| Author | Message | ||
     Signal4 |
I'm in need of some more reasons to take vacation days you know... any good books that have interesting riding locales, etc? | ||
| Crusty |
There's a really neat book called the Rand-McNally Road Atlas... On a more serious note, check out Road Runner magazine. They're the best motorcycle touring oriented mag out there. They do "Shamrock" tours of different areas; which are four loops starting from and ending at a central point. They also include maps printed on heavier stock, so you can use them on your ride. | ||
| Signal4 |
Okay cool, thanks Crusty. I just wondered because I saw a Harley Davidson road atlas at Borders today, and it got the hampster running around the wheel in my head.  | ||
| Tipsymcstagger |
Plenty of inspiration here. Tipsy | ||
| Staves |
I'd browse through some of the books from Whitehorse Press (they are also the publisher of the "25 Years of Buell" book). They have some great moto travel books. The AMA books are good. I also like the Rand McNally HD Ride Atlas which has some nice tours in North America. Have fun! | ||
| Staves |
BTW, the Rand McNally/HD book also has every HD/Buell dealer in NA on the maps. Hopefully not necessary, but stuff happens on the road. | ||
| Mastros2 |
+1 on the RoadRunner mag. It's a good read. | ||
| Babired |
I've been reading ROAD TRIP USA for my trip out to Colorado. Its pretty good. K | ||
| Davegess |
Check out the tour books at www.whitehorsepress.com. They have a bunch of great ones. As well as some first person accounts of neat trips (and at least one "Two Wheels Through Terror" that I suspect you don't want to try but you do want to read about.) These books are all well researched and written by folks who know there way around bike travel. | ||
| Dfishman |
I just get topo map atlas' for the states I want to ride in.Then pick out the curviest roads that change elevation. | ||
| Sparky |
If you want to know where the most interesting roads are, you can get Motorcycle Adventure Destinations maps, aka MAD Maps, that have detailed highlights, directions and info for every interesting backroad written by experienced motorcyclists in the area. | ||
| Tootal |
+1 on whitehorsepress!  | ||
| Slipknot |
Try: Road Trip USA-Cross Country on America's Two Lane Highways by Jamie Jensen pub. Moon Publications. It makes for great reading or planning. | ||
| Signal4 |
Wow guys, thanks for all the info. Heck I've gotten the atlas (just for the tough book of maps if for nothing else!) and a copy of Road Runner. Now I have plenty of other options to check out for the next few months also! In other news, I'm planning on making my first trip this weekend, a somewhat short trip from my hometown in Clarksville to the Jack Daniels distillery in Lynchburg TN to see how my favorite homestate product is made! I plan on taking the long way around and detouring whenever possible. Should be a fun weekend and my first trip experience on a bike! Any advice?! ;o) Josh | ||
| Tipsymcstagger |
Yes, make sure you plan to have lunch someplace other than Lynchburg, TN. It's located in a dry county!  Have fun! Tipsy | ||
| Mideon |
Another great resource for fun places is http://www.roadsideamerica.com/ It has all the old touristy spots that are still around like the world's largest ball of twine | ||
| Cityxslicker |
Walden. Its the book I take every time I go for more than a two day ride. |
