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Motorcycle Touring

When the road calls, these are the places we'd love to ride.
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Two Matchless G80 CS singles, towed with an Austin-Healey 100-6 and a vintage Allstate trailer, make a road run for The Quail. https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-touring/the-honor-guard-zm0z19sozhur?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post
Two Matchless G80 CS singles, towed with an Austin-Healey 100-6 and a vintage Allstate trailer, make a road run for The Quail. https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-touring/the-honor-guard-zm0z19sozhur?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post
What is Pocketbike racing? Take a crash course introduction with one author who wonders what happened to the 1970s Pocketbike racers of yesterday. https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/more-classic-motorcycles/pocketbike-racing-zm0z23mjzawar?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post Motorcycle Touring, Racing Motorcycles, Pocket Bike, Race Courses, Steve Martin, Island Nations, 50cc, Road Racing, Race Track
What is Pocketbike racing? Take a crash course introduction with one author who wonders what happened to the 1970s Pocketbike racers of yesterday. https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/more-classic-motorcycles/pocketbike-racing-zm0z23mjzawar?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post
Remembering Doug Domokos, who set a world record for riding 145 miles on one wheel, and became one of motorcycling’s most colorful characters. https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-touring/doug-domokos-zmgz19jazhur?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post Classic Motorcycle, Classic Bikes, Honda Dirt Bike, Bike Ride, Kawasaki Motor, Talladega Superspeedway, Motocross Racer
Remembering Doug Domokos, who set a world record for riding 145 miles on one wheel, and became one of motorcycling’s most colorful characters. https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-touring/doug-domokos-zmgz19jazhur?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post
Read about one editor's experience riding down to Lindsborg, Kansas, and seeing its hidden attractions. https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-touring/travels-near-far-lindsborg-kansas-zb0z21jfzbut?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post Motorcycle Museum, Motorcycle Racers, Motorcycle Rallies, Lindsborg Kansas, Indian Scout, American Motorcycles, Bike Us
Read about one editor's experience riding down to Lindsborg, Kansas, and seeing its hidden attractions. https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-touring/travels-near-far-lindsborg-kansas-zb0z21jfzbut?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post
A Honda CL450 outperformed a Manx Norton at auction. But why? https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-touring/classic-motorcycle-events/bike-auctions-go-wild-zm0z22mjzram?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post Norton Motorcycle, Motorcycle Events, Cafe Racer Motorcycle, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, British Motorcycles, Honda S, Manx, Bonneville
A Honda CL450 outperformed a Manx Norton at auction. But why? https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-touring/classic-motorcycle-events/bike-auctions-go-wild-zm0z22mjzram?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post
What if this five-dollar Yamaha Big Bear Scrambler runs all the way to the Canadian border? Then it will be a dazzling affirmation of the value of junk. https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-touring/yamaha-big-bear-scrambler-zm0z23mazawar?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post Scrambler Motorcycle, Big Bear, Affirmation, Yamaha, Junk, Dollar, Border
What if this five-dollar Yamaha Big Bear Scrambler runs all the way to the Canadian border? Then it will be a dazzling affirmation of the value of junk. https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-touring/yamaha-big-bear-scrambler-zm0z23mazawar?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post
How many of us take real journeys on our old bikes anymore? Editor-in-Chief Landon Hall makes a case for riding your vintage bike. https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-touring/on-the-road-again-zm0z23jfzawar?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post Cabins In Missouri, Honda Vfr, Old Motorcycles, Little Cabin, Old Bikes, Back Road
How many of us take real journeys on our old bikes anymore? Editor-in-Chief Landon Hall makes a case for riding your vintage bike. https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-touring/on-the-road-again-zm0z23jfzawar?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post
Revisit these two Texas motorcycle rallies from 2022, featuring images from the Luckenbach Harvest Classic Rally and the Burnet Texas Motorcycle Revival. https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-touring/classic-motorcycle-events/texas-motorcycle-rallies-zm0z23mazawar?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post Vintage Bikes, Vintage Motorcycles, 25 Years Old, Over The Years
Revisit these two Texas motorcycle rallies from 2022, featuring images from the Luckenbach Harvest Classic Rally and the Burnet Texas Motorcycle Revival. https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-touring/classic-motorcycle-events/texas-motorcycle-rallies-zm0z23mazawar?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post
