RoadRUNNER Summer 2001
Shamrock Tour
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 North Carolina, and during those days of waiting and studying regional routes, I discovered...
National Tours
Great Lakes Escapade
Destination USA doesn't always have to be the much-visited Southwest. Foreign visitors, who think only of red boulders and dry desert expanses in association with the US, should think again. A vast gamut of alternatives runs everywhere. In this case, a tour of the Great Lakes region in the northern reaches was a splendid and revivifying experience....
International Destinations
Thailand: Along the Mekong
Swirling clouds of red dust calm and slowly settle. The droning rattle and hum ceases. Four strange figures emerge from the murk with vividly colored bowls on their heads. They step away from unusual contraptions that look like bicycles, only bigger. And the sound they produce is very peculiar. It’s almost loud enough to compete with a monsoon...
Italy: Cypress Scented Vacation Time in Tuscany
Bewitching mixtures of scenic beauty, fabled lore and the lure of an amazing culture highlight a memorable tour of Tuscany....
Riding Impressions
Moto Guzzi California Jackal - Triumph Bonneville
There are more ways to ride your cruiser around than you would expect. RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Cruising & Touring took the opportunity to check the all-round abilities of two classic European bikes on the twisty roads of Georgia and North Carolina....
Voxan Scrambler
On the heels of the Roadster and the Café Racer, Voxan, the French motorcycle newcomer, presents the Scrambler - available in Europe this summer, and in the States from 2002 on....
Chronicles
City Portrait: Charlotte, NC
Clear blue skies, temperatures in the mid-70s – it's a perfect day for a cruise through the surrounding counties of Rowan and Iredell and Mecklenburg to the largest community in North Carolina, the city of Charlotte. "Looking for adventure and whatever comes our way..." I grabbed my new digital camera, a Canon D30, and headed out the door to my...
Myrtle Beach Spring Rally
On Saturday, May 16, we traveled south to participate in our first Myrtle Beach Bike Week. This annual gathering begun as a modest event 60 years ago is now considered the third-largest motorcycle rally, after Daytona and Sturgis, held in the United States, and the promoters estimated 150,000 people showed up for this one. The vast majority of bikes...
Brake Dance
Critically essential parts of a motorcycle, brakes slow you down and help ensure safety. Disc brakes are most common today because they function more effectively and their operation is more trouble free than drum brakes....
Headgear From Switzerland
The Swiss are known for attention to detail and quality workmanship. That holds true for IXS, the apparel company garnering much success within the motorcycle gear business of Europe. Unfortunately, you can't buy their high-quality helmets in the U.S....
