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The MV Agusta Superveloce 1000 Serie Oro is a limited-edition model of 500 units worldwide described as “the shape of desire.” More a work of art than an every-garage bike, the Superveloce 1000 Serie Oro features premium components and state-of-the-art technology. Even if you can’t get your hands on one of the 500 units, you can still enjoy its visual beauty and save its high five-figure price for a rainy day. 

 

RIDER

Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday

August 26 -29th

We don't think you have much to fear about Lucky 13!

After a year off the 13th Backroads' Summer Squeeze Rally will head back to Southern Vermont, and we have rooms blocked at both the Gray Ghost Inn and the Kitzhof Inn - both just down the road from each other on Route 100, in West Dover, Vermont.

This rally "squeezes" in some great riding during a part of the week that sees the roads of Vermont far more open and free of traffic.

It is simply great riding and so much more fun!

There will be a couple of very neat routes, and maybe a bit of fun & games along with them, along with some evening porch guitar time. 

Book today, as our room block is limited and they will go fast!

Summer Squeeze Rally

Which Small SUVs Are

Most Likely to Rear-End You?

by Dennis Chung
 

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has updated its vehicle-to-vehicle front collision testing to learn how well small SUVs do at avoiding hitting motorcycles – and as most motorcyclists suspect, the results were not very impressive.

Danger from Behind

Digest

The hot weather that has been afflicting Americans in remote national parks is also grounding emergency helicopter flights that could rescue them.

That’s because helicopters can’t fly in temperatures above 120 degrees, USA TODAY reported.

Despite the triple-digit heat – or, more likely, because of the novelty or challenge of it – tourists keep coming to places like Death Valley National Park. They’re hiking or having their pictures taken next to a large thermometer at the visitor center.

One motorcycle rider died of heat exposure and another was hospitalized for severe heat illness after a group of bikers rode through the park July 6.

But if visitors are incapacitated by heat-related illness and need hospitalization, rescue helicopters may not be available.

Copters and Heat

Get ready to rock and get ready to roll as the annual Harley-Davidson Homecoming™ Festival kicks off on July 25. A celebration of music, moto-culture, and Milwaukee, the Harley-Davidson Homecoming Festival is four days and nights packed full of entertainment, events, and live music, with Veterans Park headliners: The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jelly Roll, and HARDY.

Start your H-D Homecoming™ Festival weekend with Harley-Davidson executives, Davidson family members, and the local community for the official Opening Ceremonies on Thursday, July 25 at the new Davidson Park, located within Harley-Davidson Headquarters. Then roll over to the Harley-Davidson Museum for Bike Night and a free evening performance from Kenny Wayne Shepard on the Rockford Fosgate® Stage.

But that’s just a taste of what’s in store for the entire four-day weekend at the world’s only Harley-Davidson Museum for the Homecoming Festival. Plus, free live music all weekend long!

H-D Homecoming

Final Edition
A collector's Panigale V2 created to celebrate the culmination of Ducati's twin-cylinder engine evolution.

A limited and numbered edition: the tribute to the twin-cylinder that defined an era.
Superquadro: pure technology, performance and unforgettable emotions. The only 555 specimens of this special collector's Panigale celebrate the twin that has made Ducati’s racing history.

Elegant and sophisticated, from its design to its components. The Panigale V2 Superquadro Final Edition embodies all the distinctive characteristics of the Superquadro engine, the pinnacle of Ducati twin evolution.
 

Ducati

Backroads Magazine Current Edition

Cars & Guitars

Progressive

Bluebird of Bitterness

BMW RA Rally

August 29 – September 1, 2024
Fryeburg Fairgrounds
Fryeburg, Maine USA 
 

BMW RA Rally

Listen to the Music

Tom Johnston  & Playing For Change

In music as in life, the things that make us different make us stronger. All the various instruments, tones, perspectives, and cultures in this recording combine to create a new version of this classic Song Around The World.

The idea was born a few years ago during breakfast at the Byron Bay Bluesfest in Australia. Our friend and drummer, Peter Bunetta, introduced me to Tom Johnston of The Doobie Brothers and we talked about taking "Listen to the Music" around the world. We started the track with an acoustic guitar demo played to a click track and then added bass from Colombia, tablas and veena from India, and then headed to the Redwood Forest in Northern California to record and film Tom Johnston live outside. We then recorded and filmed Patrick Simmons and John McFee playing along to the track in a park in San Diego. The journey then continued throughout North and South America, Europe, The Middle East, Asia, and Africa. This final version features 30 musicians from 12 countries united through their love of music.

 

Playing for Change