by Wayne Smith Originally Published in the IAMC Newsletter, May 2014 2013 was a great year to have ridden the IAMC Challenge. The sites selected for the Challenge varied in difficulty from very easy to challenging, but all of them were… Read More »IAMC 2013 Challenge: IN THE MIRROR
Twenty-two of our club members participated in visiting one or more of the 2013 Challenge sites. The four club members who made the bronze tire level (10-19 sites visited) are Gordon White, Ronald Schinnerer, Eric Exline and James Wilson. Another… Read More »Recap of the 2013 IAMC Challenge
My preference for maps include the Benchmark Road and Recreation Atlases specific to each state. These are excellent detailed sources for both paved and unpaved roads. Also the AAA state and regional maps are good for overviews on highways less… Read More »Tips on Planning a Multi-day Ride
Rigging and loading my custom-built Happy Trails Products Kawasaki KLR 650 for the first multi-day ride of the year brought a Cheshire grin to my mug. I hadn’t been out for a proper ride since the previous September, meaning a… Read More »Tour De Rad
The most reliable means of resolving the paradox is with the experience of fellow riders. Reports and plans at motoidaho.com, advrider.com and other sites provide routes and trail conditions in words and pictures. If you’re looking for adventure, it’s a… Read More »Planning a Ride
The Wallowa Valley Jamboree is an annual event that is held in Enterprise Oregon. It is coordinated through a thread in the Pacific North Wet forum on Adventure Rider. Our own IdahoSam is one of the original founders of this… Read More »Ride to the Wallowa Valley Adventure Jamboree 2014
posted the ride late in January, and by early March I already had a full 8 man roster. I was pleasantly surprised at the quick response, but then had requests from other individuals asking if I was really going to… Read More »Leading a Ride Group to the 2014 Wallowa Valley Adventure Jamboree
Helmet Testing has come a long ways since this 1912 football helmet test. The death in 1956 of William “Pete” Snell, a popular amateur auto racer, from head injuries during a race that his helmet failed to prevent led to… Read More »What about Your Helmet?
Washing, waxing and polishing the motorcycle might seem like a waste of time since you are putting it away and no one will see it. But applying wax is a very important part of storing a motorcycle. Wax will act… Read More »Winter Bike Maintenance
Tires are where the rubber meets the road in adventure riding. The right set if Tres can be the difference between your adventure coming to fruition, or you being forced to tuck-tail and head home early. I’ve seen the right… Read More »TIRES