1985 Honda V65 Magna. Owner: Van Krebs, Fresno, Ohio. Photos by Jason Keller. The motorcycling world looked upon this machine in absolute amazement — a cruiser putting out more than 100 horsepower. Unheard of! Sure, sportbikes like Honda’s CB1100R were knocking out that many ponies, but those were for...
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Stage Route to Deadwood: Tracing a Historic Route to the Black Hills
There are at least 17 oversized cowboy boots in Cheyenne, which provides the interested visitor the opportunity for a scavenger hunt to locate all of them. Photos by the author. Cheyenne’s population of 60,000 more than doubles during its 10-day Frontier Days rodeo, which took place a week after...
2020 Arch KRGT-1 | First Ride Review
The author flogging a 2020 Arch KRGT-1 along the Angeles Forest Highway. Photos by Alessio Barbanti/Arnaud Puig/ARCH Motorcycle. I’m going to be brutally honest. I showed up in Pasadena, where Rider Magazine was being given the opportunity to ride the new Arch KRGT-1, with low expectations. That’s probably not...
2020 Triumph Tiger 900 / GT / Rally | First Look Review
For 2020 Triumph has thoroughly updated its middleweight adventure platform, now called the Tiger 900, with a larger engine, a new chassis, new technology, new styling and more. The lineup includes five models; shown on the left is the Tiger 900 GT Pro and on the right is the...
South of the Border: The Sierra Madre Oriental of Mexico
The Parque Nacional Cumbres de Monterrey (Summits of Monterrey National Park) is just south of Monterrey, population 1.1 million, but feels worlds away. The riding can be challenging on a big bike. Photos by the author. I’ll admit I was skeptical. A land of mountains, twisty asphalt, endless dirt...
Big Water: Exploring Southern Indiana’s Chunk of the Ohio River Valley
The Strom has been a fantastic partner over the years and carried me to some great vantage points. This one at Aurora, Indiana, looking upstream on the Ohio ranks high on the list. Photos by the author. Despite being a lifelong Hoosier, I hadn’t spent much time riding in...
2019 Holiday Buyers Guide and Fall-Winter Riding Special
Read and dream about great rides and exciting new gear for the holidays in the 2019 Holiday Buyers Guide and Fall/Winter Riding Special, brought to you by the publishers of Rider magazine and Thunder Press. CLICK HERE TO START READING Great Gifts and Gear Reviews! 9-page Product Showcase Cortech...
New Titles in Alan Cathcart’s “The Motorcycle Files” E-Book Series
Three genuine icons of Italian motorcycle racing comprise the newest titles in “The Motorcycle Files,” the series of e-books written by Alan Cathcart and published by BRG Multimedia. They are the legendary Moto Guzzi V8, the Bicilindrica V-twin from the same factory and the four-cylinder 350 that was the...
Scorpion Maia Women’s Mesh Jacket | Gear Review
Scorpion Maia women’s mesh jacket. Backyard astronomers among our readership might recognize the name “Maia” as one of the Pleiades, a cluster of stars easily recognizable in the night sky. The seven brightest stars are named after the Greek mythological daughters of the titan Atlas, and Maia, the eldest...
HJC i70 Full-Face Helmet | Gear Review
HJC i70 Full-Face Helmet, available in several solid colors and graphics. The older I get, the more I appreciate simplicity, whether it’s sticking to a few simple ingredients in our meals, limiting investments to low-cost index funds or avoiding clothes that require dry cleaning (or even ironing, for that...