AN MOA PODCAST
The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes
The Ride Inside leverages the knowledge a licensed clinical psychiatrist brings to issues affecting riders of every stripe. Mark also interviews experts in fields related to his professional and riding interests and fields questions from riders all over the world, especially in the area of skills and training. Mark also writes numerous product reviews and wrote the book Why We Ride.
Mark Barnes
Mark Barnes is a clinical psychologist and moto-journalist. To read more of his writings, check out his book Why We Ride: A Psychologist Explains the Motorcyclist’s Mind and the Love Affair Between Rider, Bike and Road, currently available in paperback through Amazon and other retailers.
In this two-parter, Mark and Dallas Shannon discuss the evolution of the Traction eRAG, the importance of structured training, and the cultural differences in riding education.
THINKERS AND DOERS make the world go ‘round, but in different ways. Mark explores how they might be closer to each other than we might think and gets into why we need to have – and be – them both.
GUILTY PLEASURES are things we might try to hide from our friends. “Not that there’s anything wrong with that,” they might say, but we don’t want to hear it. But when it comes to actual guilt over sharing the things (like motorcycling) which bring us joy, Mark says it’s smart to leave yourself some wiggle room.
GETTING WHAT WE ASK FOR maybe isn't always the best solution for our motorcycling lives - but then again, maybe sometimes it is.
TIMING: Both work and play deplete our energy reserves, so determining which is more important at any given time (and how to approach balancing one with the other) are critical to how we wend our way through our daily lives, both on and off the motorcycle.
Born into one of the most well-known rider families in the USA, Dylan has sought and found ways to balance his father Keith's legacy with his own quest for knowledge and perfection atop a motorcycle. From his beginnings as a boy to keeping CSS running smoothly, Dylan brings a lot of insight to the concept of motorcycle schools and how they can benefit all riders. Wes Fleming, host of Chasing the Horizon, joins Mark for this discussion with Dylan.
WON’T VS. CAN’T: It’s an age-old conundrum, and discussions of it often overlook the nuances and complexities of a given situation or set of circumstances. Whether you’re parenting or riding a motorcycle, the distinction between won’t and can’t can (and often does) have important repercussions.
SAME OLD SAME OLD? An enthusiast has an entirely different perspective on whatever it is they’re particularly excited about. It can often be difficult to share or express your enthusiasms with other people, but a little understanding can go a long way.