Stories and Tips

Riding down Route 66 near Amboy, California, I was finding it hard to stay awake. I was at the back of a pack of a dozen Harleys; it was early July and the midday temperature was 112 degrees. The wave of heat rising from the tarmac turned the horizon into a hallucination, imaginary skyscrapers in the distance. At the front of the pack, I saw Tim raise his hand to signal to the group that we were pulling into Roy’s, a famous and now defunct Route 66 motel. I hoped we’d find water there.

Back in 1996, when left on my first self-guided motorcycle tour through the Swiss Alps, I said goodbye to family and friends and told them I’d write. “Take lots of photos” they said, as excited to see the dramatic mountain scenery as I.

Ok, not the most exciting of subjects, but every time we do a tour, when everyone is picking up their bikes at EagleRider, the first question we get asked is “should I bring along the windscreen?”

So you’re going to America to do some motorcycle touring and plan to hire a bike – great! Here are four important things to consider before booking a motorcycle rental:

Touring in America: Choosing The Right Bike. If you live outside North America and are planning a motorcycle tour of the USA, you’ve got a bunch of options to consider – where to go, what to see, what to pack, and what to ride. We’ll deal with that last question in this post. American roads are…