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Buell Motorcycle Plans International Expansion

Buell Motorcycle—famous for its individually built high-performance machines—returned to business in 2021. And business must be good, because the brand is now planning expansion to markets outside the U.S. The company’s flagship Hammerhead and other models (all powered by the proprietary Buell 1190cc engine) have attracted

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Fontana Village is Renovating

If you’ve chased the curves in western North Carolina, there’s a good chance you’ve ridden along SR 28 and past Fontana Village. It’s a sprawling resort made up of a main lodge, more than 100 cabins, camping and RV sites, a pool with a lazy river,

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Review: Hidden Springs Inn—Reserve, NM

If you blink, you just might ride right through the town of Reserve, NM, without even realizing it. That’s exactly what happened to me the night I planned to stay at the Hidden Springs Inn. After an exceptionally long day of off-road motorcycling, it was well after dark by

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The Road to Recovery—A Letter From Marisa

Motorcycles are dangerous. It’s not a secret that our beloved sport is inherently risky, but that’s part of what draws us to these two-wheeled machines. The thrill of riding a motorcycle comes from a mix of factors, with danger and risk adding an adrenaline-fueled edge to the experience.

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EAGLERIDER and Yamaha Present the Ultimate 3-Day Mojave Desert Adventure

Experience the Wild Side of Sin City Motorcycles are a prime vehicle to break free from the screen and take off on an unforgettable adventure into the wilds. But that requires carefully planning a route, accommodations, and more, which can take more time than the tour itself. The motorcycle rental

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Three Magic Words

GPX, or GPS Exchange Format, has become the de-facto file standard for overland navigation. Each waypoint in the file uses the WGS 84 coordinate system. In layman’s terms, there are two decimal numbers—latitude, which is north/positive or south/negative of the equator, and longitude, which is east/

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Kawasaki Demos Hydrogen Motorcycle Engine

Kawasaki has gone down in motorcycle history in a unique manner. The Japanese moto company recently held the world’s first public demonstration of a hydrogen-powered motorcycle engine. Kawasaki’s push for eco-friendly motorcycling is not a new endeavor. Earlier this year, it launched the Ninja 7, the first hybrid

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Custom Motorcycle Registration

Planning to build a custom motorcycle? From using safe parts to having a certified mechanic inspect your bike, there are many things to consider in order to protect your legal rights. One of the most common questions people have is: “How do I register a custom motorcycle?” Here are a

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Do You Ride or Drive a Motorcycle?

Motorcyclists are riders—they ride motorcycles. Yet, now and then, you hear someone refer to the act of operating our favorite two-wheeled conveyances as “driving.” As the copy editor of RoadRUNNER, I’m an unapologetic word nerd. So, in my mind, this difference in word usage raises the question of

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EagleRider Offers Limited Rentals of CVO Harley-Davidson Road Glides for Route 66 Tours

The Harley-Davidson CVO Road Glide is the Motor Company’s cream of the crop machine, but you sadly can’t test ride it before purchase. With its $44,400 price tag, this luxury tourer is also so expensive that it’s simply not within every rider’s budget. If you

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Balancing Off-Road Expertise: The Jimmy Lewis Approach

Beneath the vast sky of the American West, a diverging two-wheeled journey unfolds—a tale of lessons learned from the sturdy embrace of a BMW F650 GS to the agile prowess of a KTM 500 EXC-F. With five years stretching the horizon between these two rides, I have plateaued in

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Quail Motorcycle Gathering

David Coffey and I met en route to The Quail Motorcycle Gathering a decade ago and have attended it together every year since. This year, we added another David: My younger brother, a lifelong motorcyclist whose birthday was approaching and who knew nothing about the Carmel Valley motorcycle experience except

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Cowboy Dinner Tree: More Than a Restaurant

There are many kinds of motorcycling destinations that we cover at RoadRUNNER, from specific roads to charming town and beautiful natural monuments. What we don’t typically cover is individual restaurants. Of course, you can always find an exception. Cowboy Dinner Tree is one of those because it’s more

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Should You Warm Up Your Bike Before Riding?

Many of us are in the habit of irritating our neighbors by warming up our engines before we leave for a ride. Much like an athlete warming up before competition, it only makes sense that our engines require the same treatment. Allowing the engine components to heat up and oil

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Interview with Alexander Buckan—BMW’s New Head of Design

Alexander Buckan—born 1974 in Erfurt, Germany—took over the direction of the BMW Motorrad Design from Edgar Heinrich on January 1, 2024. After working at Mercedes-Benz and a freelancer, he joined the motorcycle department in Munich in 2003. I sat down to chat with the fresh head designer to

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Pen to Production—Interview with KTM Designer Gerald Kiska

Austrian designer Gerald Kiska has been responsible for designing KTM models for more than three decades. Since Husqvarna and Gas Gas joined the same group, his portfolio has extended to these brands as well. Kiska has never been afraid to provoke with his designs. I sat to chat with him

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Get Help from Fellow Riders on the Road

One of the best things about motorcycling is the community. No matter how much some of us like to think of ourselves as the lone wolves of the road, we all know a fellow rider is always ready to help us if we need it. Getting in touch with a

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Paint Touch-Up Repairs

Stuff happens! It may not be today or tomorrow, but eventually that beautiful paint job on your pride and joy will be "compromised," shall we say. Perhaps it's best if you think of paint as a sacrificial coating, which protects the metal underneath from corrosion, along

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Planes, Trains, and Motorcycles—A Letter From Florian

Traveling to attend new motorcycle press launches often requires some serious travel. I don’t know many people willing to fly halfway around the world to ride a motorcycle for a day. My usual rule is that I want to stay at a location at least twice as long as

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A Motorcyclist’s Guide to the International Driver’s Permit

You’re ready for your exotic motorcycle trip through a foreign country. You’ve arrived at the airport, checked in to your hotel, and head over to the motorcycle rental to get your bike. And then you find out they won’t release the bike to you because the country

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Your First Overnight Ride

There are some similarities between the causes of plane crashes and the reasons for motorcycle accidents: it’s often a combination of factors, or risks, that cause incidents in both cases. And in both, the fundamental cause can usually be traced back to “human error.” Just as in doing a

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Lane Splitting or Filtering Is Now Legal in Six States

Lane splitting and filtering remain contentious topics between motorcyclists, lawmakers, and car drivers. Nonetheless, the number of states that allow some form of lane splitting/filtering in the U.S. has now grown to six with the additions of Colorado and Minnesota. In April, Colorado joined Arizona, California, Montana, and

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Classic Motorcycle Day 2024

The gray skies and forecast rain didn’t deter the sizable throng of motorcycle enthusiasts that gathered on the carnival grounds of Mount Airy, MD, for the Classic Motorcycle Day 2024 on May 19. Fortunately, the rain never materialized, and the cloud cover kept the sun from completely scorching the

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Mirrored Infotainment Systems

The visual user experience when riding (or driving) has evolved in the last few decades to have two main areas of interest. There’s the primary screen—a dashboard with critical gauges, such as the speedometer, tachometer, and engine warning lights—and a secondary screen for infotainment, featuring a media