Brian in the Belly of the Beast: Riding an R 18 to Sturgis!
After retiring from a long career of corporate work, I decided the first thing I was going to do was
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Touring
Glenelg… Mars. Really.
Two-wheeling it down Glen More, I was hot on the heels of General George Wade. He’d passed this way just
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BMW Motorrad announces R 18 Transcontinental, Bagger
With the new R 18 Transcontinental, BMW Motorrad is adding a Grand American Tourer to the R 18 family as
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Turning Toonies into Beemers
My motorcycle experience started like many of us, with my dad. I grew up at the edge of the desert,
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The call of the open road (redux)
Back in 2002, I wrote a column for Motorcycle Consumer News entitled “The Call of the Open Road,” which I
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On the back of the bike
I’m making wishes left and right with my head tipped back as shooting stars fall on both sides of the
Read moreCambodia by motorcycle, part 2
Check out Part 1 of David’s trip in Cambodia. The adage is true: It’s the humidity, not the heat. By
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Kookaburras and ferries: Tasmania by motorcycle
In the summer of 2019 I put together a spreadsheet detailing where in the world my husband John and I
Read moreCambodia by motorcycle, part 1
The sun had just started to rise as Sandy and I leaned our motorcycles into the turn to enter Angkor
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Riding the new 1250s
Photos courtesy of BMW Motorrad We’ve all heard the saying, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” That’s what was
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