• Catawba Falls Campground - Wonderful family campground that we use for most of our mountain motorcycle tours. The campground is situated along the Catawba River and is one of our favorite places to camp. The campground is family run and is a true treasure!
• Capitol BMW - Capitol BMW has a great staff and the layout and design of the store is fantastic. They have one of the largest BMW demo fleets around ( 2012 models) that can be test driven. Very good selection of equipment, accessories, and clothing.
• EdSets - Fantastic communication system. Please follow our link as an affiliate for Ed Sets, they are fantastic!
• Great Outdoor Provision Company - Chapel Hill Store - The primere outdoor provider with great selections of technical clothing and equipment.
• Keen Footwear - Maker of shoes and accessories, NTC exclusively uses Keen sandals for our motorcycle tours. Excellent comfort and able to takle hikes and waterfalls, these shoes are built for exploration!
• Hennessy Hammocks - Self-contained sleeping system. Includeds the hammock, mosquito netting, and rainfly. Super compact and wonderfully comfortable.
• MotoMark1 - MotoMark1 is North Carolina's premier provider of professional level motorcycle and ATV training to make riders of all levels safer and more proficient. Mark's classes are excellent and a great way to keep your skills sharp.
• Mountain Hardware - Mountian Hardware continues to brings technical innovation to outdoor gear and creates detail-oriented design features in their equipment and clothing. Innovation and attention to detail with superior product quality, all backed with a lifetime warranty that speaks for itself.
• Olympia Moto Sports - This is one of the best manufacturers of motorcycle clothing. They are based in Hendersonville, NC and are one of the nation's fastest growing brand of techincal motorcycle apparel.
• One World Shoppe - A life is good clothing and gear store located in historic New Bern. Danny and Sheila have a fantastic shop and a wonderful outlook on life!
• REI - Durham Store - Fantastic shop for technical clothing and camping equipment.
• Bull Durham Custom Tailers - Fellow rider, Bob Pickard creates wonderful custom motocycle trailers that can be considered works of art. A perfect complement to your special machine when you arent' riding it!
• Motorco Music Hall - a 500 plus person capacity music venue in Durham, North Carolina. An intimate setting for fantastic local and national music concerts!
• Triangle Cycles - One of the best dealerships in the state, Triangle Cycles has a very knowledgeble staff (service and sales). Very good selection of equipment, accessories, and clothing. New and Used motorcycle sales. Yamaha, Suzuki, Kawasaki, Honda, KTM (equipment, service)
• Aerostich -Makers of technical motorcycle gear (suits, jackets, pants, gloves, etc). Their catalog is a must have for the touring and commuting motorcyclist (lots of fun toys!). Proven company for the industry. Mail-order/internet company.

We are in the process of establishing additional relationships with specialized companies and providers. Interested companies should contact us directly at nctouring@gmail.com

NC Touring continues to completed motorcycle reviews on equipment and clothing. Here are the most recent product evaluations, follow the links below or see them all on our Reviews Page

• Aerostich AD1 Pants - My absolute favorite motorcycle pant!
• Hennesy Hammock Review - Complete Hammock sleeping system.
• Aerostich Combat Lite Boots - The best motorcycle boot I have worn!
• Drifter 3 Tent - Mountain Hardwear's lightweight tent
• Hippo Hands - Keeping your Hands dry and warm
• EdSets and Mic-Mutes - Helmet Communication System
• Aerostich Competition Elkskin Roper Glove - Fantastic motorcycle gloves!

These are a few of the recommended companies for motorcycle rentals, repair, supplies and outdoor equipment providers:

General

• Horizons Unlimited - World Motorcycle Travel website. Great resource!
• MotoMark1 - NC's Premier Motorcycle Training School
• MotorcycleLife - Find motorcycle events in North Carolina (and the country!)
• NAMA - North American Motorcycle Alliance
• NC Touring Blog - NC Touring's Blog site
• Steve Saunders Goldwing Forum - Invaluable forum for motorcycle enthusiasts
• Aerostich - Great resource for everything motorcycle.

Camping Equipment and Rentals

• Catawba Falls Campground (campground)
• Great Outdoor Provision Company (equipment)
• Mountain Hardware - (equipment and technical clothing)
• REI - (equipment)
• Keen Footwear - shoes
• Aerostich - Great resource for everything motorcycle. (equipment)

Motorcycle Equipment, Service, and Rentals

• Aerostich - Great resource for everything motorcycle. (equipment)
• Combustion Cycles - Durham, NC (equipment, service)
• EdSets - Communication solutions for motorcyclists
• Garcia Moto - BMW Ducati & Indian (equipment, service)
• Ray Price Harley-Davidson - Harley-Davidson (equipment, service, bike rental)
• Raging Bull Harley-Davidson - Harley-Davidson (equipment, service, bike rental)
• Sport Durst Power Sports - Yamaha, Honda, KTM, Can-Am (equipment, service)

NC Touring is very careful about who we link to, and only link resources that we feel our clients will benefit from. Most listings have a relationship of some sort with NC Touring (an affiliate or a company that we have used and are happy with their service or product).