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PIONEERS: Honeymooning by Motorcycle in 1934!

After their marriage in 1934, Stanislaw and Halina Bujakowski decided that for their honeymoon, they would fulfill a lifelong dream and travel by motorcycle from their home in Druskininkai, Poland to Shanghai, China. They already owned a BSA motorcycle which was equipped with a sidecar, so all they needed to do was to pack and go.

PIONEERS: Honeymooning by Motorcycle in 1934!

Reader Story: Riding the Passes of the Sierra Nevada Mountains

One of my motorcycle travel goals has been to cross all the major passes in the eastern Sierra Nevada mountain range. It is home to Mount Whitney (the highest peak in the continental U.S.), and the famous peaks of Yosemite National Park. I achieved this goal with my husband and daughter on our journey to and from the AMA conference.

Reader Story: Riding the Passes of the Sierra Nevada Mountains

Trading Up to a Dresser: Should You or Shouldnt You?

If you ride a cruiser and enjoy touring, over the course of your riding life you may find yourself graduating to bigger motorcycles, the choice of machine dictated usually by the level of riding experience you have and the type of riding you do. At what point do you stop moving up, though?

Trading Up to a Dresser: Should You or Shouldnt You?

Reader Story: How One Woman Inspired Another to Ride

Don’t get me wrong. There’s nothing bad about riding pillion on the back of a motorcycle. For many years, I used to sit behind my husband, Jonny, on his Harley-Davidson Softail Deuce, spacing out and staring at the scenery. But now that I’ve taken the leap to the rider’s seat, I’m encouraging more women to move from the back seat to actively riding their own bikes.

Reader Story: How One Woman Inspired Another to Ride

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