This award-winning guide helps motorcyclists spend their two-wheeled vacation on only the best rides. From the rocky New England coast to the glorious, wide-open West, Gary McKechnie provides information on side trips, scenic spots, bike shops, and more. You'll find photographs, maps, and expert advice on the country's top rides with hundreds of new website listings, new lodging options, current prices, and new side trip suggestions. This book is the winner of the Ben Franklin Award sponsored by the Publisher's Marketing Association and the Lowell Thomas Silver Award sponsored by the Society of American Travel Writers. "One of the most original and useful motorcycle touring guides on the market." -- Motorcycle Product News "If you ... plan a serious road trip in the lower 48 ... grab a copy of Great American Motorcycle Tours." Backroads
In May, 2001, Gary McKechnie received one of highest honors a travel writer can receive: a silver medal in the Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism competition for his guidebook, Great American Motorcycle Tours -- often called 'The Pulitzer Prize for travel journalists'
Against The Wind
by Ron Ayers
Motorcyclist
"Given the topic, just about anyone could have written an interesting book,
but Ayres' storytelling skills enable him to weave together a tale so
engrossing, many people will read it from cover to cover without putting it
down. I did. I even cancelled a 600-mile motorcycle ride to finish it."
by Kirk Woodward
Book Description
The complete resource for motorcyclists in search of America's most famous highway . . . Route 66, The Mother Road. You'll have everything you need to make a safe, enjoyable trip down Historic Route 66 on two wheels. Three turn-by-turn guides to the old road. See exactly how to do it from Chicago to Los Angeles or from Los Angeles to Chicago. A complete listing of motorcycle dealers along the Route. Laws regarding motorcycles in each of the 8 states the Route passes through. And much, much more.
