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Send us a textWendy Crockett, a trailblazer in the world of motorsports, has significantly impacted the industry as a motorcycle mechanic and rider, encouraging more women to join the sport. With her extensive background, including owning a motorcycle shop and competing in events like the Iron Butt Rally, Wendy advocates for a stronger female presence in motorsports by actively participating in events such as the Valkyrie Rally, which emphasizes community and skill-building among women. Her proudest moments include competing alongside her daughter, reflecting the meaningful experiences and connections women can forge in this traditionally male-dominated field. By sharing stories like Renee Brinkerhoff's global driving adventures, Wendy highlights the unique journeys and inspiring achievements of women in motorsports, striving to draw more women into this exhilarating world.Support the show

JAMES OWEN:  James is a legend in the long distance riding community. He's won the grueling Iron Butt Rally three times, including the most recent one last year. He rode 14,138 miles in 11 days. Preparation and strategy are the keys to his success. Riding Into The Sunset is brought to you by the BMW Motorcycle Owners of America and hosted by journalist & author Ed Housewright. Reach us by email at podcast@bmwmoa.org.

Don Drasheff aka“Ty Kwon” is an avid rider. He Is a 2023 Iron Butt Rally finisher at 28th place. And he is also Hoka Hey Finisher in 2022. He is also rides for the boys of Mile Monsters Inc. So sit back and enjoy a cold beverage of your choice! Want to help support the channel check out my social media pages and follow there as well

In this episode of “Why We Ride: The Janus Motorcycles Podcast”, we speak with Tim Masterson, a long-distance motorcycling aficionado and three-time Iron Butt Rally veteran. We talk about what long long-distance riding means and the wonderful heritage of the first long-distance motorcyclist, George A. Wyman, the first person to ride a motorized vehicle (a 1902 200cc California motorcycle) across the United States. We dig into Tim's concept of “ridecraft” and how long-distance riding is a more extreme version of everyday rambling that can serve to expand our horizons and can enrich the transformative experience of motorcycling.Shop available inventory: https://janusmotorcycles.com/new-motorcycle-inventory/Build and price: https://janusmotorcycles.com/build-a-motorcycle/

In this episode we get to know Kenneth Andrews! In this episode, we get a look into not only his riding history, but how he's put on so many miles over the last decade! Kenneth shares some of his old Military stories, and and a few of his riding stories with us that he may not have shared publicly in the pASSt. We also discuss two important fund raisers that he supports on his rides. His main one https://fisherhouse.org he has been supporting for years, and recently the addition of https://www.milemonstersinc.com What is the difference between the Hoka Hey and the Iron Butt Rally?? You'll learn all that and more in this episode of the Wild Ass PodcASSt! You can follow and learn more about "Go Home Ken" by clicking one of the links below! Facebook https://www.facebook.com/kenneth.andrews.5 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GoHomeKen2020 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/gohomeken/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-wild-ass-podcasst/support

02:28 - Kerri's Superpower: Having an Iron Butt * The Iron Butt Association (https://www.ironbutt.org/) 06:39 - On The Road Entertainment * FM Radio * Country Music * Community/Local Radio * Roadside Attractions * The World Largest Ball of Twine (http://www.kansastravel.org/balloftwine.htm) * Mystery Spot (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery_Spot) * Mystery Spot Polka (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYHiGQiAPhI) 15:11 - Souvenir Collection & Photography * Fireweed Ice Cream (https://www.wildscoops.com/post/2018/08/28/botany-of-ice-cream-fireweed-chamerion-angustifolium) * Clubvan (https://www.google.com/search?q=clubvan&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjCk7zdiJn2AhXIFFkFHfvjC-kQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=clubvan&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzIHCCMQ7wMQJzIHCCMQ7wMQJzIFCAAQgAQyBQgAEIAEMgYIABAFEB4yBggAEAoQGDIECAAQGDIGCAAQChAYMgYIABAKEBgyBggAEAoQGFCMB1iMB2CUDGgAcAB4AIABS4gBjQGSAQEymAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWfAAQE&sclient=img&ei=rNsXYsKNB8ip5NoP-8evyA4&bih=748&biw=906) * Lighthouses * National Parks 25:42 - Working On The Road 27:37 - Rallies, Competitive Scavenger Hunts * Traveling Salesman Problem (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travelling_salesman_problem) 30:40 - Tracking, Tooling, Databases * Penny Machine Locations (http://209.221.138.252/AreaList.aspx) * Penny Costs 1.76 Cents to Make in 2020 (https://www.coinnews.net/2021/02/23/penny-costs-1-76-cents-to-make-in-2020-nickel-costs-7-42-cents-us-mint-realizes-549-9m-in-seigniorage/#:~:text=Penny%20Costs%201.76%20Cents%20to%20Make%20in%202020%2C%20Nickel%20Costs,Realizes%20%24549.9M%20in%20Seigniorage&text=The%20cost%20for%20manufacturing%20U.S.,in%20its%202020%20Annual%20Report) 35:36 - Community Interaction; Sampling Local Specialties * Cinnamon Rolls * Salem Sue, World's Largest Holstein (https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2716) 38:40 - Recording Adventures * Kerri's Blog: Motozor (http://motozor.com/) * Stationary & Sassy (https://anchor.fm/stationary-and-sassy) (Jamey's Podcast) 41:46 - Focus / Music * Bandcamp (https://bandcamp.com/) * Steely Dan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steely_Dan) * Neil Peart (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Peart) (Rush) 42:22 - Directed Riding vs Wandering/Drifting Reflections: Mandy: Taking time to enjoy yourself is SO important. Jamey: Get started! Create a map, now. Coraline: Permission to go down rabbit holes: wander aimlessly, and explore. Aaron: If I'm not having fun, why am I doing this? Resetting expectations to your purpose. Chelsea: Making “it didn't always look like this!” stories accessible to folks. Kerri: It's a marathon. You can't do a lot of things in a single step. We have traveled far from where we began. Greater Than Code Episode 072: Story Time with Kerri Miller (https://www.greaterthancode.com/story-time) This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep (https://twitter.com/therubyrep) of DevReps, LLC (http://www.devreps.com/). To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode (https://www.patreon.com/greaterthancode) To make a one-time donation so that we can continue to bring you more content and transcripts like this, please do so at paypal.me/devreps (https://www.paypal.me/devreps). You will also get an invitation to our Slack community this way as well. Transcript: CORALINE: Hey, everybody and welcome to Episode 273 of Greater Than Code. You may remember me, my name is Coraline and I'm very, very happy to be with y'all today and to be with my friend, Jamey Hampton. JAMEY: Thanks, Coraline. I'm also excited to introduce my good friend, Aaron Aldrich, and it's our first time co-hosting together so I'm excited about that, too. AARON: Oh, Hey, it's me, Aaron Aldrich. I'm also excited. I'm so excited to host with all these people and I will introduce you to Chelsea. CHELSEA: Him folks. I'm Chelsea Troy and I am pleased to introduce Mandy Moore. MANDY: Hey, everybody. It's Mandy. And today, I am here with one of my favorite people! It's Kerri Miller, and you may know Kerri as an engineer, a glass artist, a public speaker, a motorcyclist, and a lackwit gadabout based in the Pacific Northwest. Generally, she's on an epic adventure on her motorcycle somewhere in North America. Will she meet Sasquatch? That's what I want to know and that's why she's here today because we're not going to talk about tech, or code today. We're going to catch up with Kerri. If you're not following Kerri on these epic adventures, you need to be because I live vicariously through her all the time and you need to, too. Kerri is a prime example of living your best life. So without further