AltRider will soon be providing parts and accessories for Adventure Motorcycles

Adventure Touring riders and riding is our main focus, with a lineup of bolt-on accessories designed and built in the USA. AltRider also offers 100s of other moto-centric products from trusted companies like Proxxon, Coast and GiantLoop.
Check out our line up of products at the AltRider website.

Monday, August 31, 2009

Welcome Jacob!


We are excited to welcome Jacob Ellul-Blake, Lead Product Engineer, to the AltRider team. Jacob will spearhead efforts in product design and development, supplier relationships, product documentation and testing, and inventory management.

In Jacob’s resume of accomplishments are things like award winning prototypes for espresso machines, hand-made furniture pieces, wildcard wins at soap box races, and most unexpected of all, several years of playing with the Portland Opera, Seattle Opera and Honolulu Symphony as a classically-trained musician.

All that, in addition to his problem-solving skills, love of building machines, and passion for adventure riding, couldn’t make the boys in the AltRider garage happier, ‘cause someone has to make sure the AltRider branded parts hit the market by the winter deadline. Jacob will!

Friday, August 28, 2009

Suiting up for the first Alt Ride

By Brianna

This weekend will be the first AltRider group ride. Being selfish and thinking just of me, I am not so sure how it will go down. I am no doubt, a newbie in every sense. I do officially have my motorcycle endorsement, but that doesn’t mean I have been as diligent about riding since June as I had wanted to be. In fact, I still have been on the freeway only twice. And I haven’t ridden poor Blanca in probably a month.



So come Sunday I will be with a group of men who ride nearly every day, and a girl who did a 23,000 mile motorcycle trip to South America. At least they are no dirt experts, except of course for Jeremy, who never misses an opportunity to do a wheelie in the dirtiest of tracks.

So I am hoping my riding companions will be considerate, and not leave me in the dust, or rather dirt. I have high hopes that they will feel compassionate when I drop the bike for the 82nd time that day and yell some bad words, most likely at the trees and the machine and maybe even them. Okay, possibly they’ll just laugh, and then I’ll be able to laugh through my embarrassment and frustration… Good times to come!

BRAP. Here we go...
Stay tuned for the ride report and pictures next week.

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Venture On


Over the years in my career I had tremendous opportunities to learn about the adventure touring market and watch it grow dramatically, as small, household companies were coming into the market and successfully finding their niche among a handful of large competitors. This led me to envision a business opportunity that would provide solutions for many of the motorcycles that aren't supported by current market offerings.

The decision to start AltRider was an organic evolution of my personal passions, professional experiences and the desire to fulfill the demands of the growing adventure touring market. We have an amazing team of dedicated professionals in place to help me turn my dream into reality. I feel that through creating innovative products and working with US manufacturers we can offer solid, original solutions to the riders.

We’re just getting started and have a long way to go. I invite you to all to join theAltRider community and share in the exhilarating avocation that is adventure riding!