Which Harley Should I Choose For My Tour?<br /><br /><br />

Which Harley Should I Choose For My Tour?


Posted on May 7, 2013 in Stories and Tips | No Comments

Which Harley Should I Choose For My Tour? If you’re not a Harley Davidson enthusiast, it can be a bit difficult to figure out what the actual differences are between models. While traditional and cool, names like “Street Glide”, “Road Glide”, or “Electra Glide” don’t really provide any clues as to the features of each ...

Tips For Solo Motorcycle Touring<br /><br /><br />

Tips For Solo Motorcycle Touring


Posted on Apr 22, 2013 in Stories and Tips | 2 Comments

Tips For Solo Motorcycle Touring Heading out on a long distance solo motorcycle tour? We’ve got tens of thousands of solo long distance miles under our belts, including coast to coast rides across America. Here are some of the things we’ve learned, which we hope will be helpful. And remember, if you need to hire ...

Where Will You Be Riding This Summer?<br /><br /><br />

Where Will You Be Riding This Summer?


Posted on Mar 30, 2013 in Stories and Tips | No Comments

Where Will You Be Riding This Summer? Seems with each passing year, we seem to put less miles on the bikes during the riding season. Often it’s because of work or family commitments. Sometimes the bike needs some work that just doesn’t get finished in the winter months. Our riding buddies who used to be ...

Ride the Easy Rider Bikes<br /><br /><br />

Ride the Easy Rider Bikes


Posted on Mar 28, 2013 in Stories and Tips | No Comments

Want to get a ride on replicas of the iconic motorcycles from the classic biker flick “Easy Rider”? Here’s how you can. Ride the Easy Rider Bikes! Ever since seeing the film “Easy Rider” for the first time, we’ve wondered what it would be like to ride the motorcycles used in the iconic film. Say the ...

A Coast To Coast Motorcycle Ride Across America<br /><br />

A Coast To Coast Motorcycle Ride Across America

Posted on Mar 1, 2013 in Stories and Tips | No Comments

A Coast To Coast Motorcycle Ride Across America We get many emails and calls from riders who want to take a motorcycle across America, which is really encouraging. Between us, Tim and myself have crossed America five times by bike, and every time it’s different. You really get a sense of how huge the USA ...

MCN London Motorcycle Show<br /><br /><br />

MCN London Motorcycle Show


Posted on Feb 5, 2013 in Stories and Tips | No Comments

MCN London Motorcycle Show It’s that time of year again – come on out to see us at the MCN London Motorcycle Show at ExCeL in Docklands. We’re Official EagleRider Agent, so we will be manning the EagleRider booth. Official show information and directions can be found here. The 2013 MCN London Motorcycle Show runs ...

How to Pack for A Motorcycle Tour<br /><br /><br />

How to Pack for A Motorcycle Tour


Posted on Jan 15, 2013 in Stories and Tips | 2 Comments

How To Pack For A Motorcycle Tour Recently, one of our customers who’s going on a two week tour asked us about fitted pannier bags. He’ll be riding either a Honda Gold Wing GL1800 or a Harley Davidson Electra Glide. Both have topcases and hard panniers. Was there a fitted bag that would fit both, ...

10 Tips For Riding Route 66<br /><br /><br />

10 Tips For Riding Route 66


Posted on Jan 11, 2013 in Stories and Tips | 2 Comments

Route 66 is the ultimate bucket list ride for any motorcyclist. It’s a journey through time, and while it may not be technically challenging from a riding standpoint, figuring out where the road goes can be extremely difficult. Route 66 was decommissioned as a National Highway in 1985, and many portions of the road have ...

Strength For This Day<br /><br /><br /><br />

Strength For This Day



Posted on Jan 2, 2013 in Stories and Tips | One Comment

Strength For This Day I guess biking is in my blood. My Gran Hilda was born in 1909, and rode a bike through the late 1920′s and early 1930′s. When I started riding, she encouraged me, and always wanted to see my latest bike. She was a very special woman who lived a simple, humble ...

What’s The Best Time Of Year To Ride Route 66<br /><br />

What’s The Best Time Of Year To Ride Route 66

Posted on Oct 22, 2012 in Stories and Tips | No Comments

What’s The Best Time Of Year To Ride Route 66 What’s The Best Time Of Year To Ride Route 66? People ask us this question all the time. The season starts in May and runs through October – before or after that, you risk running into cold weather, especially in the midwest and the higher ...