The Backroads Report November 16th, 2024 #343

Published: Sat, 11/16/24

Updated: Sat, 11/16/24

Shira Kamil's

Whatchathinkin'

Material Matter

As we wind down 2024, it is customary to reflect and relive events of the year. Not that there still isn’t plenty of great riding to be done before the calendar pages become fodder for the fireplace, but to see where we’ve been, what we’ve accomplished and what we should plan for the next flip of the year.

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Triumph Evel Knievel Rocket

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Legendary Motorcycles Inspired

by a Legendary Daredevil

The new Rocket 3 Evel Knievel Limited Editions capture the fearless spirit of Evel Knievel with a unique design and performance that command attention. These exclusive motorcycles pay tribute to Knievel’s legendary stunts and are built on the powerful foundation of the Rocket 3 Storm.

Evel Knievel, the greatest daredevil of all time, made history riding Triumph motorcycles. From 1967 to 1968, he performed some of his most iconic jumps on a Triumph Bonneville T120, including his famous attempt to leap the Caesar’s Palace fountains, which solidified his global fame. Knievel praised Triumph for its superior handling, and even in his later years, he returned to the brand for his final public appearances.

Triumph

Projecta Battery Charger

Projecta Battery Charger keep your bike’s battery fresh and ready to ride this winter and is perfect for your parked machine. Simplify your battery maintenance routine with these chargers – simply connect and they take care of the rest. The Charge N Maintain series ensures a secure and practical method for charging both automotive and marine batteries.

Twisted Throttle

Homemade Jet Ski Scooter

Here’s something we can all agree on: a Sea-Doo that’s been jerry-rigged into a scooter is both wonderfully terrible and terribly wonderful. Even the police officer who pulls you over for not having a license plate will be heartened at the sight of this thing.

Basically, it’s a 1990s Sea-Doo husk slapped on top of an unnamed 150cc four-stroke scooter. The seller says it is capable of cruising at “about 50-60mph,” which is probably as fast as you want to go on an object that is so very definitely not safe.

Bike-urious

7 Best Backroads In New York

https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/trip-ideas/new-york/back-roads-ny?lctg=663c991d5f118c05c7af27d6

Discover seven of the best scenic rides in New York, offering breathtaking views and unique experiences…

Ever have a day where you find yourself searching for the "best riding roads near me" and longing to get out of the house? Well, that's precisely what scenic drives are for: taking you away from it all! Just look out of the window of your car, and you can find a beautiful New York movie playing for you as you drive along some of the stunning routes we've curated for you. From roads tucked between beautiful mountains to drives right along the waterfront, these are seven of the best scenic drives in New York to take when you need a long drive filled with beauty.

NY Backroads

Stargate in Ohio?

Does Jack O'Neill Know This?

An Ohio family has built 50,000-pound Stargate with 'dial-home device' to scan the cosmos!
The Stargate has become famous on social media, but the owner stresses visitors are not welcome and the property is not open to the public.
That's okay - we were turned away from Cheyenne Mountain too!

Stargate

Benny's Bodega

Volkswagen Raffle

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Can Backroads Have an Official Charity?

Oh sure, you betcha!

"These are people helping people”- The Bodega operates with no government funding, our doors stay open and our shelves stocked from donations given by our supporters!

Created and run by one couple, and started in their home - they are one of the most giving families we know...

Set up like a store, the Bodega offers hard working people who are struggling, a place to “shop” for basic needs items free of charge. Our target population is the A.L.I.C.E (Asset limited, income constrained, employed) population, the people working hard but not making enough to get by, while simultaneously making to much to receive any government assistance.

Please consider buying a raffle and helping some great people with a really great cause.

Backroads' thanks you!

Benny's Bodega

Kuwohi - King of the Smoky

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/kuwohi-not-clingmans-dome?_kx=m1mcnBEw1k6QgGoCFlWJMf8a38M9ns4M0ZlyHozxEKA.UUnqkC

The Tallest of the Great Smoky Mountains is—Kuwohi

The return of the indigenous name of Tennessee’s highest point has meaning beyond what’s on a map. It’s not every day that the name of a mountain is restored to the one used by Indigenous peoples for centuries. But after nearly two years of trying, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians finally convinced the United States Board on Geographic Names on Sept. 18 to formally agree to rename the highest point in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park of Tennessee to Kuwohi (koo-whoa-hee).

Atlas Obscura

What? You Don't Read

Backroads Magazine?

Some of you just get The Backroads Report

but you really need to read the magazine...

All Issues Available Here!

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Progressive

Bluebird of Bitterness

The Escape of the Week

Madison Boulder

Madison, New Hampshire

Madison Boulder Natural Area is home to the largest known glacial erratic in North America, and among the largest in the world. Madison Boulder is a huge granite rock measuring 83 feet in length, 23 feet in height above the ground, 37 feet in width, and weighs upwards of 5,000 tons! The 17-acre site was acquired by the state of N.H. in 1946. In 1970 Madison Boulder was designated a National Natural Landmark by the U.S. Department of the Interior because the enormous erratic, "is an outstanding illustration of the power of an ice sheet to pluck out very large blocks of fractured bedrock and move them substantial distances." The boulder was deposited in this location during most recent period of glaciation, around 14,000 years ago.

Madison Boulder

Presents

Song of the Week

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU09t0smAWI

Muscle Shoals

The Documentary

We will stick with where our music was born theme, and give you a link to the Muscle Shoals Film.

This documentary brings you to a small town in northern Alabama that had some much of that much spoke about "Something!"

The hits, and Rock & Roll history in this town is truly amazing and we highly recommend watching this doc.

Muscle Shoals

Coming to the Backroads ...

At a Dealer Near You Soon...

December 2024 Edition of Backroads!

As we turn to the last calendar page and head into that crazy Holidaze season, we'll bring you some great gift ideas for everyone on your list, as well as a touching holiday tale.

Ride far, Ride smart...Ride the Backroads!

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