Travel

The Cycle Source Travel section takes you beyond the garage and out on the open road. From legendary motorcycle rallies and epic cross-country trips to forgotten backroads and roadside dives, these are the stories that keep the spirit of two-wheel adventure alive. Find ride routes, travel tips, and firsthand stories from riders who live for the long haul. Whether you’re chasing miles or daydreaming from the garage, this is where freedom finds its map.

Kansas Breakdown

Article And Photos By Scooter Tramp Scotty Originally Published In The October 2013 Issue Of Cycle Source Magazine The time in Billings, MT. had been unusually strange, if not a little fantastic, but the story I’d like to tell now would not…

There And Back Again

Article And Photos By: Kiwi Mike Thomas Originally Published In The May 2015 Issue Of Cycle Source Magazine After a good meal and some rest for our beat up bodies we decided that it would be a good day to just hang out in town and I relaxed at…

The Endless Highway

Article And Photos By: Scooter Tramp Scotty Originally Published In The June 2015 Issue Of Cycle Source Magazine The road has been home for almost as long as I can remember and I no longer care to leave it for very long. But there are times when…

There And Back Again

Part 5 Article And Photos By: Kiwi Mike Thomas Originally Published In The June 2015 Issue Of Cycle Source Magazine Sun Nov 2. Batopilas to Creel We eventually got to the top of Copper Canyon after 50 miles of grinding away in mostly 1st gear…

There And Back Again

Part 2 Article And Photos By: Kiwi Mike Thomas Originally Published In The March 2015 Issue Of Cycle Source Magazine And so the journey begins...With the build of both of the WWII Indians (1944 and 1945 Chiefs) complete its time for our shake…

There And Back

Article And Photos By: Kiwi Mike Thomas Originally Published In The February 2015 Issue Of Cycle Source Magazine Back in 1982 I left the way down under country of New Zealand for a challenge at the other end of the world, Japan, Canada and…

The Endless Highway

Accidental Rebuild Article by: Scooter Tramp Scotty It had been over a month since I’d come to stay with the girl whose trailer resided at a park in the Los Angeles suburbs. Brent, owner of Black Jack Cycles located just down the street, had…

The Endless Highway

Crowheart Part 1 Article And Photos By: Scooter Tramp Scotty Originally Published In The June 2015 Issue Of Cycle Source Magazine vast and desolate land that is often Wyoming spread out across the seemingly endless prairie of small hills, yellow…

The Endless Highway

Article And Photos By: Scooter Tramp Scotty Originally Published  In The January 2015 Issue Of Cycle Source Magazine I realize this is an old piece but it follows last month’s Alaskan adventure so I’ve decided to run it. Since boarding in…