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Can-Am & Road Warrior Provide ‘Adventure Therapy’ to Veterans
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Can-Am & Road Warrior Provide ‘Adventure Therapy’ to Veterans

Both motorcycle riders and manufacturers are famed for fostering a warm, welcoming community. In this same spirit, Can-Am and the Road Warrior Foundation (RWF) extend a helping hand to military veterans. Each year, the Road Warrior Ride lets veterans and active-duty soldiers experience the joy and rejuvenating freedom of traversing
Aug 29, 2022 2 min read
Rain on an Old Tin Roof
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Rain on an Old Tin Roof

Thunder roared in the distance as I ducked under the rusty, corrugated sheet-iron structure. I was a lone 16-year-old boy wearing a faded Levi’s jacket, tight, high-water 501s, and a white T-shirt. Three hundred miles into the day’s journey, my 4 a.m. departure was taking its toll.
Aug 23, 2022 3 min read
Cardo Opens a New Sound Lab to Boost Product Development
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Cardo Opens a New Sound Lab to Boost Product Development

Cardo is upping its game when it comes to product development. The motorsports communications system manufacturer has opened its first full-scale R&D facility. Located in Straubing, Germany, Cado Sound Labs gives the company a place of its own where it can hone its audio systems. Cardo says the
Aug 23, 2022 2 min read
The Quail Motorcycle Gathering 2022
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The Quail Motorcycle Gathering 2022

After a two-year hiatus brought on by the pandemic, the Quail Motorcycle Gathering once again unfolded its stellar presentation of machinery over the 18th green of the Quail Lodge and Golf Club in beautiful Carmel Valley, CA. This preeminent motorcycle event, renowned for showcasing the rarest and most iconic motorcycles
Aug 20, 2022 2 min read
Sweden’s USWE Sports Buys Soft Luggage Maker Giant Loop
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Sweden’s USWE Sports Buys Soft Luggage Maker Giant Loop

Swedish action backpack manufacturer USWE Sports [https://imp.i104546.net/b3oGN6] is looking to expand to the North American markets. To this end, the Scandinavians recently acquired Oregon-based Giant Loop. Headquartered in Bend, OR, Giant Loop is famed for its soft luggage designs for off-road motorcycling. Now, its product range
Aug 19, 2022 1 min read
Triumph Acquires Electric Bike Maker OSET Bikes
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Triumph Acquires Electric Bike Maker OSET Bikes

The floodgates have really opened for electric motorcycles. Triumph, who just completed its TE-1 electric project [https://www.roadrunner.travel/articles/triumph-completes-phase-4-of-te-1-electric-bike-project/] , has now acquired electric bike manufacturer OSET Bikes. OSET, launched in 2004, is best known for its children’s electric off-road motorcycles. The company has sold more than
Aug 15, 2022 1 min read
Aprilia Announces Tuareg 660 Baja California Tour
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Aprilia Announces Tuareg 660 Baja California Tour

The only way to truly experience a motorcycle is to get out and ride it. Aprilia is now offering riders a chance to get acquainted with the Tuareg 660 on the Aprilia Tuareg 660 Experience—Baja California tour. This six-day tour takes riders from San Diego, CA, to Bahía de
Aug 11, 2022 2 min read
Touring Tip: Coping With Severe Weather, Part 1 - Lightning
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Touring Tip: Coping With Severe Weather, Part 1 - Lightning

Riders traveling by motorcycle are much more vulnerable to severe weather conditions than passengers in an automobile.  Some riders are under the mistaken impression that a motorcycle’s rubber tires will protect them in the event of a lightning strike.  A car, with its steel frame, usually conducts a lightning
Aug 9, 2022 2 min read
Triumph Completes Phase 4 of TE-1 Electric Bike Project
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Triumph Completes Phase 4 of TE-1 Electric Bike Project

Electric bikes seem to be cropping up all over the place recently. Not to be outdone, Triumph has just reached a significant milestone on its own electric journey. Triumph has completed the TE-1 electric development project. Carried out in collaboration with electrification experts, academia, and the UK government, the project
Aug 7, 2022 3 min read
Bonus Offer: 2022 Special Collector's Issue Now Available to Pre-Order
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Bonus Offer: 2022 Special Collector's Issue Now Available to Pre-Order

Our 2022 Special Collector's Issue is now available to PRE-ORDER. This issue showcases a regionally balanced mix of both previously-featured and new motorcycle tours with trip planning information and spectacular photography. This special issue is printed on the high quality paper that you've come to expect
Aug 6, 2022 2 min read
Do Good: All Kids Bike
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Do Good: All Kids Bike

Riding a bike is an incredibly useful skill to have, and we’re not just talking about motorcycles. A bicycle gives children both valuable exercise and greater freedom to travel. Unfortunately, too many kids don’t learn how to ride a bike these days. All Kids Bike helps children get
Aug 6, 2022 2 min read
Eat and Ride in the Southern Appalachian Mountains with RoadRUNNER!
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Eat and Ride in the Southern Appalachian Mountains with RoadRUNNER!

