Archive for 'Motorcycle Travel' Category
Vintage Motorcycle Camper Trailer
7 November 2008It’s fairly common to see Honda Gold Wings or Harley touring rigs cruising down the highway with a trailer in tow, but the idea is hardly new. Once again, the dusty shelves of The Kneeslider research library yield this plan from a 1930s Popular Science magazine article for a motorcycle camper trailer by an unnamed [...]
MotoPOD - Motorcycle Carrier for Airplanes
14 August 2008You often see RVs rolling down the highway with a small motorcycle strapped to the back, after all, once you park the land yacht, you don’t want to use it for every short trip at your destination but what if your RV is an airplane? If you land at some out of the way country [...]
Forbes 10 Legendary Motorcycle Rides
28 January 2008Just noticed over at Forbes magazine a slideshow of 10 legendary motorcycle rides. Looks like a pretty good list, Montana, California, Alaska, Colorado and a lot more. It’s a good time of year to be thinking about this, a lot of the country is a bit chilly for riding and thinking about fitting a great [...]
Motorcycle Factory Tours - One Idea for Off Season Out of the Saddle Time
28 November 2007December is approaching. The last time many riders have thrown a leg over a bike with the intent to actually go somewhere is starting to seem distant. The desire to look through a corner while rolling the throttle has to be replaced with something else (but what?). What out of the saddle [...]
Riding Across China by Motorcycle
19 November 2007As often happens, our readers find some of the best stories and this one is an excellent example. Tom left a comment on our story about Harley Davidson’s newest China dealership where he pointed to a thread over on ADVrider about a real ride across China on a 200cc dual sport motorcycle with lots of [...]
2008 Yamaha XT660Z Tenere
17 September 2007Yamaha is introducing the XT660Z Tenere in Europe, an all purpose commuter, touring, adventure bike and it has a lot of potential. Will Yamaha bring the bike to the U.S.? There’s no indication so far and I have to wonder if the U.S. market would support it. Judging from the comments on our post on [...]
TomTom Rider 2nd Edition
24 August 2007TomTom just released their TomTom Rider 2nd Edition the new version of their very popular TomTom Rider. Price is $699.95. Designed to work with RAM Mounts, you can attach it to most any motorcycle. Cardo scala-rider® wireless Bluetooth® headset connection means you get the voice instructions inside your helmet . Need a GPS for your [...]
The Last Great Motorcycle Road
28 February 2007How would you define your perfect road? A few features might be:
Smooth pavement free of potholes
No loose gravel and no oily patches
Wide berms with no big dropoffs
Very little traffic
Great scenery
Moderate temperatures, usually great weather
No overzealous police enforcement
A combination of straight stretches, sweeping turns and tight twisties
Elevation changes to keep it interesting
Small towns every so often [...]
