Motorcycle Touring

Mbin

Whitehorse Press

Starting in early October, the trees of Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire burst into a brilliance of color. From the top of northern New England's numerous mountains you can see mother nature work her way south leaving patches of red, orange and yellow behind. By month's end, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut have reached their peak, turning the area's twisting roads into paths of autumn gold. 
Fall has made it famous, but any season becomes New England, with its haphazard roads, scenic landscapes and traditional architecture. This book is the perfect guide for finding the best the area has to offer. It contains suggestions to lead motorcyclists to their kind of road in six major riding regions: the rugged Maine coast, the high notches of the White Mountains, the lush gaps of the Green Mountains, the lakes region of upstate New York, the rolling Berkshire hills, and the coastal areas of Rhode Island and Connecticut. Altogether, Berke has carefully plotted 19 trips for you, most of them taking one day to complete. Each trip is detailed by means of a map and specific route directions, as well as recommendations for restaurants, diners, roadhouses, places to stay, interesting places to visit and the locations of emergency facilities. In addition, the book contains a listing of all major motorcycle dealerships in New England, in the event you have mechanical trouble on the road. 
The trips are designed to accommodate various riding styles, from two-up travelers looking at every nook and cranny, to sport riders chasing more curves than a day's worth of hourglasses. Either way, this book will lead you to great riding and offbeat people and places.

Motorcycle Journeys Through New England: You Don't Have to Get

Travel

Berke, Marty

United States

Don't leave home without this fantastic guide to obscure, out-of-the-way roads that have taken many Alps riders years to discover. Forty-nine unforgettable trips that encompass the entire Alpine region fill this essential guide to passes, natural wonders, and historic landmarks that have made the Alps the destination of thousands of motorcyclists year after year. Packed with advice and travel hints to save you time and money.

Motorcycle Journeys Through the Alps

Hermann, John

Food, Lodging & Transportation

Endless Ride

Auburn

Amish farmers, bluegrass music, Elvis memorabilia, reminders of the War Between The States--the roots of America grow deep in the Appalachians. With Motorcycle Journeys Through the Appalachians by Dale Coyner, you can explore the scenic mountain vistas and bucolic valleys of a part of the country that's historically rich, culturally diverse, and laced with enticing roads. 
This book lays out 35 day-long routes through Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and the Carolinas, all the while offering local lore, useful advice, and easy-to-follow directions from an author who can trace his Appalachian roots back several generations. Coyner's affection for his native region is obvious in every chapter: his lyrical descriptions of the best roads lead to lovingly detailed depictions of ancient caverns, covered bridges, rolling farm country, Civil War battlefields, and presidents' homes. 
Whether you're looking for living history or simply trying to find a glass-smooth, perfectly banked road, Coyner will point the way. You'll visit the cottage of Confederate spy Belle Boyd; get lost on scenic Virginia Route 231; pay homage to the Harley-Davidson Motor Company at its factory in York, Pennsylvania; loop through the mountain passes of the Blue Ridge Parkway; and find out why you shouldn't take anything about West Virginia for granted. You'll also chuckle at Coyner's descriptions of good ol' boys and marvel at his nuggets of historical lore. 
Detailed maps make navigation a breeze, while an appendix of local motorcycle dealers is insurance against a breakdown. Along the way, Coyner also points out the region's most rider-friendly restaurants, hotels, and campgrounds, ranging from bare-bones accommodations to spoil-yourself luxury.

Motorcycle Journeys Through the Appalachians

Engineering & Transportation

Dale Coyner

Automotive

Ten consecutive thousand-mile days on two wheels in a mental race against imponderable odds and a ceaselessly ticking clock--welcome to the legendary Iron Butt Rally. Against the Wind is a riveting new book, written by sixth-place 1995 finisher Ron Ayres, telling the story of what many call the most grueling test of human endurance in all of motorcycling. With guts and shear willpower, riders must overcome (or succumb to) fatigue and danger, calling upon human reserves buried deep within. Ayres reveals the innermost thoughts of a successful contestant and lets us share the anticipation, the thrill, the fatigue, the heartbreak, the euphoria, and ultimately the controversy of completing this merciless trial. More than the mere mechanics of making it through the eleven-day ordeal, Ayres describes the elegant strategy necessary to be a contender. You'll discover what motivates the riders, how the rally is scored, what takes place each day, how the routes are planned, and what it's like to ride to the very limit of endurance--and then ride some more.As engaging as Ayres own story is, you'll also be fascinated by the experiences of other riders who are attracted to such events. Motorcycle journalist Bob Higdon states in his foreword to the book, "Here, told from the point of view of a participant, the unraveling of human souls proceeds in almost embarrassing clarity." It's an incredible journey most of us would rather enjoy from our easy chair, and now we can with this first-rate book.

Against the Wind: A Rider's Account of the Incredible Iron Butt Rally

Ayres, Ron

Biographies & Memoirs

Don't leave home without this fantastic guide to obscure, out-of-the-way roads that have taken many Alps riders years to discover. Forty-nine unforgettable trips that encompass the entire Alpine region fill this essential guide to passes, natural wonders, and historic landmarks that have made the Alps the destination of thousands of motorcyclists year after year. Packed with advice and travel hints to save you time and money.

Motorcycle Journeys through the Alps & Corsica, 2nd Ed.

John Hermann

This book is about roads - sweeping roads high along the coast, lonely roads amidst desert splendor, and sporting twisties through grand forests - superb routes that offer some of the best year-round riding in the world. From Los Angeles to the Northern Sierra Nevadas, Clement Salvadori describes dozens of cycling trips. Numerous sidetrips, detours, connecting routes, and dual-sport diversions will encourage you to truly make your trip your own. Leave your luggage behind and explore the beauty of California!

Motorcycle Journeys Through California

Salvadori, Clement

The incredible story of Ron Ayres' record-breaking and historic ride demonstrates the importance of teamwork in achieving a difficult objective many thought unattainable. Ayres' compelling text captures the flavor of the ride as it happened with total sincerity.

Against the Clock: The incredible story of the 7/49

Sports & Outdoors

John Penton has spent his life redefining off-road motorcycling. Here Ed Youngblood presents an exhaustive review of the man and his machine, explaining how major political and economic events affected the creation of the off-road motorcycle in the 1960s, the decline of the market during the 1970s, and the rebound that found KTM motorcycles competing successfully against powerful Japanese manufacturers in the 1990s.

John Penton and the Off-Road Motorcycle Revolution

Ed Youngblood

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