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Harley Adds Two New Courses To Its Riding Academy

Harley Adds Two New Courses To Its Riding Academy

Harley Adds Two New Courses To Its Riding Academy

Learning to ride in the age of COVID-19.

By Dustin Wheelen 02 July 2020

International Women's Day: Strong Women And Bikes Go Hand In Hand

International Women's Day: Strong Women And Bikes Go Hand In Hand

International Women's Day: Strong Women And Bikes Go Hand In Hand

Change someone's world, even your own, one ride at a time.

By Janaki Jitchotvisut 06 March 2020

Weekend WTF: Encouraging Kids To Ride, But What About Our Own?

Weekend WTF: Encouraging Kids To Ride, But What About Our Own?

Weekend WTF: Encouraging Kids To Ride, But What About Our Own?

Will we encourage fear or wonder?

By Kate Murphy 10 January 2020

International Motorcycle Shows

We Discovered The Ride At New York IMS

We Discovered The Ride At New York IMS

We Discovered The Ride At New York IMS

We checked out the new rider experience for ourselves.

By Justin Hughes 07 December 2019

04:52 Motorcycle History

Learn How To Ride A 1942 Harley-Davidson

Learn How To Ride A 1942 Harley-Davidson

Learn How To Ride A 1942 Harley-Davidson

It's complicated but very interesting!

By Kate Murphy 10 July 2019

Counter Steering Your Bike Is No BS

Counter Steering Your Bike Is No BS

Counter Steering Your Bike Is No BS

I mean, you can BS, but it's not going to help much.

By Kate Murphy 20 May 2019

Weekend WTF: Learning To Ride Off-Road As An Adult

Weekend WTF: Learning To Ride Off-Road As An Adult

Weekend WTF: Learning To Ride Off-Road As An Adult

What am I getting myself into?

By Sabrina Giacomini 17 May 2019

7 More Reasons To Ride A Motorcycle

7 More Reasons To Ride A Motorcycle

7 More Reasons To Ride A Motorcycle

Do we need more reasons to ride? Always.

By Kate Murphy 17 May 2019

The Ducati Riding Experience Enduro Coming To The US In June

The Ducati Riding Experience Enduro Coming To The US In June

The Ducati Riding Experience Enduro Coming To The US In June

Here’s a neat trip to look into this summer.

By Sabrina Giacomini 16 May 2019

6 Great Used Bikes For New Riders

6 Great Used Bikes For New Riders

6 Great Used Bikes For New Riders

We trolled Craigslist for some of the best starter bikes.

By Kate Murphy 14 May 2019

11 Things No One Tells You About Your First Ride

11 Things No One Tells You About Your First Ride

11 Things No One Tells You About Your First Ride

We often forget to mention a few things you should expect when you start riding.

By Justin Hughes 05 May 2019

Opinion: Harley Offers Rider Training In College And It’s Brilliant

Opinion: Harley Offers Rider Training In College And It’s Brilliant

Opinion: Harley Offers Rider Training In College And It’s Brilliant

Class is now in session, so please start your engines.

By Sabrina Giacomini 03 May 2019

International Motorcycle Shows

Motorcycle Survey Says Millennials Do Want Bikes After All

Motorcycle Survey Says Millennials Do Want Bikes After All

Motorcycle Survey Says Millennials Do Want Bikes After All

81% of participants in Discover The Ride now plan to get their motorcycle license.

By Justin Hughes 20 April 2019

03:04 International Motorcycle Shows

New To 2 Is An Online Resource For New Riders

New To 2 Is An Online Resource For New Riders

New To 2 Is An Online Resource For New Riders

This video series extends the new rider experience of the International Motorcycle Show.

By Justin Hughes 02 February 2019

Total Control Provides Curriculum to PennDOT

Total Control Provides Curriculum to PennDOT

Total Control Provides Curriculum to PennDOT

Improving skills on a motorcycle should never become an option and for the Pennsylvania residents, learning just got better. PennDOT receives Total Control.

By RideApart Staff 18 June 2018

How to Reply When Told Motorcycling is Dangerous

How to Reply When Told Motorcycling is Dangerous

How to Reply When Told Motorcycling is Dangerous

Some folks will suggest you should avoid riding a motorcycle because of the risk. But risk aversion isn't the purpose of life.

By Chris Cope 07 May 2018

Harley-Davidson to Teach Entire Town to Ride

Harley-Davidson to Teach Entire Town to Ride

Harley-Davidson to Teach Entire Town to Ride

Deep in the heart of the Peace Garden State an entire town is getting ready to join the motorcycling family.

By Chris Cope 02 June 2017

How Dangerous Are Motorcycles?

How Dangerous Are Motorcycles?

How Dangerous Are Motorcycles?

Your mom says motorcycles will kill you, but is she overreacting? We take a look at how dangerous riding really is.

By Tim Huber 02 May 2017

Why We Need to Stop Buying Beginner Bikes

Why We Need to Stop Buying Beginner Bikes

Why We Need to Stop Buying Beginner Bikes

Should we all give up on learner bikes and put newbies on more powerful machines? One commenter thinks so.

By Guest Contributor 27 April 2017

Dad Gives His Harley's Bars To Junior — Video of the Day

Dad Gives His Harley's Bars To Junior — Video of the Day

Dad Gives His Harley's Bars To Junior — Video of the Day

How young is too young to become the master of your riding domain?

By Alex Johnson 09 March 2016

Teaching Someone How to Ride A Motorcycle…From Their Perspective

Teaching Someone How to Ride A Motorcycle…From Their Perspective

Teaching Someone How to Ride A Motorcycle…From Their Perspective

I’ve been sick of riding on the back of my boyfriend’s motorcycle. He proposed, so maybe I should try to get more involved in his interests.

By RideApart Staff 14 October 2015

Learning to Ride: A Beginner’s Story

Learning to Ride: A Beginner’s Story

Learning to Ride: A Beginner’s Story

I tried, I learned, and I eventually passed. Here’s my story about learning to ride a motorcycle with exactly zero previous riding exp… CSMP training cla...

By Alice Timken 10 July 2015

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