Motorcycle Articles

ride the dragon map
For motorcycle riders, riding the Dragon can be the pinnacle ride of a lifetime.  The Dragon goes by many different names such as the Tail of the…
top 5 best motorcycle rides in the USA
What are the Best Motorcycle Rides in the USA? (Updated to help you plan for the 2021 Riding Season!)   To produce this guide to the Top 5…
Top 10 motorcycle rides in the Northeast of USA
What are the Best Motorcycle Rides the Northeast has to offer? (Updated to help you plan for the 2024 Riding Season!) Report based on a full-year…
Top 10 motorcycle roads in the West
What are the Best Motorcycle Rides in the West? (Updated to help you plan for the 2024 Motorcycle Riding Season!) Report based on a full-year of…
Top 10 Motorcycle Rides in the US Midwest - Cover Image
What are the Best Motorcycle Rides the USA's Midwest has to offer? (Updated to help you plan for the 2024 Motorcycle Riding Season!) Report based…
Top 10 Motorcycle Rides in the US South - Cover Image
What are the Best Motorcycle Rides the USA's South has to offer? (Updated to help you plan for the 2024 Motorcycle Riding Season!) Report based on…
Unaweep Tageguache Scenic Road – CO 141
Unaweep Tageguache Scenic Road – CO 141 Difficult to say ... IMPOSSIBLE not to love!!!       I’ve been taking an annual motorcycle trip with…
Top 5 Motorcycle Rides in Missouri based on 2021 riding season data
We looked at a full collection of 2021 motorcycle riding season data when millions of riders visited MotorcycleRoads.com to find the best motorcycles…
Introduction to Missouri's Road Ranger - Michael Chance
Michael's Motorcycle Riding History:"I first started riding way back in my junior high and high schools years, bumming rides off of friends and…
colorados motorcycle road ranger profile pic
    GJRonK's Motorcycle Riding History:"Some call me Ron, some don’t. My grandmother called me Ronald. But that doesn’t matter. I’ve had a life…
Ride the Dragon motorcycle ride in Tennessee
  The Famous Tail of the Dragon (AKA The Dragon’s Tail) If you ride a motorcycle and have not heard of the Tail of the Dragon or Dragon’s Tail, the…
Winterize your motorcycles with 3 key steps
Winterizing Your Motorcycle - A Small Investment That Can Save Money and Avoid Delays to the Start of Your Next Motorcycle Riding Season For those…
MotorcycleRoads.com privacy policy
MotorcycleRoads.com Privacy Policy (Updated 2023.06.09)   We respect your privacy. We won’t use your E-mail ID and name other than sending…
Finding motorcycle rides near me
Have you ever asked the question:  Where are the best motorcycle rides near me?  Whether you are simply looking for new motorcycle rides &…
Top 5 Motorcycle Rides in Louisiana based on 2021 riding season data
We looked at a full collection of 2021 motorcycle riding season data when millions of riders visited MotorcycleRoads.com to find the best motorcycles…
Top 5 Motorcycle Rides in Virginia based on 2021 riding season data
We looked at a full collection of 2021 motorcycle riding season data when millions of riders visited MotorcycleRoads.com to find the best motorcycles…
texas's road ranger profile picture
  KLC's Motorcycle Riding History:"I started riding at age 14 on a Honda 90 and moved on to progressively larger bikes with a CB350 for a couple…
Top 5 Motorcycle Rides in Illinois - 2021 Riding Season V2
We looked at a full collection of 2021 motorcycle riding season data when millions of riders visited MotorcycleRoads.com to find the best motorcycles…
Top 5 Motorcycle Rides in Arizona based on 2021 riding season data
We looked at a full collection of 2021 motorcycle riding season data when millions of riders visited MotorcycleRoads.com to find the best motorcycles…
Top 5 Motorcycle Rides in Massachusetts based on 2021 riding season data
We looked at a full collection of 2021 motorcycle riding season data when millions of riders visited MotorcycleRoads.com to find the best motorcycles…
Top 5 Motorcycle Rides in Tennessee based on 2021 riding season data
We looked at a full collection of 2021 motorcycle riding season data when millions of riders visited MotorcycleRoads.com to find the best motorcycles…
Top 5 Motorcycle Rides in Indiana based on 2021 riding season data
We looked at a full collection of 2021 motorcycle riding season data when millions of riders visited MotorcycleRoads.com to find the best motorcycles…
Top 5 Motorcycle Rides in Maryland based on 2021 riding season data
We looked at a full collection of 2021 motorcycle riding season data when millions of riders visited MotorcycleRoads.com to find the best motorcycles…
Adding content to McR instructions
Three steps for adding new Route, Event, Club, or Place content to McR: STEP 1 - First Make Sure You are Logged-In to McR (MotorcycleRoads.com) Log…
Top 5 Motorcycle Rides in Alabama based on 2021 riding season data
