Two-up on the Redwood Coast: Motorcycle Travel in California and Oregon
Steve Mustoe
July 5, 2012
(This Favorite Ride was published in the July 2012 issue of Rider magazine.) We were twisting our way up Highway 1, tight curve after tight curve, stunning ocean views off to our right barely registering as I focused on the road ahead. The line of cars behind us grew more distant as we kept climbing.... Read more »
Relaxing Oregon Motorcycle Rides: Exploring Unity, Oregon
Rider Contributor
September 15, 2011
[This Motorcycle Ride through Unity, Oregon was originally published in the August 2011 issue of Rider magazine] story and photography by Ben Getz My wife Mari shows off her recently acquired cornering confidence from the track day she took. Not bad for a grandmother of four! What distinction does this... Read more »
Oregon Coast Motorcycle Ride from Eugene to the Sea
Rider Contributor
August 11, 2011
[This Oregon Coast Motorcycle Ride from Eugene to the Sea Favorite Ride was originally published in the June 2011 issue of Rider magazine] Story and photography by Steve Mustoe Looking south from Highway 101 toward Florence. Baker Beach is in the foreground. Oregon is well known for its dramatic coastline,... Read more »
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 »
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 »
Oregon Motorcycle Rides: Hells Canyon and Beyond
Sean Coker
June 2, 2010
story and photography by Sean Coker [Oregon Motorcycle Rides: Hells Canyon and Beyond was originally published in the July 2010 issue of Rider] We begin our Oregon motorcycle ride in the heart of Nez Perce territory, in Union, Oregon. Young Chief Joseph fought for justice only to fall short in his fight... Read more »
A Columbia River Gorge Motorcycle Ride
Clement Salvadori
March 17, 2009
[This Columbia River Gorge Motorcycle Ride was originally featured in the April 2009 issue of American Rider] This paddle-wheel tourist boat, Queen of the West, was commis- sioned in 1995 and has 71 comfortable cabins. I like Astoria, I really do. Softie and I are riding up Coxcomb Hill, the muted exhaust... Read more »
Oregon Motorcycle Roads: The Elkhorn and Blue Mountain Scenic Byways
Bruce and Sharon Hansen
November 5, 2008
story and photography by Bruce and Sharon Hansen [Oregon Motorcycle Roads: The Elkhorn and Blue Mountain Scenic Byways was originally published as a Favorite Ride in the December 2008 issue of Rider magazine] Why go? The story of a virgin landscape, raped by a hotel-sized dredge, a vast fire-ravaged... Read more »
Pacific Northwest Motorcycle Rides: Wasco County and beyond
Sean Coker
July 11, 2008
story and photography by Sean Coker [Pacific Northwest Motorcycle Rides: Wasco County and beyond was originally published as a Favorite Ride in the April 2008 issue of Rider magazine] Don’t call it a ghost town. Shaniko, Oregon, has maintained a population of 30 people, but it’s a far cry from the... Read more »
Exploring Crater Lake on a Softail Standard
Rider Magazine
March 26, 2007
Timing, as they say, is everything. That was certainly the case with this trip. Editor Buzzelli had asked me to go to Coos Bay, Oregon, to pick up the Softail project bike (see page 41) that Jerry Smith had, and then ride it back to AR’s office. Simple enough, it would seem. What could possibly go... Read more »
