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Links on this page lead to freelance articles and other writing - some
published, some not - written in the last 10 years or so. As magazine
article length is usually limited to 1500 to 2500 words, all the previously
published articles are in their "unedited" versions, giving more
personal insights and experiences about the travel.
Clicking the story link
below will take you to the chosen article. Click the 'Freelance
Writing' button again will return to this page.
A Ride On The Ridge - Touring the Blue Ridge Parkway
The BRP is 469 miles of road made for riders. Published as a feature
article in Rider Magazine, July 2009
Re-Imagining the Great American
Road Bike
Some of my ideas about changing touring
cruiser motorcycle design, that, in my
opinion, would make traveling bikes better suited to the task. I used the
Photoshop program to make the changes to hardbags, exhaust systems, etc., to
show the changes as "real world" bikes. Published
in the August 2009 issue of (Motorcycle) Cruiser magazine. My thanks to
Cruiser and Victory motorcycles for the use of their photos.
Leaving Las Vegas
Getting away from the tables for a day or two can lead to some beautiful
State and National Parks no more than an
hour's drive from the strip. Motorcycle Consumer News, October
2008.
The North Georgia
Colors
Autumn is one of the best time of
year to visit North Georgia, especially on two wheels. Published in
Rider Magazine in April 2007.
The Road Back - A Ride to Charleston, June 2006
Written both about a motorcycle ride to Charleston, and a reunion with friends I met
in the Air Force while stationed there in
the mid-seventies. Published as a "Favorite Ride" feature in the December
2006 issue of Rider Magazine.
The Road Goes On Forever
Originally
published as a two-part piece in Roadbike magazine in August
and September, 2005.
A Day at Biketoberfest Written
in October 2001, about a day spent at Biketoberfest in Daytona Beach.
The North Carolina Outer Bank Islands and Carolina Coast
Published in Motorcycle Tour and Cruiser magazine in
June 2001.
The Georgia Triangle
Published in Motorcycle Tour and Cruiser magazine in May,
2000.
The Real Florida
Written in September 1998 and published in Motorcycle Tour and Cruiser magazine
in August
1999.
Here's Your Sign An essay
written about the improper placing of traffic control signs at intersections
around Atlanta and the state of Georgia, and how this placement constitutes a
danger to the drivers of this state, and others.
All Articles and Essays
Copyright 2009 Philip A. Buonpastore, Reprint by Permission. |
