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Is there a more liberating experience than riding down a wide-open road through mountains, valleys, forests, and deserts on the back of a well-oiled machine? No, there isn't. And, now that summer is here, it's the perfect time to plan your dream motorcycle road trip. Use TabStart's curated collection of websites featuring the best motorcycle destinations in the U.S. and the world to map out a memorable journey. Whether you're heading to California's Redwood Coast, Peru's Altiplano, or Arkansas' Highway 23, the pages below will help you plan every detail of your trip, from gear to safety to music.
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Motorcycle.com's Destination Section for Planning a Fun Road Trip - Motorcycle.com, the "definitive information resource for motorcycle enthusiasts around the world," offers a terrific section on motorcycle road trip destinations. This resource offers a bevy of articles to help guide your summer journey, including "Top 10 Best Motorcycling Touring Roads" as well as articles focused on fun road trips in Quebec, New England, Florida, Virginia, Arizona, and Texas.
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Motorcyclist Online's Best Road Trips - Motorcycle Online is a well-layed out site with a great deal of information on purchasing bikes and gear; however, this marvelous page is devoted to epic motorcycle rides. This resource is particularly helpful for discovering and planning international road trips. Check out their features on road trips in Peru, Vietnam, Ireland, Brazil, Australia, and Costa Rico, to name only a few.
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Rider Magazine's Fun Motorcycle Road Trips - Rider magazine's section on ride maps presents guides to motorcycle road trips through Washington's Mount Rainier, South Carolina's Myrtle Beach, California's Redwood Coast, Colorado's Peak to Peak, and Florida's Emerald Coast, amongst many others. Rider provides detailed overviews for each trip, including maps and photographs.
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Plans for Fun Motorcycle Roads and Trips - MotorcycleRoads.com is a phenomenal resource to help you plan a fun and liberating motorcycle trip in any of the continental states of the U.S. From the homepage simply click on a state on the map to see detailed listings that rate the scenic quality and road quality of a number of motorcycle road trips. These listings offer details on trip dates, duration, mileage, and the type of motorcycle to ride. You can even submit your own motorcycle trip ideas!
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Fly & Ride: Motorcycle Vacation Tips - The Open Road Journey website presents this helpful article that discusses flying to a location, renting a motorcycle, and embarking on a fun road trip. The author contributes several great ideas and tips for finding the best motorcycle rental company, choosing the best motorcycle for your road trip, and packing for your motorcycle vacation.
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Planning a Fun Motorcycle Road Trip from Allstate - The insurance giant Allstate supplies this comprehensive page on planning a motorcycle road trip. This guide highlights a number of things to consider as you outline your road trip, including knowing the weather forecast, finding where you will fuel up, and packing the right gear. Also, there is information here on properly organizing group rides and, of course, double checking your motorcycle insurance coverage.
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U.S. Retail Gasoline Prices - This page from the U.S. Energy Information Administration provides weekly U.S. retail gasoline prices for regular grade gas. This fantastic resource displays prices for states and regions throughout the country, and it also displays how the prices have changed since the previous week and the previous year.
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The Top 50 Motorcycle Road Trip Playlist - This fun page presents 50 songs that would be perfect to listen to as you tear down American highways as free as a bird. There's a heavy dose of Van Halen here as well as glorious no-brainers like Steppenwolf's "Born to Be Wild," AC/DC's "Highway to Hell," and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' "Runnin Down a Dream."
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NPR Article Review of Books for Your Motorcycle Road Trip - This National Public Radio article reviews three books that explore motorcycle road trips--The Meadow by James Galvin, In Search of Small Gods by Jim Harrison, and, of course, Hell's Angels by Hunter S. Thompson. These titles will provide you with ideas and inspiration as you set out to plan your dream motorcycle road trip.
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Motorcycle Road Trip Repair, Safety, Touring and Riding Tips - Don't set out on your road trip without consulting Motorcycle Online's section on Motorcycle Repair & Riding Tips. There are very useful articles here such as a "Repair Kit Buyer's Guide," "Touring Do's and Dont's", as well as a helpful overview on being prepared for a flat tire.
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Staying Safe: Advanced Rider Training - Rider magazine's blog offers this excellent entry that discusses a day of riding with a motorcycle instructor in Santa Monica, California. This article highlights valuable safety information and reminders that even the most advanced rider should review before embarking on a motorcycle road trip.
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National Agenda for Motorcycle Safety - The National Agenda for Motorcycle Safety website is certainly worth browsing before you head out on a fun road trip this summer. This site is dedicated to fostering a community of riders who are interested in promoting motorcycle safety on the roads of the U.S.