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Ironhorse Widebody Flip Top Motorcycle Trailer

Ironhorse Widebody Flip Top Motorcycle Trailer

It’s not always possible to ride your bike to the home base of a new tour. The Ironhorse Widebody Motorcycle Trailer [https://ironhorsetrailers.com/widebody-motorcycle-trailer/] will help you tow your stallions behind your car or RV. This sizeable trailer can fit two large bikes—or a trike

Yamaha Hands Out $145,000 in Aid for Outdoor Recreation

Yamaha Hands Out $145,000 in Aid for Outdoor Recreation

Yamaha does more than just build motorcycles. The brand also supports locations and initiatives that provide riders with places to ride. To this end, Yamaha Outdoor Access Initiatives (OAI) has granted awards totaling $145,175 to improve access to public land for motorcycling. Yamaha said these second quarter grants went

Pando Moto Boss Dyn 01 Men’s Motorcycle Jeans

Pando Moto Boss Dyn 01 Men’s Motorcycle Jeans

Whoever said you can’t have both style and safety? Pando Moto’s Boss Dyn 01 [imp.i104546.net/qn35Pb] jeans are durable and comfortable while still having an attractive slim-fit design. The super-stretchy Cordura denim, combined with Coolmax technology, keeps you comfortable while offering high skid protection.

New Goodies on the Way for Can-Am Three-Wheelers

New Goodies on the Way for Can-Am Three-Wheelers

Can-Am keeps forging ahead with new things. The company recently revealed its first motorcycles in decades, but it hasn’t forgotten its three-wheeled riders. For 2023, Can-Am will roll out new features for its Spyder and Ryker models. In addition, the brand is introducing an expanded range

Barbecue, Brews, and Music in Cleveland, Mississippi

Barbecue, Brews, and Music in Cleveland, Mississippi

On the first Saturday of October, more than 50 barbecue teams from across the nation meet on the greenway in the historic Mississippi Delta town of Cleveland, MS, to compete for over $25,000 in cash and prizes, and bragging rights, as kings and queens of the Delta BBQ Battle,

BMW Motorrad Urban Collection

BMW Motorrad Urban Collection

BMW Motorrad has launched the new Urban collection of motorcycle luggage options. With bags of all kinds and sizes, the collection has a storage choice for every trip. The Urban Collection Tank Bags come in three varieties. The Large (GS) bag offers 11-16 liters of storage for bikes with

Explore Ecuador on New Self-Guided Tours

Explore Ecuador on New Self-Guided Tours

Have you ever wanted to explore the less trodden regions of South America in the saddle of your bike? Ecuador Freedom Bike Rental [https://freedombikerental.com/en/] has launched a new tour that lets you do just that. The six-day, self-guided Northwest Ecuador Explorer tour, launched in mid-

Suzuki Updates V-Strom Lineup for 2023

Suzuki Updates V-Strom Lineup for 2023

Suzuki recently revealed its plans for 2023 with its dual sport and supermoto [https://www.roadrunner.travel/articles/suzuki-reveals-2023-dual-sport-and-supermoto-bikes/] bikes, in addition to a new Hayabusa [https://www.roadrunner.travel/articles/2023-suzuki-hayabusa/]. But the company’s not yet done treating its

Can-Am Unveils First Bikes in New Electric Lineup

Can-Am Unveils First Bikes in New Electric Lineup

In early 2022, Can-Am dropped a bomb and announced it would return to motorcycles with a new lineup of all-electric bikes to mark the brand’s upcoming 50th anniversary. Recently, the brand revealed the first two models. The bikes are titled Can-Am Origin and Can-Am Pulse.

2023 Vespa Pic Nic Now Available in North America

2023 Vespa Pic Nic Now Available in North America

Touring riders often go for cruisers and other large, high-powered bikes. But sometimes you can get just as much joy out of the other end of the scale. If you’re looking to go on a downsized ride, the 2023 Vespa Pic Nic is now available stateside. The Pic

Klim Releases Redesigned Outrider Pants

Klim Releases Redesigned Outrider Pants

You’re not ready to ride out without the right gear. Klim has released new pants in its Outrider line to get both ladies and gents ready for the road. The men’s Outrider Pant has received a redesign. Meanwhile, the women’s Outrider Pant is a whole new product

Suzuki and SkyDrive Partner to Create a Flying Car

Suzuki and SkyDrive Partner to Create a Flying Car

Suzuki is an ambitious company. Motorcycles and automobiles aren’t enough for it anymore—now Suzuki wants to fly. To this end, Suzuki and SkyDrive recently announced a new partnership. Their goal is nothing less than to create a flying car. Also known as eVTOLs (an incredibly clumsy acronym for

Giveaway Location Revealed: Maggie Valley, North Carolina

Giveaway Location Revealed: Maggie Valley, North Carolina

The RoadRUNNER Shamrock Tour® giveaway will conclude at the end of September. The winner and two friends get to ride with our Editor-in-Chief Florian Neuhauser and the RoadRUNNER team to create a Shamrock Tour in one of the best motorcycling destinations in the U.S. Drum roll please.

