The Backroads Report January 26th 2024 #302

Published: Sat, 01/27/24

The Backroads Report

Motorcycle, Travel & Adventure News

From Around The World

Welcome to the Jungle

A Little Roadside Restaurant

We have been big supporters of Camelbaks and water hydration systems while riding for years. But alertness, comfort, and survival require more than just water and there will be times when your travels might take you away from the diners, fast-food joints, or small towns that have some sort of restaurant.

Sometimes you need to bring along your own little roadside restaurant.

In truth, it really does not take all that much to give a human the feeling that they are good for the next few hours.

Welcome to the Jungle

Welcome to the Jungle proudly brought to you by

Law Office of Paul Gargiulo, P.C.

Suzuki Homologates the GSX-8R

https://www.motorcycle.com/bikes/news/suzuki-announces-gsx-8r-for-2024-motoamerica-twins-cup-44598040

Suzuki Motors USA announced it has homologated its brand new GSX-8R sport motorcycle for 2024 MotoAmerica Twins Cup championship competition.

The 2024 GSX-8R sportbike features a completely new compact, yet powerful parallel-twin engine cradled in a performance-oriented chassis. The result is a motorcycle that delivers a new standard of sport; one that is ideal for enthusiasts seeking real-world performance, technology, and rideability.

Motorcycle.com

Motorcycle Art

MV Agusta Superveloce Arsham

MV Agusta likes to brand itself as "Motorcycle Art," but the term has probably never been more true than with the Superveloce Arsham, an exclusive model produced in a run of just six units in collaboration with New York-based artist Daniel Arsham.

The Superveloce Arsham is an example of the artist's signature "erosion" technique, creating the illusion of sculptures degrading over time and revealing crystalline elements within the exposed areas.

The Superveloce Arsham is fully functioning, though it is considered first and foremost an art piece and cannot be registered for road use.

Superveloce Arsham

Incredible Lake Ice Window

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DahCSXJc8U0

From the truly amazing file...

Ice Rescue Instructor Luc Mehl gives an amazing look at a once in a decade clear ice condition on Rabbit Lake in Alasaka....

Ice Lake Window

For Polar Bear riders, the riding season has just begun...

https://polarbeargrandtour.com/rides.htm

It’s Polar Bear season!

And I do not mean jumping into some crazy frozen lake for charity. (However, if you do that, bravo to you and the charities you support.)

I’m talking about a motorcycle riding season that starts in October and ends in April. Yes, while the rest of the world gets their bikes ready in the spring for the summer, the riders in the Polar Bear Grand Tour get their bikes ready in the fall for winter riding.

Click on the image for Polar Bear Schedule!

Polar Bear Common Tread

A Brief History of the United States’ Accents and Dialects

Migration patterns, cultural ties, geographic regions

and class differences all shape speaking patterns

The United States may lack an official language, but a road trip across the country reveals dozens of different accents and dialects of English that serve as living links to Americans’ ancestors.

What’s the difference between these two linguistic terms? Accents center on the pronunciation of words, while dialects encompass pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar. They both often vary by region.

Myriad factors influence variations among American accents and dialects, including waves of settlement in a region, geographic location and class differences.

Smithsonian

24 Hidden Gems Across The U.S. To Explore In 2024

https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/hidden-gems-2024/

An international dark sky park in Minnesota. A chapel overlooking the Pacific in Southern California. An island trail in Maine that's only accessible during low tide. A treehouse resort nestled in the forest of Ohio.

Carefully curated by OnlyInYourState's team of local travel experts and hiding where you'd least expect to find them, these 24 Hidden Gems Across The U.S. To Discover In 2024 top a travel bucket list. Come along as they uncover and showcase these one-of-a-kind destinations across the United States from Florida to Alaska, inviting you to explore the unique wonders found in your own backyard — and beyond.

Ready for an adventure? Let's go.

Only in your State

Backroads' Book of Useless Knowledge

https://www.willowcreekpress.com/products/49229

We all need to know "Useless Knowledge" and we here at Backroads are full of it... useless knowledge that is.

Each week we will add a bit more to your brainy brain...

Then onward to Jeopardy!

Today I Learned

Ducati's 2024 Conundrum

"There will be a big fight!"

There's no hiding away from the fact that Ducati has an embarrassment of riches heading into 2024. The double World Champion in Pecco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team), the man who pushed him all the way in Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing), and now the eight-time World Champion in Marc Marquez (Gresini Racing).

Managing those three big personalities as they no doubt vie for the title will be a big task for Ducati Corse General Manager Gigi Dall'Igna and his new right-hand man: Mauro Grassilli.

MotoGP

Progressive

Bluebird of Bitterness

Presents

Escape of the Week

https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/us-route-50-nevada-biking-driving

Zone Out on the Loneliest Road in America

Nevada’s Route 50 was once considered a dangerous passage with “no points of interest” until a group of cyclists rebranded it as a life-altering grand tour.

In the Life magazine article from the ‘80s, a rep from AAA warned motorists not to drive Route 50 unless they were confident of their survival skills. That’s because there were only five towns along a 300-mile span, rendering something as small as a blown tire potentially disastrous. Fong acknowledged that being out in the middle of nowhere did come with inherent risk; he simply took issue with the company’s claim that there were “no points of interest” for those who dared to look for them.

Loneliest Road

Presents

Song of the Week

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJlN9jdQFSc

God's Going to Cut You Down
Johnny Cash

This was posted on our friends from ZARR Guitars site - an Arizona Guitar Company, and big supporters of Backroads.
The Man in Black never surprises us - he was awesome in so many ways and so many of these songs, released after he passed, make him even more of a legend...

God's Gonna Cut You Down