Can you believe it has already been two weeks since the end of the inaugural Motorcycle TransAm? What a whirlwind it was. I think we are all going through a little withdrawal not being surrounded by friends every day, not fixing bikes every night, and not falling asleep from sheer exhaustion with a smile on […]
inaugural motorcycle transam: A Recap The Atlantic to the Pacific Read More »
The final stage of the Motorcycle TransAm was short on miles but big on heart. Riders had just 125 miles to cover today, a treat after so many long grinds. We started out in the lush Oregon forest, rolling toward the coast then to Highway 101. The fog was so thick in the morning that
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Stage 14 of the Motorcycle TransAm was another long and grueling day. Even with only two stages left these riders pushed through 294 miles that included the spectacular McKenzie Pass in the Cascades. The route showed off just how beautiful and diverse Oregon can be. We rolled from the stark, otherworldly stretches of eastern Oregon
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Stage 13 of the Motorcycle TransAm was a serious test of distance and determination. Riders logged 360 miles today with one long stretch that had no gas for 105 miles, so everyone carried extra fuel today. Our first group of four cylinder bikes reached the finish in an incredible eight and a half hours. Almost
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Stage 12 of the Motorcycle TransAm brought a gentler road and a shorter day at just 216 miles, but it was packed with scenery and stories. We began a little differently this morning by trailering out of the madhouse traffic of Salt Lake City to Brigham City before launching the bikes. At 9 a.m. the
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Today we introduced something brand new to the Motorcycle TransAm, a rolling rest day. Instead of braving the busy roads around Salt Lake City, which are no place for century-old machines, our teams loaded their bikes onto trailers and headed to Springville, Utah for a day at the incredible Legends Motorcycle Museum. It was exactly
Today the riders faced one of the most unpredictable legs of the Motorcycle TransAm yet. We left Durango, Colorado at a chilly 36 degrees and dropped from 8,400 feet to 4,000 feet on our way to Moab, Utah; 291 miles of grit. This ride is not for the weak. I watched riders doing push-ups at
Stage 10 of the Motorcycle TransAm took riders 272 miles from Trinidad, CO to Durango, CO. The day started brisk at 50 degrees, so the riders layered up in everything from leathers to snowmobile coats. We rolled out of Trinidad in style with the mayor waving the green flag and a full police escort leading
Stage 9 of the Motorcycle TransAm took us 272 miles from Dodge City, KS to Trinidad, CO. The riders left behind the straight, flat roads of Kansas and eastern Colorado and started climbing into long hills with mountains rising in the distance. The landscape is changing, and you can feel we’re on the edge of
Stage 8 of the Motorcycle TransAm took us from Augusta, KS to Dodge City, KS, home of the famous Dodge City 300 race! Today’s route stretched 225 miles across some of the flattest terrain we have seen yet, with elevation changes only between 1200 and 2500 feet. It might not have been the most dramatic