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Italy: Lago di Garda

Jul/Aug '03 Premium Content

Italy: Lago di Garda

Whether you live on the north or the south side of the Alps makes a tremendous difference. Storms come mostly from the west or north. Unfortunately, we live on the north side. It's August and cold rains pour down. The forecast isn't helping matters much, calling for snowfall at 2500-foot

Riding Along Route 66

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Riding Along Route 66

You may know how it is. You're sitting through a long, cold winter evening beside the fireplace and dreaming about tours while the bike hibernates in the garage. Years ago I was in this situation. The fire crackled and Pink Floyd played in my headphones while I read an article

Australia: Queensland and the New South Wales

Mar/Apr '03 Premium Content

Australia: Queensland and the New South Wales

A normal day in our office begins with a check of the e-mails. Recently a pleasant surprise popped up when the first message displayed announced that everything was ready for my trip in Australia. Organized for journalists by Twin Blue Motorcycle and called the "Northern Tropics" tour, it winds (with

Canada: Nova Scotia

Winter '02 Premium Content

Canada: Nova Scotia

The warm June sun that sparked the smiles behind our visors when we picked up our bikes in New Jersey has abandoned us. Between Portland, Maine, and Saint John in New Brunswick, our constant, dour companions are pouring rain and cold temperatures. Here Comes the Sun The monotonous drone of

Shamrock Tour® - Paducah, Kentucky

Winter '02 Premium Content

Shamrock Tour® - Paducah, Kentucky

"Paducah?" My friends at our neighborhood bar ask. "Paducah!?" Maybe they just like saying it - but, yes, having accepted an invitation to visit their Summer Festival, the HOG - Rally, and to ride the regional roads, I'm bound for Paducah. The Ohio River Road Two weeks later I'm sitting

Shamrock Tour® - Santa Fe, New Mexico

Fall '02 Premium Content

Shamrock Tour® - Santa Fe, New Mexico

With only three days to spare for exploration, the choice of Santa Fe and its exhilarating surroundings is a wise one. The weather is fine and the way unwinds as smoothly as silk beneath our Road Kings. A number of people have asked me recently to define a shamrock tour.

California: Mendocino Coast

Fall '02 Premium Content

California: Mendocino Coast

Our excitement is undeniable - accelerating pulses, shallow breathing - as we climb on the plane jetting us to a most beautiful part of California: Highway 1, between San Francisco and Eureka, where the scenic seductions of Marin, Sonoma, Mendocino and Humboldt counties thrill us in the coming days. The

Ducati's 620 i.e.

Ducati's 620 i.e.

> "We think this bike is great for beginners - women, men, [bank presidents] and street sweepers. A Ducati is sexy." Nicola Greco, Vice President of Ducati Sales and Marketing LA JOLLA, CA - Our wake-up call rousted us for breakfast at seven and then the time approached to see if

Kentucky Bluegrass Joyrides

Summer '02 Premium Content

Kentucky Bluegrass Joyrides

Take One: Cold Kentucky Rain Crossing the border between Virginia and Kentucky creases the worry lines across my forehead. Dark clouds are gathering in the northwest. My mind on replay, I can hear those Elvis refrains about the cold Kentucky rain and all that Weather Channel chatter about the soggy

BMW R1150R

> There are only a few bikes out there that deserve the title "Roadster," but if one fits this category like a glove it's definitely BMW's R1150R. This standard sports many improvements and some cool new features when compared to its predecessor, the R1100R. Standard bikes are becoming quite popular. The

Shamrock Tour® - Snowshoe, West Virginia

Spring '02 Premium Content

Shamrock Tour® - Snowshoe, West Virginia

What's going on in a well-known ski area like Snowshoe in the summer? Daniel, Andrea and I find some answers in this curvy paradise. With that old John Denver tune looping around my mind, I lead my brother Daniel and his girlfriend Andrea from Winston-Salem, NC, toward Snowshoe, WVA. It's

North Carolina Coast

Spring '02 Premium Content

North Carolina Coast

With the new Le Mans and Stone (on loan from Moto Guzzi) beneath us, Christa and I put them through their paces on a treasured trip along the North Carolina Coast. Goose Bumps Late in the afternoon, with some 80 miles to travel, there's little time for us to chew

Adirondack National Park

Fall '01 Premium Content

Adirondack National Park

A visit with our son Florian at his ice hockey camp in Lake Placid, New York, this July presented an excellent excuse for Christa and I to explore the Adirondacks. But if you happen to be anywhere close - you won't need an excuse. However, you will need a lot

Shamrock Tour® - Dillsboro, North Carolina

Fall '01 Premium Content

Shamrock Tour® - Dillsboro, North Carolina

Deep, hanging clouds at 7 a.m. and the heavy raindrops tell us we have to wait. Some four hours later, the wait is over and it's time to call Garry, and start our tour of the Nantahala National Forest. We meet at my home in Clemmons - Garry on

Shamrock Tour® - Marion, Virginia

Summer '01 Premium Content

Shamrock Tour® - Marion, Virginia

Poring over my maps on a lazy Sunday, another rainy day in March, I felt restless. The urge to ride was almost overwhelming and I could hardly wait for the first warm days of spring to start the next tour. The winter had been long and cold, fairly unusual for

Austria, Slovenia and Italy: Cappuccino Time

Spring '01 Premium Content

Austria, Slovenia and Italy: Cappuccino Time

Surrounded as they are by the Alps and enveloped by the cold, many Austrian bikers consider the long wait for the arrival of May and June to be a dangerous time. Why? Because the urges produced by their "motorcycle hormones" can drive them absolutely nuts. It is the same with

A Day on the Road

Spring '01 Premium Content

A Day on the Road

Brrrrr...my alarm clock is ringing. Half asleep I blink at my watch. What! seven o'clock already? Right, we planned a motorcycle trip - Christa, my wife, Gerald, our friend, and me. This tour will be a little trip in the surrounding area of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. A few minutes