Tucked into the south end of the Santa Ana Mountain range, that are bisected by San Diego and Riverside Counties, and bordering Camp Pendleton is a network of roads that access nurseries, vineyards, ranches, residences and the Cleveland National Forest. Due to the...

  Ortega Highway (State Route 74) is the only road that crosses the 60-mile-long Santa Ana Mountain range that borders Orange and Riverside Counties. Thankfully, due to the ruggedness of the area, the route hasn’t been flattened, straightened and widened into...

As far as I’m concerned, the adjective “awesome” is greatly overused; “That cup of coffee was awesome!” If you consider that the word describes something that elicits awe, which is a feeling of wonder and amazement bordering on the divine, then for me a mere cup of...

I grew up in a small village in the English countryside halfway between London and Oxford. My grandad, dad, and younger brother were/are all riders, and I started riding at 16 years old and have been riding for over 40 years now. In the late 1980s I moved to the U.S....

My workday round-trip commute is almost 70 miles and takes three hours or more when driving. That racks up to be 15 hours per week or 750 hours (over 31 days) for a 50-week work year, if you’re lucky to get two weeks of vacation. But, because I take my bike to work, I...

A hilly area where the southwestern tip of San Bernadino kisses the furthest northeastern edge of Orange County has a lot of history and a fun 25-mile local quickie loop that includes a motorcycle-themed café. The route includes Carbon Canyon and Brea Canyon Roads,...

Hello fellow riders, I’m Carl. Before we get into the topic of my first blog, I want to give you a little background about myself. I’ve been riding for over 40 years on all sorts of bikes and in all sorts of environments, from trackdays to touring, moto-camping to...