ado, Kerri, how are you?! KERRI: Oh my gosh. With an intro like that, how can I be anything but amazing today? Can I just hire you, Mandy just to call me every morning and tell me how exciting I am? MANDY: Absolutely. [laughter] KERRI: No. I'm doing really, really well. The sun actually came out today in the Pacific Northwest. I've been telling people lately that if you want to know what living in Seattle is like, first go stand in the shower for about 4 months [laughs] and then get back to me. So to have the sun bright and it's 53 outside, it's amazing. AARON: 53 does sound amazing. It's been like so far below freezing for so long here that I've lost track. Every once in a while, I go outside and it's like 30 and I'm like, “Oh, this is nice!” [laughter] JAMEY: Are we going to ask Kerri the superpower question? Because I feel like she's come on and answered it a bunch of times already. [laughs] We could ask her about Sasquatch instead. MANDY: I mean, I thought her superpowers were having epicly awesome adventures, but maybe she has a different answer. KERRI: Well, in the context of this conversation, I think that my superpower is being able to sit on a motorcycle for ridiculously long amounts of time. CORALINE: Kerri, would you say you have an iron butt? Is that what you call that? KERRI: Yes. I mean, of course, the joke being that I belong to a group called the Iron Butt Association, which is dedicated to promoting the safe and sane practice of long-distance endurance motorcycle riding. So the only requirement to join, besides having the defective gene that makes you want to sit on a motorcycle for hours and hours on end, is to be able to ride a 1,000 miles on a motorcycle in 24 hours, which once you do it once, you very quickly decide if you ever want to do it again and if you do decide you want to do it again, you are one of the ingroup. AARON: What's a reference point for a 1,000 miles? That's a number that I only know conceptually. KERRI: Let's see. It is a 1,000 miles almost exactly from Seattle to Anaheim to the front door of Disneyland. It's a 1,100 miles from Boston to Jacksonville, Florida. CORALINE: Oh, wow. KERRI: It's 2,000 miles from my house in Seattle to Chicago. JAMEY: What made you feel like you wanted to sit on a motorcycle for that long? KERRI: I don't really have a short answer for that, but I'll give you an honest answer. I mean the short answer is the jokey one to say, “Oh, I've got a defective gene. Ha, ha, ha.” But when I was in – I grew up in the country and had a lot of a lot of struggles as a teenager and the way that I escaped from that was to go get in my car and drive around the back roads of New England. Dirt roads, finding old farmsteads and farm fields and abandoned logging roads and that gave me this real sort of sense of freedom. When I moved out to Pacific Northwest—no real friends, no family out here—I spent a lot of time in my car exploring Pacific Northwest. I had a lot of those same vibes of being by myself and listening to my good music and just driving around late nights. When I got into to motorcycling, I rediscovered that joy of being by myself, exploring things, seeing new things, and if I wasn't seeing something new, I was seeing how had changed this week, or since last month, or since last few years since I've been through a particular region. And my motorcycling is basically an extension of that, it's this sort of urge to travel. A desire to be by myself under my own control, my own power, and to learn and discover new stories that I'm not learning just by sitting in my apartment all day. I work from home. I've worked remotely for 8, or 9 years now, so anytime I get to leave the apartment is a joy and adventure, but doing so for longest ended periods of time just lets me see more of the world, expand my own story, and learn the story of others as I travel. Being a single solo lady on a motorcycle, I'm instantly the object of interest wherever I stop and it doesn't help that I have rainbow stickers and all sorts of stuff all over my bikes. My motorcycle helmets are crazy pink, rainbow reflective, got unicorn horns, and things all over my bike, so people see me as being super approachable. Every time I stop for gas, or to get a burger, or a soda, or something, people come up to me and they want to tell me their stories. It's usually about the motorcycle, they're really interested about. It's usually middle aged and old men come up to me to say, “Oh, I had a motorcycle when I was in college and then I got married and had a kid.” You can kind of see them deflate a little bit. Or I've had lots of kids come up because it's covered with stickers and a lot of the stickers, they're all kind of at a kid eye level. They see them and they get really excited, they want to come over and talk to me. With rainbow bandanas and everything, I think I look safe as a biker. I'm not dressed in black and skulls and so, people see me as approachable and they want to come up and talk. So there's a lot of those great interactions that I get to have with people along the way. CORALINE: And you said at the beginning, when you were driving around the Pacific Northwest, you were listening to your good music. Do you also listen to music on the motorcycle and some of those have fancy speakers in the helmet and all that sort of stuff where you just go quiet and just listen to the road? KERRI: Honestly, over the course of the day, because I will ride 18, 20 hours a day if you just let me go and if I'm trying to make distance, I'll do that. It's kind of a mix, but for the most part, I actually do listen to something. The last few years, I've really embraced and tried to understand and integrate into my personal identity, having ADHD and how does that manifest for me and I found that if I'm riding my motorcycle and I'm not listening to something, my mind wanders. But weirdly, if I'm listening to something, then I'm paying attention and focused, patrolling the motorcycle and being safe and then whatnot, which seems paradoxical. But that's just how my brain works. So I pretty much always have something going. Until recently, I had a Spotify playlist with about 1,800 songs on it that was rotating through. I tried to do audiobooks and podcasts, but that's a little tricky with all the wind noise and whatnot. I'm trying to protect my hearing. Other than that, I also listen to a lot of FM radio, which is great. So I have opinions on country music now, which I never thought I was going to have opinions on that at before. Yes, country music is great. It's all over. Even in Seattle, we have country music, bars, and whatnot, but you don't just walk down the street in Seattle and hear country music. You've got to kind of seek it out and so, I haven't been exposed to it. So listen to a lot of FM country as I cross the vast planes of America and I've also used that to discover a lot of this rebirth that's happened in the last decade of community radio. A lot of small communities have their own low power, super local FM radio you can only pick up for 20 miles at a stretch. So if I'm passing through a town and I see a sign for K, B, C, or whatever it is for some small town, I immediately tune to it. it's always somebody who's just like, they're not a trained professional. They never went to broadcasting school. They don't have that trained radio voice. They're just talking about sheep that got out, or here's a problem with the town water supply, or whatever it is, what local road is closed. That's just an amazing way of even as I'm passing through a place, if I'm not stopping, I kind of get a little bit of a flavor for that. AARON: Well, just thinking that FM radios generally got to give you more of a flavor for the local area that you're at. I always thought of that as the frustration of FM radio when traveling, like, “All my radio stations keep changing. I don't know where to tune!” But at the same time, that's pretty cool. I love that as a positive of what do they listen to over here? What do they listen to over this part of the country? I would imagine even just where different musical genres are on the dial would probably shift around. Or maybe not. Maybe that's just my…coming up with things, but. KERRI: Yeah. You do learn that there are