The 2021 Event registrations are open for a unique and fun event for all, riders. Sponsored by Ride Texas Magazine. The Motorcycle Grand Tour of Texas is a self-guided motorcycle tour that has stops throughout the state of Texas. Of course, the great back roads of the Hill Country are among them. The tour is open to all brands of motorcycles (two-wheeled and three-wheeled), as long as the vehicle does not have a steering wheel and/or…

Remember those days when safety came third? You caught air jumping your bike off rocky ledges, cut across fields, purposely rode through mud puddles and came home a happy, hot mess. We’re grown-ups now and, yeah, we still do that. Since 2004, Texas Adventure Riders Association has coordinated dual-sport adventure rides, including several multi-day rides/rallies per year. Participating riders are spread through Dallas/Ft. Worth, Houston, Austin and surrounding areas. If you’d like to meet Central…

Ride Texas would like to wish our motorcycle family a happy holiday season and share some news to bring even more cheer with the coming of the New Year. Many of our most loved motorcycle events, while suspended in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns, have announced their dates to resume in 2021! Here are a few to look forward to: Texas Fandango, April 9 – 11, Fredericksburg. The Cherokee Chapter of the Antique Motorcycle Club…

About fifty miles into my ride home to Austin, text messages begin popping up on my phone. Did you make this $300 purchase from Home Depot? H-E-B? Netflix? I pulled over to call my bank’s Fraud Department. “Your card has been compromised,” says the agent, “It’s blocked.” The number had been skimmed at the gas pump with a device that fits over or inside the card reader at the Pilot station off I-10 in Ft….

Retired police officer Butch Blackmon co-founded the Blue Knights Texas Chapter VII in the greater Houston area. The Blue Knights is an international law enforcement motorcycle club (LEMC). Members include retired and active officials at the local, state, and federal levels. “Butch made our chapter shine… (he was) always giving and supporting the chapter’s efforts to participate in events, fund raise for charities, and provide motorcycle escorts,” said Michael Powell, Blue Knights member and Butch’s…

BIKE NIGHTS across the Lone Star State