We looked at a full collection of 2021 motorcycle riding season data when millions of riders visited MotorcycleRoads.com to find the best motorcycles…
Top 5 Motorcycle Rides in South Carolina based on 2021 riding season data
We looked at a full collection of 2021 motorcycle riding season data when millions of riders visited MotorcycleRoads.com to find the best motorcycles…
Top 5 Motorcycle Rides in Minnesota based on 2021 riding season data
We looked at a full collection of 2021 motorcycle riding season data when millions of riders visited MotorcycleRoads.com to find the best motorcycles…
Top 5 Motorcycle Rides in Colorado based on 2021 riding season data
We looked at a full collection of 2021 motorcycle riding season data when millions of riders visited MotorcycleRoads.com to find the best motorcycles…
Top 5 Motorcycle Rides in Wisconsin based on 2021 riding season data
We looked at a full collection of 2021 motorcycle riding season data when millions of riders visited MotorcycleRoads.com to find the best motorcycles…
Top 5 Motorcycle Rides in Washington based on 2021 riding season data
We looked at a full collection of 2021 motorcycle riding season data when millions of riders visited MotorcycleRoads.com to find the best motorcycles…
Top 5 Motorcycle Rides in New Jersey based on 2021 riding season data
We looked at a full collection of 2021 motorcycle riding season data when millions of riders visited MotorcycleRoads.com to find the best motorcycles…
Top 5 Motorcycle Rides in Michigan based on 2021 riding season data
We looked at a full collection of 2021 motorcycle riding season data when millions of riders visited MotorcycleRoads.com to find the best motorcycles…
Top 5 Motorcycle Rides in North Carolina based on 2021 riding season data
We looked at a full collection of 2021 motorcycle riding season data when millions of riders visited MotorcycleRoads.com to find the best motorcycles…
Top 5 Motorcycle Rides in Georgia - 2021 Riding Season
We looked at a full collection of 2021 motorcycle riding season data when millions of riders visited MotorcycleRoads.com to find the best motorcycles…
the top 5 best motorcycle rides in Pennsylvania
We looked at a full collection of 2021 motorcycle riding season data when millions of riders visited MotorcycleRoads.com to find the best motorcycles…
top 5 best motorcycle rides in the ohio
We looked at a full collection of 2021 motorcycle riding season data when millions of riders visited MotorcycleRoads.com to find the best motorcycles…
Top 5 Motorcycle Rides in New York - 2021 Riding Season
We looked at a full collection of 2021 motorcycle riding season data when millions of riders visited MotorcycleRoads.com to find the best motorcycles…
Top 5 Motorcycle Rides in Texas - 2021 Riding Season
We looked at a full collection of 2021 motorcycle riding season data when millions of riders visited MotorcycleRoads.com to find the best motorcycles…
Top 5 Motorcycle Rides in Florida - 2021 Riding Season
We looked at a full collection of 2021 motorcycle riding season data when millions of riders visited MotorcycleRoads.com to find the best motorcycles…
Top 5 Motorcycle Rides in California based on 2021 riding season data
We looked at a full collection of 2021 motorcycle riding season data when millions of riders visited MotorcycleRoads.com to find the best motorcycles…
blue ridge box motorcycle riding hotspot
  Some of the Best Motorcycle Rides in the southeastern area of the USA are concentrated in an small region of the southern Appalachian mountains…
Dragon motorcycle road is the most famous motorcycle road in the world
The Dragon – Legendary Motorcycle Ride The Tail of the Dragon, also known as simply “The Dragon” (or by a name that seems to be fading away over the…
motorcycle lined up during a Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is an icon in the world of motorcycle rallies. The Sturgis rally had its humble beginnings back in 1938, just before…
Best motorcycle rides near the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Year after year, MotorcycleRoads.com provides an ever growing registry of the most popular motorcycle roads and rides in the USA, Canada and abroad…
Best Devil's Tower area motorcycle rides near the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally has grown to become the largest drawing motorcycle rally in the entire USA for a variety of reasons including the…
new motorcycle road update
  US States With the Most New Motorcycle Roads Added So Far in 2021 MotorcycleRoads.com is off to a great 2021 riding season so far as over 150 new…
us western motorcycle rides
What are the Best Motorcycle Rides in the West? (Updated to help you plan for the 2021 Riding Season!)   To produce this listing, we looked back…
midwest-motorcycle-rides
