 Author Melissa Holbrook Pierson has noted Goldfine's contribution to motorcycling by holding that it is a social good, and he has been cited as an expert on motorcycling culture as expressed through rider clothing.In 1996, Goldfine undertook a long-distance motorcycling journey from his home city, Duluth MN, to Mongolia, crossing Siberia and returning via China and Japan.This ride with partner Helge Pedersen was part of a much longer journey Pedersen took, documented in his book "10 Years on 2 Wheels".