2025 Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450 in Yellow Ribbon The new 2025 Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450 is a modern roadster powered by a variant of the liquid-cooled single-cylinder engine also found in the updated Royal Enfield Himalayan.  Related: 2024 Royal Enfield Himalayan Review | First Ride  The Guerrilla 450 will be available in India and Europe as early as August 2024, but the North American market will have to wait until next year to see these bikes in Royal Enfield dealerships.  The Guerrilla 450, a competitor of the new 2024 Triumph Speed 400, shares the Himalayan’s liquid-cool ..read more

Let’s find your center in this Motor School installment. There is nothing more sublime than the moment you discover perfect balance on your motorcycle. (Photos by Kevin Wing) In an earlier column, I mentioned that my background was primarily in off-road riding and racing before I got into the police motorcycle thing. So it was inevitable that some of my lifelong dirty habits would bleed over into my techniques for riding heavy streetbikes. Hey, I was an old dog when I became a motor cop, and I had lots of old tricks. Of all the off-road skills that transferred into my urban traffic enforcement ..read more

Crossing Anthony Creek near Blue Bend, West Virginia, as we make our way toward the Virginia border on this Virginia-West Virginia Motorcycle Ride. (Photos by the author) Riding challenging curves through beautiful mountain scenery spikes my happy gauge, and the border region of eastern West Virginia and western Virginia is ripe with options. Great roads curve along rivers, wind through national forests, and roll through small towns, with interesting sights along the way. The historic small city of Lewisburg, West Virginia, offers good restaurants and lodgings, providing a convenient base of o ..read more

The Highway 21 Women’s Pearl Motorcycle Jacket and Black Ivy Gloves are comfortable and styling leather motorcycle apparel for women. (Photo by Kevin Wing) Black leather motorcycle apparel can often be understated, which many shoppers might enjoy about their gear. The Highway 21 leather apparel I’ve been testing has a bit more pizzaz, combining a cool look with comfortable and protective materials. The Highway 21 Women’s Pearl Motorcycle Jacket is one of the most eye-catching black leather motorcycle jackets I’ve seen. From the brass-colored snap buttons on the flared collar to the buckled bel ..read more

While the majority of visitors to Joshua Tree National Park stick to the pavement, there are several dirt roads that finger into the beautiful desert landscape, perfect for this Joshua Tree National Park motorcycle ride. (Photos by the author and Cheryl Kessel) “It’s the Joshua tree’s struggle that gives it its beauty,” writes Jeannette Walls in her 2005 memoir The Glass Castle. She further contends that such struggle leads to growth and resilience. We motorcyclists know all about struggle, especially in the depths of winter. We struggle to find ways to assuage our overwhelming desire to ride ..read more

The August issue of Rider Magazine has arrived! Bike and gear reviews, tour stories through the vast United States, exercises to improve your riding – Rider’s August issue has it all. Subscribe Now Additional stories in the August issue of Rider: 2025 Triumph Rocket 3 Storm R and GT  | First Ride 2024 BMW R 12 nineT  | First Ride MV Agusta Dragster RR SCS America | First Ride Celebrating Hometown Roots and Routes in Ohio  | On the Road Border Hopping the Virginias  | On the Road A ride through Joshua Tree National Park  | Favorite Ride And more ..read more

Part of this Ohio motorcycle ride, the northern end of State Route 555, known as the Triple Nickel, is in Zanesville. Motorcyclists travel from near and far to ride its fun, challenging 62 miles. (Photographs by the author) Zanesville, Ohio, is where I hail from. It was there I first learned to ride a motorbike, back in my early teen years, racing around the roads on the city’s north side. In high school, I’d ride my slightly larger motorbike on what is called the West Pike, better known as U.S. Route 40. But following my military service, I traveled around on bigger and bigger bikes, leaving ..read more

MV Agusta Superveloce 1000 Serie Oro The MV Agusta Superveloce 1000 Serie Oro is a limited-edition model of 500 units worldwide described as “the shape of desire.” More a work of art than an every-garage bike, the Superveloce 1000 Serie Oro features premium components and state-of-the-art technology. Even if you can’t get your hands on one of the 500 units, you can still enjoy its visual beauty and save its high five-figure price for a rainy day.  Powering the MV Agusta Superveloce 1000 Serie Oro is the 998cc inline-Four also found in the Rush 1000 and Brutale 1000. MV Agusta claims the ..read more

Greg’s BMW taking a dirt nap along the Oregon Backcountry Discovery Route. Photos by Greg Drevenstedt. This story is about a ride that took place in 2013 on the original Oregon Backcountry Discovery Route, which was developed by the Oregon Off-Highway Vehicle Association. The nonprofit Backcountry Discovery Routes organization developed a new ORBDR that was released in 2023. For more information, visit the Backcountry Discovery Routes website. –Ed. Route 5 of the original ORBDR includes hundreds of miles of gravel roads much like this one, plus a decent helping of dirt, sand, rock gardens, and ..read more

The Route 66 Interpretive Center, one of several interesting stops on this Route 66 motorcycle ride, uses audio-visual exhibits to immerse visitors in the history of the Mother Road. The building was built in 1937 and served as an armory until 1971. Photos by the author and Steve Skinner. U.S. Route 66 was established in 1926 and was billed as the shortest, fastest, and most scenic all-weather route connecting Chicago, St. Louis, and Los Angeles. Dubbed the “Mother Road” by John Steinbeck in his novel The Grapes of Wrath, Route 66 was used in the 1930s by migrants fleeing the Dust Bowl in sear ..read more