Great Motorcycle Roads through Athena, Oregon
Rider Contributor
August 10, 2011
[This Great Motorcycle Roads through Athena, Oregon Favorite Ride was originally published in the February 2011 issue of Rider magazine] Story and photography by Ben Getz Straining under the hot July sun, competitors give the Hammer Toss their best efforts at Athena's Caledonian Games. “Athena,... Read more »
Southern California Motorcycle Rides: Escape to Arizona
Joe Michaud
August 10, 2011
[This Escape to Arizona Southern California Motorcycle Ride was originally published in the August 2011 issue of Rider magazine] photography by Chris Wykoff Skull Valley, west of Prescott, got its name from settlers who discovered bones left to dry in the hot sun. Living in the lower left corner of California... Read more »
A Three-State Motorcycle Ride Through Montana, Idaho and Washington
Rider Contributor
July 19, 2011
by Steve Larsen, photography by Bob Meador [This Motorcycle Ride Through Montana, Idaho and Washington was originally published in the November 2010 issue of Rider magazine] BMWs dominated this run, but there were also two Suzuki V-Stroms and an H-D Ultra Classic. The ride begins with members of the... Read more »
Women’s Ride: Alaska Rider Tours in Anchorage
Perri Capell
April 11, 2011
story and photography by Perri Capell Alaska lures male motorcyclists like flies to honey, but getting more women from the Lower 48 to tackle it on two wheels has been a challenge, says Phil Freeman, owner of Alaska Rider Tours in Anchorage. In 2007, he struck the mother lode. Eleven women signed up... Read more »
Motorcycle Touring North Idaho and Montana
Perri Capell
April 8, 2011
by Perri Capell; photography by the author and Lynn Brown The Boulevard poses at Lake Pend Oreille on a cloudless summer day. [this article about motorcycle touring North Idaho and Montana was originally published in the December 2008 issue of Rider] We probably shouldn’t have lingered so long over... Read more »
Great Basin Motorcycle Ride: Nevada, Oregon and California
Denis Rouse
April 8, 2011
Story by Denis Rouse; Photography by Dominic Arizona Bonuccelli [This Great Basin Motorcycle Ride was originally published in the May 2008 issue of Rider] Quick, you old experienced touring rider out there, arise and identify the largest physical feature of the American West. The Rocky Mountains you... Read more »
Western States Adventure: Rugged Southwest
Jonathan C. Beck
April 7, 2011
story and photography by Jonathan C. Beck If there’s one constant in adventure touring on a motorcycle, it would be to expect the unexpected. For this Southern California rider and his three East Coast friends, our week-long Western states adventure was, if anything, defined by the unexpected. I got... Read more »
Salmon Run: Motorcycle Travel in Washington in September
Steve Larsen
April 7, 2011
by Steve Larsen photography by “Seattle Bob” Meador This most recent “no bad roads” tour challenge fell to “Seattle Bob” Meador, our photographer on the Northern California Fantasy Ride (Rider, January 2006). His mission: Plan seven days of spectacular riding and great scenery, superb places... Read more »
Northwest Passage
Rider Contributor
April 7, 2011
story and photography by Dale Coyner Somehow my buddy Dave got the idea he’d like to return to riding after a 20-year hiatus. I may have had a little to do with it. OK, maybe more than a little. Come Monday, I’m always yakking about some great weekend ride I took, or going on about some great barbecue... Read more »
Washington’s Top 5
Bruce Hansen
April 7, 2011
story and photography by Bruce Hansen Let’s say you had to list the best songs you’ve ever heard, the prettiest leading ladies, your favorite child. Could you do it? My self-appointed task was to pick Washington State’s Top Five Rides. At first I felt like I was facing more guesswork than predicting... Read more »