some patterns, like all of the NPR stations, they're all down in the 800s and also, a lot of the religious radio and the top end of the dial seems to be a lot of rock. The big rock stations seem like 107, whatever the end, or something. The best ones, though are the ones that have local commercials because you get a lot of the same like, law firms and drugs that I don't know if I have even the condition, but I should really talk to my doctor, see if it's right for me. But then you'll get local car places, or I got one when I was down south, somewhere in Louisiana and it was for a combination, an airboat rental and barbecue joint? It was amazing. It was absolutely amazing and the guy had this amazing regional accent, which I never hear up here in the Northwest. We have our own accent, but I got a little taste of this real Southern accent and it was the owner. It was clearly the owner just reading a little script that he wrote, “Come on down and rent a jet boat, bring your dog and your dog can go on it and then we'll have barbecue waiting for you when we get off the dock,” and I'm like, “I'm sold.” Like, “I'm going to turn around, go see this guy right now. This is amazing,” and I actually have that business. I keep a map of every interesting place I hear about as I travel and I put a pin there I'm like, “Someday, I'm going to be coming back by this place and I'm going to be hungry for lunch and I'm going to stop. I'm going to stop here.” So advertising works, I guess, is what I'm saying. JAMEY: Will you share that map with us? [laughter] KERRI: I really should. I really should. It's a lot of fun actually because you read these websites, or roadside attractions, or you hear about some abandoned theme park, or something and it's like, that's kind of a cool thing. You read the article and you move on your day, but I add it to my maps and those maps are my GPS unit. As I'm writing, I've got this old screen in front of me and if I see a little pin appearing on the map in front of me, I can say, “Oh, there's this old waterpark over here,” or “Oh, there's that resort over there that I always wanted to see,” or a particular weird statue, or the birthplace of James Kirk, or whatever it is. So I don't have to remember if the computer could do it for me. JAMEY: I was going to ask if you go to things like the world's largest ball of twine and like –? KERRI: Every time. JAMEY: Okay, cool. KERRI: Every time. JAMEY: I'm glad that I understand you enough to know that you would do that. [laughter] CORALINE: Kerri, have you been in the Mystery Spot? KERRI: I have been in Mystery Spot. MANDY: What is Mystery Spot?! CORALINE: I remember Mystery Spot is some kind of a place where they say gravity is out of whack and everything feels sideways and you're super disoriented. They have this whole mythology around it. I've never been myself, but I did pretend that I'd been there by putting a bumper sticker on my car 15 years ago. [laughter] There's this amazing song called Mystery Spot Polka. Can't remember where I read that, but I think that's how I learned about it. MANDY: I will put that in the show notes. CORALINE: I will find Mystery Spot Polka. It is incredible. MANDY: So Kerri, what are some of the coolest places you have visited? Can you give us a top three rundown? CORALINE: And I really hope that cracker barrel is in that top three, Kerri. JAMEY: But which cracker barrel? CORALINE: Oh, cracker barrels are the same everywhere you go. I really believe there's only actually one cracker barrel, the canonical cracker barrel, and it's multidimensional, so. JAMEY: Yeah. You teleport into it? CORALINE: Yeah. [laughter] KERRI: Well, interestingly enough, I won't call this a danger, but one of the side effects of traveling as much I have in the last 4, or 5 years is strange, random flashbacks to stretches of road and you can't remember where they are. So you were just asking about this and I'm thinking about, “Okay, two places I could talk about,” and then I suddenly, unbidden, had this memory of a stretch of road. I can't remember where that is. I don't even know what state that's in. It was an amazing piece of pavement that I really enjoyed riding and, in that moment, I had this amazing moment. If I skip way ahead to the end of the conversation where I sum everything up and tell you why I ride, or what I get out of doing this is that it's cemented for me, this concept of the impermanence of everything because if I'm having a great day on the bike, it's beautiful afternoon, the temperature's perfect. It's not going to last. The sun is going to go down, the pavement is going to be bad, traffic is going to pick up, it's going to start raining. So I need to enjoy this moment, this curve, this hour, this half hour, this 5 minutes, whatever it is. Something, conversely, if it's bad, if it's raining, or it's dark, or heck, if it's snowing, it's like, this is not going to last. I'll go through this and everything will be great. But once every six weeks, or so, I make a really bad decision on the motorcycle, for instance, like that rain's probably going to clear up, that's not going to be a rainstorm. Nah, this wind is going to die down, it'll be fine. I'll be riding through something and it makes me just completely miserable. 110 degrees, or sideways rain, or whatever, and I think, “Yes, this is it. This is the moment. This is the thing that I'm going to be remembered for. This is the dumb thing that I did,” but it never lasts. I always survive and I walk away with this just amazing memory and this amazing about that time I rode through a rainstorm, or illegally parked my motorcycle in front of the Alamo to just get a photo, [laughs] things like that if it happened. CHELSEA: Kerri, do you collect souvenirs of any kind from some of these travels, or is it specifically photos? Do you post about them specifically anywhere? Maybe you do a whole bunch of things. I've certainly seen a number of your posts, but I guess I'm wondering, I'm imagining myself in these situations collecting stickers, or something like that. Do you have things like that that you look for in these places? KERRI: One of the neat things that I enjoy about traveling my motorcycle is that I just simply can't, I can't buy anything. It's not any space for it. My gear is all pretty well packed tightly. Souvenirs are kind of out unless I'm willing to pay extra ship from home. So it's kind of rare. Although, I have occasionally gotten, if I know that I'm going to be visiting a friend in a day, or two, I'll stop and pick something up and usually, it's a food item that I haven't seen before. In fact, if you follow me on Twitter, you'll see I'm always posting about weird foods, or energy drinks. 90% of the time it's weird stuff I found in a weird gas station on the side of the road, especially when it comes to energy drinks. And it's much more about having that experience of a place at the end of the day. I don't take as many photos as I'd like, or I think that I should. Although, certainly, I do take more than I used to. I've been working on landscape photography with my iPhone because again, I choose not to travel with a full camera rig. Well, I've got my iPhone, how can I take photos with that? That turns out to be much more about composition and seeing a moment and grabbing it than having the right lens, or light conditions being just right, or whatever. CHELSEA: Ooh. So I'd be very interested to hear some of your tips for phone photography, because this is a thing. We all have our phones on us and I imagine if I just a little more about how to frame my photos sometimes, I could get something a lot better. KERRI: Some of the basic tips are just photography one-on-one, like how do you compose a shot in terms of the rule of three where you break it up, and you'll see in phones, a lot of times you have the option turn on a grid. So you're looking at a grid and then help you understand how much space something is going to take up in the final shot. You want to line up your horizon, for example, if I'm taking a picture of say, like a harbor. I've taken a lot of photos of lighthouses for reasons I can get into later. So I'm trying to take really nice photos of lighthouses, the sea kind of wants to be right around and take