Remembering Superbikers, when in 1982 ABC created its own motorcycle race, patterned specifically for TV with Trippe-Cox and Associates. https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-touring/abc-tv-superbikers-zm0z23jfzawar?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post Flat Track Motorcycle, Wayne Rainey, Eddie Lawson, Motocross Tracks, Sports Programme, Abc Tv
Remembering Superbikers, when in 1982 ABC created its own motorcycle race, patterned specifically for TV with Trippe-Cox and Associates. https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-touring/abc-tv-superbikers-zm0z23jfzawar?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post
If you're looking for an old bike museum, look no further. Bill's Old Bike Barn Museum is the collection of all collections! https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-touring/bills-old-bike-museum-zm0z22ndzols?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post Italian Motorcycles, Vintage Bicycles, Custom Motorcycles, Motorcycle Engine, Harley Davidson Dealers, Italian Army
If you're looking for an old bike museum, look no further. Bill's Old Bike Barn Museum is the collection of all collections! https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-touring/bills-old-bike-museum-zm0z22ndzols?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post
Travel with us to Cascina Costa di Samarate, Italy, the home of an amazing collection of MV Agusta motorcycles, helicopters and more. https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-touring/mv-agusta-museum-zm0z21mazbut?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post Racing Bikes, Frame Technology, Grand Prix Racing, Clean Sweep, Motorcycle Manufacturers, Tidal Wave, Imola
Travel with us to Cascina Costa di Samarate, Italy, the home of an amazing collection of MV Agusta motorcycles, helicopters and more. https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-touring/mv-agusta-museum-zm0z21mazbut?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post
Dain Gingerelli remembers motorcycle magazines past and present. https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-gear/motorcycle-magazines-past-present-zm0z21mjzbut?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post Motorcycle Gear, Triumph Thunderbird Sport, Magazine Titles, Hot Bikes, Topeka, Liquor Store
Dain Gingerelli remembers motorcycle magazines past and present. https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-gear/motorcycle-magazines-past-present-zm0z21mjzbut?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post
Check out these motorcycle sculptures in the Haas Moto Museum and Sculpture Gallery in the Dallas Design District. https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-touring/haas-moto-museum-zm0z22mjzram?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post Indian Twins, Bmw Boxer, Bike Stand, Sidecar, Ducati
Check out these motorcycle sculptures in the Haas Moto Museum and Sculpture Gallery in the Dallas Design District. https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-touring/haas-moto-museum-zm0z22mjzram?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post
Ever wonder about the 1970s racer Gary Jones? Motocross racers usually know their title count, read about why motocrosser Gary Jones can't be sure. https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-touring/classic-motorcycle-events/gary-jones-motocross-zm0z22sozawar?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post Motocross Championship, National Championship, The Championship, Papa Jones
Ever wonder about the 1970s racer Gary Jones? Motocross racers usually know their title count, read about why motocrosser Gary Jones can't be sure. https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-touring/classic-motorcycle-events/gary-jones-motocross-zm0z22sozawar?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post
View highlights from The Quail Motorcycle Gathering 2022. See why in the calendar of motorcycle events, The Quail Motorcycle Gathering stands alone. https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-touring/classic-motorcycle-events/quail-motorcycle-gathering-2022-zm0z22sozawar?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post Motorcycle License, White Motorcycle, Norton Commando, Roland Sands, All Of The Lights
View highlights from The Quail Motorcycle Gathering 2022. See why in the calendar of motorcycle events, The Quail Motorcycle Gathering stands alone. https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-touring/classic-motorcycle-events/quail-motorcycle-gathering-2022-zm0z22sozawar?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post
Competitors Hank Scott and Randy Goss lead AMA for the 1980 Class C Grand National Championship. https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-touring/classic-motorcycle-events/1980-gnc-class-c-number1-plate-zm0z21ndzols?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post T Bag, Fall Shorts, Grand National, Gnc, Car And Driver
Competitors Hank Scott and Randy Goss lead AMA for the 1980 Class C Grand National Championship. https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-touring/classic-motorcycle-events/1980-gnc-class-c-number1-plate-zm0z21ndzols?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post
Before Ewan and Charley, two Italian youths named Leopoldo Tartarini and Giorgio Monetti rode Ducati 175 Tourismos across five continents. https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-touring/ducati-175-tourismos-zm0z18ndzhur?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post Touring Motorcycles, Triumph Motorcycles, Motorcycle Quotes, Dirt Bike Girl, Bikes Girl
Before Ewan and Charley, two Italian youths named Leopoldo Tartarini and Giorgio Monetti rode Ducati 175 Tourismos across five continents. https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-touring/ducati-175-tourismos-zm0z18ndzhur?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post
