Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 36) Road Trips III & IV Compilation - More Cruisin' America & Cruisin' Beyond America: Backroad Bob's Motorcycle Road Trips, #36

By Backroad Bob and Robert H. Miller

Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 36) Road Trips III & IV Compilation

Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 24) Road Trips (Part III) - More Cruisin' America

These ten published magazine articles from the Road Trips (Part III) CD examine more of the best two lane roads along a dozen or so road trips covering a few ten thousand miles - the trips that make you want to turn around and ride them again and again. Along the way you'll encounter Gotham City charm, more Southern hospitality, more of the West's desolate landscapes, and more of the never ending two-lane roads of the mid-Atlantic states. Do you want to know where the best road trip roads are, what you'll see along them, and why each of these trips are mandatory rides for anyone calling themselves a motorcyclist? These articles reveal more of the best destinations and road trips from East to West and North to South and the reasons to ride each one.

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Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 22) Road Trips (Part IV) - Cruisin' Beyond America

These eight published magazine articles from the Road Trips (Part IV) CD will allow you to learn what foreign riders, roads, and rallies are like before you get there. From Canada, across the pond to the Isle of Man, and across the English Channel to Spain, Portugal, and Holland, these offerings taken as whole, are a good start to a worldwide adventure tour. Get packing! There's a look at Canada's Cape Breton Highlands and the Halifax riding scene, the Isle of Man TT Races, Valencian and Portuguese MotoGP races, what you can learn by riding in Europe, and a conversation with a globe-trekking Dutchman who stopped long enough in his home country to be interviewed and answer the question, "Why do you do this?. You might be surprised by his answer.

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Backroad Bob
• Release date: Apr 10, 2016
• ISBN: 9781393342045

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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Backroad Bob's

Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 36) -

Motorcycle Road Trips Compilation

Road Trips (Part III) - More Cruisin' America

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Road Trips (Part IV) -  Cruisin' Beyond America

by Robert H. Miller

Published by RHM Company Intl.

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Copyright 2016 Robert H. Miller

Backroad Bob's

Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 24) -

Road Trips (Part III) - More Cruisin' America

by Robert H. Miller

Published by RHM Company Intl.

First Edition

Copyright 2012 Robert H. Miller

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CONTENTS:

BEAR MOUNTAIN

COLORADO

CRUISE AMERICA

DEAL'S GAP

FRENCH QUARTER CAFE

IDAHO

MARGARETVILLE, NY

MARGARITAVILLE CANTINA

PENNSYLVANIA'S ENDLESS MOUNTAINS

UTAH

Foreword to Backroad Bob’s

Road Trips (Part III) - More Cruisin' America

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

Road Trips (Part III) - More Cruisin' America

These twelve published magazine articles from the Road Trips (Part III) CD examine more of the best two lane roads along a dozen or so road trips covering a few ten thousand miles - the trips that make you want to turn around and ride them again and again. Along the way you'll encounter Gotham City charm, more Southern hospitality, more of the West's desolate landscapes, and more of the never ending two-lane roads of the mid-Atlantic states. Do you want to know where the best road trip roads are, what you'll see along them, and why each of these trips are mandatory rides for anyone calling themselves a motorcyclist? These articles reveal more of the best destinations and road trips from East to West and North to South and the reasons to ride each one.

Bear Mountain - Escape From Gotham City

by Robert H. Miller

© 1999 RHM Company

NORTH OF GOTHAM (NEW York) City lies a retreat for those yearning to escape the tired, poor, and huddled masses. Early on Sunday mornings, as if on cue, when a hazy sun is peeking over the Hudson River and the Big Apple still sleeps, a symphony of snarling fours, thunderous twins, and the occasional raspy two-stroke can be heard echoing off of Wall Street canyons. When you hear this sound it means only one thing - New York City's sport bikers are Bear Mountain bound.

When you tire of the Saturday night posers at the midtown cafes with their $15,000 rolling sculptures adorned with $15,000 of do-dads and gee-gaws, you'll know it's time for road work, not artwork. Only then will a softly spoken whisper, so as not to offend those scented with eau d' New Leather, pass from sport biker to sport biker, Tomorrow morning, Bear Mountain. It's all you need to hear.

It takes something special to impress the members of the Ramapo, Crotona, and Polar Bear motorcycle clubs whose histories are as long as motorcycling in America. After seeing the sandstone cliffs of the Hudson River Valley from atop Bear Mountain, you'll know what that something special is and you won't believe you're only 40 miles from Manhattan.

To get to Bear Mountain, travel north on the Palisades Parkway if you're in a hurry or New York State Route 9W if you're not. Either way you can detour west on NY 106 to NY 17 for a breakfast feast at the traditional Red Apple Rest gathering spot. It’s a cafeteria-style eatery where the decor, and the prices, are right out of the fifties. Then back track to Seven Lakes Parkway and catch the cool breezes flowing across the reservoirs scattered throughout the area.

Once entering Harriman State Park, follow the signs to Bear Mountain. Upon your arrival, you’ll find a melting pot of motorcycles and riders. In attendance will be the latest cruisers, customs, and race-replicas and fellow riders whose parents are from all corners of the globe. They've come from neighborhoods in the Bronx, Queens, and Brooklyn to drink the clean air of the Hudson Highlands and partake in the Sunday morning services at the Big Apple's Chapel of Tire-Kicking Salvation.

After a few hours of scoping the cutting-edge machinery, and appreciating the cultural diversity of a large metropolitan area, you'll be sorry if you don't take time to honor our forefathers at nearby West Point. There you can tour the United States Military Academy Museum and see where Revolutionary War troops blockaded the Hudson River against British warships at Constitution Island, but beware of the two sets of