What are the Best Motorcycle Rides in the Midwest?   (Updated to help you plan for the 2021 Riding Season!)     Report based on a full-year of…
fall motorcycle road in the northeast
What are the Best Motorcycle Rides the Northeast has to offer? (Updated to help you plan for the 2021 Riding Season!) Report based on a full-year…
best motorcycle rides in the south
What are the Best Motorcycle Rides the South has to offer? (Updated to help you plan for the 2021 Riding Season!) Report based on a full-year of the…
ohio motorcycle rides near me
Have you ever asked the question:  Where are the best motorcycle rides near me in Ohio (OH)?  Whether you are simply looking for new motorcycle…
The new MotorcycleRoads.com V10
(Updated on Dec 26, 2019)   MotorcycleRoads.com (McR) Version 10.0 is ALIVE!!! It has been in the long time in the making, and a bit of a…
Riders love great motorcycle riding information
When I created the first McR GoFundMe campaign, I was squarely focused on raising the funds necessary to begin the successful McR V10.0 project.  And…
Rick Fletcher - Oregon's Road Ranger
    Rick Fletcher's Motorcycle Riding History: "My first motorcycle rides were on my collage roommate’s Honda 125 in 1978. Fast forward to 2002…
north caronlina motorcycle road ranger riding the dragon
    Mark Bennett's Motorcycle Riding History: "I grew up in Missouri and started riding motorcycles when I was 11 years old.  I borrowed my…
(2020-10-11) Update:  A few days ago, I restored my administrative access to the McR Facebook page (www.Facebook.com/MotorcycleRoads) and purged the…
Top 10 Motorcycle Safety Facts
The Top 10 Motorcycle Safety Facts That Every Rider Should Know As everyone knows, riding a motorcycle brings with it risks that are unique to this…
Three Sisters motorcycle road construction update
The Best Motorcycle Road in Texas For those of you that follow the rankings of the best motorcycle rides & roads in Texas, you know that The…
Best Badlands area motorcycle rides near the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Sturgis Motorcycle Rally has become the biggest US motorcycle rally for a lot of reasons and one of the biggest reasons is due to its setting in the…
Best Black Hills area motorcycle rides near the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Not only does the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally draw more motorcycle riders than any other rally in the USA (and probably the world for that matter), but…
Indiana motorcycle rides near me
Have you ever asked the question:  Where are the best motorcycle rides near me in Indiana (WI)?  Whether you are simply looking for new motorcycle…
Akumu X Riding the Dragon
    Akumu's Motorcycle Riding History:"I started off on a 1993 Kawasaki Ninja 500 and a full set of gear (ATGATT), both that I owned before…
Motorcycle Road Rangers
As many of you know, I started MotorcycleRoads.com (McR) way back in 1998 and for all these years, I've met (online mostly) a lot of incredible…
How popular is motorcycle riding in your state? - the report.
Putting it bluntly, motorcycling is more popular in some states than in others yet there is no obvious or easy “mathematical formula” to calculate…
West Virginia's Road Ranger riding the Dragon
    Akumu's Motorcycle Riding History:"I started off on a 1993 Kawasaki Ninja 500 and a full set of gear (ATGATT), both that I owned before…
motorcycle rides in the northeast
What are the Best Motorcycle Rides in the Northeast? Report based on a full-year of 2019's data of the Best Motorcycle Roads in the Northeastern…
massachusetts motorcycle rides
Have you ever asked the question:  Where are the best motorcycle rides near me in Massachusetts (MA)?  Whether you are simply looking for new…
Kentucky motorcycle ride
Have you ever asked the question:  Where are the best motorcycle rides near me in Kentucky (KY)?  Whether you are simply looking for new motorcycle…
Pennsylvania motorcycle rides near me
Have you ever asked the question:  Where are the best motorcycle rides near me in Pennsylvania (PA)?  Whether you are simply looking for new…
Wisconsin motorcycle rides near me
Have you ever asked the question:  Where are the best motorcycle rides near me in Wisconsin (WI)?  Whether you are simply looking for new…
Motorcycle Rides Near Me in Virginia
Have you ever asked the question:  Where are the best motorcycle rides near me in Virginia (VA)?  Whether you are simply looking for some new…
motorcycle-roads-near-me-Minnesota
Have you ever asked the question:  Where are the best motorcycle rides near me in Minnesota (MN)?  Whether you are simply looking for new motorcycle…
Canada's Road Ranger
    Paul's Motorcycle Riding History:"I started riding a friend's Suzuzki 80 in his driveway.  Moved on to my first bike, which was a Honda 305…
best motorcycle rides in Canada
