Guides & blog

Guides & road reports

How-to guides, scoring deep-dives, and road reports from real rides.

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Road Report
Skyline Drive, Cañon City: the road that broke our original scoring model
Short, not especially twisty, and perched on a knife-edge ridge above Cañon City. This is the road that proved curvature alone isn't enough — and why we added vertical exposure.
6 min read · Jun 10, 2026
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Road Report
Mount Blue Sky: what happens when altitude ceiling goes to 14,000ft
The road to the summit of Mount Blue Sky (formerly Mount Evans) is one of the highest paved roads in North America. Here's what the score looks like.
7 min read · Jun 1, 2026
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Road Report
Peak to Peak Highway: scoring Colorado's oldest scenic byway
Colorado Highway 72 and 7 from Black Hawk to Estes Park — sustained elevation, Rocky Mountain views, and surprisingly technical curves.
6 min read · May 20, 2026
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Road Report
Icefields Parkway: Canada's highest-scoring road?
Alberta's Highway 93 through Jasper and Banff — glaciers, alpine lakes, and a sustained altitude ceiling that few roads in North America can match.
7 min read · May 15, 2026
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Road Report
Colorado's Million Dollar Highway: what a 91/100 looks like in real life
The US 550 corridor through the San Juan Mountains — high curvature, extreme vertical exposure, altitude ceiling above 11,000ft. We rode it and scored it.
8 min read · May 1, 2026
Guide
I'm a new rider — where do I start?
New to motorcycles or new to MotoScore? This is your starting point. What the scores mean, how to pick beginner-friendly routes, and what to ignore for now.
6 min read · Apr 12, 2026
Guide
How to export your first route to a Garmin Zumo XT2
Step-by-step: draw a route, export a Garmin-optimised GPX, and load it onto your Zumo XT2 without the device rerouting you mid-ride.
5 min read · Apr 10, 2026
Guide
How to draw a route (including on mobile)
Everything you need to know about drawing, editing, and refining a route in MotoScore — on desktop and on your phone.
4 min read · Apr 8, 2026
Guide
How to make a custom ride profile
The built-in profiles cover most riders. For everyone else, custom profiles let you dial in exactly what makes a road worth riding to you.
4 min read · Apr 5, 2026
Guide
Which ride profile should I choose?
Sport, touring, ADV, cruiser, or custom — each profile reweights the six scoring factors. Here's how to pick the one that matches how you actually ride.
5 min read · Apr 2, 2026
Deep Dive
Why vertical exposure matters more than curvature on alpine roads
Curvature tells you how twisty a road is. Vertical exposure tells you whether it'll take your breath away. Here's why both matter — and when one outweighs the other.
6 min read · Mar 28, 2026
Deep Dive
Why altitude ceiling makes a ride epic
Some roads climb to places that feel genuinely otherworldly. Here's how MotoScore captures altitude as an experience, not just a number.
5 min read · Mar 20, 2026

Guides & road reports

Skyline Drive, Cañon City: the road that broke our original scoring model

Mount Blue Sky: what happens when altitude ceiling goes to 14,000ft

Peak to Peak Highway: scoring Colorado's oldest scenic byway

Icefields Parkway: Canada's highest-scoring road?

Colorado's Million Dollar Highway: what a 91/100 looks like in real life

I'm a new rider — where do I start?

How to export your first route to a Garmin Zumo XT2

How to draw a route (including on mobile)

How to make a custom ride profile

Which ride profile should I choose?

Why vertical exposure matters more than curvature on alpine roads

Why altitude ceiling makes a ride epic