Motorcycle Sport Touring Association - TriSTAR Rally May 23 - 27, 2025 Sparta, North Carolina The name says it all – TriSTAR! This exciting motorcycle rally gets its name from its one-of-a-kind location in the charming mountain town of Sparta, North Carolina. Nestled just off the legendary Blue Ridge Parkway, Sparta sits right where North Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee … [Read more...] about Welcome to TriSTAR – Where Three States Meet and the Adventure Begins!
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BMW U.S. Rider Academy: An Investment in Yourself
The exotic destination I selected for my wife and I this year was Greer, South Carolina. Why Greer? It is home to BMW’s U.S. Rider Academy, arguably one of the top motorcycle training facilities in North America. I signed up for a five-day motorcycle bootcamp, which consists of two days on pavement, two days off-road and one day out and back in the Blue Ridge Mountains north … [Read more...] about BMW U.S. Rider Academy: An Investment in Yourself
Exits and Returns: Three Weeks from Appalachia to the Rockies
The mountains hang like a dream — one that is unseen but sensed, like Kafka’s castle, haunted by places unknown and untouched, yet somehow familiar. This collection of memories, like the Midwest roads that bridge them, begins last July. On that humid afternoon, I packed and strapped the back of the Bonneville with a three-week haul of supplies: sleeping bag, tent, clothes, a … [Read more...] about Exits and Returns: Three Weeks from Appalachia to the Rockies
BMW Motorrad USA Announces BMW Motorrad Days Americas 2025
BMW Motorrad returns as title sponsor of Barber Vintage Festival. Join 80,000+ enthusiastic fans in celebration of all motorcycling. Save the Date: October 3-5, 2025 Woodcliff Lake, NJ – Feb. 11, 2025 — BMW Motorrad USA is proud to announce BMW Motorrad Days Americas 2025 and their return as the title sponsor for the famous Barber Vintage Festival. BMW Motorrad Days … [Read more...] about BMW Motorrad USA Announces BMW Motorrad Days Americas 2025
Risk and Reward: Motorcycling Expresses the Soul
Everyone who sits in the saddle knows they’re taking a risk. I justify it by telling myself tomorrow is never guaranteed anyways. I mitigate the risks where I can, jacket, boots, helmet (never the pants, style over substance in that case). Still those are mostly just comforts, ones I wear for the sake of my friends and family. In truth, I hate that when I ride, it’s assumed I … [Read more...] about Risk and Reward: Motorcycling Expresses the Soul
