RIDE INSPIRED!

Chasing the Trophy

Competing in a GS Trophy qualifier each year is no small feat. It requires precise riding through exceptional balance, clutch, throttle, and braking control of an adventure motorcycle weighing over 500 pounds. Judges watch riders carefully, occasionally causing a distraction with loud callouts like “DAB!” and “FALL!”

Riding through the Old West

High noon seemed like an appropriate time for our meet up. There wasn’t any gunplay planned, but my steed’s sudden oil leak did have me wondering if I’d make it through the trip. I’d noticed the dripping just a few days prior, too late to get it fixed before I left. Rather than miss out, I decided to press my luck. The warbling whistle of a Clint Eastwood movie soundtrack trailed off in the back of my mind as I headed south from Tucson.

Conquering fear on Tour de France routes

Seeing Spain and Portugal together – finally!

PLACES TO RIDE INSPIRED!

NEWS & REVIEWS

The California Superbike School has released its full 2026 nationwide schedule. Whether you’re looking to sharpen your cornering skills, boost confidence, or gain a deeper understanding of your bike’s capabilities,...
It was a Sunday chock-full of shocking Superbike action with Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Beaubier somehow coming out of it all with the title, despite going into the final day of...

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Nearly a decade ago, I had the incredible pleasure of riding with a friend from Alicante, Spain, north along the Mediterranean Sea to Barcelona before heading inland and across the...

At every MOA National Rally, I’m vigilant for new products that might be worth a report to the membership–preferably something clever and unexpected. I especially appreciate “better mousetraps” that meet...

Tire pressure may be the most neglected maintenance procedure in all of motorcycling. Back when I was regularly attending AMA races, tire vendors would sometimes go down a long row...

In their efforts to remind riders around the world of the modularity and adaptability of the R nineT platform – and its new R 12 brothers – BMW Motorrad released...

Instead of just having one pair of gloves, I got two so I’d be able to alternate them and hopefully stave off deterioration due to sweat, hard use and UV...
Klim’s latest (second generation) Baja S4 mesh suit is perfectly at home on pavement, even though it’s designed and marketed as hot weather ADV gear. Klim’s Induction/Induction Pro, Avalon and...

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