rider Magazine’s 2011 Motorcycle of the Year was originally published in the July 2011 issue of Rider magazine] 2011 Triumph Tiger 800 photo by Kevin Wing In our May issue—a whopping 156-page mailbox-filler, our largest in 30 years—we listed 32 all-new or significantly changed 2011 model-year... Read more »
The Canadian Maritimes
Rider Contributor
October 17, 2011
story and photography by Geoffrey Kula [The Canadian Maritimes was originally published in the July 2011 issue of Rider magazine] Small towns dot Canada’s coastline. Since not all offer services, it’s best to heed the two-wheeled traveler’s adage: “Never pass gas.” Most motorcyclists contemplating... Read more »
