Rick Schunk - RoadRUNNER

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Rick Schunk

North and South Dakota

May/Jun '11 Premium Content

North and South Dakota

During the summer and fall of 1804, Lewis and Clark with the Corps of Discovery covered much of the same ground that Linda and I had planned for this tour. Their favorite byway was the Missouri River. Ours would primarily be SR 1804 and SR 1806, which accompany the river

Apostle Islands, Wisconsin, and Minnesota

Nov/Dec '10 Premium Content

Apostle Islands, Wisconsin, and Minnesota

The rustle of autumn leaves and the sight of a golden pumpkin can bring back memories of high school football games, neighborhood battles of Kick-the-Can, and the sweet smell of leaded exhaust from your first bike. This kind of nostalgia can be dangerous, especially if you still own a bike

Nebraska Outlaw Trail

Jul/Aug '10 Premium Content

Nebraska Outlaw Trail

What motorcyclist doesn't feel a kinship with America's cowboys? Our bikes have saddles, not seats. We use saddlebags for storage, not a trunk. And, of course, we wear boots, not shoes when we ride. So, when the opportunity arose to tour Nebraska's romantic Outlaw

The Great River Road - Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin

Jan/Feb '10 Premium Content

The Great River Road - Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin

Truth be known, a "Father of Waters" tour should really begin at Lake Itasca in Northern Minnesota, the birthplace of the mighty Mississippi; however, to do that justice would have required stretching this three-day tour into five. I choose instead to begin my sojourn at a well known

South Central Missouri's Alphabet Roads

Nov/Dec '09 Premium Content

South Central Missouri's Alphabet Roads

My Honda VFR's odometer spins past 30,000 as I enter the Missouri River town of Boonville. Over the years, I have ridden some of what I thought were the Show-Me State's finest back roads. However, these roads were mostly confined to Missouri's extreme

Vincent HRD Motorcycles

Vincent HRD Motorcycles

> "The World's Fastest Standard Motorcycle" - for over 10 years, this simple phrase was the cornerstone of Vincent HRD's advertising campaign. In the immediate post-World War II years, most motorcycles were considered extremely fast if they could hit 90 mph. This was true