up the lower third of the shot and then two-thirds is the sky. It's about how much of the frame gets filled with different elements will psychologically suggest the viewer, what their importance is, or how they relate to the person who's taken the photograph. So just some basic rules around that. I try to do things where, especially when doing landscape photography, because the iPhone lens is just horrible for this. It's really meant to take photos of your friends at parties, or your car in the driveway. It's not meant to take landscaping vistas, but you can do some tricks. Actually, I found that zooming in a little bit, not a lot, but just a little tiny bit just brings it a little bit closer and the final result just feels a little different. And then if also, you continue to follow those rules of composition, you can get some good landscape. Putting something in the foreground is really great. So my motorcycle is in a lot of my shots because of that, because it gives some depth to the photo. It helps to not just be like, especially if you're doing a wide-open plane like you do, it's like, oh yes, here's some bars of color. It's like, oh, now here's something to give me perspective and humanize the scale of a landscape. It's just little things like that and that's all stuff that I've learn just because I'm just a naturally curious person. So I'm like, “Well, how do I take better photos of that?” So I went off and did 4 hours of research and audited a class online somewhere. CORALINE: Have all, or most of your travels been continental US, or have you ever gone on a motorcycle trip on another continent, or? KERRI: It depends. Is New Zealand a continent? JAMEY: Well, it's not in the continental US. [laughs] KERRI: Yes. Starting closer to home, though. North America, I've done. So I've done US, Mexico, and Canada. Right when COVID hit, I was actually in Baja, California down at the Southern tip at the Tropic of Cancer on my motorcycle. I rode there all the way from Long Beach, California and I've been up to Alaska through Canada twice now. JAMEY: I'm sorry. I was going to tell a Jerri Alaska story actually, because I was in Alaska – [overtalk] KERRI: Oh, please. JAMEY: Not too long ago and I posted a landscape photo from our rental car on Twitter and I did not label where I was and Kerri was like, “Where are you in Alaska?!” And then we were talking about this and she recommended that I eat fireweed ice cream, which I did and it was wonderful. KERRI: Oh, was it great? JAMEY: [laughs] It was great. So I was going to suggest that your superpower could be recommendations. KERRI: Oh, thank you. That's super flattering, actually. I sometimes think when I finally get tired of tech, I just want to be a tour guide, or something, or write a travel novel, or something. JAMEY: Oh yeah. You'd be great at that. KERRI: Yeah. I love being a hostess and I love – whenever somebody's like, “Oh, I'm traveling,” or “I'm going here,” or I see somebody post photos from someplace I've been, I'm like, “Wait, here's this restaurant, you should go here and make sure you talk to this person and do this.” A year after I got my first bike, no, not even a year. Oh my gosh, it was 5 months after I got my first motorcycle, I went to New Zealand for a conference and said, “Well, hassle in traveling to New Zealand is actually traveling to New Zealand. So I might as well take some time.” I took two weeks and rented a motorcycle and just did a couple thousand kilometers all over the South Island in New Zealand. So those are the four countries I've ridden in. I was going to rent one – I'd been to Berlin a few times and I thought, “Oh, I'll rent a BMW when I'm in Germany, that'd be cool and ride around.” But unfortunately, I got sick while I was in Germany, the one time I was going to do that. So I stayed my hotel and felt bad. JAMEY: How different is motorcycle on the other side of the road in New Zealand? [chuckles] KERRI: I only rode on the wrong side of the road twice. [laughter] Yeah, the shop I rented from actually, they rent to a lot of Americans, I guess. So they put arrows on the windscreen to say, “Drive pass” to help remind us. But it's funny because every single rental car down there, the left side of the car is the one that's completely trashed because when you're riding, we start driving on the wrong side of the road. The side you're not used to. Now, it's like your entire concept as a driver of the opposite side of the car is now completely inverted and so, it's like trying to do something with your left hand when you're right-handed. It's just like, how do left-handed people survive?! Like, what are you doing? [laughs] CORALINE: I was in South Africa a number of years ago and we drove out to this wildlife preserve and the only car I was able a rental, that was not a stick shift because I don't know how to drive stick shift, [chuckles] was this giant club van. So not only I had driven the wrong side of the road, but I was in the largest vehicle I had ever driven. [laughs] Had no idea where the other side of the car might be was, just terrified of exactly that the whole time. KERRI: See, you called it a Clubvan, but all I can imagine, the image that popped in my brain was a party bus. [laughter] So imagine you driving around South Africa in a party bus. [laughter] CORALINE: That would have been amazing. Yeah. KERRI: Very different trip. AARON: I just want to bring it back to lighthouse pictures because as a native New Englander, I need to know why you're taking pictures of all these lighthouses. KERRI: Well, as another native New Englander, hi. AARON: Hi. KERRI: How are you? [laughter] No. So why am I taking photos of lighthouses? One of the things about the Iron Butt Association, which again, is this group dedicated to promoting this, is not just the pure endurance of can you ride a 1,000 miles in 24 hours? Can you ride 1,500 miles in 24 hours? What are the limits of safe endurance events? We also do a number of collection style things. We call them tours. I'm doing a lighthouse tour. So you go to lighthouses and I've got this little passport, my lighthouse passport I got from the United States Lighthouse Society. When they're open, you can get a little rubberstamp in your book to prove that you were there. When they're not open, I take a photo of my motorcycle next to the lighthouse and that's the proof that I've been there. The challenge is I have to visit 60 in 12 months. AARON: Okay. KERRI: And that's the bare minimum. So there's advancing levels of difficulty and they're merit badges for adults, really. [laughter] 60 in 12 months I'm at 25, or 30 now and I scoured the West Coast. I'm going to also hit the Gulf Coast and the Atlantic next month when I'm down there in Florida. There are other challenges like go to 120, or 180 again, over the course of different time periods. You have different difficulty levels. I've also done one which is visiting national parks because national parks have a similar passports stamp program where you can go get these timestamped little cancellations to say I was in the Redwood National Forest, or I was at Wounded Knee, or not Wounded Knee, Little Bighorn, or Devils Tower, or whatever. The challenge there is to visit say, 50 of them, but now you have to do 25 different states. Of course, I've upped the ante and we have the silver level, which is you also have to combine that visiting one park in Washington, California, Florida, and Maine, in addition to those 50 and 25 states. So I did two of those last year and then year before that, I added Alaska just for fun, which is the gold, or insanity level. So it's just these little different ways of encouraging people to go out and travel and see more in the country on their motorcycle. CORALINE: You work from the road, right? KERRI: Yeah, I do actually. CORALINE: I would love hear about how that works with such an aggressive travel schedule. KERRI: That takes a lot of discipline and balance, which I am surprised I managed to pull off [chuckles] given how much I can normally do it without adding to traveling. Usually, what I do is I have days where I am in one place and days when I'm traveling. So for example, on February 28th, I'm going to be heading out for 2 months on the road and my