The collected installments of the second OddBike USA Tour travelogue, completed in 2015. Part I - Prologue Just a few more mo...

It's a cold morning with a layer of slick dew coating the roads, a heavy mist hanging over the mountains around Castlegar. The weath...

I'm still a long way from home, but now we are on the final stretch. The excitement of exploring new locales and unknown destination...

I head out towards the coast via the 128, the same route I took in the dark on my way south. The roads are lovely. Crossing the Mendocin...

It's time for me to reluctantly begin the journey home. The first leg along the coast north of LA is probably the dullest of the jou...

It's a beautiful Sunday morning in LA and it's time to go riding. My first stop is just down the street a few miles, the  Deus ...

I get up early to head back to Pro Italia to make a pilgrimage to one of the dealers I've long been curious about. I've dealt wi...

I rise early and stumble out into the motel courtyard, exhibiting my usual bleary-eyed pre-caffeinated lack of focus. I wander into a gr...

Matt proves to be an engaging host, an experienced racer filled with good stories, interesting contacts and a wealth of knowledge. I...

As per my usual habit I awake at sunrise - or rather, I sleepily hobble out of my tent, because a sore, groggy motorcyclist extricating h...

I awake at dawn, the sunlight reduced to a dull grey glow filtered through the haze of smoke. It appears that the forest fire smoke has g...

My journey begins as they often do, early on a cold, grey morning punctuated by the gut-twisting anxiety I often struggle with whenev...

Just a few more months. Everything you are doing is towards this goal. You need this trip. You need this escape. Don't jeopardize ...

Image Source Contribute to the OddBike USA Tour Part II on Indiegogo In the Fall of 2013  OddBike  conducted an experiment. Rat...

"Ultra Classic - that's a Touring model right? Not a Softail or Dyna?" The customer stares at me blankly for a moment. H...

In the course of working on this site I glean over a lot of road tests, previews, reviews, and rider feedback for whatever weird bike I ...

As my upcoming article is taking quite a bit longer than expected to finish and awaiting feedback from a few sources, I'm taking ...