Motorcycle Misadventures

RoadRUNNER's Touring Weekend - July 11th-15th – Maggie Valley, NC

I would LOVE to go to this event in the Smoky Mountains, if I were not on the opposite coast! Sigh. But report back... Here's what Christa has to say about it so far, but stay tuned for more developments:

This year will be the biggest Touring Weekend yet, with more tours, the addition of an off-road guided tour, select vendors, seminars by RoadRUNNER editors and vendors, outdoor live music, door prizes, great food, and even vintage motorcycles!

Seize The Journey! A Woman's Motorcycle Travels in Alaska

Sieze the Journey! is a delightful series on  motorcycling by a woman known as AGirl.  Here's a random excerpt from a ride in Alaska:

While eating at the Lodge's cafe (6 tables total) last night, several travelers approach me and said if I was heading northbound to be warned there were two bears roadside up ahead, one about five miles and one about ten away. They also said a moose had been hit just up the road and was laying partly in the northbound lane. After packing up in the rain, I took off and wondered if perhaps the animals I was warned about the night before would still be there.

Read more of this episode of Seize The Journey!

Heated clothing, armoured, denim jeans and kevlar body armour | Giali UK

Sjaak and Doris are riding through Alaska. What heated gear are they using? Giali KLAN, a U.K. company I've never heard of, but if it worked for them riding in the snow and the ice I guess it's good stuff! Catch them talking on the March 24th SideStandUp.com episode. Also see their video of riding in Alaska.

Heated clothing, armoured, denim jeans and kevlar body armour | Giali UK

Extreme Motocycle Adventure in Alaska

A Dutch couple who have ridden around the world several times are in Alaska now. Yes, now, in March, in the snow, crossing over passes and dodging snow plows. They've posted a video well worth a look. Enjoy! R1-Sjaak & Doris Wiedemann Go Alaska (English).

Via Jim Bryant of Jimbo's Classic Sidecars in Beijing, who met them on the road in Inner Mongolia.