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    Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 35) Road Trips I & II Compilation - Cruisin' America & Even More Cruisin' America: Backroad Bob's Motorcycle Road Trips, #35
    Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 35) Road Trips I & II Compilation - Cruisin' America & Even More Cruisin' America: Backroad Bob's Motorcycle Road Trips, #35
    Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 35) Road Trips I & II Compilation - Cruisin' America & Even More Cruisin' America: Backroad Bob's Motorcycle Road Trips, #35
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    Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 35) Road Trips I & II Compilation - Cruisin' America & Even More Cruisin' America: Backroad Bob's Motorcycle Road Trips, #35

    By Backroad Bob and Robert H. Miller

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    Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 35) Road Trips I & II Compilation - Cruisin' America & Even More Cruisin' America includes -

    Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 1) Road Trips (Part I) - Cruisin' America
    These fifteen previously published magazine articles from the Backroad Bob's Motorcycle Adventures - Road Trips CD examine 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 New England's charm, Southern hospitality, the West's desolate landscapes, and 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 the best road trips from East to West and North to South and the reasons to ride each one.

    CONTENTS:
    25 STATES IN 25 DAYS
    LACONIA - THEN & NOW
    NY ROUTE 30 (AGAIN)
    OH! CANADA
    PENNSYLVANIA 500
    PA'S TEN BEST ROADS
    PIECING THE PARKWAYS
    SOUTHWEST VA
    THE GREAT WESTERN TRIP
    TMIOA MEETS HSTA
    TURBO RALLY IX (1999)
    VINTAGE MOTORCYCLE DAYS '96
    VERMONT ROUTES 100 & NY 22
    WEST VIRGINA ROUTES 7 & 9
    WEST VIRGINIA'S TEN BEST ROADS

    &

    Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 21) Road Trips (Part II) - Even More Cruisin' America
    These six magazine articles 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 learn how to chose a motorcycle rental in Alaska, what real road service is, what the motorcycle scene is like in San Francisco, what it was like at one of the most notorious motocross tracks in the country, the pros and cons of the Valkyrie Tourer, and why you should always be on your best behavior in front of strangers.
    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.

    CONTENTS:
    ALASKA MOTORCYCLE RENTAL
    REAL ROAD SERVICE
    SAN FRANCISCO MOTORCYCLE SCENE
    UNADILLA
    VALKYRIE TOURER
    YOU NEVER KNOW WHO YOU'RE TALKING TO

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBackroad Bob
    Release dateMar 16, 2016
    ISBN9781386243984
    Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 35) Road Trips I & II Compilation - Cruisin' America & Even More Cruisin' America: Backroad Bob's Motorcycle Road Trips, #35
    Author

    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: bob@backroadbob.com ###

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      Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 35) Road Trips I & II Compilation - Cruisin' America & Even More Cruisin' America - Backroad Bob

      Backroad Bob's

      Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 35) -

      Road Trips I & II Compilation

      First Edition

      Copyright 2016 RHM Co. Intl.

      Backroad Bob's

      Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 1) -

      Road Trips (Part I) - Cruisin' America

      by Robert H. Miller

      Published by RHM Company

      Second Edition

      Copyright 2011 Robert H. Miller

      Copyright and Trademark Notices

      The unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal. Criminal copyright infringement, including unauthorized reproduction, and/or distribution without monetary gain, is a Federal offense punishable for up to five years in Federal prison and a $250,000 fine. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system without written permission from the author. Copyright exists automatically even if the work is not published or has not been formally registered with the U.S. Copyright Office. Backroad Bob is a protected trademark of RHM Company Intl.

      Second Edition - License Notes

      This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this eBook with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person. If you’re reading this eBook and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      CONTENTS:

      25 STATES IN 25 DAYS

      LACONIA - THEN & NOW

      NY ROUTE 30 (AGAIN)

      OH! CANADA

      PENNSYLVANIA 500

      PA'S TEN BEST ROADS

      PIECING THE PARKWAYS

      SOUTHWEST VA

      THE GREAT WESTERN TRIP

      TMIOA MEETS HSTA

      TURBO RALLY IX (1999)

      VINTAGE MOTORCYCLE DAYS '96

      VERMONT ROUTES 100 & NY 22

      WEST VIRGINA ROUTES 7 & 9

      WEST VIRGINIA'S TEN BEST ROADS

      Foreword to Backroad Bob’s

      Road Trips (Part I) - 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 past thirty-eight 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 articles 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 four-decade distillation of motorcycling in 38 American states, five Canadian provinces, five national forests, ten Pennsylvania state forests, and eight foreign countries. These articles 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. Let each article be a preview of your own adventures. - 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’ve ridden with the most are: Joe, Robert, Paul, Ron, Barry, Bob, Tom, Sydney, Stewart, Sam, Oop, Moose, 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 I) - Cruisin' America

      These fifteen published magazine articles from the Road Trips CD examine 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 New England's charm, Southern hospitality, the West's desolate landscapes, and 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 the best road trips from East to West and North to South and the reasons to ride each one.

