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Looking for Motorcycle Roads? Searching for great Motorcycle Routes?

We're a rapidly growing community of active members who share a love for motorcycles, for great motorcycle roads and routes, and for the never ending pursuit of adventure and freedom on a motorcycle.

Designed to make the best roads easy to find, all of our motorcycle roads and routes have detailed information along with the map.

Ready to ride? Just hit "print" and get ready for some great motorcycle roads!

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The Latest Articles on Motorcycle Travel, Routes, Tips, and More!

Take a minute to browse through a few of our latest articles on motorcycle trips and motorcycle travel tips to help you enjoy your journey.

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	From a Woman Motorcyclist's Viewpoint - Buying Your First Motorcycle (Part 2) It's been a while, but Carrie's back with Part 2 of a three part series on being a new woman motorcyclist and learning to ride. Follow-along as she shares her experience of buying her first motorcycle...

	Flatlanders, Yoopers, Motorcycles, and Michigan's "U.P." Yoopers? Flatlanders? The "U.P."? Pasty's? Todd explains it all as he shares his four day motorcycle trip through Michigans Upper Peninsula...

	Close Encounters of the Moose Kind: A Motorcycle Trip Out West Can you get too close to a Moose? Is there a more beautiful part of the country to take a motorcycle trip to? Find out with Ragan as she travels with her husband and some motorcycles out west to Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana.

	Fly & Ride: Motorcycle Vacation Tips Got limited time for your next motorcycle tour? We've got your answer: try a "Fly and Ride and optimize the amount of riding you do at your location versus spending all of your time getting there. Read on as Ragan explains some of the finer points of planning the perfect "Fly and Ride" motorcycle vacation!

	Riding Motorcycles on Gravel: Find the Real Road Less Traveled. Fortunately or unfortunately, whatever your view point is, the reality is that not every road on this beautiful earth is paved. Take a minute to read through this article for the three rules to follow to safely navigate any gravel road out there.

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Newly Added ORJ Certified Roads and Routes

Check out the latest OpenRoadJourney certified motorcycle roads and routes for a great motorcycle ride!

	The One Trick Pony: KY 22 [Kentucky] Yahoo!!! Yahoo! YAHOO! Yahoo! No, I'm not turning into a yodeling, cheese making, motorcyclist from the alps...

	The Cherohala Skyway [Tennessee - North Carolina] How can you really describe the Cherohala Skyway? I don't think words can. Most motorcyclists come to cut their teeth on the nearby "Tail of the Dragon", but leave with some of their fondest memories being of the Skyway...

	KY 2937 - Chipman Ridge Road [Kentucky] I love unmarked paved roads. I love what they represent. I love the potential they offer, the potential to be something great. I love the way my mind begins to think about what I might find up ahead, something only a few other adventurous souls may have seen...

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Featured Member Motorcycle Roads and Routes

Take a few minutes to check out these highlighted roads submitted by ORJ members from around the world!

	Lighthouses of the Outer Banks...[North Carolina] Lighthouses, coastline, beaches, ferry rides, and some great photos from drkhgross all make this one a "must do" motorcycle route!

	Felon & Flash 2007 "Fly & Ride"...[Montana, Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming] Sometimes, one route on OpenRoadJourney just isn't good enough. In the case of The Felon and his recent motorcycle travels to Montana, Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming the roads were so good it required four different routes. So, after you're done with day one, make sure you check out days two (part 1 and part 2), three, and four of this amazing trip.

Got your own favorite route? Share it now.

Don't Hold Back. Share your Favorite Motorcycle Route or Road.

Got some motorcycle roads or routes you want to share with your fellow bikers? It's easy at OpenRoadJourney. Click on "Share" and you can either:

Draw your favorite road or route directly on the map or,
upload your track data from a GPS device,

and we'll take care of the rest - it's that easy!

If you're part of the OpenRoadJourney community, you get the actual miles from each motorcycle road or route you share logged in your account (plus you can store your favorites, etc.) Not a member? Join now and start bragging to your buddies about your iron butt!

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What's New at ORJ?

Keep all of those great suggestions for the site coming! We're working to get them all implemented.

April 22, 2008: Now you can view terrain maps on the routes - figure out just how hilly that route really is!
April 14, 2008: Fixed the problem with some accounts when renewing Pro Memberships.
March 31, 2008: MemberID's are now displayed in the My Account section (use with ORJ Partners)
March 30, 2008: Autorouting for sharing roads is released!! Sharing great motorcyle routes & motorcycle roads just got a whole lot easier! Share your favorite motorcycle route today!
March 26, 2008: The OpenRoadJourney Store launched today! Check it out for all the best motorcycle gear.
January 3, 2008: Check out our latest certified routes and new motorcycle route features making it easier to manage your favorite motorcycle routes!
November 4, 2007: Looking for a great motorcycle rally or motorcycle event to attend? Make sure you check out the latest feature on ORJ...Motorcycle Events & Rallies!
November 2, 2007: You can now see how many views your personal page has gotten in the Rides section.
October 16, 2007: Enhancements released to the motorcycle rides section!
October 3, 2007: Fixed bugs on sharing motorcycle routes, blue line did not show.
September 28, 2007: Guestbook feature now available for pages in the Rides Section. Check it out and leave a comment for your favorite motorcycle ride page today!
September 14, 2007: Launch of the OpenRoadJourney Motorcycle Rides! Check it out.

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* Look, I'm clearly no lawyer. I just like motorcycles and cool roads to ride. But, I've got to give you this disclaimer - The information provided on this website is subjective. Though we put a lot of effort to verify, we don't guarantee any information. Use it at your own risk. We are not liable for the accuracy of the information or how you use it.

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