Back Road Motorcycle Rides

Motorcycle rides on back roads and through scenic country.

Thursday, December 18, 2025

Yamaha SR400 Modifications

Some time back I mentioned modifying the SR400 . After thinking about the possible mods I decided to lose a few pounds instead of making dir...

Monday, November 3, 2025

Lake Erie Loop

I recently attended a Motorcycle Safety Foundation Professional Development Workshop. The workshop was intended to improve and develop MS...

Saturday, October 25, 2025

Suzuki DR 650 Modification

We like to tinker don’t we? It seems modifying and “improving” our bike is in the DNA of most bikers. I really wanted to do something to ...

Thursday, October 23, 2025

Poking Around on the DR 650

We have spent so much of the summer working on a fixer upper house that riding has had to take a back seat to more pressing projects. The h...

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Yamaha SR400 Long Term Review

I just took the SR for a ride to scuff in new tires. Isn’t it amazing how a new pair of tires feel? I’d been happy with the previously mou...

Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Hidden Gems from North Carolina

There are so many hidden gems in the world. Many are right under our noses, yet we tend to look past them and dream of exotic destinations...

Saturday, April 2, 2016

Coast to Coast (Florida) on a Yamaha SR400 and Kawasaki Vulcan 500

Always wanted to make a long trip on our small bikes. Having the time and the cash at the same time seems to keep a long ride a dream. The...

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About Me

Back Road: I'm a long time biker that has owned many bikes of all styles. I have begun to gravitate toward bikes that more closely match my desire for the freedom of back roads and the more rural parts of our world. In the stable at this time, there is a cruiser that is at its best clugging around the back roads. It begs to be ridden like a big old lawn chair on wheels. It is ready to take you through a slow ride so you can soak up the smells and sights of rural America. There is also a Yamaha SR400. This bike is a bit of an old crock with a modern convenience or two. Sharing duties with these bikes is a Suzuki DR650. A do it all type bike that is pretty close to a two wheeled Jeep. No frills, but able to go most anywhere. Finally, there is a Suzuki TU250 single cylinder bike that enjoys a ride anywhere but the highway. Then again highways are no fun for me either. This bike is a blast and it reminds me of why I started riding in the first place and it helps me see what we have lost, and gained, as todays bikes have become more and more specialized. All four are great bikes.

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