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![Photo Essay: 1,000 Miles Around Lake Michigan From Chicago and Back](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/19sxSMVnpKwW6GoAQcksiE/a8d0eed522b276ec2435ce35e4eb263b/gh-midwest-loop-27.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
Photo Essay: 1000 Miles From Chicago, and Back Again
An ill-fated, off-season attempt at circumnavigating Lake Michigan on motorcycles
![Analog Motorcycles Custom 1976 BMW R nineT/6](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/3ACcyQj3q0WmyMaWU6Ygqc/077fba0078a36d87f95b3faf0dc70b46/analog-bmw-r90-1.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
A 1976 BMW R nineT/6 Built To Wheelie
Custom subframe, hand-painted tank, rebuilt engine and more make up this vintage beaut
![Cheating Death on the Lake Michigan Loop: 1,000 Miles in 4 Days](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/1wIrHLAMg0sUY08iCEyWsO/141590f43599bbdcdc3c2038be92ef63/gh-midwest-loop-4.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
Cheating Death on the Lake Michigan Circle Tour: 1,000 Miles in 4 Days
An hastily conceived and ill-advised motorcycle trip pits two old friends against frigid fall weather to see just what the Midwest is really made of