Looking for something to do this November as, for must of us in the U.S. at least, the riding season is coming to a close? How about riding a scooter from one end of Egypt to the other? The Cross Egypt Challenge is an annual (since 2011 at least) scooter ride spanning 2400km from Alexandria [...]

Most of the time we tend to think of Harley-Davidson as a truly American phenomenon (as in the United States of America). However, our neighbors to the south are pretty enthusiastic about the Motor Company too. As part of Harley’s ongoing 110th Anniversary celebrations, Mexico City hosted its largest ever motorcycle parade on May 11th. [...]

Well we’ve seen its engine, and now we know what model it will be and how much it’ll set us back. But that’s all we know about the forthcoming 2014 Indian. Now under the Polaris Industries umbrella, Indian Motorcycle continues to tease us with dangling carrots of information as they announced today that the first [...]

One of the many highlights of last year’s RoadRUNNER Touring Weekend was a presentation from Dale Walksler, curator of Maggie Valley’s famous Wheels Through Time antique motorcycle museum. Recently, while in town to scout out some new routes for this year’s Touring Weekend, RoadRUNNER’s publisher, Christa Neuhauser, sat down with Dale for a quick interview. [...]

As part of its 110th Anniversary celebration, and the 5th annual Women Riders Month, Harley-Davidson is collecting stories of extraordinary female riders from May 1st through 15th. If you or someone you know has a story to submit, you can send it in through Harley’s Facebook page. The top ten stories will be featured on [...]

Open source (definition): a program in which the source code is available to the general public for use and/or modification from its original design free of charge, i.e., open. Open source code is typically created as a collaborative effort in which programmers improve upon the code and share the changes within the community. Open source [...]

The two-wheeled careers of many motorcyclists begin with a weekend spent in a community college classroom and parking lot taking their Basic Rider Course from the Motorcycle Safety Foundation. Over the past 40 years this introduction to motorcycling has become a pivotal right of passage for aspiring motorcyclists across the country. The MSF is a [...]

Recently, we reported on the extension of Americade’s TourExpo tradeshow to a full eight days. In addition, more manufacturers will be offering demo rides at the Americade than at any other North American event. Starting on Tuesday, June 4th, BMW, Ducati, Harley-Davidson, Honda, Kawasaki, Kymco, Motor Trike, Roadsmith, Spyder, Star, Suzuki, Thoroughbred Motorsports, Victory, and [...]

Many of you are familiar with Kevin Muggleton, either from our interview in the January/February 2013 issue of RoadRUNNER, or from his company, Redverz Gear. Kevin has led quite the life of adventure having traveled from London to Cape Town, kayaked the Amazon River, and ridden his motorcycle from the Arctic Circle to Tierra del [...]

On June 9, 2013 the New Jersey Motor Sports Park in Milville, NJ is hosting a women only track day. For $200, women can sign up for the Women’s Track Experience, which is a full day of track time and instruction from Tony’s Track Days. In addition, the Women’s Motorcyclist Foundation has joined with the [...]

On Saturday, May 18th, New England will be treated to an open house at Twisted Throttle’s headquarters in Exeter, RI. The new 27,000 square foot facility is home to Twisted Throttle’s retail store, warehouse, installation bays, tire changing center, and prototype workshop. The festivities will include a stunt riding performance from Chris “Teach” McNeil, demonstrations [...]

Lately, BMW has been making it clear that they view small-displacement motorcycles and scooters as a major future growth market that they want to be a part of. Now they’ve made it official. BMW Motorrad has announced a partnership with the Indian firm TVS Motor Company to build and develop motorcycles with displacements under 500 [...]

For the eighth year in a row, readers of Germany’s Motorrad Magazine have voted Schuberth their favorite helmet brand. The magazine, Germany’s largest, holds an annual “Motorcycle of the Year” contest in which readers vote for their favorite brands in a variety of categories. Over 30,000 German motorcyclists participated in this year’s survey. BMW made [...]

With a filmography that includes movies like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Limitless, I Am Legend, Gladiator, The Bourne Ultimatum, The Dark Knight Rises, and literally dozens more, Brian Smyj (pronounced Smy) is truly a veteran Hollywood stuntman. He recently spoke to us over the phone about his latest film, The Place Beyond the [...]

At last year’s Touring Weekend in Maggie Valley, many people were interested in dual-sport riding. They wanted to explore the multitude of dirt roads and trails that the mountains of western North Carolina have to offer. Many did get to enjoy some off-road riding on our 54-mile dual-sport tour. This year, however, we have a [...]