Backroad Bob's Motorcycle Road Trips Series

Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 5) Motorcycle Humor - You May Be A Real Motorcyclist If ... Find out if you're a "real" motorcyclist. The following seven magazine articles from the Motorcycle Humor - You Might Be A Real Motorcyclist If ... CD are humorous looks at motorcyclists compiled from thirty-seven years and 200,000 miles of road riding, seventeen years and 43,000 miles of dual sport riding, and ten years of East Coast Enduro Association competition. What is a "real" motorcyclist? It's a rider who spends days, weekends, and weeks on the road or on the trail figuring it all out for himself by himself. Dealing with the unexpected and having a sense of humor while doing it will keep you young at heart and yearning to ride. The set backs, the accomplishments, and the dangers inherent to motorcycling will have you finding out what you're made of in a hurry so no matter what happens, keep smiling . 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. If you can't get out there and make a few new friends of your own, this short read can give you a few laughs in between your adventures. Words - 8,694

Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 11) Mid-Atlantic Back Roads Made For Motorcycling These eight published magazine articles cover some of the mid-Atlantic's best routes for corner carvers needing a twisty road fix to satisfy their addiction. The number one roads in New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia are here for the taking and the most equestrian-laden and scenic route across Pennsylvania, Maryland, and West Virginia is here too. The Mid-Atlantic's Potomac Highlands Region where Virginia and West Virginia meet, is one of the top five riding areas in the country. The combination of winding mountain passes that will have you up-shifting and downshifting and up-shifting and downshifting as your motorcycle's engine strains with the terrain's rise and fall and the narrow valley straights with towering 5000' peaks on both sides that make you feel as if you're slicing open the earth itself will have you grinning ear to ear inside your helmet. Virginia's Southwest Region is a riding area that's remained "off the radar" for decades, but now it's getting its long deserved notice. The roads aren't quite as tight as those in the Potomac Highlands Region, but mile after mile of long sweeping curves with the green rolling hills of Piedmont farm country passing by will only add to your ride. This region has some monster roads, including the Blue Ridge Parkway, but the numbered State and US Routes are notoriously unmarked so be careful when you enter a turn and there's no recommended speed sign. It's almost guaranteed to be tighter than you think. Don't forget, the occasional walking pace hay wagon train could be around any corner, so be prepared to pucker up and take evasive maneuvers. A few years ago jaded West Coast journalists "discovered" the great riding in these areas, but we knew it all along. Despite the favorable press coverage, these areas remain almost devoid of traffic and traffic enforcement officers. Now you know too. Words - 8,533

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 &   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 Words – 19,266

Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 33) Turbo Chronicles & Wastegates Compilation includes - Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 3) Turbo Chronicles These eighteen published magazine articles are gleaned from 25 years and 137,000 miles of Yamaha Turbo ownership. Installing a K&N air filter, following Team Turbo, meeting other clubs' members, reviewing all the Turbos, attending Turbo Rallies, revealing dyno truths about Turbos, and sharing what's been learned from many years and even more miles of turbo ownership are just some of the subjects covered. CONTENTS: INSTALLING A K&N AIR FILTER MR. TURBO TMIOA MEETS AMA TMIOA MEETS HSTA TMIOA MEETS ICOA TURBO BIKES TURBO RACE BIKE TURBO RACE BIKE UPDATE TURBO RALLY I (1992) TURBO RALLY II (1993) TURBO RALLY III (1994) TURBO RALLY XVI (2004) TURBO RALLY XVII (2005) YAMAHA TURBO YAMAHA TURBO @ 50K MILES YAMAHA TURBO @70K MILES YAMAHA TURBO @ 80K MILES YAMAHA TURBO @ 125K MILES &   Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 2) Wastegates These thirty-four previously published articles were produced over eight years as the fourteen-year president of the Turbo Motorcycle International Owners Association (TMIOA). These "Wastegate" editorials appeared in the association's quarterly newsletter "Turbo News" from Spring 1994 (#18) to the final edition in Fall 2003 (#51). These personal observations cover the gamut from the state of motorcycling in general, to the minutiae of the always entertaining antics at the association's annual "Turbo Rallies", to the joys of Turbo ownership. Read them for yourself and gain insight into what membership in the TMIOA was all about. CONTENTS: TN #18 - TN #51 (34 editorials) Words: 39,176  

Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 18) Isle of Man TT Races - The Greatest Road Racing On Earth Isle Of Man TT Races: These ten published magazine articles from the Backroad Bob's Motorcycle Adventures - GPs, MotoGPs, England, Ireland, & The Isle Of Man CD are about the greatest motorcycle racing event on the planet - the two-week long festival of speed known as the Isle of Man TT Races. You may have heard about the Isle of Man TT Races and you may know it's special, but what you don't know is that it won't last forever. Forces bigger than motorcycling are threatening this two-week festival of speed. The 150-mph run down bumpy and crowned Bray Hill, three feet in the air at Ballaugh Bridge, and flat out at nearly 200 mph through the mist and over the "damp bits" on Snafell Mountain are sights you can't see anywhere else in the world and they're all on the endangered list. Add the stunt rider shows, the drags, the Ramsey bike show, Mad Sunday, the crazy crowds, and the nightly smoky burn outs on Douglas' Queen's Promenade and you've got something that's not to be missed. If you want to know how to get there, where to stay when you get there, and what to see when you get there, then you'll want to have this CD before you get there. Contents: A Global Happening American Sport Bikes In Europe California Connection Don't Call Them English IOM - Must See & Must Do Motorcycles, Whiskey, & Death More Than Just Races Ron Gray - 50 Years A TTer Ten Tips For The Trip Of A Lifetime The Isle Of Man TT Races Words - 14,090   Additional Titles by the Author This ebook compilation is one part of a 15-part CD and ebook series that is Backroad Bob's Motorcycle Road Trips. The photo-filled versions and the full-content dual sporting CDs with roll charts and GPS coordinates are available only from Backroad Bob's website. Backroad Bob's Motorcycle Road Trips eBook Compilations: Accident-Free Riding (Vol. I&II) American Motorcycle Museums & Collections (Vol I&II) Dual Sporting PA and Beyond Dual Sporters and Thumper Humpers (Vol I&II) GPs and MotoGPs, England, Ireland & Isle of Man Motorcycling Lifestyle & Humor Motor Shows & Clubs (Vol. I&II) Pennsylvania Motorcycle Meets (Vol. I&II) Roads & Road Houses Road Trips (Vol. I&II) Road Trips (Vol. III&IV) Turbo Chronicles & Wastegates

otorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 34) Roads & Road Houses Compilation Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 11) Roads – Mid-Atlantic Roads Made For Motorcycling Roads - These eight articles cover some of the mid-Atlantic's best routes for corner carvers needing a twisty road fix to satisfy their addiction. The number one roads in New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia are here for the taking and the most equestrian-laden and scenic route across Pennsylvania, Maryland, and West Virginia is here too. CONTENTS: ROADS - NY ROUTE 30 PA ROUTE 125 SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA TRI-STATE HORSE TRAIL VIRGINIA ROUTE 42 VIRGINIA ROUTE 252 WEST VIRGINIA ROUTE 28 WEST VIRGINIA ROUTES 7 & 9 &   & Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 12) Road Houses – Tour de Gastronomy These thirteen articles will have you grabbing your map and looking for a route that links them into one cross-country colossal tour de gastronomy. If your motto is "Ride to Eat - Eat to Ride" then this is for you! Here you'll find road houses from East to West, North to South and the reasons for visiting each one. A drive-in where everything, from the menu's items to the table settings, is about pork, a yacht club without water, a hotel with the best bar/restaurant/ lodging combination that just happens to be surrounded by mountains full of twisting two lane roads, and a grill that's claimed to be "the best damn bar in the West" are all here for the riding and the eating. CONTENTS: ROAD HOUSES - BAKE SHOPPE BBQ RANCH CENTRAL PARK HOTEL DINOSAUR BBQ FROG LEVEL YACHT CLUB GERMANY CAFÉ HAWK'S NEST HOUSTON'S RESTAURANT JOHNNY B. GOOD'S KELLY'S ROADHOUSE GRILL STEWART'S DRIVE-IN SYRACUSE SUDS THE CLOISTERS Words: 20,688

Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 31) The Motorcycling Lifestyle & Motorcycle Humor Compilation includes - Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 23) The Motorcycling Lifestyle – Why We Do What We Do These thirteen published magazine articles provide some insight into what makes a motorcyclist a motorcyclist. There's an interview with legendary Irish road racer Robert Dunlop just months before his untimely death in a racing accident, two recounts of Daytona Bike Week adventures, an interview with one of the most successful American road racers, a look at the benefits and liabilities of the electronic devices that so many riders depend on, a tribute to a great rider and friend, and a recommendation on what to take for a weekend road trip. There's also a look at how the author began a lifetime of sport touring, the story of a self-described sightseeing fool, how the members of two different clubs ride, two cautionary notes to watch who you ride with, and why the joys of dual sporting are the best of both worlds. What can you learn from these stories? That what you ride, how you ride, and who you ride with may define your riding style, but it seems all motorcyclists have the same need to ride no matter where you find them. & Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 5) Motorcycle Humor - You Might Be A Real Motorcyclist If … The following seven previously unpublished articles from the Motorcycle Humor - You Might Be A Real Motorcyclist If ... CD are humorous looks at motorcyclists compiled from thirty-seven years and 200,000 miles of road riding, seventeen years and 43,000 miles of dual sport riding, and ten years of East Coast Enduro Association competition. What is a "real" motorcyclist? It's a rider who spends days, weekends, and weeks on the road or on the trail figuring it all out by himself for himself. Dealing with the unexpected and having a sense of humor while doing it will keep you young at heart and yearning to ride for many decades. The set backs, the accomplishments, and the dangers inherent to motorcycling will have you finding out what you're made of in a hurry so no matter what happens, keep smiling . My motorcycling father used to say, "I'm having fun even when I'm upside down in a ditch". Now that's an enviable sense of humor. 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. If you can't get out there and make a few new friends of your own, this short read can give you a few laughs in between your adventures. Find out if you're a "real" motorcyclist. Words - 23,970

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 Words – 35,262  

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. & 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. Words – 27,508

Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 37) Motorcycle Shows & Clubs Compilation includes - Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 25) Motorcycle Shows & Clubs These ten published magazine articles look at national, international, and AMA motorcycle shows and clubs. The four show articles tell you what you'll see at each one and what makes each one different. In addition to juried shows at each of the events, every show honors the clubs whose members support the shows. Those members are the focus of the articles examining six very different clubs. Find out before you join what makes each club unique and if it's for you. CONTENTS: 40% OFF EVERYTHING? (MAIN LINE TOURING ASSOC.) BIKES & BLUES FESTIVAL 2011 AMA VINTAGE MOTORCYCLE DAYS 1996 CYCLE WORLD IMS 1998 CYCLE WORLD IMS 2001 HONDA FIRST (DUTCH) TURBO CLUB HONDA SPORT TOURING ASSOCIATION INTL. CBX OWNERS ASSOCIATION NORTH AMERICAN SUPERSHOW TURBO MOTORCYCLE INTL. OWNERS ASSOCIATION & Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 26) More Motorcycle Shows & Clubs These ten published magazine articles look at more national, international, and local motorcycle shows and clubs. The six show articles tell you what you'll see at each one (antiques, classics, late models, customs, and expensive) and what makes each one different. The four club articles honor the three clubs members who support their respective brands (BMW, Norton, Yamaha) and one club that supports their respective highway (US 421). Find out before you join what makes each club unique and if it's for you. CONTENTS: AMCA RHINEBECK SUPER MEET '10 BMW MOTORCYCLE OWNERS' ASSOCIATION '11 CYCLE WORLD INTERNATIONAL MOTORCYCLE SHOW '10 DELAWARE VALLEY NORTON RIDERS '12 HAND-BUILT SHOW '14 MARTIN MOTORSPORTS MODERN CLASSICS SHOW '12 OILY PIPES GANG '13 PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL MOTORCYCLE SHOW ' 13 RADNOR HUNT CONCOURS '14 RALLY IN THE VALLEY '04 Words – 24,773  

Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 38) American Motorcycle Museums & Collections Compilation includes - Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 15) American Motorcycle Museums & Collections These nine published magazine articles document some of the finest public museums and private collections in the United States. While traveling by motorcycle for the past forty years, I've taken every opportunity to check out museums and collections, even though I have a love/hate relationship with them. I think the best use for a motorcycle is to ride it and for me the worth of any motorcycle is measured by its odometer, not its shine. I can appreciate motorcycles as art, but let's not forget they're motorcycles not sculptures - they were meant to be ridden. I've found the most interesting things about museums and collections is not the motorcycles contained in them - it's the story of the people who put them together. The public museums are usually an outward expression of an individual who loves motorcycling and wants to share their passion for the sport with as many enthusiasts as possible and what's not to like about that? The private collections are usually an inward expression of an individual's desire to own the motorcycles that were unobtainable in their youth and what's not to like about that either? Keep your eyes open for opportunities to see a private collection. You never know when or where they will present themselves. At each one of these museums and collections I learned something new about motorcycles and I've been around them for fifty years. I hope they'll do the same for you. & Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 27) More American Motorcycle Museums & Collections These five magazine articles document some of the finest public museums and private collections in the United States. One of the newest transportation museums in America (America On Wheels) includes motorcycles from the teens to the nineties, the country's premier antique automobile club (Antique Automobile Club of America) also houses motorcycles at its museum. Who knew?. A man's love of '70s twin-cylinder motorcycles lead to a modest collection that he's turned into a true living museum by allowing you to rent them for weekend rides (Retro Tours), a racing sports car museum with a motorcycle exhibition (Simeone Museum), and a motorcycle-friendly, acid-tinged rock and roll museum with choppers (Museum At Bethel Woods a.k.a. Woodstock). Words – 32,446  

Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 39) GPs & MotoGPs, England, Ireland & Isle of Man Compilation Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 19) GPs & MotoGPs - Get the GP and MotoGP experience and learn why Spain may have the best combination of old and new on the planet and why Portugal isn't far behind. Find the places, the contacts, and the sights you won't see in any travel brochure. Everything's here to plan your own MotoGP adventure to the most motorcycle crazy place on earth. CONTENTS: GPs & MotoGPs - DEAD DUCK MESON LA HOSTERIA SPAIN'S DEAL'S GAP THE GP EXPERIENCE THE LAST GP TRIAL DES NATIONS 2000 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX 2005 & Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 20) England, Ireland, & Isle of Man - England, Ireland These articles will take you on a visit to Britain's National Motorcycle Museum where the 500 motorcycles on display will reveal how far back into the nineteenth century motorcycling's roots extend and then transport you to the land of Guinness, Gaelic, and Green where the world's fastest growing economy is making motorcycling affordable to the vibrant Irish people in an ancient land of hardship, suffering, and winding, narrow, cliff top roads overlooking the Irish Sea. CONTENTS: BRITAIN'S NATIONAL MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM MOTORCYCLING IN IRELAND & Isle Of Man You've heard about it and you know it's special, but what you don't know is that it won't last forever. Forces bigger than motorcycling are threatening this two-week festival of speed. The 150-mph run down bumpy and crowned Bray Hill, three feet in the air at Ballaugh Bridge, and flat out at nearly 200 mph through the mist and over the "damp bits" on Snafell Mountain are sights you can't see anywhere else in the world and they're all on the endangered list. Add the stunt rider shows, the drags, the Ramsey bike show, Mad Sunday, the crazy crowds, and the nightly smoky burn outs on Douglas' Queen's Promenade and you've got something that's not to be missed. If you want to know how to get there, where to stay when you get there, and what to see when you get there, then you'll want to read this before you get there. CONTENTS: A GLOBAL HAPPENING AMERICAN SPORT BIKES IN EUROPE CALIFORNIA CONNECTION DON'T CALL THEM ENGLISH IOM - MUST SEE & MUST DO MOTORCYCLES, WHISKEY, & DEATH MORE THAN JUST RACES TEN TIPS FOR THE TRIP OF A LIFETIME THE IOM TT RACES Number of Words: 31,932