AMA Ride Guide to America: Favorite Motorcycle Tours in the USA (American Motorcyclist Association Ride Guide S.)

AMA Ride Guide to America: Favorite Motorcycle Tours in the USA (American Motorcyclist Association Ride Guide S.)
by Greg Harrison

AMA Ride Guide to America: Favorite Motorcycle Tours in the USA (American Motorcyclist Association Ride Guide S.)
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Author: Greg Harrison
Brand: Greg Harrison's
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-03-20
ISBN: 1884313515
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Whitehorse Press

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Book Review: High quality but not satisfying
Summary: 3 Stars

Let me first say that this book is well done. Detailed and interesting descriptions of the roads and the ride. Some places to check out. It reads a little bit like a Frommer's Guide to London or Paris. It does talk about nice roads for motorcycling, which is a good thing. But I'm just not satisfied with it for a few reasons:

* The maps are nearly useless. They aren't detailed enough to use without buying local maps. There are some descriptions like "go 42.1 miles to Highway 241", but that's not how many of ride now. We want to plug in information into our GPS systems.
* Some of us motorcyclists tour by camping. This has no information on that, so don't bother if you're looking for that.
* The book is written in a touristy kind of way. If I'm on a tour, part of the reason is going is just for the road. It's hard to stop every mile for some interesting curiosity of history. But, if you're into that, this guide is thorough.

I get the distinct impression that this book could have the cover removed, put into some tourist guide, and you wouldn't notice. There are occasional comments like "there is gravel on some parts of the road", but I kind of look for that anyways.

I have this volume and volume II. I have used them to create some side tours, but I have to do a bunch of work finding campgrounds or whatever else I need. If you need a general guide for some cool day rides, this is it. But it is kind of pricey for only one or two rides near your location.

It's hard to recommend this book, but it is such good quality, it has some usefulness. Just don't expect it to give you the "Tour of America".

Summary of AMA Ride Guide to America: Favorite Motorcycle Tours in the USA (American Motorcyclist Association Ride Guide S.)

Edited by Greg Harrison. From the corkscrews of California to the scenic mountain notches of New England, the AMA Ride Guide to America reveals the enticing backroads that motorcyclists dream about. With maps and point-to-point trip outlines for 36 different trips nationwide, riders can explore rocky shorelines, through sweeping valleys, up to mountain peaks, and across everything in between. A must-have travel book for those who long to take two wheels to the best of the open road Featuring trips from Whitehorse Press authors Clement Salvadori, Marty Berke, Dale Coyner and others, this full-color travel guide includes 40 detailed, topographic road maps to help riders follow the recommended routes and know what kind of terrain they'll encounter along the way. Include are trips in the Pacific Northwest, California, the Rocky Mountains and the Southwest, Texas, the Appalachians and the mid-Atlantic, and New England.

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