2022 Harley-Davidson Nightster

2022 Harley-Davidson Nightster

Imagine the howl of a liquid-cooled V-twin filling your helmet as you wind down Hwy 33 outside Santa Barbara, CA. The road opens up into a short straight while your tach crosses 7,000 rpm—still 2,500 rpm under the redline. You’re riding fast, and fast

Yamaha Unveils MT-09 Cyber Rally

Yamaha Unveils MT-09 Cyber Rally

Yamaha served a surprise to the motorcycling world at this year's Osaka Motorcycle Show in March. Remember the 2014 MT-09 Street Rally? The Japanese bike maker is now bringing it back — at least in spirit. The MT-09 Cyber Rally unveiled in Osaka lives up to its

Moto Market: Scorpion Exo-GT930 Transformer Helmet

Scorpion Exo-GT930 Transformer Helmet

Scorpion maintains their reputation for cutting-edge helmet design with the new Exo-GT930 Transformer [https://imp.i104546.net/jW3jk6]. This modular helmet transforms from full-face to open-face without tools. It has a sturdy polycarbonate shell and other advanced features to protect your head. The helmet comes with

Cardo Opens a New Sound Lab to Boost Product Development

Cardo Opens a New Sound Lab to Boost Product Development

Cardo is upping its game when it comes to product development. The motorsports communications system manufacturer has opened its first full-scale R&D facility. Located in Straubing, Germany, Cado Sound Labs gives the company a place of its own where it can hone its audio systems. Cardo says

The Quail Motorcycle Gathering 2022

The Quail Motorcycle Gathering 2022

After a two-year hiatus brought on by the pandemic, the Quail Motorcycle Gathering once again unfolded its stellar presentation of machinery over the 18th green of the Quail Lodge and Golf Club in beautiful Carmel Valley, CA. This preeminent motorcycle event, renowned for showcasing the rarest and most iconic

Sweden’s USWE Sports Buys Soft Luggage Maker Giant Loop

Sweden’s USWE Sports Buys Soft Luggage Maker Giant Loop

Swedish action backpack manufacturer USWE Sports [https://imp.i104546.net/b3oGN6] is looking to expand to the North American markets. To this end, the Scandinavians recently acquired Oregon-based Giant Loop. Headquartered in Bend, OR, Giant Loop is famed for its soft luggage designs for off-road motorcycling. Now, its

Triumph Acquires Electric Bike Maker OSET Bikes

Triumph Acquires Electric Bike Maker OSET Bikes

The floodgates have really opened for electric motorcycles. Triumph, who just completed its TE-1 electric project [https://www.roadrunner.travel/articles/triumph-completes-phase-4-of-te-1-electric-bike-project/] , has now acquired electric bike manufacturer OSET Bikes. OSET, launched in 2004, is best known for its children’

Aprilia Announces Tuareg 660 Baja California Tour

Aprilia Announces Tuareg 660 Baja California Tour

The only way to truly experience a motorcycle is to get out and ride it. Aprilia is now offering riders a chance to get acquainted with the Tuareg 660 on the Aprilia Tuareg 660 Experience—Baja California tour. This six-day tour takes riders from San Diego, CA, to Bahía

Moto Market: Atlas Vision Brace

Atlas Vision Brace

The Atlas Vision Brace [https://imp.i104546.net/VyejGj] aims to do one thing only—it reduces compression forces like no other brace. Compared to full-frame braces, it provides 50% higher compression force reduction and 66% greater range of motion, while being 45% lighter. This low-profile, minimalist anti-

Triumph Completes Phase 4 of TE-1 Electric Bike Project

Triumph Completes Phase 4 of TE-1 Electric Bike Project

Electric bikes seem to be cropping up all over the place recently. Not to be outdone, Triumph has just reached a significant milestone on its own electric journey. Triumph has completed the TE-1 electric development project. Carried out in collaboration with electrification experts, academia, and the UK government, the

Bonus Offer: 2022 Special Collector's Issue Now Available to Pre-Order

Bonus Offer: 2022 Special Collector's Issue Now Available to Pre-Order

Our 2022 Special Collector's Issue is now available to PRE-ORDER. This issue showcases a regionally balanced mix of both previously-featured and new motorcycle tours with trip planning information and spectacular photography. This special issue is printed on the high quality paper that you've come

Eat and Ride in the Southern Appalachian Mountains with RoadRUNNER!

Eat and Ride in the Southern Appalachian Mountains with RoadRUNNER!

The 2022 Giveaway Shamrock Tour will take place in the Southeast. The base location will be announced soon, but for now let's find out what we will be eating on this tour. The people of Appalachia have lived off the land for centuries. They’ve been “eating local&