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Brian in the Belly of the Beast: Riding an R 18 to Sturgis!

9 August 202114 March 2022 Brian Carey 1211 Viewsr18, retirement, sturgis, Touring, travel

After retiring from a long career of corporate work, I decided the first thing I was going to do was

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Find Your Crossroads 

Glenelg… Mars. Really.

1 August 20215 August 2021 Alan Toney 458 Viewsscotland, Touring, travel

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

29 July 2021 BMW Motorrad 2639 ViewsBagger, Cruiser, Heritage, r18, Touring

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

30 May 20219 September 2021 Farzad Salehi 2137 Viewscanada, eggs, iran, Touring, tradition, travel

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 Ride Inside 

The call of the open road (redux)

14 April 20213 May 2021 Mark Barnes, PhD 1298 ViewsTouring, travel

Back in 2002, I wrote a column for Motorcycle Consumer News entitled “The Call of the Open Road,” which I

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She Rides a Beemer 

On the back of the bike

5 April 2021 Angela Ecenbarger 1152 Viewsnew zealand, Touring, travel

I’m making wishes left and right with my head tipped back as shooting stars fall on both sides of the

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Find Your Crossroads 

Cambodia by motorcycle, part 2

25 January 202129 March 2021 David Josar 637 Viewscambodia, GS, R100, R100GS, Touring, travel

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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Find Your Crossroads She Rides a Beemer 

Kookaburras and ferries: Tasmania by motorcycle

19 January 202129 March 2021 Nancy Kirner 615 ViewsAustralia, Touring, travel

In the summer of 2019 I put together a spreadsheet detailing where in the world my husband John and I

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Find Your Crossroads 

Cambodia by motorcycle, part 1

18 January 202129 March 2021 David Josar 574 Viewscambodia, friends, Touring, travel

The sun had just started to rise as Sandy and I leaned our motorcycles into the turn to enter Angkor

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MOA Garage She Rides a Beemer 

Riding the new 1250s

2 May 201928 July 2021 Jocelin Snow 853 ViewsADV, First Look, GS, R1250, R1250GS, R1250RT, RT, Touring

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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