Motojournalist Robert Smith goes in search of the Olympic Mountains aboard his 1970 Bonneville. https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-touring/olympics-mountains-1970-bonnevillle-zm0z20ndzbut?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post Pacific Beach, Pacific Coast, Bonneville Motorcycle, Neah Bay, Hurricane Ridge, Tumwater, Hood Canal
Motojournalist Robert Smith goes in search of the Olympic Mountains aboard his 1970 Bonneville. https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-touring/olympics-mountains-1970-bonnevillle-zm0z20ndzbut?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post
Check out the fascinating history behind one of the most iconic and successful Honda ads. https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-touring/hondas-nicest-people-ad-1966-zm0z21jfzbut?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post Sales Slogans, Honda S90, Honda Motors, Asian Market, New Honda, Marketing Tactics
Check out the fascinating history behind one of the most iconic and successful Honda ads. https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-touring/hondas-nicest-people-ad-1966-zm0z21jfzbut?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post
On a day off, do you go surfing or motorcycle riding? John L. Stein and a group of friends decided to do both. https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-touring/surf-riders-zm0z21sozbut?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post Group Of Friends, Super Sport, Day Off, Surfboard, Rider, Surfing
On a day off, do you go surfing or motorcycle riding? John L. Stein and a group of friends decided to do both. https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-touring/surf-riders-zm0z21sozbut?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post
Most vintage motorcycle enthusiasts wouldn’t dream of riding a mid-1960s Honda Dream some 2,933 miles across the United States on the rough and tough TransAmerica Trail. But a group of intrepid riders from Mississippi did just that, and it was an adventure that won’t ever be forgotten. https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-touring/dreams-trail-zm0z22jazols?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post Trail Motorcycle, Build A Bike, Rat Bike, Chain Drive, Dual Sport
Most vintage motorcycle enthusiasts wouldn’t dream of riding a mid-1960s Honda Dream some 2,933 miles across the United States on the rough and tough TransAmerica Trail. But a group of intrepid riders from Mississippi did just that, and it was an adventure that won’t ever be forgotten. https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-touring/dreams-trail-zm0z22jazols?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post
Two Matchless G80 CS singles, towed with an Austin-Healey 100-6 and a vintage Allstate trailer, make a road run for The Quail. https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-touring/the-honor-guard-zm0z19sozhur?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post Honor Guard, Austin Healey, Matchless, Quail, Towing, Antique Cars, Road
Two Matchless G80 CS singles, towed with an Austin-Healey 100-6 and a vintage Allstate trailer, make a road run for The Quail. https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-touring/the-honor-guard-zm0z19sozhur?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post
Road racing’s first knee pucks were of duct tape. https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-gear/first-knee-pucks-zm0z21sozols?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post Mechanic Tool Box, Kenny Roberts, Leather Sole Boots, Steel Shoes, Show Of Hands, Taking A Knee
Road racing’s first knee pucks were of duct tape. https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-gear/first-knee-pucks-zm0z21sozols?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post
To many, a show bike means a motorcycle that was top of the line when it was new, but the display of small machines at this year’s Quail Motorcycle Gathering, taking place in Carmel, California on May 14, proved that a machine does not need to have been expensive to buy or difficult to locate to get a lot of attention from showgoers. https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-touring/classic-motorcycle-events/little-bikes-shine-zb0z2206?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post Honda Scrambler, Carmel California, Japanese Motorcycle, Moto Guzzi, Industrial Art
To many, a show bike means a motorcycle that was top of the line when it was new, but the display of small machines at this year’s Quail Motorcycle Gathering, taking place in Carmel, California on May 14, proved that a machine does not need to have been expensive to buy or difficult to locate to get a lot of attention from showgoers. https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-touring/classic-motorcycle-events/little-bikes-shine-zb0z2206?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post
They called him Rocket Man, and for good reason — he rode a rocket-powered drag bike through the measured quarter-mile with the relaxed calm of someone making a simple cross-town milk run. https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-touring/ground-control-major-john-zm0z22jazols?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post Rocket Engine, Drag Bike, Top Fuel, Elapsed Time, Majors, Military Aircraft
They called him Rocket Man, and for good reason — he rode a rocket-powered drag bike through the measured quarter-mile with the relaxed calm of someone making a simple cross-town milk run. https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-motorcycle-touring/ground-control-major-john-zm0z22jazols?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post