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Past Articles Touring Travel

Ghosts of the Oregon Coast

Tuesday, December 08, 2009
Motorcycle USA takes a sport-touring motorcycle adventure up the Oregon coast to visit its picture-perfect lighthouses and to see if tales of their hauntings are true.

2009 Grave Robbers Ride

Wednesday, December 02, 2009
Bikes older than 1980 and under $1000, ridden out of the grave and over 750 miles of scenic mountain roads. Follow along for the inaugural Grave Robbers Ride.

Dr. Frazier AT Motorcycles - Size Matters

Friday, November 13, 2009
The answer no man wants to truly hear… In the world of adventure-touring motorcycles bigger is not better. Dr G explains.

Triumph Sprint STs Tour Scotland

Friday, November 06, 2009
Bonnie Prince Charlie, lochs, crofts and castles… Motorcycle USA editor at large, Neale Bayly, tours his homeland of Scotland aboard the Triumph.

Isle of Man Motorcycle Tour

Thursday, October 22, 2009
Motorcycle USA Editor at Large, Janie Omorogbe, visits and rides the most notorious, legendary, historic motorcycle street circuit in the world – the famed Isle of Man.

Dr. Frazier Learns New Tricks

Tuesday, October 13, 2009
With a million miles under his belt and five circumnavigations of the globe by motorcycle, you’d think Dr. Frazier knew everything about riding. So did he. Turns out he was wrong.

MotoUSA Utah Dual-Sport Adventure

Friday, October 09, 2009
Take some Kawasaki KLR650s, ride down Slick Rock, do some exploring at over 8,100 feet around Moon Lake and cook some steaks on the barbie; it all makes for an amazing Utah Dual Sport adventure.

Kawasaki Versys Explores Historic Japan

Tuesday, October 06, 2009
Motorcycle USA hops on a Kawasaki Versys and takes an unforgettable motorcycle tour through the land of the rising sun. Read more about our Japanese adventure.

Victory Vision West Virginia Tour

Friday, October 02, 2009
Tim and Cindy Clark take another motorcycle journey on Victory's Vision cruiser to West Virginia, looking for what amazing adventures lie in WV.

Catalunya Triumph - Riding Barcelona

Friday, September 25, 2009
Motorcycle USA samples the sunny Catalunya countryside and the narrow streets of Barcelona in motorcycle-obsessed Spain in this motorcycle touring and travel feature.

Rolling Out the Welcome Mat

Wednesday, September 23, 2009
MotorcycleUSA takes a much-needed vacation to West Virginia to see if the Mountain State lives up to its reputation as an ATV destination. West Virginia ATV Tours showed us around on brand new Can-Am ATVs.

Buell Ulysses Touring in Quebec

Thursday, September 17, 2009
Our friend Neale Bayly roams around Quebec, Canada while filming an episode of “Trippin on Two Wheels,” and uses the opportunity to explore some of Quebec's most fascinating places while riding a Buell Ulysses.

Dr. Frazier Rides Deadhorse Alaska

Friday, September 11, 2009
Motorcycle USA’s Adventure Editor at Large, Dr. Gregory Frazier, delivers the secret trips and tricks traveling up north to the Alaskan roads around Deadhorse.

BMW Motorcycle African Adventure

Friday, August 28, 2009
Neale Bayly takes a ride in South Africa on the BMW R1200GS and brings back a great story and some amazing pictures.

Dr. Frazier Motorcycle Adventures in US

Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Many American riders feel that for true motorcycle adventure riding, an exotic destination is required. Not so, says Dr. G.

OMA-KTM Dual-Sport Motorcycle Tours

Wednesday, July 22, 2009
We hook another ride with our local tour guides at OMA-KTM for a dirt bike tour through southern Oregon. A three-day, two-night dual-sport motorcycle tour took us nearly 460 miles.

Dr Frazier Rides to the Edge of the Earth

Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Dr. Frazier rides to North America's most westerly point, Anchor Point, Alaska, to tag a locale designated by adventurist motorcycle travelers as one of the edges of the Earth.

Mines and Meadows ATV Tour

Friday, June 26, 2009
JC takes a ride underground in the hills of PA riding the Kawasaki Brute Force ATV and gives us the full story about the Mines and Meadows ATV Tour.

Touring with Ducati in the Land of Motors

Thursday, June 18, 2009
Motorcycle-USA goes on a motorcycle adventure aboard Ducati street bikes around the Italian motorcycle manufacturer’s home in Bologna, Italy.

Riding Choppers in the Valley of Fire

Friday, June 12, 2009
Motorcycle USA does some motorcycle touring through the Valley of Fire just outside of Vegas on the 2010 Honda Fury and the 2009 Big Dog Coyote.

Motorcycle Search for Liver-Eating Johnston

Tuesday, June 09, 2009
This month Dr. Gregory Frazier’s adventure-motorcycle journey sends him in search of the American mountain man known as Liver-Eating Johnston.

Traveling Greece on Scooters

Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Motorcycle USA’s Editor at Large, Neale Bayly, takes a tour of Greece aboard some three-wheeled Piaggio scooters – trippin’ on three wheels.

Dr. Frazier Rides Cambodia

Thursday, May 07, 2009
Motorcycle USA’s international travel editor takes rolls through the jungles of Cambodia in his latest motorcycle adventure touring travel feature.

Dr. Frazier Round the World Motorcycle

Friday, April 17, 2009
Dr. Gregory Frazier takes a closer look at one ‘round the world travel motorcycle and the story told by its comprehensive sticker collection.

