Epic Motorcycle Rides

Motorcycle Escape’s Epic Rides section showcases motorcycle rides and motorcycle touring destinations reviewed by our staff. Read about adventure motorcycle tours, locate trails in your area or nationwide and travel information.

Best Motorcycle Rides

California Adventure Tour | Coyote Ugly
Putting an unlikely quartet of traveling bikes through the wringer on a high-mileage adventure tour of California more
A Dual Sport Adventure Across Peru for Charity | Incas to Orphans
Riding as if on a vast table top more
Into the Rice
It's 30 vertical feet from the edge of the road I'm standing on to the bottom of the ravine. Looking beyond my boots to where scrubby brush... more
Mainly In The Plain
"It's nuts--we've been soaked for three days straight. Then you guys show up and suddenly it's sunny and 70!" These were the mixed tidings... more
Lewis and Clark...and Allstate?
President Thomas Jefferson was a man who kept incredible, detailed records, and some have speculated that this almost compulsive need to... more
Taking it to the Manx
For any motorhead, the Isle of Man is hallowed ground, but if you happen to be a motorcycle enthusiast, blasting around this tiny spit of... more
A Tropical Feast
The coastal road south of Rio de Janeiro was a breath of salty, beach-encrusted air, particularly when contrasted with the freeway out of... more
Wide Awake in Alaska
There are periods of time during our adult lives when we need to spend more energy doing what we should do instead of what we want to do. I... more
The Road to Moscow
Editor's Note: Our first contact with Keith Kimber and Tania Brown came in early 1998 when a thick and tattered manila envelope arrived at... more
Big Game, Big Fun
Close your eyes for a moment and try to picture your ultimate getaway. Apart from location, who would you go with and what would you do?... more
Riding 1800 Miles of Australian Outback
Jacob shuffled his feet, gave the group of bikes and riders loaded on the ferry a furtive glance and returned his gaze to the deceptively... more
Island Man: Part Two
Toward the end of April, Peter Riddihough a documentary filmmaker is set to come over. Of course, in the days before he arrives, I have... more
Three Strange Days
M, you OK?" That's the first thing I remember hearing after I had decided to perform a dirt angel before all my fellow riders on the... more
Destination: Costa Rica
Several years ago I thought it would be a good idea to get a group of friends together for an adventure ride. I rounded up a few dual-sport... more
Isle Of Man Adventure
January 2002: Mountain 1, Mark 0 I don't have a motorcycle yet, because I arrived on the Isle of Man with only the luggage I could carry.... more

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Latest News

	25 Years of GSX-Rs \| Riding the Legend A quarter-century later, the GSX-R750 Limited is still a hot ticket... more
	Victory Hard Ball \| First Ride Baggers are hot right now. Seems cruiser riders, in their old age, have come to appreciate the convenience of saddlebags.... more
	KTM 690 Duke \| First Ride Juvenile No More... more
	Husqvarna TC250 \| Dirt Husqvarna’s TC250 powerplant is stunningly compact. Some of the engine’s “I could be a 125” look comes from the amount of daylight visible around it within the new chromoly chassis.... more
	Can-Am Spyder RS-S Roadster \| Trike It's one wheel and a roof short of sports-car status. And nobody will accuse the Spyder RS-S Roadster of being a motorcycle, least of all the Can-Am factory types who gave us a go on their latest,... more

Motorcyclist Blogs

	Custom sportbike builder turns to baggers Who says the cruiser market is (literally) dying off? Our friend Robert Fisher at Florida’s Roaring Toyz, the nation’s leading outfitter of custom sportbikes, just sent news that he’s opening a new... more
	Motus, America’s newest motorcycle maker, debuts its MST-01 Pratt & Miller is an engineering powerhouse. Best known for its work with General Motors--the firm developed the LeMans-winning Corvette C5-R and C6.Rs, the SCCA champion Cadillac CTS-V, and so... more
	439 pounds of pure German attitude After 175 cold, soggy miles on BMW’s (relatively) affordable demi-sport, I’ve come to a couple of conclusions. It’s a bit small you aren’t. And if you’re over six feet tall, the optional tall seat... more
	Paris Hilton starts her own MotoGP team Photo: Monica Almeida/The New York Times The Paris Hilton we know promotes perfume while toting handbags containing pocket-sized Chihuahuas, so it comes as a surprise that she is starting her own... more
	Feeling "A Little Rush" While Riding my Ninja 250 A friend told me about a guy who was looking for a female rider. The gig called for a stunt woman for a music video he was filming. Well, I'm no stunt woman, but I do ride a motorcycle. Turns out,... more

Motorcyclist Forums

	Is the BMW f650 compatable with me? Hi, Since most of you guys on this forum probably have and ride BMW's I wanted to see if anyone would give me some helpful insight. I'm on the market for an enduro and the f650 really caught my eye,... more
	Hey, Did I Ever Show You Guys my.. 1992 Suzuki Intruder? I had already owned a 1988 Harley Low Rider Custom, so I thought I might like to try this Japanese V-Twin that was almost the same size that my Low Rider had been. When you sat... more
	Robbers stole two vintage bikes from his home. from KTLA Los Angeles. BEL AIR ESTATES (KTLA) -- A motorcycle collector was tied up and threatened with a stun gun as robbers stole two vintage bikes from his home. Police say two men in a "Rent Me... more
	Free Wrench Set! We are giving away a free wrench set from Bike Master. All you have to do is go to our Facebook page and "like" the post to be entered into the drawing.... more
	Waking up Honda's 750 RS My wife Sheryl has a Honda RS that everyone in the know, knows it is geared too tall and powered too low. So this is what we have done so far to make it a much better bike. A Gearing change was... more

	25 Years of GSX-Rs \| Riding the Legend A quarter-century later, the GSX-R750 Limited is still a hot ticket... more
	Victory Hard Ball \| First Ride Baggers are hot right now. Seems cruiser riders, in their old age, have come to appreciate the convenience of saddlebags.... more
	KTM 690 Duke \| First Ride Juvenile No More... more
	Husqvarna TC250 \| Dirt Husqvarna’s TC250 powerplant is stunningly compact. Some of the engine’s “I could be a 125” look comes from the amount of daylight visible around it within the new chromoly chassis.... more
	Can-Am Spyder RS-S Roadster \| Trike It's one wheel and a roof short of sports-car status. And nobody will accuse the Spyder RS-S Roadster of being a motorcycle, least of all the Can-Am factory types who gave us a go on their latest,... more