first stops going to be San Diego. I will take that weekend and ride down to San Diego, which again, only 1,300 miles so that's a day and I've rented a little place down in Ocean Beach, a block from the shore and they have Wi-Fi in this little tiny one-bedroom studio. I'll work there and I'll kind of explore San Diego. I'll work all day and, in the evenings, I'll go over ride on the hills, or go up to Legoland, or whatever I want to do in that part of the world. And then Friday night, Saturday, I'll hit the road again for a couple days. This is actually how I initially started traveling these long, long distances was trying to say like, “Okay, I really want to go to Austin, Texas, but it's going to take me four riding days, or whatever to get to Austin, Texas. How do I manage do that and still work from the road?” So well, 2 days away is Denver, Colorado. So why don't I go to Denver? I'll work there for a few days and then next weekend, then I'll skip on. So it's like setting up a series of base camps as if I was attacking Everest so I can break up these big trips. But as I wanted to travel further and further distances overall, I had to actually physically travel, or do longer distances in the same amount of time. Speeding isn't going to do that safely and it actually really doesn't get you there that much faster in the end. So the only way to do that was to figure out how to ride longer more hours in the day, figure that out. JAMEY: Can you talk about these motorcycle scavenger hunt things that you do? KERRI: Yeah. Thanks for asking. I assume you noticed the trophies on the wall behind me. So these are competitive scavenger hunt style rallies. We call them rallies. A lot of people, when you say motorcycle rally, they think about Bike Week in Daytona, or Sturgis out in South Dakota. That's none of this. It is a scavenger hunt and there's a timer on it say, 36, or 60 hours where the night before you get a list of here's all the different places that you could possibly go, you call them bonus locations and at 4:00 in the morning, everyone's released and you're like, “Okay, go, be back in a day and a half.” You go and you take photos of these different places to prove that you went there and every place gets you a certain number of points. The harder it is to get there, or the further away it is, the more points that you would get for going there. You can do combinations for visiting certain places, visit three clown theme places and get the clown bonus, or whatnot. Like a pinball machine, if you will, where you score the right combination, you get more points. So it's a timed competitive thing to who can the most amount of points because you can't visit all of the – they'll give you 80, or a 100 places you could possibly go. You can't go to all of them in the time allotted. So can you construct an efficient route that is also one that you have that you the physical capability to travel in the allotted time and earn enough points to place well? They typically last, 36 hours is one level. We have a few that do 60. I'm doing one this summer that is 9 days long. So we'll be leaving Cheyenne, Wyoming and four days later, we have to be in State College, Pennsylvania where we'll all stop for 10 hours and then we'll turn around and head back to Cheyenne. I actually just put in my application for the Olympics of the Iron Butt Association is called the Iron Butt Rally, which is an 11-day version of the countrywide scavenger hunt – [overtalk] CORALINE: Oh, wow. KERRI: With locations all over North America and Canada. We call it, it's sort of the Olympics. It happens every 2 years. You actually have to apply to be accepted to enter because otherwise, you'd have a lot of folks that say, “Oh, I could do that,” and they don't really know what they're getting into and it's a little bit unsafe if you haven't done it before and you don't really understand what it takes to do. That's what's coming up my horizon for those and they're very competitive events, although at the end of the day, it's made-up internet points. There are no sponsorships, there's no recognition besides outside of this group of 300, or 400 similarly weirdo people who like riding their motorcycles longways. But no, I've had quite a bit of success competitively in that and that just scratch all the right itches because it's riding a motorcycle. Plus, it's basically a traveling salesman problem. It's a directed graph problem and you work with GitHub all day long and like, “Oh, I understand how to traverse a graph, this is easy.” CORALINE: Speaking of that, Kerri as a long-time software engineer, do you do anything, do you have any software, any kind of tools that you develop for keeping track of all this? KERRI: Yeah, I do a lot with spreadsheets, believe it, or not. The tooling, it's tricky because at the end of the day, you still have to ride the motorcycle and you can't really automate that. So a lot of the stuff I'm able to do with software is really around using software for planning and analysis. For example, there's a number of different databases around you asked about the collection of the lighthouses and one of the things that I'm around the country collecting this year is pressed pennies. Now a pressed penny machine, actually I think they're fascinating because a pressed penny machine is the only machine still in active production that interacts with the penny in any way, shape, or form. There's no vending machines. There's nothing who deals with the penny besides coin counting machine. Besides the penny smasher, you put a penny, 2 quarters and it smashes a little design in. Again, I've got to go collect a 100 of these from 20 states and 5 of them have to be on the other side of the Mississippi, all these weird rules, but how do you find them? There's one at every cracker barrel. There's eight at Disney, one at SeaWorld. There's some obvious things like that, but it turns out, there's almost 4,000 of these machines in the United States and there's a database for these on this weird creaky, old website written in ASP. It's actually an IP address. It doesn't have a domain name. JAMEY: That's legit. CORALINE: Dark web got pennies. That's amazing. [laughter] KERRI: If only there was crypto involved here, it'd be perfect. So I got to break out some scripting the other day and actually write a little script that went into kind of scrape these old web pages and then parse CHTML and kind of strip out, look, here's the address for the place and store them because you want the name of the place and the address so you can find it. You've got to take that and ship it over to Google API, actually get an actual latitude, longitude, and then reform it into the XML format that my GPS device – it's this whole chain of Rube Goldberg machine of how to get this data into a place that I can actually use it. CORALINE: I think the story of the entire internet is made. [laughs] KERRI: Right. CORALINE: Yeah. KERRI: So fast forward to the end of that and now I happen to be the maintainer for a website that maps pressed penny machines across the United States, based on this data that I'm scraping from somebody else's website. AARON: All because you have a DNS name. KERRI: Exactly, exactly. But this actually turned to be really, really crucial because a whole bunch of people in my riding community said, “I really wanted to do that penny collecting hunt and you have 12 months to do it and I'm going to go out to the West Coast.” So I was like, I thought, “I have plenty of places to stop, but I could never find the machines.” It's just like, “Oh, okay. So my putting this information into a format that other people could actually easily digest, that's the value that I'm adding here.” It's inspired at least a dozen people to go out and start collecting smashed pennies. So I've got to be responsible for some uptick in sales on these vending machines. JAMEY: They should sponsor you. AARON: I love the weirdness of these machines that interact with a coin that's so bad at being currency, we just sort of toss them out to the extent that I was at Disney World not too long ago and the machines have their own supply of pennies because people just don't have pennies. So [chuckles] this machine just has a stock of pennies and you can swipe a credit card and be like, “Give me the smashed pennies,” and it charges you a dollar in 1 cent and then goes through and does it. KERRI: God, it's fabulous. A lot of people have heard the story that pennies are actually – it costs more to make a penny than a penny is actually worth in terms of currency. It's wild. But every time I start thinking, “We should get rid of the penny,” I'm like, “That sounds like the craziest, insane conspiracy theory position to ever take.” AARON: But also, the penny is real bad at being currency. [laughs] KERRI: Yeah. Yeah. MID-ROLL: And now a quick word from our sponsor. 