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Leod Escapes Trippinars Teach You How to Ride Abroad Like a Local

Motorcycle tours are among the best ways to experience a foreign country in like-minded company. However, they have the potential to leave you with a sour taste in your mouth. If your skills aren’t on par with the rest of the group, you may feel like you’re holding

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Top Tips for Motorcycle Touring Comfort

Motorcycle touring forces you to spend many hours out in the elements. It makes riding exhilarating, but it’s also more tiring than covering the same number of miles in a covered vehicle.  To fully enjoy your multi-day motorcycle adventure, you should make the experience as comfortable as possible. But

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Tips For Changing Your Own Oil

Changing your motorcycle's oil is essential for maintaining engine performance and longevity. Oil changes are one of the easiest maintenance jobs on a bike, so almost anyone can pick it up in no time. Not only is it fairly simple, but it can save you some money over

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FIM Awards 2024

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Understanding Motorcycle Engine Sizes and Power Dynamics

When considering a motorcycle’s performance, many riders focus on engine size, often expressed in cubic centimeters (cc). Engine displacement is certainly an important factor, but it alone does not directly determine how much power a motorcycle produces.  In this article, I will explore the nuances of engine displacement, power

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Buying Into Cool—The Mystique of Harley-Davidson

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Mornings

“There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope.” —Bernard Williams Morning. When the day is fresh with promise. A clean canvas for life.  Motorcyclists universally enjoy mornings—they love rising early to ride. Whether it’s a spontaneous decision to go for a jaunt,

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Motorcycle Airbag Vests: Your Inflatable Guardian

Gasp, screech, bang. If you hear that horrible series of sounds, you’re much better off in a car than on a motorcycle. At least in an automobile, you can rely on an airbag absorbing some of the impact. Honda put an on-board motorcycle airbag in the 2005 Gold Wing,

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25 Years—A Letter From Florian

Dear Reader, It is with great pride that I announce RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel is celebrating its 25th year. As an independent, family-owned publishing company, we’ve always considered you, our readers, our extended family. We have ridden together through some seriously great times and also some hard and

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Moto Guzzi and Eudoxie Bring the Split Chain Event to US

On December 16, 2024, five women took to the scenic roads of Southern California in a celebration of female riders. It was the seventh annual Split Chain event, organized by French women’s motorcycling gear manufacturer Eudoxie in partnership with Moto Guzzi. The riders participating in the event included three

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3 Splendid Hotels for a Romantic Motorcycle Vacation in SoCal

Southern California is a great destination for a romantic getaway with your special riding partner. Thanks to its warm climate, the area is full of great roads and sights you can explore all year round. Being such a popular tourism destination, however, means SoCal is chock-full of hotels, inns, and

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EagleRider is Ready for Daytona Bike Week

The Daytona Bike Week is the opener and highlight of the riding season to many motorcyclists. This year’s event takes place February 28-March 9 in Daytona Beach, FL. Not all riders are able to attend Daytona astride their own motorcycles. Perhaps your machine suffered a breakdown, live so far

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Motorcycling Saved My Life

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The Evolution of Motorcycle Standardization

At the dawn of the 20th century—not long after their first documented invention in 1885—motorcycles had already taken on the classic characteristics that still shape them today. They had two wheels of relatively similar size, a frame, a centrally-mounted engine, the rider sat upright between the axles, and

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5 Romantic Hotels for a Moto Vacation in the Northeast

Forget Cinderella’s pumpkin carriage. Your motorcycle is the ideal vehicle to carry you and your special someone to a romantic weekend getaway. For Pete’s sake, riding two-up practically forces one of you to wrap their arms around the other. We’ve written about romantic New York hotels before.

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How to Ship Motorcycles Within the US

To transport a motorcycle from point A to B, you would ideally hop in the saddle and ride to the destination. Sadly, that’s not always possible. Sometimes, you have to ship a bike, whether it’s for a fly-and-ride or you’re buying or selling a motorcycle. Shipping a

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Easy Rider: A Motorcycle Anthem of Rebellion That Changed Cinema Forever

Easy Rider was released to incredible fanfare in 1969. The movie made its director, Dennis Hopper, instantly famous, upended the trends of Hollywood, and altered the way studios conducted business—for a while anyway. Easy Rider was a low-budget film that broke from convention, confusing movie executives with its mostly

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Wiring Accessories

Many riders love having the latest gadgets and electronics plugged into their motorcycles. Before you begin cutting and splicing wires, though, take a few minutes to consider the best way to approach such a project.  Doing the wrong thing could result in a dead battery, a fried electrical system, or

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Interview with BMW Engineer Toni Decker

Toni Decker, born in 1963, joined BMW as a trainee in 1988 and started to work for the Bavarian manufacturer in 1990 as a design and project engineer. He is best known for being the project leader for the K-series of motorcycles. I sat down with Decker to ask him

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Pirelli-Metzeler Motorcycle Test Center

Most motorcyclists are familiar with the Italian island of Sicily as a vacation destination. In the off-season, Sicily’s mild temperatures, low-traffic roads, and spectacular landscapes tempt people to escape the Northern Hemisphere’s bad weather.  Some motorcycle companies have also recognized this and carry out their endurance runs and

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Fire and Ice—A Letter From Marisa

Recently, I’ve been suffering from a terrible case of PMS (Parked Motorcycle Syndrome).  While it’s not officially recognized in the medical community, every rider knows this affliction’s symptoms all too well. They include restlessness, longing glances at your bike in the garage, and vivid dreams of open

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Small Girls On Big Bikes

When I started riding motorcycles, I remember thinking on the saddle of my little 250cc: “There’s no way I will ever be able to ride a big motorcycle.” After all, how could a 107-pound girl ride a 550-pound bike? A year later, I ride big adventure bikes almost exclusively.

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A Complete Guide to Motorcycle Cooling System Inspection & Maintenance

Many modern motorcycles utilize a liquid cooling system. These systems pump a water-based coolant through jackets in the cylinders, heads, and radiator to keep the engine at the ideal operating temperature.  Like everything else on your bike, though, this system requires regular maintenance. I’ll walk you through the basic

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A Look Back—25 Years of RoadRUNNER

In the summer of 1999, my parents Christian and Christa, my brother Manuel, and I moved from Austria to North Carolina for a change in scenery and, perhaps, a quieter life. In addition to their photography business, my parents brought their motorcycles across the pond. My dad had his 1997