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Beginning a New Adventure – Sport Touring Corner

December 10, 2024

Beginning a New Adventure Sport Touring CornerBy Norm KernIn 2020 I was feeling the need to downsize from my beloved Yamaha 1300 FJR sport touring bike. As I get older and lose body strength, I wanted to transition to a lighter bike. I bought a Suzuki 650 V Strom XT, my first Adventure style road bike,…

NOW BOOKING FOR 2025

December 4, 2024

Reserve your date for a RtR BIKE SHOW, TATTOO PARTY, SOUND COMPETITION, or PHOTO SHOOT! As the year winds down, it’s time for us to focus on next year’s event schedule. One of the biggest challenges we face every year is trying to develop a schedule that covers “our market” with active appearances and reaches…

BECOME A LOCAL ROAD REP

December 4, 2024

If you’re a rider that’s active in your local riding community, we’d invite you to consider becoming a Local Road Rep for Reasons To Ride. This is NOT meant to be a high-pressure sales position and is probably best as a fun side gig for those that want to get involved in the local…

ERSKINE LAW Presenting Sponsor for 2025!

December 4, 2024

Reasons To Ride is proud to announce the return of Erskine Law as a Presenting Sponsor for the 2025 Championship Bike Show Series and Reasons To Ride Magazines! “Erskine Law is a solid law firm with an outstanding reputation for professional representation and taking care of their clients. We are proud to represent them and…

TRO TECH TIPS: WINTERIZE YOUR BIKE

December 4, 2024

While I make every effort to ride year-round, the reality is that not only do I live in Ohio – I live in the “Snow Belt”. Some “hard core” riders scoff at the idea of storing your bike, but reality is that at the very least you will be riding her less. This is especially…

Reasons To Ride Partnering with The Ticketing Co.

November 21, 2024

As we announced last month, Reasons To Ride has entered into a partnership with TheTicketing.Co to offer event pre-registrations and ticketing for events and concerts. TheTicketing.co is a proven platform used by literally thousands of event organizers across North America. In fact, over $50,000,000 in tickets have been processed by The Ticketing Co. And now,…

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Group Riding, MSTA Sport-Touring Style

November 19, 2024

Part Three: Norm Goes on a Social Group Ride Sport Touring Corner By Norm Kern This article is mostly for entertainment, but every bit of it is true. Names of people, motorcycle clubs, etc., have been omitted for obvious reasons. Prologue In 2007, a friend invited some friends and me to attend a flat track…

Veterans Riding Organizations

November 13, 2024

There are numerous motorcycle-oriented Veterans groups across the Midwest. We believe that comradery and time with folks that you can connect to as a Veteran is invaluable. We’ve included a few here in an effort to encourage those looking for Brothers and Sisters to ride with – to take the step and find a group. …

BIKE SHOW SERIES OCTOBER 2024 REPORT

October 29, 2024

RTR CHAMPIONSHIP FINSIHING OUT 2024 AND COUNTING DOWN TO 2025 This has been one for the books. We’ve already hosted more than a dozen bike shows this summer, and we’re not done for the season. While most of the shows were repeat – with some in their 4th, 6th, and 9th – even 14th year;…

Fall in Central Appalachia

October 22, 2024

Backroads of Appalachia Spring sprung, Summer came and went, and now we have come to our favorite time of the year to Ride here in Central Appalachia! Fall has arrived and our leaves are changing colors daily and as the temperature cools down we are gearing up here at the WCMG for the last month…

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