Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 32) Pennsylvania Motorcycle Meets Compilation - Be A Part Of The Scene: Backroad Bob's Motorcycle Road Trips, #32

By Backroad Bob and Robert H. Miller

Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 32) Pennsylvania Motorcycle Meets Compilation

Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 16) Pennsylvania Motorcycle Meets
These eleven published articles take a look at some of the more popular meets you'll find in the Keystone State. Pennsylvania has the fifth largest number (329,750) of registered motorcycles in the United States and the big secret is it's full of some the most windy roads and scenic vistas in the country. Over the past forty years I've lead dozens of groups of motorcyclists across my home state and every time someone says, "I didn't know Pennsylvania had so many (take your pick) mountains/great roads/interesting places." Each one of these meets is just another reason to ride so now there's no excuse not to get out there and make one of these your next road trip.

CONTENTS:
AMA FIELD MEETS
AMCA OLEY MEET 1997
AMCA OLEY MEET 2010
DEUTSCHE CLASSIC 2010
FAST BY FERRACI CHRISTMAS PARTY 1998
FLY & RIDE (MID-ATLANTIC AIR MUSEUM)
H-D FALL FOLIAGE RIDE
LABOR DAY IN LOCK HAVEN
NEW HOPE, PA
PA ADVENTURE RIDE
TURKEY PRO INVITATIONAL

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Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 28) More Pennsylvania Motorcycle Meets
These seven magazine articles take a look at some of the more popular meets in the Keystone State. What you'll find is an industry insider giving a little something back to the sport (Bikes & Blues Festival '12), an old-fashioned dairy barn in the heart of coal-country (Heisler's Dairy Barn), how one of the country's oldest BMW dealers puts a Bavarian spin on an open house (Hermy's Oktoberfest '12), an old mining town's road to recovery (Lehighton Bike Night), how old and new Ed Turner aficionados get along (Triumph Come Home Rally), one of the oldest and friendliest antique motorcycle club meets (Oley '15), and a weekly gathering on the site of many motorcyclists' second favorite hobby - flying (Van Sant Airport Ride).
Pennsylvania has the fifth largest number (329,750) of registered motorcycles in the United States and the big secret is it's full of some the most windy roads and scenic vistas in the country. Over the past forty years I've lead dozens of groups of motorcyclists across my home state and every time someone says, "I didn't know Pennsylvania had so many (take your pick) mountains/great roads/interesting places." Each one of these meets is just another reason to ride if you need one so there's no excuse not to get out there and make one of these your next road trip.

CONTENTS:
BIKES & BLUES '12
HEISLER'S DAIRY BARN '13
HERMY'S OKTOBERFEST '12
LEHIGHTON BIKE NIGHT '11
OLEY '15
TRIUMPH COME HOME RALLY '12
VAN SANT AIRPORT RIDE '14

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Backroad Bob
• Release date: Mar 16, 2016
• ISBN: 9781386442998

Backroad Bob

About the Author: Qualifications - Forty-five years and over 250,000 miles as a licensed motorcycle operator. Forty years and 190,000 accident-free road miles. Thirteen years and 45,000 miles dual sport riding. Four years motocross and road racing support in AMA and WERA competition. Forty years off-pavement riding. Completion of Motorcycle Safety Foundation Beginner and Advanced Rider Courses and Keith Code's Superbike School. A.A.S. - Mechanical Engineering with over 25 years professional mechanical experience. Road Riding - Thirty-seven of 48 contiguous states with extensive knowledge of the Mid-Atlantic, New England, and Southeastern states. Five Canadian provinces, Isle of Man, Scotland, England, Wales, Ireland, Spain and Portugal. Dual Sport Riding - Mid-Atlantic States, Massachusetts, Vermont, and Tennessee. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Monongahela, Wayne and Allegheny National Forests. Ten Pennsylvania State Forests. Enduro Riding - ten years of East Coast Enduro Association competition. Leadership Positions: President (1995-2011) - Turbo Motorcycle International Owners Association (TMIOA), North Eastern Region Director (2000-2009), and Pennsylvania State Director (1994-2009) - Honda Sport Touring Association (HSTA). Dual Sport Route Coordinator - Honda Sport Touring Association Rendezvous 1996. Rally Coordinator - The Thumper Humper (THE) Rally 1998-2002, PA Adventure Rally 1994-2007, Pennsylvania 500 Dual Sport Ride 1995-2007, Pennsylvania 500 Road Ride 2005-2007, and Turbo Rally '95, 00, 10, and '11. Organizer - 2001 Honda Sport Touring Association Rendezvous - a 400+ participant 3-day international event. Contact the Author: [e-mail] ###