Where are the Best Motorcycle Rides in Canada? Report based on a full-year of 2019's data of the Best Motorcycle Roads in Canada To produce this…
MotorcycleRoads.com terms & conditions
It has been a long time since we've updated the MotorcycleRoads.com's terms & conditions, but below is the new/update as of 5/27/2020.  …
Coronavirus motorcycle ride impacts
State and local responses to the COVID 19 pandemic impacting motorcycle rider travel vary across the country. Riders need to be aware of this…
Guide to Spring Season Motorcycle Riding
Spring Season Motorcycle Riding For those of us that have to put the bike up during the cold winter months, it is a very exciting time when spring…
Missouri motorcycle rides near me photo
Have you ever asked the question:  Where are the best motorcycle rides near me in Missouri (MO)?  Whether you are simply looking for new motorcycle…
motorcycle rides near me - utah
Have you ever asked the question:  Where are the best motorcycle rides near me in Utah (UT)?  Whether you are simply looking for new motorcycle…
michigan motorcycle rides near me
Have you ever asked the question:  Where are the best motorcycle rides near me in Michigan (MI)?  Whether you are simply looking for new motorcycle…
Motorcycle Rides Near Me in Arkansas
Have you ever asked the question:  Where are the best motorcycle rides near me in Arkansas (AR)?  Whether you are simply looking for new motorcycle…
Finding Georgia motorcycle rides near me
Have you ever asked the question:  Where are the best motorcycle rides near me in Georgia (GA)?  Whether you are simply looking for some new…
Motorcycle rides near me in Colorado
Have you ever asked the question:  Where are the best motorcycle rides near me in Colorado (CO)?  Whether you are simply looking for new motorcycle…
tennessee motorcycle rides near me
Have you ever asked the question:  Where are the best motorcycle rides near me in Tennessee (TN)?  Whether you are simply looking for some new…
motorcycle rides near me washington
Have you ever asked the question:  Where are the best motorcycle rides near me in Washington (WA)?  Whether you are simply looking for new…
North Carolina motorcycle ride in the fall
Have you ever asked the question:  Where are the best motorcycle rides near me in North Carolina (NC)?  Whether you are simply looking for some new…
arizona motorcycle rides near me
Have you ever asked the question:  Where are the best motorcycle rides near me in Arizona (AZ)?  Whether you are simply looking for new motorcycle…
motorcycle rides near me in california
Have you ever asked the question:  Where are the best motorcycle rides near me in California (CA)?  Whether you are simply looking for new…
Motorcycle Rides Near Me in Florida
Have you ever asked the question:  Where are the best motorcycle rides near me in Florida (FL)?  Whether you are simply looking for some new…
Motorcycle Rides Near Me in Texas
Have you ever asked the question:  Where are the best motorcycle rides near me in Texas (TX)?  Whether you are simply looking for new motorcycle…
    Daytona Bike Week 2020   This year’s running of the world famous Daytona Bike Week motorcycle rally located in Daytona Beach, Florida, marks…
The wonderful, the few, the McR .03%ers
Introducing the McR .03%ers   As most of you know, in 2019 MotorcycleRoads.com went through a major top-to-bottom rebuild - the McR…
The state of motorcycle in the USA report
The State of Motorcycling in the USA Report No matter which state you may live in, motorcycle riding alive and well in the USA.  For some,…
North carolina motorcycle road
What are the Best Motorcycle Rides in the South? Report based on a full-year of 2019's data of the Best Motorcycle Roads in the Southern region of…
Best midwestern motorcycle rides
What are the Best Motorcycle Rides in the Midwest?   Report based on a full-year of 2019's data of the Best Motorcycle Roads in the Midwestern…
Guide to Five Motorcycle Roads that are great even in the Winter Months
For those of us that live in states with 'real winters' we know that motorcycle riding in the winter can be not only rare but dangerous.  You…
Traveling through New England in Fall via Motorcycle
A Motorcycle trip through New England in the Fall   PROLOGUE: Taking a motorcycle trip through New England in the fall had been a dream of mine for…
motorcycle rides near gettysburg
Most Popular Motorcycle Rides near Gettysburg, PA   Gettysburg, PA is the site of the Civil War's most famous battle, the site where President…
Flashback to the first MotorcycleRoads.com GFM campaign
Generous McR Users Step Up and Kick Start the Much Needed Revamp In 2018, knowing I needed a project for a major revamp of the entire McR website, I…
Motorcycle Roads Version 10.0 update
The New McR Version 10.0 I've been working hard with a team of programers to push through this major revamp of the website. For those of you that…