Motorcycle Riding in Northeast, Iowa

From a weekend of riding and camping in Allamakee County, Iowa. Video includes parts of the Yellow River Forest followed by a trip across the Mississippi to ride some Wisconsin roads. Then back to Lansing, Ia over the Black Hawk Bridge. Sorry about the reflection of my gas tank from the windscreen.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Triumph motorcycle
• Bonneville T100
• Lansing
• Iowa
• Allamakee County
• Yellow River Forest
• Mount Hosmer
• scenic road
• Black Hawk Bridge
• Prairie du Chien
• BMW GS 1200 Motorcycle

[ggnutsc]

Nicely done! I would like to ride some of that area myself someday. It sure looks like there is some nice riding to be found in northeast Iowa and Wisconsin.

[Triplediddle]

@ggnutsc: Thanks, the NE corner of Iowa, Allamakee, Winneshiek and Clayton Counties have a lot of nice roads. On the Wisconsin side, Crawford, Grant and Richland Counties are outstanding places to ride... especially the County roads.

[YoungAmericanOutback]

Looks like a great trip. Is the Triumph a dual sport bike? I'm looking to get something that I can ride on and off road. What do you think of your bike? I do some moto vlogging myself... right now I'm on a honda shadow. It works for now but I'd like to upgrade one of these days.

[Triplediddle]

@YoungAmericanOutback In the first part of the video one of the bikes is a Triumph Tiger. The older 955i model. They're great bikes, I had a Sprint ST with the same engine. I don't think you could call the Tiger a "dual sport" it's considered an "adventure tourer." I'd have one but they are tall and I can't get flat-footed at stops, plus I prefer riding paved roads, lol! They make a new 800 that may be lower ... not sure of seat height? I was on the bike with the camera – a Triumph Bonneville.

[mrsmelzbad]

I hunted around Yellow river when I was young........great area!!!

[EagleRidgeEstates]

Nice Ride! Great Video! Lansing is a nice town along the Mississippi River, Check out eagleridelandcompany if you would like to own a lot with similar views of the mississippi it is located a mile down the river from Mt. Hosmer and Lansing Iowa!

[spraudog]

I love the sound of the Triumph Bonneville. Thanks Ed!

[cwehrmacher]

That is my Tiger, about 10,000 of the 75,000 miles on it are on dirt, gravel and double track roads. Of the 955 Tigers the early ones like mine are as close to a dual sport a 500lbs bike can be. The new 800 Tiger XC is more dual sport, lighter, 21 inch front wheel.