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Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 32) -

Pennsylvania Motorcycle Meets Compilation

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Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 16) -

Pennsylvania Motorcycle Meets

by Robert H. Miller

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Copyright 2012 Robert H. Miller

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CONTENTS:

AMA FIELD MEETS

AMCA OLEY MEET 1997

AMCA OLEY MEET 2010

DEUTSCHE CLASSIC

FAST BY FERRACI

FLY & RIDE

H-D FALL FOLIAGE RIDE

LABOR DAY IN LOCK HAVEN

NEW HOPE, PA

PA ADVENTURE

TURKEY PRO INVITATIONAL

Foreword to Backroad Bob’s

Pennsylvania Motorcycle Meets

By 1990, I had ridden motorcycles through every state east of the Mississippi River, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and five Canadian provinces, but I wanted to do more. I wanted to explore the back roads across America, see the Isle of Man TT Races, examine everything that's foreign at a European Grand Prix, and experience the canopied forests, cascading streams, and towering mountains of Pennsylvania's state forests.

Over the forty years I've done all this and taken thousands of photos of the places I've been and made millions of memories of the unforgettable people I've met. Along the way, I've recorded my experiences in hundreds of magazine articles, and traveled hundreds of thousands of miles by motorcycle in the pursuit of my dreams. If this sounds like something you'd like to do, then these articles are a valuable tool to assist you in fulfilling your dreams too.

The resulting articles have appeared in American Road Racing, Backroads, Blue Ribbon Coalition Magazine, CC Motorcycle News, Cycle News, Motorcyclist, PowerTech Quarterly, Rider, RoadBike, Sport Touring News, STAReview, Thumper News, Thunder Press, Turbo News, Trail Rider, Twistgrip, Winding Road Motorcycle Times, and the book Turbocharging, Supercharging, and Nitrous Oxide.

These chapters are the fruits of a trial and error tree planted decades ago. The bad roads, the dead end trails, and the nasty places have been left out. What remains is a five-decade distillation of motorcycling in 38 American states, five Canadian provinces, five national forests, ten Pennsylvania state forests, and eight foreign countries. These chapters contain valuable information that will save you time and money and enable you to efficiently plan your own adventures while avoiding the mistakes I've made. - BRB

Acknowledgments

I’d like to thank everyone that ever rode with me, invited me on a ride, gave me an idea for a ride, helped me when I’ve been stranded alongside a road or trail, or struck up a conversation with me when I’ve been on the road or the trail. There are thousands of you, but the ones I remember the most are: Joe, Robert, Paul, Ron, Barry, Bob, Tom, Sydney, Stewart, Sam, Oop, Moose, Cong, Lucas, Rock, Randy, Mark, Gary, George, Allen, Steve, and Dad - great riders all. The editors that thought I had something to contribute deserve a tip of the hat too.

I’d also like to thank everyone that ever fought for this great country. You have done, and are doing, a job that many Americans don’t have the nerve or the will to do. We should all be thankful for your sacrifices. I’ve had the good fortune to travel outside the United States and I’ve enjoyed immensely the foreign places I’ve been, people I’ve met, and things I’ve done, but there is no better feeling than returning to the land of the free and the home of the brave.

Spending weeks on the road or days on the trail can be surprisingly isolating, but I’ve managed to make hundreds of new friends along the way. Get out there and make a few new friends of your own. - BRB

Introduction to Backroad Bob’s

Pennsylvania Motorcycle Meets

These eleven published articles from the Backroad Bob's Motorcycle Adventures - Pennsylvania Motorcycle Meets CD take a look at some of the more popular meets you'll find in the Keystone State. Pennsylvania has the fifth largest number (329,750) of registered motorcycles in the United States and the big secret is it's full of some the most windy roads and scenic vistas in the country. Over the past forty years I've lead dozens of groups of motorcyclists across my home state and every time someone says, "I didn't know Pennsylvania had so many (take your pick) mountains/great roads/interesting places." Each one of these meets is just another reason to ride if you need one so there's no excuse not to get out there and make one of these your next road trip.

American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) Gypsy Tour Field Meets -

Still A Good Idea

by Robert H. Miller

© 2010 RHM Company Intl.

THROUGHOUT, AND EVEN before, its history, the AMA has had a love/hate relationship with their Gypsy Tour Field Meets. They loved the new members they generated, but hated the bad publicity that sometimes followed them. The AMA, and the Federation of American Motorcyclists that