{"id":28050,"date":"2024-10-12T00:01:08","date_gmt":"2024-10-12T07:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/?p=28050"},"modified":"2024-10-06T23:49:44","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T06:49:44","slug":"ride-oklahoma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/10\/12\/ride-oklahoma\/","title":{"rendered":"Ride Oklahoma!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>By Joe Berk<\/h6>\n<p>Unless you have visited Oklahoma or you live there, you probably wouldn&#8217;t think of Oklahoma as a motorcycling paradise.\u00a0 But trust me, it is.\u00a0 And finding the best rides in Oklahoma is easy, thanks to Oklahoma&#8217;s Tourism and Recreation Department.\u00a0 Sue and I are always looking for interesting travel destinations, and as a guy who writes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorcycleclassics.com\/search\/Joe+Berk+Destinations\">travel pieces for <em>Motorcycle Classics<\/em> magazine<\/a>, my antenna goes up when I hear about great roads and great destinations.\u00a0 \u00a0Several years ago when I was working for <a href=\"http:\/\/CSCMotorcycles.com\">CSC Motorcycles<\/a>, we attended the Long Beach International Motorcycle Show.\u00a0 In the vendor display area, Sue found a booth manned by the Oklahoma tourism folks.<\/p>\n<p>One thing led to another, we received a package of travel information that would choke a brontosaurus, and shortly after that we were in Oklahoma.\u00a0 I have a friend who retired in Tulsa, we visited a bit, and we hit a bunch of great destinations in Tulsa, Oklahoma City, and the surrounding areas.\u00a0 I wrote several blogs about our visit, and several <em>Motorcycle Classics<\/em> Destinations articles.\u00a0 \u00a0These are the blogs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2021\/04\/23\/tulsa-and-oklahomas-green-country\/\">Tulsa and Oklahoma&#8217;s Green Country<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2019\/10\/09\/masks-at-the-gilcrease-museum\/\">Masks at the Gilcrease Museum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2019\/10\/08\/the-oklahoma-city-national-memorial\/\">Oklahoma City National Memorial<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2019\/10\/01\/best-bbq-brisket-ever\/\">Best Barbeque Brisket Ever<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2019\/09\/30\/john-waynes-weatherby\/\">John Wayne&#8217;s Weatherby<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But even with the above, we barely scratched the surface of what Oklahoma offers.\u00a0 \u00a0The materials the good folks in Oklahoma mailed to us included the <em>Oklahoma Motorcycle Guide<\/em>.\u00a0 \u00a0It suggests several rides, complete with maps and two or three pages on each ride.\u00a0 <em>The Oklahoma Motorcycle Guide<\/em> is impressive.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28053\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28053\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/OK-Moto-Guide003-1000.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28053\" src=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/OK-Moto-Guide003-1000.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/OK-Moto-Guide003-1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/OK-Moto-Guide003-1000-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/OK-Moto-Guide003-1000-768x657.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28053\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A few suggested Oklahoma rides. Click on this image a couple times to enlarge it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Imagine that:\u00a0 One of our states issuing a motorcycle travel guide!\u00a0 \u00a0More good news?\u00a0 It&#8217;s free, the latest version includes even more rides than does the version I received several years ago, and you can download it immediately at this link:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelok.com\/brochures#brochure_O32\">Oklahoma Motorcycle Guide Free Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trust me on this:\u00a0 If you&#8217;ve been looking for your good next place to ride, Oklahoma needs to be on your list.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Never miss an ExNotes blog:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<style>\r\n        .wpedon-container .wpedon-select,\r\n        .wpedon-container .wpedon-input {\r\n            width: 171px;\r\n            min-width: 171px;\r\n            max-width: 171px;\r\n        }\r\n    <\/style><div class='wpedon-container wpedon-align-center'><form target='_blank' action='https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr' method='post' class='wpedon-form'><input type='hidden' name='cmd' value='_donations' \/><input type='hidden' name='business' value='ExNotes@ExhaustNotes.us' \/><input type='hidden' name='currency_code' value='USD' \/><input type='hidden' name='notify_url' value='https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-admin\/admin-post.php?action=add_wpedon_button_ipn'><input type='hidden' name='lc' value='en_US'><input type='hidden' name='bn' value='WPPlugin_SP'><input type='hidden' name='return' value='' \/><input type='hidden' name='cancel_return' value='' \/><input class='wpedon_paypalbuttonimage' type='image' src='https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/en_US\/i\/btn\/btn_donateCC_LG.gif' border='0' name='submit' alt='Make your payments with PayPal. 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