The evolution of a track day rider
We grow into our own versions of strength and success through trial and error, good (and bad) advice from friends and strangers the like, and a brawniness that can only come from within. First we overcomplicate, then we simplify.
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The wheels roll on: WNC motorcycle museum celebrates 20 years, looks ahead
With a quick roll start to crank over the engine of the 1916 Traub motorcycle, Matt Walksler hops off the bike and knocks down the kickstand. The 106-year-old…
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Tazewell, Virginia: More than just the Back of the Dragon
Sooner or later, another motorcyclist will ask you if you’ve ridding “the other Dragon — the Back of the Dragon.” Exiting Interstate 81 in Marion, Virginia, The Back…
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Notes from the road: Why do I keep doing this to myself?
I love my bike. I mean I really, really love my bike, but I also love to try different bikes. Recently, I’ve ridden four different bikes, a 1971 Norton…
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Two roads diverged: West Virginia
Next to the small steel bridge spanning the Elk River in Webster Springs, West Virginia, I pulled over to wrestle with Robert Frost’s famous dilemma. The GPS unit…
Notes from the road: Guidestones gone after bombing attack
In the last issue, we featured a travel story on a popular riding destination, the Georgia Guidestones in northeast Georgia. A few weeks later, an unidentified person detonated…
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The eggsanity of it all: A thousand miles and several diners in 24 hours
With only eight Royal Waffle Kings and three Omelet Shoppes still open, routing becomes critical. How do you plan a route that incorporates all four brands within the…
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Parenthood and the biker balancing act
“Don’t have kids unless you’re prepared to say goodbye to motorcycling.” Over the years, my husband and I heard this time and time…
If grandma can do it … Hayley Nelson keeps family passion for riding alive
Embellished in silver-tinted leather gloves, Hayley Nelson wraps her fingers in a twisting arch over the throttle of her 1980 Honda CM…
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Notes from the road: Zen and the art of roadside loafing
The crunch of gravel beneath my adventure bike grows quieter as I ease the tall bike up to the guardrail next to…
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Notes from the road: Enjoy the night
The darkness sweeps beside me broken only by the single headlamp and the glow from the gauge cluster. Traffic disappears and the…
Fueled by passion: Visiting Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum’s new Advanced Design Center
I’ve enjoyed a career that let me ride motorcycles in more than 50 countries around the world and do an assortment of…
