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Parting Ways: A Bittersweet Goodbye to My Honda

Pamela Collins
March 20, 2026

My teenager is gone. The 19 years of caring for her — of bonding together, exploring, laughing (and crying), of making memories that made even better stories — are now done. Through two decades of togetherness, I pampered my well-behaved, happy child with constant love and care. Feeding her, washing her and waxing her. Fixing…

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The Iceman Cometh: Following the Sirens’ Call for the Last Edition Toaster

It’s no wonder that the generation of BMWs powered by the 246/247 engine series holds a special place for me. Perhaps it is the elegant simplicity. Or maybe…

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An East Tennessee Expedition: Frontier Forts, Funny Airplanes and Utopian Towns

Given my love of beer, starting an East Tennessee expedition in the town that the temperance movement built seemed like an irony I couldn’t resist. The small town…

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Expedition Masters 2026: The motorcycle travel calendar to dream destinations is now available

From Italy’s most iconic roads to the extreme landscapes of Iceland, and on to the vastness of North America: unique travel experiences astride the Multistrada and DesertX families,…

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Daytona 50th Anniversary Update … Speed Thrills for 2026

The summer of 1976 was a historic one for BMW and their performance efforts. American executive Bob Lutz was instrumental in the creation of the company’s Motorsports Division…

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Abingdon Launches “Traveling Back to Revolutionary Times:” A New Interactive Historical Experience

The Town of Abingdon is proud to announce the launch of “Traveling Back to Revolutionary Times,” an innovative historical initiative designed to bring the region’s Revolutionary War-era heritage…

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Sunflowers & sunsets: The road to West Virginia

When I started riding motorcycles more than 15 years ago, I planned to go from a small town in Massachusetts to the furthest parts of the opposite coastline…

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The Honda of my dreams

What’s your dream bike? You know which Honda I’ve always wanted? Guess. Nope, not that one. Want a clue? It’s not even…

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Speed, grit, and smiles: Virginia man preserves John Penton’s legacy

John Penton was fearless. Painless. Tough as an anvil. “If anyone could lift up a motorcycle and drag it through a mud…

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A ride to remember: Nicki & Aaron’s Blue Ridge elopement

There are moments on the Blue Ridge Parkway when time feels suspended — when the light hits just right, the fog rolls…

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Partner content: Ducati Scrambler Nightshift — Ducati kicks off celebrations for its 100-year history

July 4th, 1926: almost one century has gone by since the day when a dream was born in Borgo Panigale that would change…

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Ducati Monster 2026: Everything you need, nothing more, with an unmistakable design

The Borgo Panigale-based manufacturer is proud to present, in a new installment of the Ducati World Premiere 2026, the fifth generation of…

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