Vermont Route 100, New Hampshire's Kancamagus Highway and Mt. Washington Auto Road Named Three of the 50 Best Motorcycle Roads in America
The December 2024 issue of Rider celebrated the magazine’s 50th anniversary. Over the past half century, they have published thousands of travels stories, favorite rides, tour tests, and features highlighting must-ride roads throughout the U.S. and on every continent except Antarctica. As part of the special anniversary issue, they selected 50 of the best motorcycle roads in America.
Vermont Route 100 (Vermont / 217 miles)
Stretching from Massachusetts to the Canadian border, VT 100 parallels the Green Mountains and passes through woodlands, pristine farmland, and charming villages.
Kancamagus Highway (New Hampshire / 35 miles)
NH 112 is a spectacular road that twists its way through New Hampshire’s White Mountains. In the fall, it’s one of New England’s best leaf‑peeper routes.
Mount Washington Auto Road (New Hampshire / 8 miles)
This short toll road to the top of 6,288‑foot Mount Washington is often fraught with bad weather. A recorded wind speed of 231 mph on the summit was a world record until 1996.
AJ Cycles - Update
A-J Cycles ( 274 French King Highway, Rte. 2 ... the Scenic Mohawk Trail ... Gill, MA 01354) was founded in 1971 as a Norton dealership. Later that year BSA was added to the business. In 1973 the Triumph franchise was further included. All were quite desired British vintage machines.
In the early 1980's A-J Cycle, with the leadership of Bob Coy, started the USCRA, a vintage racing organization.
As the British motorcycle industry declined, A-J Cycle decided to take on the BMW franchise. As the new K-series started in 1985, they became an authorized BMW dealership. Finally, in 1993, the Moto Guzzi franchise was added.
Most recently, A-J's has dialed it back a bit and reverted to an independent service and used bike sales shop. The BMW franchise has been gone for a while, and they have now dropped the Moto Guzzi line, as well. Their remaining Moto Guzzi inventory has been absorbed by Hamlin Cycles in Bethel, CT and is available at a healthy discount.
A-J's can be reached at (413) 863-9543. Phone (203) 942-2232 for Hamlin's.
Allan and David wish everyone a Happy New Year!
