Prostate Cancer Pony Express: Cancer Sucks–and Motorcyclists are Spreading the Word
Scott ‘Bones’ Williams
September 20, 2012
Motorcycle riders are some of the friendliest and most generous people I know, so it’s little surprise that practically every weekend there’s a charity ride happening somewhere. Recently, a ride to promote prostate cancer awareness ended in Washington, D.C., but this wasn’t your garden variety... Read more »
Iron Ponies
Jim Hale
August 27, 2012
Some things are just meant to be. I really believe that. I’m not saying people don’t have some say in how they act or what they do, but some things present themselves in such a way that you just have to surrender to the moment and say “OK, I’ll play along.” It had been several months since... Read more »
Kawasaki ZX-14R Video
nupton
August 10, 2012
Rider Magazine went to Las Vegas to test the all new 2012 Kawasaki ZX-14R. We spent a day with Rickey Gadson at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway perfecting the quarter mile. Then we took the bike for a road ride later that afternoon.
Insights of an Unlikely Motorcyclist
Scott “Bones” Williams
July 9, 2012
I ride motorcycles. No one else in my family does. They never have. Kind of makes me a rebel—just not the kind that non-riders associate with those of us who ride. People I meet at social events, in business situations and at vacation destinations are often surprised (and occasionally stunned) to learn... Read more »
Down the Dirt Road
Lisa Gundry
June 26, 2012
“. . .travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.” — Miriam Beard I learned to ride on a Hodaka Dirt Squirt. My earliest rides were on unpaved country roads, dirt trails and seasonal two-tracks in northern Michigan.... Read more »
Spring Ride
Jim Hale
June 21, 2012
Standing in the parking lot of the hotel just west of Knoxville, Tennessee, I looked west as the morning mist blanketed the mountains to the northwest. The morning sun was breaking through and the air was cool. My buddy Bob and I met up the evening before. He had left his home in Ohio and I left Raleigh,... Read more »
Who’s Going for a Ride?
Scott “Bones” Williams
May 15, 2012
Motorcyclists love to go for a ride, but we aren’t the only ones who do. For dogs, going for a ride is an experience that never gets old, an opportunity never to be passed up, a sensory overload that’s simply fun. With the Labrador retrievers I’ve owned, there’s been one answer to the question,... Read more »
5th Annual Paso Robles (California) Vintage Sidecar & Motorcycle Rendezvous
Clement Salvadori
May 7, 2012
The town of Paso Robles is best known for the vineyards that surround it, the many tasting rooms, and for the numerous wine-related events in summer and fall that bring free-spending crowds to the the area. However, in the spring life can be a bit dull, as the grapevines are just beginning to show... Read more »
The Head Ride, Part III
Dennis Rouse
May 1, 2012
by Denis Rouse Rider magazine’s founder and first publisher weighs in from a recent introspective road trip. Part III of III. This one’s going to be a real head ride. It’s a ride in my head going on right now. No need for a boring tire pressure check or filling up at the local fossil fuel station.... Read more »
Americade Bound!
Greg Drevenstedt
April 26, 2012
Are you going to Americade this year? I am, and it will be my first time. Americade, billed as the world’s largest touring rally and taking place in Lake George, New York, celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. And Rider, which celebrates its 38th, has been involved pretty much from the beginning.... Read more »
