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It’s not easy being green

Remember Kermit the Frog’s signature song and 1970 Sesame Street super-hit? Kermit’s ode to involuntary (and sometimes unpleasant) individuality was about the literal color green,

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Points of interest

In her recent article, “Mastering Your Machine: Small Changes Often Make the Biggest Impact”, Kandi Spangler related an illustration from her pilot training wherein her

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New bike fever

Obsession. Rumination. Insomnia. The angst of buying a motorcycle can be sweet torture. This ordeal may arrive unbidden. You don’t have to be out looking

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Smooth operator

In 2023, I launched an ongoing series of podcast interviews with professional riding coaches (see The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes at bmwownersnews.com or your

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Best practices (part 2)

In Part One, I began listing habits, methods, and principles relevant to effective rider education, especially the part we all need to do in between

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Best practices (part 1)

In August 2023, I had the pleasure of interviewing Greg Widmar on my podcast. You may know him by the pseudonym “Fast Eddie,” as he’s

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Are you crusty?

Depending on where you live, you’re probably familiar with the phenomenon of off-season “rusting” to some degree. Winter tends to reduce our saddle-time, and riders

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Ken Condon on The Ride Inside

Continuing my series of interviews with motorcycle training professionals, I had the good fortune to have a wide-ranging discussion with Ken Condon. For over 45

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