rider resources
The following are motorcycle resources recommended by some of our riders, though Riders Recycle does not officially endorse any of the sites or businesses.
Your suggestions are welcome! If you know of resources that other riders would like to know about, please email the links to tekla@ridersrecycle.com.
Motorcycle Links & Forums
Bay Area Riders Forum
South Bay Riders
Adventure Rider
Sport-Touring.net
Thumpertalk
California Motorcycle Dealers’ Association—find a dealer near you!
BMW-MOA—BMW Motorcycle Owners of America
HOG—Harley Owners Group
Motorcycle Publications
Citybike
Motorcycle Daily
Visor Down
Web Bike Review—Gear and bike reviews
Cycle News
Dirt Rider Magazine
Motocross Action Magazine
Motocross Performance Magazine
Racer X Online
California Motorcycle & ATV Trails & Tracks
South Bay Riders Dirt Riding Areas Map
Blue Ribbon Coalition CA OHV and Trail Riding Area Listing
Hollister Hills OHV Park
Metcalf OHV Park
Carnegie OHV Park
List of Motorcycle Racetracks in CA and Beyond
Thunderhill Raceway
Sonoma Raceway
Laguna Seca Raceway
Rider Planet ATV and Motorcycle Trail Database
La Grange Off-Highway Vehicle Park
California Road Rides
Pashnit CA Motorcycle Road Index and Descriptions
MotorcycleRoads.us California Road Index
Lonely Planet’s 10 Best Motorcycle Roads in the USA
Sunday Morning Rides
Motorcycle Roads.com
California Motorcycle Rallies & Events
Cyclefish Events Listings
California Biker Events.com Northern California Listings
Motorcycle Monster Events Listings
California Motorcycle Clubs
AMA—American Motorcyclist Association
Iron Butt Association—Long-distance riders
SFMC—San Francisco Motorcycle Club
Oakland Motorcycle Club
California Biker.org
Motorcycle Training
California Motorcyclist Safety Program (taking and passing this course completes your riding test requirement for the California DMV)
Alameda County Sheriff’s Civilian Motorcycle Courses
Rich Oliver’s Mystery School
Zoom Zoom Trackdays
Doc Wong’s Street and Dirt Riding Courses—most are free
Street Skills Motorcycle Training
Northern California Motorcycle Training
Santa Rosa Motorcycle Training
Races
AFM—American Federation of Motorcyclists Club Racing Schedule
AMA Motorcycle Racing Page
AMA California Racing Page
California Flat Track Association
MotoGP at Laguna Seca Raceway
WERA Motorcycle Roadracing Schedule
