The 100th issue of RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel magazine is an important milestone in the life of the publication. To celebrate, we’re providing you with 10 Shamrock Tours. If you’re not already acquainted with these tours, they are our signature motorcycle trips. They involve four separate daylong loops out of the same home base […]

For the past 10 years the Quail Lodge and Golf Club in Carmel Valley, CA. has welcomed motorcycles onto its finely manicured grounds, offering up the stunning backdrop of the Central Coast for an artful motorcycle event. Each May, the quiet valley (a bastion of old wealth and secure retirement) is awakened from tranquility to […]

“You Brake, You Lose.” Or do you? Taken with a grain of salt, this phrase becomes more meaningful when the subject turns to electric motorcycles. While the energy created by conventional brakes is lost in the form of heat at the disc, it is used to reclaim energy to charge the battery in electric vehicles, […]

The Speedmaster of old was originally launched in 2002 and powered by a 790cc air-cooled twin. This year, the newly redesigned bike has gotten a complete makeover, at the heart of which is a massive 1200cc liquid-cooled powerplant. At first sight, the bike appears as a custom “one-off “cruiser with its fat rear tire, low, […]

It’s no secret that the influx of vintage-styled motorcycles making their way to U.S. shores has increased over the past few years. Undoubtedly, Triumph paved the way for this invasion back in 2001, when the manufacturer re-introduced the legendary Bonneville. Interestingly, Kawasaki brought the W650 to North America two years prior and met with little […]

This 64-mile Classic Roads adventure begins in the historic mountain resort town of Estes Park, Colorado, the gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park, and rolls along a stretch of US 34, which is the highest continuous paved road in the U.S. It has been a popular destination for motorists since its completion in 1938. The […]

Since opening its doors on July 12, 2008, the Harley-Davidson Museum has welcomed hundreds of thousands of enthusiasts, riders and non-riders from around the globe to pay homage to the history and heritage of Harley-Davidson that comes to life at 6th & Canal. Join the Harley-Davidson Museum July 12-15 as we celebrate a full decade […]

Glenn H. Curtiss Museum’s Seaplane Homecoming again will join forces with the Hammondsport’s Classic and Exotic Car Show to form this year’s “Wings and Wheels in Hammondsport” event. During the event, Sept. 15 and Sept. 16, 2018, attendees will see demonstrations of seaplanes and they can meet the pilots. Seaplane activities begin at 10:00 a.m. […]

Husqvarna Motorcycles just announced the introduction of the 2019 Husqvarna FS 450 – a new supermoto offering both professional and amateur competitors a machine that features the highest levels of technology available in the supermoto segment today. Sharing the innovative technological evolutions featured in the 2019 FC 450 motocross model, the all-new FS 450 is […]

In an earlier post, I showed you how to convert a Google Map link to a GPX file after you’ve made your motorcycle tour route with Google directions. This time I’ll be showing you how to do the same thing, but using a link made with Google’s My Maps. With the route that had your […]

You’ve just created the best motorcycle route ever—a loop so super it’ll make everyone in your riding group feel like they have an ‘S’ on their chest. But in this case, the ‘S’ stands for scenic, sweeping, and sinuous. There’s just one problem. You made the route with Google Map’s Directions feature (if you used […]

The Harley-Davidson® Freedom Promise: Buy a New or Used Street® or Sportster® and When You Trade-it in Within a Year of Riding, the Company Will Honor Your Purchase Price MILWAUKEE (June 20, 2018) – This summer it’s never been easier to own an original Harley-Davidson® Freedom Machine. Take advantage of the Freedom Promise at a […]

Riding across China is a motorcycle adventure like no other. Our China journey includes the Tibetan Plateau’s frigid mountains and grassy plains, the Gobi Desert’s towering pale beige sand dunes, and the Central Basin’s sweltering heat and humidity. We cover it all on small displacement Zongshen motorcycles, sharing the road with goats, camels, cattle, people, […]

A photographic journey through Washington. Log in to see the full article. By Denis Rouse.

“Somebody will pick you up at the airport and drive you to where the bike is, about 30 kilometers outside of town. Bring cash.” Those were more or less my instructions for a loaner bike I somehow found by pure luck, combined with a healthy dose of trust. I’m sitting in my last airplane of […]

The Smoky Mountains of Tennessee boast some of the best motorcycling roads in the country like the infamous “Tail of the Dragon” with 318 exhilarating curves in 11 miles or the stunning panoramic views along the Foothills Parkway and the Cherohala Skyway. Nestled at the entrance to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Townsend, Tennessee […]