The 2022 Giveaway Shamrock Tour will take place in the Southeast. The base location will be announced soon, but for now let's find out what we will be eating on this tour. The people of Appalachia have lived off the land for centuries. They’ve been “eating local&
Aug 5, 2022 4 min read
Arizona Legalizes Lane Filtering
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Arizona Legalizes Lane Filtering

Riders in Arizona can soon legally advance through stalled traffic. In late March, the state Senate and House approved a bill legalizing lane filtering. Meanwhile, Utah extended its lane filtering authorization by five years. The Arizona Senate Bill 1273—championed by ABATE of Arizona—allows riders to cruise between lanes
Aug 3, 2022 1 min read
Brave New World - Necessity: The Mother of Invention
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Brave New World

Necessity: The Mother of Invention In the early years of the 20th century, Popular Science Magazine was filled with artists’ renditions promising a future of electric vehicles. They appeared with the same frequency as sketches of airborne men wearing jetpacks and commuters whizzing around modern metropolises in flying cars. We’
Aug 2, 2022 4 min read
GWRRA Stops Activities After 45 Years
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GWRRA Stops Activities After 45 Years

One chapter of American motorcycling history is coming to an end. The Gold Wing Road Riders Association (GWRRA) has announced it will shut down all of its activities on July 31, 2022. The motorcycle organization’s closure was announced on June 28, during the opening ceremony of the Wing Ding
Jul 30, 2022 2 min read
Zen Motorcyclist: Never Lost
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Zen Motorcyclist: Never Lost

> "Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves." —John Muir In my last column, I mentioned my former fear of being lost.
Jul 27, 2022 3 min read
Adventure Riding: What's it to You?
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Adventure Riding: What's it to You?

Adventure: A bold, unusually risky undertaking or hazardous action of uncertain outcome. "Where’s Kurt?” I ask, as Disco pulls his bike up beside mine. “I passed him a couple miles back. He won’t be riding that KTM anytime soon. His rear wheel spun clean off the hub.
Jul 26, 2022 3 min read
A Motorcyclist’s Guide to the Galaxy: Universal Communication
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A Motorcyclist’s Guide to the Galaxy: Universal Communication

If you’re a touring motorcyclist, like most RoadRUNNER readers, it might be hard to imagine a road trip without a communication system. These little magic devices allow us to wirelessly listen to navigation instructions, speed and traffic warnings, or music. We can connect with a pillion rider or mesh
Jul 19, 2022 5 min read
Americade Announces New Dates for 2023
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Americade Announces New Dates for 2023

Riders looking to attend the Americade 2023 rally get to have their fun a bit earlier than usual. Americade has announced the 2023 event dates, and the rally’s 40th-anniversary celebration will take place one week earlier. Americade 2023 will take place from May 30 to June 3, starting the
Jul 17, 2022 1 min read
Ride Region Announced: 2022 RoadRUNNER Shamrock Tour® Giveaway
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Ride Region Announced: 2022 RoadRUNNER Shamrock Tour® Giveaway

We are giving away an all-expenses paid trip to one lucky winner and two of their friends alongside our Editor-in-Chief Florian Neuhauser. This is your chance to get a behind-the-scenes look at a legendary Shamrock Tour®. Where will we ride? This Shamrock Tour will take place in the Southeast. The
Jul 15, 2022 3 min read
Athena Ride for Women
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Athena Ride for Women

All women riders can hear Ohio calling this summer. The first-ever Athena Ride for Women invites all bike-loving ladies to hop in the saddle for a good cause. The Athena Ride is a women-only motorcycle rally taking place in Athens, OH, on August 10-13. Over the four days, riders get
Jul 13, 2022 1 min read
Touratech USA Open New Store in Brookfield, CT
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Touratech USA Open New Store in Brookfield, CT

Motorcyclists now have a new place to shop for quality gear and bike accessories. Touratech USA recently opened a new retail store and distribution center. Located in Brookfield, CT—just a few miles from the New York border—the store expands the gear manufacturer’s reach on the East Coast.
Jul 11, 2022 1 min read
Moto Love: How We Survived Each Other
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Moto Love: How We Survived Each Other

Motorcycling Around the World The grueling satisfaction of long days, side by side on motorcycles, can make or break a relationship. Life together on bikes is an extraordinary adventure, packed with more highs than lows. Every time I ride with my partner, Jason, I love him more—even on the
Jul 5, 2022 4 min read
Racing The 2022 Biltwell 100: One Of The Best Days Of Our Lives
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Racing The 2022 Biltwell 100

One Of The Best Days Of Our Lives The Biltwell 100. It’s a (you guessed it) 100-mile desert race, smack-dab in the middle of the California desert—just outside of Ridgecrest, CA—on a sliver of dusty, sandy BLM land. This is an event where novice and experienced riders
Jul 3, 2022 9 min read
Keep Your Belt On!
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Keep Your Belt On!

I’ll apologize before your eyes glaze over—this piece is about a technical subject. Specifically, why would manufacturers design engines that use timing belts as opposed to chains or gears? You likely already know that four-stroke engines have valves that are opened by camshafts. The cams turn at a
Jun 28, 2022 2 min read
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