Classic Roads See the Luxurious History of Ocean Drive The city of Newport, RI, has an air of luxury, having served (and still does) as a summertime playground for the wealthy and powerful. The Ocean Drive plunges you right in the middle of it all. You won’t find a road called “Ocean Drive” in Newport, however. It’s
Accommodations 6 Motorcycle-Friendly Hotels in the Northeast The northeastern U.S. is a beautiful motorcycling destination. From Pennsylvania’s Amish country to coastal Maine and the forests of Vermont and New Hampshire, the region’s roads offer top-class riding opportunities. But on top of great roads, you need comfortable and moto-friendly accommodations to rest after
Roundtrip Tour Premium Content Northeast U.S.—Pilgrimage When I started riding in the ‘90s, I quickly learned about the top motorcycle gear brands. For textiles, it’s Aerostich. For leathers, you go for Vanson. Both are vaunted American brands that I was proud to wear. Two Vanson jackets still sit in my closet, one purchased during a
Travel Guide 10 American Roads That Should Be On Your Riding Bucket List American roads are legendary for a reason. Long and wide, they wind through this county, offering unforgettable motorcycling experiences to both homegrown and visiting foreign riders. But with so many fantastic roads in the U.S., their sheer number can be intimidating. How can you know which road to ride
Classic Roads The King's Highway—America's Oldest Road Taking the King’s Highway to get to his presidential inauguration in New York in 1789, George Washington had to cross a very unique bridge. Another notable American known to have crossed it was John Adams. When a Japanese film crew came to America in 1996 to film an iconic
May/Jun '15 Premium Content Boston, Massachusetts to Baltimore, Maryland: Life of Pie Pizza is the United Nations of food, the one dining option that a group of hungry riders can readily agree upon. Burger joints are for carnivores; salad bars are for rabbits. But pizza, ubiquitous pizza, can be customized for nearly everyone. Chew on this for a second—on any given
Sep/Oct '14 Premium Content Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont: American Industrial Revolution When British immigrant Samuel Slater introduced the first mechanized system of spinning cotton in the 1790s, America was still an agrarian society with a widely dispersed population, but that would soon start changing. Jeff Arpin (on the Kawasaki Vulcan 900 Classic), and I (on the Kawasaki Ninja 1000) have traveled
Mar/Apr '13 Premium Content Exeter, Rhode Island Shamrock Tour®: Twisting the Throttle through the Ocean State Although Rhode Island is the smallest state, it offers lots of historic sites to make it a good Shamrock Tour® base. This tiny piece of America is only 37 miles wide and 48 miles long, so trips into neighboring New England are unavoidable and certainly well worth it. Some interesting
Sep/Oct '09 Premium Content Rhode Island and Eastern Connecticut My trip begins next to an 11-foot-tall green frog. On a spool of thread. On a bridge. Seriously. In the Connecticut town of Willimantic that's how they commemorate a peculiar bit of colonial history. One night in 1754, a terrible racket woke the local citizenry, and
Jul/Aug '05 Premium Content Rhode Island An hour out of the Big Apple on my 2004 BMW Rl150R, I spy surly, fat, gray clouds rushing belly-up behind me in the mirrors. I, in turn, rush east on the super-slab of I-95 through Connecticut. I'm on my way to begin my tour
