With the snowy peaks of the Cascades as a backdrop, thousands of BMW riders from all over the world, including RoadRUNNER contributor Wynne Benti, converged in Redmond, Oregon for the 38th annual BMW Motorcycle Owners of America (MOA) International Rally, July 15-18. As nylon tents popped up across the Deschutes County fairground, the venue was [...]
We just heard from Florian Neuhauser and the Five Country Tour group. The link below will take you to their SPOT messenger page. SPOT allows you to send messages from anywhere in the world, which is really handy when you want to say hello to your friends and family and you don’t exactly have cell [...]
Columbus International is a motorcycle rental and touring company, which luckily happens to be surrounded by some of the best routes in the world, including the famous Route Napoleon, the twisting Col de Turini and scenic coastal routes between Monaco and St.-Tropez. Right now, tour operators Alexander Walton Masters and Isabelle Schulz are offering a [...]
Although the sweltering summer heat wave has abated only days ago, the first cool evenings serve as a reminder that Old Man Winter is standing in the shadows, eyeing much of the country like a thug in a dark alley. Fall is a bittersweet time for me, as I’m torn between the pressing yard work [...]
Sometimes the best way to help is to spread the word. RoadRUNNER contributor Neale Bayly traveled to Peru many years ago where he met Father Gio. They formed a strong bond and friendship, and Gio showed Neale some of the poverty that children live in out in a remote desert. After Gio’s death in 2001, [...]
There is no shortage of useful electronic gadgets to attach to our motors. Satellite navigational systems, heated clothing, cell phones, to name only a few, are all great fun but do present some challenges. Arguably the four most critical are: Overloading the often anemic electrical systems of our bikes Connecting all the wires in a [...]
As we pre-ride the North Carolina route the day before the event begins, we come upon a disturbing sign: “Road Closed: Local Traffic Only.” This is not what you want to find when the designated lunch stop for participants in the 2010 RoadRUNNER Touring Weekend is at the end of that closed road. Apparently a [...]
Thanks to many technological advances, the likelihood of a modern motorcycle breaking down and stranding its rider is far less likely than it was several decades ago. Still, the possibility exists for a punctured tire, engine failure, broken chain or any one of a number of other unexpected malfunctions. The important thing is that you [...]
Attraction: Journey back in time by traveling through the Allegheny Mountains aboard the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad. Restored train coaches are pulled by a 1916 Baldwin 2-8-0 steam locomotive, nicknamed Mountain Thunder (or by a restored diesel engine). The train leaves Cumberland at 11:30 am, has a 1 1/2 hour layover in Frostburg for lunch [...]
12 West Main Street Frostburg, MD 21532 (301) 689-1680 www.princessrestaurant.com GPS Coordinates: 39º 39’ 27.35” N, 78º 55’ 42.46” W For more RoadFOOD information and locations, or to post your comments or suggestions, go to www.roadrunner.travel/vb/forumdisplay.php?f=68
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