About the Idaho Adventure Motorcycle Club
The Idaho Adventure Motorcycle Club is just that…a club for adventure riders in and around the great state of Idaho.
Our Members
IAMC members are great people who generally love being in the outdoors and don’t mind roughing it from time to time. They are people who are not satisfied with just riding to where the pavement ends. They know that’s where the adventure usually starts. Our members all have different riding skills and abilities. You will meet young people who have grown up on dirt bikes and some guys who are retired and just learning about our sport (and a couple wily old pros that could teach all of us a thing or two).
Our Motorcycles
The bikes we ride are as diverse as the folks who are riding them. You will see 20 year old dual sport bikes to the latest and greatest motorcycles rolling off assembly lines. In general, these are dual sport motorcycles, which means they are legal on and off road. Most are big enough to ride comfortably on the highway and a little too big for goat trails (unless the rider is especially skilled). On any given ride you will meet people on Suzuki DR 350s and BMW 1200GSA’s and everything in between. The majority of riders are on 650cc bikes such as KLRs and DRZs.
Adventure Riding
In case you’re not familiar with the term adventure riding, let us explain. Any type of travel on a motorcycle can be adventure riding. It doesn’t matter if you’re on a multi-day tour on the tarmac or combining those paved roads with dirt, gravel, two-track roads or goat trails. An author named Gilbert Chesterton once wrote
“An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered.”
It’s not your bike or your skill level – it’s your attitude that makes you an adventure rider. Having said all that, you will find that most of our members prefer the solitude, challenge, and excitement of Idaho’s beautiful back-country.
Our Goals
Public Awareness. One major goal of IAMC is to raise positive perception and awareness of dual sport riding. We promote responsibility and shared maintenance of the trails, roads, and areas we ride. Hopefully this will improve riders’ relationships with land owners and managers.
Social Responsibility. Hosting fund raising events and being active members of our communities can further improve public opinion of motorcycling.
Knowing each other. We meet once monthly in the Treasure Valley area to plan, socialize, and of course…ride! We strive to make club rides safe and fun for all participants.
Riding together. Idaho Adventure Motorcycle Club hosts at least one major ride each year. Smaller club rides will be held almost every month. We will also plan one annual fundraising ride to support a local charity. At these club events members can develop their riding skills and find plenty of riding buddies for future outings.
Please explore our website and learn about the great things that IAMC has to offer. We welcome new members and look forward to meeting you!
