Summer '02 - RoadRUNNER

RoadRUNNER

Summer '02

Summer 2002

Ducati's 620 i.e.

Ducati's 620 i.e.

> "We think this bike is great for beginners - women, men, [bank presidents] and street sweepers. A Ducati is sexy." Nicola Greco, Vice President of Ducati Sales and Marketing LA JOLLA, CA - Our wake-up call rousted us for breakfast at seven and then the time approached to

The Harley Davidson VRSCA V-Rod

The Harley Davidson VRSCA V-Rod

> Without a doubt, the exciting new Harley-Davidson V-Rod was the attraction at last year's European Harley Bike Week in Faak, Austria. The wait in the long line of "test riders" seemed interminable, but eventually I saw what the buzz was all about and

Aprilia ETV 1000 Caponord - Suzuki DL 1000 V-Strom

Aprilia ETV 1000 Caponord - Suzuki DL 1000 V-Strom

> One concept, two characters. Both are players in the still growing, successful segment of big dual-purpose bikes, each equipped with a powerful engine on a lighter frame. But two different interpretations went into production. The Aprilia ETV 1000 Caponord and the Suzuki DL 1000 V-Strom have a

Cruising Central California's Missions

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Cruising Central California's Missions

There's a small window of time for comfortably riding between California's central coast missions. It begins with the blooming of the blue wisteria and ends when they lose their blossoms. You'll even catch yourself looking for these flowers along your favorite roads in the

Great Britain: A Special Trip to Wales

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Great Britain: A Special Trip to Wales

First I lived here and then I even spent my honeymoon here and now, a dozen years later, my wife and I return to enjoy once more the wonders of Wales on motorcycle! Some things never change! Like the constant drizzle of rain when leaving the ferry that just took

North Africa: Trans Sahara Part One

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North Africa: Trans Sahara Part One

Using the worldwide web to make my travel preparations, I sit for hours in front of my monitor, scanning maps and calculating GPS-data. Immersed in the process, I almost feel like I'm already motoring north of Tschad in the Tibesti Mountains. In reality I am still at

Texas Hill Country

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Texas Hill Country

All the people who told us that Texas is long, straight, and boring probably either think the world is flat, or they've never seen Hill Country. If waltzing a tall, steep-forked KTM Adventure enduro through huge canyon sweepers and over some of the best up and down

Shamrock Tour® - Farmington, Maine

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Shamrock Tour® - Farmington, Maine

There is no better time or place to tour in northern New England than when those fleeting days of Indian summer coincide with the crowning glories of fall foliage. There's beauty to fog, especially during the transition from night to day. As the sun breaks through, pearlescent tendrils,

Kentucky Bluegrass Joyrides

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Kentucky Bluegrass Joyrides

Take One: Cold Kentucky Rain Crossing the border between Virginia and Kentucky creases the worry lines across my forehead. Dark clouds are gathering in the northwest. My mind on replay, I can hear those Elvis refrains about the cold Kentucky rain and all that Weather Channel chatter about the soggy