RoadRUNNER Spring 2002
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Shamrock Tour
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....
National Tours
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....
West Coast Wonders
Most famous for their gorgeous coastlines, Washington, Oregon and Northern California offer any visitor an array of sights and sounds. But further inland the Pacific Northwest also harbors a host of surprises for the motorcycle traveler....
International Destinations
Europe: Andalusia & Murcia, Spain
Five sunny days amid blooming trees, unspoiled nature reserves and empty roads in an inviting corner of southeast Spain....
Tibet: The Road to Lhasa
There it is, 20 horsepower of 1940's technology that will carry me on a truly once-in-a-lifetime adventure. I have always wanted to visit Tibet but never in my wildest hallucinations did I expect to do it on a motorcycle. The plan is to depart Kathmandu, Nepal, and cover the 600 miles to Lhasa, Tibet, in 10 days. Experience the culture, visit the Potala...
Riding Impressions
Aprilia: SL1000 Falco vs RST1000 Futura
Italy's young motorcycle manufacturer Aprilia is conquering the American market with exciting motorcycles. Their sport touring machines SL1000 Falco and RST1000 Futura are excellent examples of the company's great development....
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....
Chronicles
City Portrait: Denver, CO
Denver and its surroundings are ideal for excellent motorcycle riding. Lots of sun, curvy backroads, the amazing landscape along the Rockies, and an urban area with a wide range of recreational activities will make your trip incredibly enjoyable....
Freedom Fest
The business of attracting people to the slopes of Snowshoe doesn’t end when the last of all that white stuff melts. The golf season begins in April, a bluegrass festival kicks off in June, there’s a Labor Day Celebration in September, and in the middle of all that a slew of motorcyclists take over Snowshoe in July....
Harley-Davidson European Bike Week
Thousands of motorcycles, great beer, terrific food, good company, and the incomparable Carinthian countryside – what more can you ask for?...
Concentration
Plain and simple, concentration and your ability to think faster than your motorcycle covers ground are key factors in determining how quickly you can ride safely. It's not how much weight your muscles can lift or how swiftly your reflexes react but how focused on the job at hand the gray matter between your ears is....
Ducatisti
It was the sound of tuned exhausts echoing from ancient walls that did it. Until then it was just another great ride on another great motorcycle. Riding down that steeply pitched, much too narrow, ancient Etruscan street I was captivated by the Ducati mystique and it’s been with me ever since. Ducati began as a high-tech, cutting-edge firm, a...
Château Morrisette, Virginia
Given a map of the world and a handful of pushpins most wine lovers would locate their favorite vineyards by punching holes in a series of valleys – Napa Valley, the Sonoma Valley, the Loire Valley, the Rhine and Rhone Valleys. But many in Virginia and North Carolina will hover above the Blue Ridge Parkway and firmly place their dark-red pins...
Highway 50 - Coast to Coast
As the days of my retirement drew closer, the most asked question by my co-workers was "What are you going to do when you retire?" My standard answer, "It's not what I'm going to do but what I'm not going to do. I'm not going to take the interstate anymore." After years of racing back and forth across the country on the interstate to fix airplanes,...