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I had this great opportunity. So collecting pennies, lighthouses, and national parks, I'm always just getting off the main roads and things. I see a lot of stuff. I found out that I'm a sucker basically for weird local foods like the fireweed ice cream. Anytime I see something advertised on a menu that I've never heard of before, that's the thing I'm going to order. Cinnamon rolls because when you travel up the Alaskan highway from Dawson Creek, BC up to Alaska, every 60 miles, or so, there's a gas station and a little bakery. So you can get your gas, you can get coffee, and you can get a cinnamon roll and they all claim to have the best cinnamon roll on the Alaskan highway. I stop every 60 miles and get a cinnamon rolls. After about 5 hours, I really just want to fall over and vomit because I'm sick of cinnamon rolls. But now when I travel, if I see some place advertising cinnamon rolls, I'm like, “Well, I've got to stop because that's my thing because I like cinnamon rolls because that's reminds me of Alaska.” So I get to go to a lot of these really great small towns and just seeing a lot of how, especially in the central part of the country, so many towns are struggling with just having jobs for people and keeping local economies going that a lot of them will do these sorts of things. They'll have interesting, strange festivals, or hold the film festival about corn, or soy, or they'll paint their water tower, or something. Last year, as I was traveling across North Dakota one time, I saw off on the horizon on a hill—first of all, yes, a hill in North Dakota so that was notable—a giant cow. A giant Holstein cow. This a 100-foot-tall fiberglass cow and so, I said to my riding partner, I'm like, “We're going the cow, right?” And she's like, “Yeah, we're going the cow.” So get off the highway and we rode this little windy dirt road at the top of this hill. It was just this huge giant fiberglass cow that they put on top of the hill 20, 30 years ago and now it's like the 4-H Club with the FFA kids take care of it and repaint it every few years. They collect like, they ask for donations. $5 each and the little two because we're passing through and that's part of our job. That's how I'm interacting with the community and plus man, I got a ton of pictures of this giant cow. It was right at sunset, we were on this hill, and it was actually really beautiful, the prairie, it was spread out for us and it was about an hour east of Theodore Roosevelt National Park. So it's right where the planes start to break up into the what's called Missouri Breaks where the rivers have really broken up the land quite a bit. So it was just gorgeous. It was just absolutely beautiful and I never would've seen that if I didn't stop because there was a giant cow. That's my giant cow story. CORALINE: Kerri, have you ever considered writing down your stories and the stories of the people that you meet along the way and the amazing places you've been? I hate to say the B word, but it would make a pretty interesting book. KERRI: Well, I'll throw back another B word at you, which is blog. I keep a travel blog at motozor.com. Lately, I've been writing more about, because I haven't been doing as much non-directed travel, so a lot of my travel lately has been around these sort of competitive rallies that I've been riding in, which are interesting in themselves because they're like, “Go take your photo with the giant cow,” or “Go to the Clown Motel in Tonopah, Nevada, or whatnot, take a photo there.” I've been writing quite a bit about those sorts of travels, but I also have a huge backlog of articles that I've written for that over the years of all the different trips I've taken to New Zealand, Alaska down into Baja, and the multiple times I've been across the country. The one that I'm working on, that I haven't finished yet because I'm trying a new thing, which is incorporating a series of interview video interviews with my riding partner, is trying to tell the story in written form of the trip that she and I did last summer, where we rode to all 48 states in 10 days starting in New England ending in Washington. JAMEY: Kerri, I have an important question to ask you, but I'm contractually obligated to ask you. How many miles at a time would you say that you live your life? [laughs] KERRI: Well, I guess, I supposed to say one quarter of a mile at a time. [chuckles] JAMEY: Well, Kerri was also a guest on my Greater Than Code spinoff, fast and furious show, Stationary & Sassy, so. KERRI: Which I love. JAMEY: I had to pull it back. [laughs] KERRI: I'll answer that in an obliviously serious way. [laughter] I can go an entire take of gas without putting my foot down. That's kind of fun. One of my current challenges right now is can I ride through the entire state of Oregon, north to south, without getting gas? Because it's 304 miles from the Washington-Oregon border to the California-Oregon border and Oregon doesn't let you pump your own gas and it irritates me. They usually, if they see you're on a motorcycle, they're like, “You got it?” I'm like, “Yeah, I got it. I'm not from here. I pump gas.” So the challenge right now is can I cross Oregon without having to stop for gas and then actually weirdly, mentally breaks up my day. It's kind of weird motorcycle Pomodoro of like, “Okay, I can go 3 hours before I need to stop.” So my day gets broken up into these chunks of where are the stops that I have to make versus the ones I want to make, or excuse me, the ones I want to make versus the ones I have to make. JAMEY: You heard it here, folks. Kerri lives her life 304 miles at a time. [laughter] KERRI: I live my life a quarter tank at a time. [laughter] CHELSEA: Kerri, you mentioned earlier that you listen to music while you're riding because you find that it helps you focus on riding. I find a similar thing with work, whether it's fulltime job work, or side work, I have a much easier time focusing—for the audience, I'm a programmer as well—if I've got something on. I like to listen to Boston Nova, or I also go on turntable.fm, I'm in a heavy metal room there that's kind of fun. I'm curious as to whether you find that music helps you focus anywhere off the motorcycle as well. KERRI: Yes. I am very susceptible to the emotional resonance of music, if that makes any sense whatsoever. There are kinds of music that I just can't listen to before I go to bed, like heavy metal gets me going, jam music. I'm a really huge Phish fan, which surprise, from Vermont, and I wear a lot of tie dye. Of course, I'm in the Phish. But that's the music I like to listen to when I'm riding and when I'm working. But I do a lot of chill hop stuff now. I've gotten into that and I'm finding my way back to a lot of again, country music. But there's this entire alt Nashville scene that's happened in the last 10 years. I completely missed that. I'm kind of getting caught up on these days. My Bandcamp catalog, I think I'm keeping at least three of their engineers paid for; I buy so much stuff on Bandcamp these days. CORALINE: I definitely get what you said about sensitivity to the emotional music definitely resonates with me as a musician. It's kind of weird to admit, but when I'm doing writing, I listen to Steely Dan [laughs] and I actually learned from a friend of mine that William Gibson listened to Steely Dan while he was writing all the seminal cyberpunk novels and thought that's kind of interesting, maybe good company, right? KERRI: Hey, Fagen and Becker, great albums. It's the stereotypical thing that Rush is this big band in programming circles and fun