Jul/Aug '18 Premium Content Western Washington: Wilderness & Waves Beauty is truth, truth beauty—John Keats A photo story of a 600-mile motorcycle tour of The Evergreen State. Riding old Washington’s rural splendor for 40 miles on Highway 6 between Raymond and Chehalis is another knockout on this tour. Also, not to be missed on this ride is
Jul/Aug '18 Premium Content Alaska: From Whitehorse to Deadhorse and Back “Somebody will pick you up at the airport and drive you to where the bike is, about 30 kilometers outside of town. Bring cash.” Those were more or less my instructions for a loaner bike I somehow found by pure luck, combined with a healthy dose of trust. I’m
Jul/Aug '18 Premium Content China: Keeping up with Indiana Jones Riding across China is a motorcycle adventure like no other. Our China journey includes the Tibetan Plateau’s frigid mountains and grassy plains, the Gobi Desert’s towering pale beige sand dunes, and the Central Basin’s sweltering heat and humidity. We cover it all on small displacement Zongshen motorcycles,
Jul/Aug '18 The 2018 Star Venture: Tradition Meets the Future 2018 will be remembered as the year Yamaha unveiled a new range of luxury touring in the form of the Star Venture. The bike is a deliberate cross between tradition and modernity with an alluring mix of big bore V-twin character augmented with the latest in technical gadgetry. And the
Jul/Aug '18 2018 Triumph Speedmaster: A New Kind of Old School The Speedmaster of old was originally launched in 2002 and powered by a 790cc air-cooled twin. This year, the newly redesigned bike has gotten a complete makeover, at the heart of which is a massive 1200cc liquid-cooled powerplant. At first sight, the bike appears as a custom “one-off “cruiser with
Jul/Aug '18 Coming soon: 2019 Honda CB300R Is it retro modern or streamlined steam-punk? No matter. Whatever the inspirations for its design, the naked 2019 CB300R is a pretty machine. And beginners, short-hop commuters, and many others with an abiding appreciation of small-displacement, user-friendly models will be visiting their local Honda showroom to check it out in
