Kickstands Down – The Top 10 Historic Sites Worth Stopping For

/ December 22, 2016

Voir en français No really, these history lessons are worth pulling your steed over for. Most riders think of historical plaques as dull and boring and just crack the throttle as they cruise by. But we guarantee some of the stories you will learn at these sites will move you to your biker core. Riding through Ontario’s Highlands can sometimes

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Plan your Group Ride in Ride the Highlands

/ November 14, 2016

Voir en français Riding season is just around the corner, and if you haven’t started already, it’s time to get planning your 2024 Ride the Highlands adventure with your crew. Before any trip planning can start, you need a rock solid map. Order your free Ride the Highlands map for you and all of your riding buddies to hand out at

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Motorcycles and Main Streets

/ September 28, 2016

As riders, we’ve ridden through a lot of towns, each one unique in its own way. However, the one thing every town has in common is a main street; the street where all of the action takes place, often the heart and soul of a city or town. There is something about cruising down the main strip of the towns

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Les meilleurs circuits de moto pour contempler les couleurs d’automne en l’Ontario

/ July 28, 2016

View in English D’habitude vous pouvez le sentir avant même de regarder le calendrier. Votre moto le sait aussi. L’air croustillant d’automne, le craquement de quelques feuilles mortes sous les pieds et tout à coup, c’est l’automne. Or, quelques-unes des meilleures balades se trouvent à portée de la main, et de l’accélérateur. La région des hautes-terres de l’Ontario traverse en

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Cruising Through Dynamite Alley – Some road trips are about quality not quantity

/ June 21, 2016

Story by Dustin A. Woods, photos by Virgil Knapp Dustin Woods is a professional writer and avid traveller who has been a lifelong motorcycle fanatic. Imagine his surprise and delight upon discovering that these passions could all be combined through his pursuit of motorcycle travel writing. Some road trips are about logging as many miles as possible to get to a certain destination,

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Ride the Highlands – Top 5 Curves

/ May 30, 2016

Voir en francais – The curves of Ride the Highlands are thanks to those road builders who went against orders to make things straight.  They knew that someday, someone, somewhere, would appreciate their craft.  Even though in some cases motorcycles weren’t even invented yet, they knew people would want to have fun, on the very ribbons they’ve cut through the

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Logging High Mileage on the Highland’s Loop

/ May 5, 2016

Wide open roads and a couple capable BMWs made for less lounging and more miles Story by Dustin A. Woods Dustin Woods is a professional writer and avid traveller who has been a lifelong motorcycle fanatic. Imagine his surprise and delight upon discovering that these passions could all be combined through his pursuit of motorcycle travel writing. I’m sure that

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Top 5 Motorcycle Friendly Spring Run Off Lookouts

/ March 14, 2016

Voir en français It feels like forever since you tucked your motorcycle in for the winter. Leaving your two-wheeled friend covered up in the corner of the garage only to share glimpses of each other as you come and go to work. You’ve logged many hours watching motorcycle videos, waiting for the time to come when you can reunite and

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Motorcycle Trip Planning Made Easy

/ July 10, 2014

­­Welcome to Ride the Highlands, a motorcycle destination handcrafted specifically for you – the rider with a love for the open road. Unique features have been created to help make your trip planning go smoothly and every operator listed on the website has been put through a special criteria to ensure they are motorcycle friendly. Let’s dive in and see

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