fact, the drummer for Rush was a huge motorcycle guy to the point that they actually had a trailer on their tour bus that he would carry two bikes on the trailer. So he would ride between concert stops. The band do their show and they'd leave on the bus and he got on his motorcycle and like, “See you in Chicago, guys,” “See you in Milwaukee,” “See you in Madison.” The band went along. He had some personal and his wife passed away and his daughter fairly tragically and he wrote an entire book about it, where he didn't really quit the band. Although, they basically shut Rush down for a period of time so the band could work through that. But he took that time and went on the road just writing his motorcycle around. He wrote several books about dealing with grief through riding his motorcycle. I found that to be a really fascinating book and it's one of those touchstones, the Canada motorcycle riders. What little we read, that's definitely a book that everyone recommends to me at some point like, “Oh, have you read this book?” I'm like, “Yes, I've read that book.” AARON: It's Neil Peart for anyone who needs to look that up. I relate to the music as a distraction preventative [laughs] as someone who also deals with ADHD. It just makes sense to me. It's like, “Oh yeah, without it, there's so many places for my brain to go,” but if you have music on the back and it's like, “Oh, great. All right. That's where my brain is going to go when it gets distracted, it's just going to listen to this, then I'll go back to riding the bike.” [chuckles] KERRI: Exactly. Exactly. CORALINE: Kerri, you said a word earlier when you were contrasting the way you were riding when you started out and being kind of exploratory versus, I think the word you used is directive there, or a sweet spot for you between directed activity, directed riding versus wandering, maybe even drifting—not a car movie reference. But is there a balance that rejuvenates you, or that energizes you? KERRI: Yes. I've talked to other motorcycle riders about this, where you say, “My gosh, there's so many great things that we see along the way,” and we say, “I would love to stop here.” So for example, when we're doing these rallies where we're collecting things, for example, you stop to take a picture, or something, and then you've got to go. You only really stop for 5 minutes because you have this timetable and a schedule that you're trying to execute, or if you're trying to ride 1,500 miles in 24 hours, you can't stop. Your gas stops, you're timed down to like oh, 5 minutes. So you'll see things. You're like, “Man, I wish I could stop,” or “I wish I had come back here and take this in and give something,” the respect that you want to give it, or really, really dive deep and taste a place, if you will. It's a really common thing in the long-distance thing. Other motorcycles will sometimes say like, “Well, you don't see anything that way.” It's like, “Well, actually, I see a lot. I see way lot more in my days than you see,” but you don't get to stop so you have to kind of try and balance that. That's one thing that I really like about these collection things that I do is, collection challenges, I carry satellite tracker, of course so I can plot out everywhere that I've been. I've been looking at the one for my lighthouse trip so far up and down the West Coast. It's just amazing, I'm going out to every little inlet, point, and little peninsula sticks out into the ocean because that's where the lighthouses are and the things that I've gotten to see through doing that. So one of the reasons that I've gotten into those sort of challenges rather than the pure and endurance is just because it does reward that exploration. While, at the same time, being fairly directed because the directed part of it is researching and planning at home, like finding where are the lighthouses, where are the national parks I need to go visit? What are the hours are things open? Making that plan versus executing on the plan and the execution plan, getting to explore things, I think it's really a lot about the framing of the trip for me. In February, I'm going down to San Diego and then I'm going to, what's called a 50cc, which is coast to coast in 50 hours. So I'll be leading San Diego and within 50 hours, I'm going to be in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. Aha. Somehow, I'll do that. I'm not going to be able to stop and see anything along the way, but because I know that's the kind ride I'm embarking on, it becomes okay. It's this weird personal permission structure to give a pass to things that I would really like to see along the way versus say, if I'm doing a lighthouse trip – I did one several months ago down to Disneyland, but I went down the California coast and I found myself like, “Oh, I'm not making any miles. This is so slow. Why is this taking me 3 days to get down to Los Angeles when it normally takes me 1 and a half at most?” So I had to stop and I ended up stopping in this little tiny town. I can't even remember the name of the place, but it's somewhere in Northern coast, California, and there's a little tiny coffee shop there. It's like Two Girls Coffee, or something like that. I just stopped, I got a coffee, and I sat outside. They had a table, it was a nice day, and I was just like, “I'm just going to sit here for 30 minutes and I'm just going to recenter myself and really think about what am I doing here? What do I want to be accomplishing and what set of skills do I need to bring to this moment to maximize how much fun I'm going to have? If I'm not having fun, then why am I doing it?” So just being able to sit there in sunshine for a little bit and just say, “The point of what I'm doing here is to explore and it's to have this experience. It's not get someplace fast. It's not to get someplace far away. It's to explore and see things.” I was so much happier after that and I had a great conversation with a hippie in the parking lot so that was pretty great. MANDY: Bonus. [laughs] Well, we usually end this conversation with reflections. I know, for me, I just want to say that everything you described just makes me feel so happy. I've been on a really big journey to improve my life and just what you said in the last few minutes about just taking time to enjoy, not being in a hurry, slowing down, and recentering yourself. That is all just so important to remember the whole cliché of stopping and smelling the roses. Like just enjoying your life even if it's a quarter tank at a time. JAMEY: I keep thinking about this map that Kerri says that she has, which I actually legitimately would really like to see. But a lot of what Kerri was talking about was resonating with me. I also like to explore and I think about keeping track of places, but I don't have a map and I've been thinking about it for a while. I think it's one of these sunk cost things where I'm like, “Well, if I wanted to do a map, I should have been like doing it already,” but that's not how that works in real life. So if I want to have a map, I should start it now and I think that's my call-to-action. [chuckles] KERRI: When people ask my advice like, “Oh, what motorcycle should I get,” or “What's the best motorcycle to do this, or that?” I always say like, “Oh, well the best motorcycle to do the ride you want to do is the one you have.” I think that's really true of so many things in life is that the trick is just to get started and it's not about the fancy equipment. It's not about the gear. You could just do it. If you just give yourself permission to go do a thing, you can just go do it. CORALINE: I was thinking about how that kind of philosophy relates to how my life circumstances, job situation has changed so much for the past year since I retired from software engineering and the relief of not having to be productive, not having to hit goal, not having to have constraints that I'm not in control of, governing things, and permission to go down rabbit holes. So when you were talking about the giant cow, I was liking that to well, if you were in a hurry to get somewhere, you wouldn't have stopped there. But because you weren't, you had a richer experience. You saw something you hadn't seen before. You hadn't experienced before. I