Rider Tours

In the Bavarian-themed town of Helen, Georgia, I spot the white Can-Am Spyder of Lamar Veatch outside a diner. We’ve come to this quaint tourist haven to ride the region’s best motorcycling roads and rediscover a bit of history. Veatch, a heritage associate with the Georgia WWI Centennial Commission, rides across the peach state documenting all the monuments and plaques … [Read more...] about Taking up The Gauntlet of history

By Michael E. Gouge Ancient and weathered it stands like a sentinel at the gates of another realm. Seen from the foothills of the piedmont, the Blue Ridge Escarpment rises suddenly to divide the land, allowing passage through only a handful of mountain roads. Savvy motorcyclists gather along these roads to experience the sudden 2,000-plus climb over the Eastern … [Read more...] about Escarpment escape: Two-wheeled heaven along The Blue Wall

The thermometer says 24 degrees as the cold instantly stings my face through the opening of my balaclava. I coax my Suzuki V-Strom to life on this brisk December morning for a length-wide trip across my home state of North Carolina. As a schoolboy learning about North Carolina history, the phrase “Murphy to Manteo” always came up as we studied the Old North State’s three … [Read more...] about A Winter’s Trek from Murphy to Manteo

By Michael E. Gouge Old things call to me. Ramshackle barns, well-worn leather jackets, bypassed highways – each draw my attention and induce romantic notions of a past either real or imagined. Such an affliction can cause men to do irrational things, like buying a 34-year old Honda CB750SC that doesn’t run. With a fragile confidence and faith in the Internet’s ad claim … [Read more...] about Riding to Robbinsville