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Riding Sober and Legal Responsibilities

In previous articles, I’ve talked about the dangers of riding after consuming alcohol. Not only does it put your life and the lives of others in jeopardy, but it also can bury you in a legal mess if you cause an accident while under the influence. Do you know

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Great Bike Portraits in Five Steps

You know you've met a fellow rider when they take out their phone to show you a picture of their ride. Most have a snapshot after a wash or while on a trip. But if you want to be the person with the awesome photo of your bike

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The Triumph Factory: Holy Ground of Motorcycles

Tucked away in the middle of England, about halfway between London and Manchester, sits the town of Hinckley. It’s unclear when it was founded, but its recorded history goes back to Anglo-Saxon times, which ended in 1066. A bit more recently, in 1988, Triumph Motorcycles Ltd set up shop

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Royal Enfield ‘Build. Train. Race’ Returns for 2024

For the past four years, Royal Enfield’s Build. Train. Race (BTR) program has trained women riders for serious motorcycle racing. The program is now returning for its fifth road and flat track racing season. The BTR program aims to introduce riding women into the moto racing community, no matter

Travel Guide

13 Important Things to Remember When Traveling Internationally

International travel is a fantastic way to see new sights, meet amazing people, and broaden your horizons. Whether you’re riding a motorcycle or doing any other kind of travel, foreign countries can give you a whole new perspective on life. But traveling cross-border is a different beast from domestic

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All Kids Bike Celebrates a Successful 2023

Riding on two wheels is a useful skill to have, whether the vehicle under you is powered by pedals or an engine. To that end, All Kids Bike has an ambitious goal—the national program aims to teach every child in the U.S. to ride a bicycle. Although the

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RoadRUNNER Presents: Motorcycles & Coffee with Florian

Welcome to Motorcycles & Coffee, a new video series by RoadRUNNER. Have you ever wondered about all the moto travel stories our contributors haven’t been able to share in our magazine or on our website? Florian Neuhauser, the editor-in-chief of RoadRUNNER magazine, set out to hear those stories—and

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Eating Right on the Road

The Best Fuel for Your Body I like a Krispy Kreme "donut run" or a Haagen-Dazs "ice cream run" as much as the next rider, especially when it also includes a hot cappuccino or latte. There seems to be something in our human genetics that has

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The Iconic Daytona Beach Bike Week

By the time most of the country is still trying to break out of winter, Florida will have already started the spring riding season. That’s the perfect excuse to head over to Daytona Beach for the world-famous Bike Week. This year’s event, taking place on March 1-10, marks

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Pack Mentality—Gear

"I Was Only Going a Mile" We see it all the time. A pretty young lady riding across campus on a scooter, a bare-headed youth ripping through rush-hour traffic on a sportbike, T-shirt billowing over bare skin, or a middle-aged man, commuting to work on his cruiser. They

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Group Riding: Protect Your Safety & Your Legal Rights

Group riding is part of a biker’s way of life. Whether you’re heading to a bike night, rally, or on a cross-country road trip with friends, you still need to keep safety a top priority. Not only will it help you avoid being injured in an accident, but

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Royal Enfield’s Project Origin

The company we know today as Royal Enfield began as Enfield Bicycle Company in the U.K. in the 1890s. As the 20th century dawned, Enfield engineers fitted a combustion engine to a bicycle-type frame and sent power to the rear wheel via belts and pulleys. In an unusual move,

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How Salvo Pennisi Shaped Pirelli’s World Class Tire Testing Practices

His business card reads: "Pirelli Head of Outdoor Testing and Technical Relations, Motorcycle and Bicycle." However, it’s impossible to explain Salvo Pennisi's job in one sentence—let alone who he is as a person. Perhaps a little anecdote, told during a dinner by the sea

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Around the World on Two Wheels Exhibit at Petersen Automotive Museum

You should hop into the saddle and motor on over to the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, CA, before March 2. That’s the last day you can see the Around the World on Two Wheels exhibit, organized in collaboration with the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum. George Barber is

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12 Cities to Visit for Amazing Mural Art

Not all fine art is confined to museums and galleries. Many American cities are chock-full murals and other works of street art that rival whatever you may find in the local art museums. Your motorcycle is an excellent vehicle for ferrying you from one mural to the next. With so

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Helping a Stranded Rider

In the earlier days of motorcycling, when bikes were less reliable, riders frequently became stranded by a mechanical malfunction. Back then, motorcyclists were often as handy with a wrench as they were with the throttle. If they couldn’t fix their own bike, other riders invariably stopped to help out.

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If It Ain't Broke...Give It Time

Murphy is alive and well, and he is nobody’s fool. Patient, cunning, and devious, he will get you when you least expect it … unless you’re prepared. We’ve been out here almost two weeks on the Idaho Backcountry Discovery Route. The sun is about to set and we

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Speed Limits in the US: Pin it on the Beaver!

Have you ever been frustrated by flashing lights in your rear-view mirrors? Did you feel as if you were singled out because you were on two wheels rather than four? Speed limits—whoever thought of such a thing? It is all just surreal. There are at least 10 production motorcycles

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7 Romantic Ideas for a Motorcycle Valentine’s Date

Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, so it’s time to start thinking of ways to spoil your special someone. For us riders, it’s tempting to combine our motorcycle obsession with a romantic date. But how do you do that? The good thing about motorcycles is their versatility, so

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That’s Odd—Unique Things Seen at EICMA 2023

The EICMA 2023 motorcycle exhibition in Milan, Italy, displayed some of the latest and greatest developments in the motorcycling industry. And then there were the other things. Not that I’m knocking the more unique creations showcased in Milan. They may very well be the future of the scene—they’

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American Ricky Brabec Wins Dakar Rally for Second Time

It’s easy enough to be the best at something once—the hard part is doing it again. American motorcycle racer Ricky Brabec just proved he can do it twice by snatching his second Dakar Rally victory. On January 19, Brabec won the motorcycle class of the 2024 Dakar Rally,

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The Story of Elvis and Memphis Mafia’s Triumphs Confirmed

In 1965, Elvis Presley took his friend’s brand-new Triumph T120 650 Bonneville out for a test ride. He was so impressed with the bike that he immediately bought nine similar motorcycles for his entire friend group, known as the Memphis Mafia. That’s how the story goes, at least,

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How Many Miles Per Day?

Too Long, Too Short...Where is Just Right? When on tour I often get this question from my pillion partner at the beginning of each day’s ride: How many miles are we riding today? Sometimes, if we’re just letting the road be our guide, I don’t really

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Trends from EICMA 2023

The 2023 EICMA motorcycle show in Milan displayed the hottest new bikes, but it wasn’t all just about the latest machines. From the various bikes, we could also glean some information on the future direction of the entire motorcycling scene. Adventure bikes seem set to continue their triumph, but