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Tail of the Dragon 2026: Three Days, Four States, One Dragon

Posted on Sun 08 November 2026 in Blog • Tagged with Tail of the Dragon, Cherohala Skyway, North Carolina, Tennessee, Road Trip

A red touring motorcycle leaning into a curve on the Tail of the Dragon, with fall color on the hillside

Three days, four states, one Dragon.

At the end of October, my buddies Chance and Dave and I rode from Columbus, Ohio to Robbinsville, North Carolina and back. It was our first group trip on the channel, and the whole thing was built around one Sunday: the Tail of the …


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Just the Next Mile: Delivery Day

Posted on Thu 08 October 2026 in Blog • Tagged with Indian Motorcycle, New Bike, YouTube

I've lost two bikes in the last 14 months. I never once thought about stopping.

This is delivery day for my new 2026 Indian Roadmaster Dark Horse. Zero miles, clean slate, and the next chapter's already underway. It's also the very first video on The Unbound Nomad YouTube channel.

Update …


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The Broken Wings Commemorative Patch

Posted on Tue 25 August 2026 in Blog • Tagged with Motorcycles, Broken Wings, Patch, Community, Safety

Broken Wings Commemorative Patch

Broken Wings

For the riders who went down. For the ones who got back up.

Every rider knows someone.

A friend who didn't come home. A fellow rider who went down and came back changed. Someone whose name gets said a little quieter now. The road takes people, and the …


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Group Riding Done Right: How to Ride with Others Without Making It Miserable

Posted on Fri 17 July 2026 in Blog • Tagged with Motorcycles, Group Riding, Safety, Tips, Technique

Group Riding Done Right

How to ride with others without making it miserable

Group riding gets oversold as an automatically better experience than solo riding. It isn't - not without some thought going into it. A well-run group ride is genuinely great. A poorly-run one is stressful, dangerous, and the fastest …


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I'm Riding Route 66 in Four Days. Here's Why.

Posted on Wed 20 May 2026 in Blog • Tagged with Motorcycles, Route 66, Indian Motorcycle, Adventure, Legends Never Die Tour

I'm Riding Route 66 in Four Days

The Legends Never Die Tour

27 days. 5,587 miles. Chicago to the Pacific and back.

I leave in four days.

Twenty-seven days on the road. 5,587 miles. Chicago to the Pacific, back through Death Valley, across the Colorado Rockies, and finally home to Ohio in late June.

I've …


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