Joshua Trees add life and whimsy to the desert near the Colorado River Valley. Photos by Tim Kessel. Covering three states and several desert ecosystems, this ride was a survey of contrasts, from arid sand dunes to thriving wetlands, whimsical Joshua trees to towering palms, bustling humanity to sublime solitude. An exploration of the Mojave National Preserve and lower Colorado…
Right, this is my list. Okay, my list with quite a bit of input courtesy of a little social media crowdsourcing and consultation with my Motorcycle.com brethren. Some things to bear in mind include that as motojournalists, we never lived with any of these for more than a few months at most, so the list isn’t about long-term reliability or…
Motorcycles are fantastic machines, but not all motorcycles were created equal. Over the years, there have been a few questionable models unleashed unto the world. Fortunately, the West has been spared some of the truly shocking models thanks to stricter safety compliance measures and stronger economies that gave riders the purchasing power to buy real quality machines. However, there have…