      East of the Mississippi, West of the Mirimachi:

      Twenty-five States in Twenty-five Days

      by Robert H. Miller

      © 1996 RHM Company

      www.backroadbob.com

      CONNECTING THE DOTS

      After college graduation, I knew there would be one last chance for one last road trip before the real world commenced with a real job. It was 1981 and I was riding the original giant killer, a Yamaha RD 350. Not known for its touring capabilities, I attached tank bag, youth and naivete, then hoped for the best. New jobs had my college friends scattered far and wide. I unfolded my Eastern US map and connected the dots to Texas. I plotted a route with overnight stops in NC, GA, MS, and LA - the new locales of my former classmates. Joining US 301 in Delaware I followed it to Fayetteville, NC. and Fort Bragg. With a 60 mph cruising speed, it was a long day, but I made it there late that night. I located my newly-commissioned classmate in his off-base apartment. He was a lieutenant with the MPs and liked the military life.

      The next day we toured town and saw the sights. In the morning I was headed for Atlanta and Emory University. There I stayed with a graduate student friend who showed me the local nightspots. I turned in early as I wanted to be at Fort Rucker, near Dothan, Alabama the next day. Between Atlanta and Dothan I passed through a  small settlement with a single blinking light on a long, lonely Georgia road. It was Plains, home of  past President, Jimmy Carter. I didn't need to stop to see everything - just slowing to 35  mph was enough.

      YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK

      Fort Rucker is home to the US Army Huey helicopter fleet. The on base lake, complete with imported sand, and elaborate officers' club told me these fly boys were way too pampered, but what really convinced me was the Sunday brunch with chefs at each entree station and tuxedo-clad waiters. The cost was a subsidized $3.95! Your tax dollars at work. For two days I soaked sun at the lakeside beach before entering the most foreign city in the US - New Orleans.

      NOT TOO STRANGE

      I enjoyed the jazz at La Maison Bourbon and saw some very exotic sights in the French Quarter. Before it got too strange, I  pointed the Dunlop TT 100s west across the bayou to Texas. In Houston I met one of the smartest classmates I knew. He was an Ag major in college, but worked for an oil company collecting core samples.  I didn't understand why he accepted the job until I saw photos from his business  trips. With his company car and credit cards he was being paid to sightseer the American West!

      Next was Corpus Christi and Padre Island National Seashore to visit an old girlfriend. These were the Texas boom years when a recent graduate could work in any downtown office for good money. The effect was startling. You couldn't find anyone over 30 years old and the nightlife was incredible. It was a great time in a great town and my stay was too short. I left Houston on US 59 and traveled through the rolling hills of northeastern Texas to Arkansas and US 67 to Little Rock, home to a future US President.

      A TEXAS TORNADO

      The sky formed a funnel near Texarkana and rain fell in sheets. After being gusted across three lanes I stopped beneath an overpass. I was marooned there three hours as the wind alternated between rage and calm. I stopped at the nearest gas station and laughed when an old timer asked if  I'd heard about the tornado.

      US 67 led to US 70, then US 49 to Jonesboro and the University of Arkansas. I arrived too late to meet my friends. The only motel wouldn't let me in (dang Marlon Brando). I slept that night perched on the RD, alternating between chest-on-the-tank bag and feet-on-the-hand grips. I was on the road early and fought fog across the muddy Mississippi at Cape Girardeau. Then it was straight on US 40 to Terre Haute, IN. A fellow RD rider lived there and we recalled our past days on these amazing machines . After two weeks and 3800 miles I was ready for home. I  broke my vow to avoid the Interstates and droned 750 miles on I-70 and I-76 straight to Philadelphia.

      THE SECOND HALF

      I returned home to meet my traveling companion for the second half of the adventure. Darrell was a retired schoolteacher from Maryland. We met two months earlier and he mentioned a ride to Nova Scotia and I agreed to join him. We rode through the rural parts of New Jersey

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