Can-Am Spyders In Paradise

Thursday, April 09, 2009
We set out to tour the Atlantic Coast of Florida on a pair of 2009 Can-Am Spyders in what became a grouper sandwich and rum runner fueled adventure of a lifetime.

German Motorcycle Tour - Beemers and Bier

Monday, April 06, 2009
Days spent riding the BMW R1200RT motorcycle through Bavaria, the Black Forest and Rhine valley. Nights spent sampling German beer. All in a day's work.

Jawbone Canyon OHV Day Ride

Friday, April 03, 2009
We all need to find new places to ride so MotoUSA loaded up a pair of Yamaha WR dirt bikes and headed out to Jawbone Canyon OHV to explore the Mojave Desert outside of Los Angeles, California.

Victory Motorcycles Cruising the Bayou

Thursday, March 26, 2009
Motorcycle USA takes a tour of New Orleans during Mardi Gras and rides along the Mississippi Gulf Coast and its alligator-filled bayous on the 2009 Victory Cory Ness Jackpot.

Dr. Frazier Motorcycles Borneo

Thursday, March 12, 2009
Dr. Gregory Frazier’s adventure-touring motorcycle exploits head to the rainy island of Borneo, the author describing his journey as the grumble in the jungle.

Dr. Frazier Rides Russia

Friday, February 13, 2009
No GPS, no map, no problem for Dr. Gregory Frazier as he rides the Road To Hell across Russia on his Kawasaki KLR650 dual-sport motorcycle.

Utah Gold - Dual-Sports in Moab

Monday, January 12, 2009
This dual-sport adventure takes us through the impressive landscape of southeastern Utah, across the border to Colorado and back again on the 2009 BMW F800GS.

Dr. Frazier Rides Colombia

Friday, January 09, 2009
Dr. Frazier’s globe-trotting motorcycle adventures take him this month to South America and Colombia.

Metzeler Alpine Motorcycle Tour

Monday, January 05, 2009
We survived our epic two-day 300-plus mile motorcycle journey despite, at times, treacherous stretches of road, and rain. A journey we won't be forgetting any time soon...

Ducati Tour de France

Thursday, December 25, 2008
The French Riviera to Paris with a World Superbike round in between, Motorcycle USA does it on a Ducati SportClassic.

Dr. Fraziers Alaska Adventure Secret

Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Dr. G. heads north this month, to give riders a hot scoop about one motorcycle travel destination – McCarthy, Alaska.

Dr. Frazier Shipping Motorcycles Adventures

Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Sometimes it's not only about the destination. Just getting there can be a trial. Read this month's adventure-touring segment from Dr. Gregory Frazier for helpful hints on how-to ship your motorcycle.

Cruising the Mississippi Blues Highways

Friday, October 24, 2008
Our editor goes to the Mississippi Delta looking for the Blues, the Devil and the crossroads of legendary blues musician Robert Johnson.

Exploring the Columbia Gorge Loop

Tuesday, October 21, 2008
With the keys to a 2008 Honda Gold Wing and two days to spare, we chart a course through Oregon's Columbia River Gorge and up Mt. Hood.

Riding The Trans-America Trail

Thursday, October 16, 2008
America's greatest motorcycle adventure can offer all the challenges of an off-continent voyage without ever stamping your passport.

Kauai Garden Island Dual-Sports

Tuesday, October 14, 2008
We made the right choice bringing off-road capable dual-sports on the tour because as great as it is to check out the tourist traps, it is the road less travelled that put this ride over the top.

Dr Frazier Morocco Adventure Riding

Monday, October 13, 2008
Dr. Frazier shares tales of adventure riding his KLR650 over the sands of the Sahara through the North African country of Morocco.

Dr. Frazier Vietnam Adventure Riding

Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Dr. Frazier's world exploits take him to Vietnam, a country where almost half the population rides small displacement motorcycles.

Riding the Great Smoky Mountains

Thursday, August 14, 2008
Incredible roads and Southern gentility abound as our editor rides through the Great Smoky Mountains aboard Triumph motorcycles.

2008 Red Bull US Grand Prix Adventure

Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Follow along as MotorcycleUSA rides a Yamaha YZF-R1 up to this year's Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix at Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway.

2008 RiderDown Baja Bound Adventure

Tuesday, July 08, 2008
The ride started as a conversation between Baja Bound Adventures and RiderDown Foundation, two enthusiast groups who live to ride and enjoy giving back to the sport we all love. This benefit took them into the heart of Baja California.

Dr Frazier Goes KLRing in the US

Monday, July 07, 2008
Known for his round-the-world jaunts, Dr. Frazier stays local but still finds motorcycle adventure aboard his KLR650 here in the good ol' U.S. of A.

Dr Gregory Frazier Pannier Artwork

Friday, June 13, 2008
Adventure riders' panniers are as unique and varied as the rider's personalities themselves. Dr. Frazier gives us an inside look into the distinctive world of motorcycling's boxen art.

MCUSA's Adventure Editor Talks Naked

Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Motorcycle USA's Adventure Editor-at-Large, Dr. Greg Frazier, goes live on the radio air waves May 20 on the motorcycle radio talk show Side Stand Up.

Pitbulls, Poker Runs and Old Route 66

Thursday, May 08, 2008
It was a scene straight out of the Wild,Wild West as we embarked on a memorable Poker Run riding a Big Dog Pitbull at the recent Laughlin motorcycle rally.

Dr Frazier Motorcycles Cuba

Wednesday, May 07, 2008
How often do Americans get to ride a motorcycle through Cuba? Find out courtesy of MotorcycleUSA's adventure-touring expert Gregory Frazier.
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