The Backroads Report December 25th 2021 #194

Published: Sat, 12/25/21

The Backroads Report

Motorcycle, Travel & Adventure News

From Around The World

The Backroads Report will be taking a few weeks off. We'll see you when the calendar page turns 2022. Be safe, have fun and we'll see you on the roads!

Backroads Ecuador!

https://backroadsusa.com/escape-to-ecuador

Andes, Amazon and Pacific!

Winter is here and it's time to plan your escape. What better place than the middle of the earth: Ecuador. And who better to go with than Ecuador Freedom Rentals. Backroads has toured with them twice before and can't wait to go back! Celebrate the Vernal Equinox at the Equator, soak in the sun on the Pacific and climb to new heights in the Andes. Ride some of the most fun paved (and un-) roads while sampling the native cuisine, meeting the lovely locals and finding so much that Ecuador has to offer the motorcycle adventurer. We hope that you can join us for this pre-spring jaunt while we wait for the lilacs to bloom in the northern hemisphere.

Follow the link on the picture for full itinerary and booking information. Click on the link below to take you to Ecuador Freedom's website and contact info.

Backroads Ecuador

No Christmas

without Donald Duck

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/sweden-christmas-donald-duck-television

At least not in Sweden

Every country has its own festive holiday traditions. Austrian children fear Krampus, the half-goat, half-demon who beats naughty children with sticks. Catalonian nativity scenes feature a small defecating man. And in Sweden, about 40 percent of the country gathers round the squawk box on Christmas Eve—to watch Donald Duck.

Atlas Obscura

Six Famous Places

that Never Existed

From a fabled Christian empire in Asia to a supposed lost kingdom in Canada, find out more about six of the most influential lands that never were.

History

Bones on

the Racetrack

Mike Botana

A recent advertisement brought back some great memories the other day. The ad was for Vanson Leathers. Vanson is based in the blue-collar city of Fall River, Massachusetts. And it happens to be the place where I bought my first set of race leathers circa 1981.

ADVRider

Marketplace

https://www.motorcyclemadnessnj.com/com/bones-on-the-racetrack/

In the market for a new 'used' motorcycle? Here's one from our friends at Motorcycle Madness.

2019 KTM 1090 Adventure R • 6600 miles • Tank bag, auxiliary lights, recluse clutch, windscreen, hand guards, luggage supports, Yoshimura slip-on and skid plate • $12,000 OBO

For more info call Tom at 973-670-4908

Motorcycle Madness

Backroads'

Spring Break 2022!

Spring Break

Bluebird of Bitterness

Song of the Week

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wr-mY6qrvx4

Greg Lake's Father Christmas

The one song we wait to hear all year. We wish you all a joyous, peaceful and healthy Christmas and a very happy 2022. May the road go on forever and may your adventures be satisfying. We'll see you on the road.

Father Christmas

Arriving this Week

Best of Backroads 2021!

It is time for our yearly look back at the places we visited, and things we have discovered over the last trip around the sun.

The magazine have arrived at dealers and subscriber's mailboxes!

And a Merry Christmas to you all!

Backroads

Nolan Helmets presents:

The Escape of the Week

23rd Annual

New Year's Day Delaware River Run

On January 1st, Bill Denton will be hosting the 23rd Annual NYDDRR, an 80 mile round trip up and down the two River Roads (PA Rte. 32 and NJ Rte. 29) that sandwich the Delaware River. Mid-point lunch stop will be what once was the historic Ship Inn, NJ's first microbrewery, located in Milford, NJ. It has a new owner and name - Descendants Brewing Company - and we look forward to the new lunch menu.

If you’re in the NJ or eastern PA area and would like to join in on ringing in the new year on two wheels, feel free to join Bill and crew at Descendants Brewing, 61 Bridge Street, Milford, NJ 08848 around Noon.

For more info email Bill: wkdenton@verizon.net

New Year's Day Delaware River Run