The afternoon promised thunderstorms in Indiana and Illinois, so it was quite a surprise when the heavens opened up on us just an hour and a half from home... 

Self-confessed 'petrol head' Jack Bromall (#65086) has completed a 60-day motorcycle ride to Alaska from his home in Philadelphia. His aims were to raise funds and awareness for a charity close to his heart.

BMW Motorrad South Africa recently hosted its inaugural BMW GS Eco 1000 event, which replaced its traditional September GS Challenge. The new format was designed to appeal to a much wider range of GS rider.

Western Siberia is not a name or place that conjures up visions of a great vacation. It may invoke instead words like "gulag" and "Stalin." So when my friend Werner Wachter invited me to join him on a motorcycle trip in Siberia, I was unsure of what I was getting myself into.

There were about 15 BMW motorcycles, eight of which were larger GS's the rest 650's, an older R100 and R80GS.

Looking for one last Rally in 2009? Come enjoy the beautiful fall weather of cajun country for the 9th annual Swamp Scooters Rally, where like minded fellow adventurers sit around the campfire and tell stories of the big dog that got away...

I rode south on my R1200RT and we met up at a run-down relic of a motel on Route 66 just west of Oklahoma City.

If you read "The Timeless Ride" feature in the August 2009 BMW Owners News, here is some more information on the one & only Hubert Kiegel

After three months on the road since leaving the UK, covering 19 countries and over 20,000 kilometres, GlobeBusters founders Kevin and Julia Sanders have finally reached Beijing.

After three years of planning, mathematics teacher Parvaz Sharif is leaving the classroom and embarking on a 26,000-kilometre ride. 

Father and son, Bob and Zack Hodgin (#15512 and #138216 respectively) from Banner Elk, North Carolina, stopped by the BMW MOA Headquarters on June 3.

In 1975 the Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club made its first visit to the largest national park in the United States: Death Valley. Comprised of over 3.3 million acres of desert wilderness, surrounded by mountains.

My martial arts teacher's lessons on attitude when faced with adversity were fresh in my mind as I plowed the R1150RT through yet another stretch of deep, soft sand. I glanced in my rear view mirror, concerned about my fiancée...

Three Kuwaiti Engineers have begun a ride  that will take them from the Persian Gulf through Asia, the United States, through western Europe back to Saudi Arabia, via North Africa.

Often when my husband Mark and I are at rallies, I talk to men that wish there significant other would ride two up with them.

Currently, 22 locations are scheduled, up from 15 in 2008.  Just added is Redding, CA on August 8-9.   Also, the Sasquatch Dual Sport Ride near Seattle, WA has just been moved from the original June date to August 28-31.

Two enterprising Swiss citizens are riding home along the Silk Route from Beijing to Istanbul, to generate awareness of climate change, promote sustainable motor travel and raise funds to benefit SCCF.

It began on the night of October, 4 1967, just after 11 p.m., above the tiny fishing village of Shag Harbor, Nova Scotia.

Australian Walter Colebatch has harboured a dream to ride further north and east in Siberia than anyone has ever been on two wheels before.