RoadRUNNER Fall 2002
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Shamrock Tour
Shamrock Tour®: Santa Fe, New Mexico
With only three days to spare for exploration, the choice of Santa Fe and its exhilarating surroundings is a wise one. The weather is fine and the way unwinds as smoothly as silk beneath our Road Kings....
National Tours
California: Mendocino Coast
Our excitement is undeniable – accelerating pulses, shallow breathing – as we climb on the plane jetting us to a most beautiful part of California: Highway 1, between San Francisco and Eureka, where the scenic seductions of Marin, Sonoma, Mendocino and Humboldt Counties thrill us in the coming days....
Easy Does It - East Tennessee
Telling me that County Road 116 is as nasty as Deal’s Gap, a local rider also says I shouldn’t stop along the way, either. “If you ain’t from there, you ain’t one of them,” he says. “And don’t hit the shoulder, ‘cause it’s 150 feet down to a moonshine still if you do.”...
International Destinations
North Africa: Trans Sahara Part Two
Sitting on the terrace of the Grand Hotel in Niamey, I order five gorgeous, grilled meat skewers in broken French, "Cinq brochettes, s 'il vous plait!" To get on in West Africa, French is essential since neither English nor German are commonly spoken. Everyone who wants to chat with the locals should learn some French in advance. I turn up a cool Niger...
Germany: Sauerland Heartbeat Tour
A journey through the countryside on low mountain-range roads, past massive bales of hay, picturesque little villages, and along beautiful expanses of water – this is the tour through Sauerland, in the heart of Germany....
Riding Impressions
Moto Guzzi V11 Le Mans
With the revival of the "mythic" Le Mans, Moto Guzzi has added an appealing sport-tourer to the line. And continuing a long-held tradition, the new Le Mans incorporates many elements commonly featured in the brand's other models....
KTM 640 LC4 Adventure R
There are a lot of enduro bikes out there but nothing compares to KTM’s 640 LC4 Adventure R. Finally, there’s a bike capable of carrying you to the ends of the world. And the quality of the road, whether smooth or cratered, makes little difference....
Honda Interceptor
For the model year 2002, Honda’s successful Interceptor was totally revised. As well as sporting a brand-new look, the engine underwent a good deal of transformation. VTEC technology, well known from the brand’s automobiles, is now also used in a Honda motorcycle....
The Moto Morini Story
After a long snowy winter and six busy months of restoration it's time to face the truth. Did I do a good job and will the Italian primadonna finally sing?...
Chronicles
City Portrait: Ah, Montreal
Museums, great expanses of greenery, cobblestones, fine shops, soaring architecture, Old World cuisine ...What a wonderful place to cruise. It's France without the attitude....
Americade Collage
Tens of thousands of motorcyclists were on the street. Here and there a car or truck sat as if caught in a flash flood of motorcycles as four lanes of traffic flowed and roared like a spring torrent moving in two opposing directions....
Kevin Schwantz Suzuki School – Body Position
Whether you're going to hang off the bike on a racetrack or stay centered on the bike while riding on the street, proper body position starts at the footpegs and works up from there. Anytime you're not using your feet for shifting or using the rear brake, place the ball of your foot (the front of foot just behind the toes) on the footpeg which allows...
A Bandit Digs Into the Mother Lode
Eureka! "Thar's gold in them thar hills" and everyone – even outlaws with in-laws in tow – is coming to strike it rich. The 'poor' ghosts of James Marshall and John Sutter would find it easier to put the sins of the world back into Pandora's box than to stem the tide of discovery they wrought....
Winter or Summer, Ride to the North Jersey Shore
Exiting Garden State Parkway's #114, south of the reeds and grasses of the tranquil Cheesequake estuary, a trip on Harley's Road King to New Jersey's north shore can be more rewarding than just another day at the beach. Panoramic vistas, educational exhibits, hiking trails, occasional wildlife sightings, musical rock groups, and good food may be enjoyed...
