Why Chicago’s Lake Shore Drive has long been a favored destination among motorcyclists There ain’t no road like it “There’s a road I’d like to tell you about, lives in my hometown. Lake Shore Drive, the road is called and it’ll take you up or down. From rats on up to riches, fifteen minutes you …
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Starting in Rockford and ending in Dixon, the Rock River Run offers a rare discovery around every turn. With an abundance of incredible rock formations, riverside views and small historic towns along the way Midwestern US is home to some of the most scenic and geographically diverse rides out there. The Rock River Valley in …
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Start your journey along Route 66 at one of the most iconic American symbols. “Get your kicks, on Route 66” – Nat King Cole. Once immortalized in John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath as “the mother road, the road of flight”, in Nat King Cole’s 1946 hit, and even in an eponymous 60s TV show, …
Explore the history and evolution of motorcycles from around the world in Chicago at the Any Sunday Motorcycle Museum. “Every time I start thinkin’ the world is all bad, then I start seeing some people out having a good time on motorcycles. And it makes me take another look.” —Steve McQueen, ‘On Any Sunday’The Windy …
If you’re a motorcycle enthusiast or just a spirited newcomer, Milwaukee needs to be your next stop. This is the biker’s guide to Milwaukee. “Riding a motorcycle is like an art to me, it’s something you do because you feel something inside,” says Valentino Rossi, nine-time Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champion. And that is …
On a ride to Milwaukee, stop and explore the Harley-Davidson factory, also called the Pilgrim Road Powertrain Operations facility in Menomonee Falls to discover how Harley engines are manufactured. Did you know that the first Harley-Davidson model was, in fact, rejected in the early 1900s? This was apparently on the grounds of it being too …
Ride along on an epic trip through time at the only Harley-Davidson museum in the world! “I was born with gasoline in my veins and a crayon in each hand.” So said Harley-Davidson’s first design director, who worked there for 50 years, Willie G. Davidson. Willie G. was the driving force behind many classic Harley …
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Imagine riding down those desert highways with the wind in your hair. You feel a deep rumble from the engine that reverberates through your body. The vibration so strong that you can feel it in your bones. Becoming an easy rider with nothing ahead of you but freedom, independence, and the open road. But how …