really think that's a lesson we can take all over the place and give ourselves permission, like you said, to wander aimlessly and to explore. That's something that I definitely intend to do in my life and your story of doing that is very inspirational so thank you, Kerri. AARON: I was just latching onto two bits that I really liked. First off, if I'm not having fun, then why am I doing this is probably life lessons to live by. [chuckles] But I also appreciated the moment of resetting your expectations to your purpose. Like, why am I doing this thing? Let me remember, because I had a reason I'm doing it and if I'm not enjoying it right now, where's the mismatch? I like that. Because so often, it's easy, for me anyway, to stumble into doing something and finding yourself like, “Why am I doing this?” and then stepping back and be like, “Okay. All right. I chose to do this because of this and if this is my purpose, then I can let go of this other pressure that I'm putting on myself to go further every day when that's not the reason I'm here.” It doesn't make sense to put that pressure on myself then. KERRI: I feel like that chain, that returning to the beginning point is also a good career skill. You have to get serious about it, or bring this into work realm. But as a senior engineer, staff engineer, and principal, blah, blah, blah, so often, it's not how efficient can I make this loop. It's also going back, is this doing the right thing to do? Like, “Why are we doing this? Is there a better way to solve this sort of problem?” So it's that lesson of what I learned on the road coming back into work, but it's also because work is life as well and if work isn't fun and whatever, then why am I doing it? But that skill comes back into my personal life so there's this free flow of influence going back and forth. AARON: Yeah. That purpose revisit thing is something that I've just been thinking about from events standpoint from doing conferences over the past couple years, like so much had to go back to first principles because it was like, okay, well what was the reason for us doing this? Just recreating the same motion in a different environment isn't necessarily going to get us the same results. What is the reason we're doing this? Let's revisit that and make sure we're still in alignment with it all. I think we can do that more often in our lives, too. Like, “What is the reason I'm doing this thing?” [chuckles] “Okay, it's not accomplishing that anymore. Let's get rid of this practice and try something else,” or not. Maybe the answer is to keep it. CHELSEA: Yeah. One of the things that I think about apropos of what a couple of other folks were mentioning about how easy it is to get caught up in the details when trying to start something as opposed to just picking early anything and getting started. Occasionally, folks will ask me questions like that about blogging and one of the things that I like to do is keep some URLs on hand of some of my earlier pieces, just because it makes it really clear that it didn't always look like this. I just started and it wasn't what people see. I think folks sometimes see someone who's several years down the road of having started something and feeling like they can't start because it won't look like that immediately and it won't. [laughs] But I imagine that having those kinds of stories on hand, what I'm thinking about is how to make those sorts of stories more accessible to folks. Because a lot of what we see understandably about how to do something is from the folks who have mastered it to some degree and it's not as clear where to look to find folks who also are just starting and what to expect your journey to look like right at the beginning. MANDY: Kerri, do you want to leave a us with any parting thoughts? KERRI: A lot of people, when I tell them I rode a 1,000 miles in a day, they're like, “You can't do that.” It's like, “I've done it 12 times.” It's like, “What are you talking about?” But to kind of carry on to Aaron and to what Chelsea just said, it's a marathon. You can't do a lot of big things in a single step. You have to make that first step and then the second step and then the third step and then you're walking and you're doing the thing. I don't really talk about motorcycling with people who don't motorcycle and everybody who I motorcycle would talk about this. We all do it and so, it's not remarkable. Sometimes I think it's important to realize that what we do accomplish in our lives is fairly remarkable and magic to a lot of people. As software engineers, what we do is frankly, astounding some days and it's important to remember that we have traveled far from where we began when we first started doing this sort of stuff and we may return to that when we change careers, or jobs, or languages, or technologies. Return to that place of not knowing and that can be uncomfortable, but there is so much joy and discovery you can have if you just take that time, and stop and understand and pay attention to your story of where you started, where you're going, and how far along you've actually come. You can't look up the mountain and be intimidated by that. You should turn around and look back down the mountain to see how far you've come. MANDY: That was lovely. Thank you so much and thank you so much for coming back on the show and telling us yet another few stories. The first time you were on the show, I distinctly remember the title being Story Time with Kerri Miller and you never disappoint. I'm so glad that you took time to join us and talk about your motorcycling adventures with us [chuckles] non-motorcycling people. It is super fascinating and it's definitely an awesome topic outside of – that we can relate a lot of the concepts to the tech field, software engineering, development, and all that. So dear listener, if you have a cool hobby like Kerri that you want to come on the show and talk about, we'd love to talk to you because this has frankly been amazing and I really enjoyed this episode. So thank you again and we'll see you all next week. Special Guest: Kerri Miller.

Our guest on Episode 29 of the Rider Magazine Insider Podcast is Greg Rice, a long-distance rider who has logged more than 783,000 miles on motorcycles. He's a member of the Iron Butt Association and has completed nearly 200,000 miles on IBA-certified rides. Greg has ridden nearly 50,000 miles in Iron Butt Rallies, and he has completed 70 Bun Burner Gold rides – on each BBG he rode more than 1,500 miles in 24 hours. We talk about how he got into long-distance riding, how he plans and prepares for each ride, what motorcycles he has ridden, what modifications he makes to his bikes, and what gear and apparel he uses. If you've ever wanted to do an Iron Butt ride, listen to Greg's advice on how to do so safely and successfully. Visit his website for useful tips and to find out “where's Greg?” using his SpotWalla tracker.

2021 IBR Rookie Bill Norris talks about his experience on the Iron Butt Rally, why it took him 20 years to finally do it, and his unique choice in an LD motorcycle.

Episode 304:      So, this is listener Jim Hampshire and this dude rode a Harley-Davidsion Pan Am recently in then 2021 Iron Butt Rally. That's 11,000 miles in 11 days across America, man. BUT ON A HARLEY PAN AM! He comes on to tell us the whys and the hows and the severe brain injuries he suffered earlier on in life that led to him making such bad decisions now!   You can can check out his YouTube where he blogs a bit about it: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsEJmQ5b3V8lV_8Z6-KZaOQ His ADVRider writeups: https://advrider.com/f/threads/pan-america-after-iron-butt-rally-report-how-it-did.1510698/#post-42648053 https://advrider.com/f/threads/panam-toh-ss1000-extreme-georgia.1504456/ https://advrider.com/f/threads/hd-pan-america-ss1000-break-in-run.1501488/     That looks comfy for... not 11 days. I see an upside wombat. Wheelnerds stickers and keytags for sale!  Check them out here!   Classifieds: https://classifieds.ksl.com/listing/63192683 Skullcrusher (or if link is dead: SKULLCRUSHER) Cafezuki Nice Thruxton, but that nice? Please don't buy, I don't mean it. IT YELLOW I WANT GROM NOT YELLOW   Show Links: Go check out Trevor's Dirt Ninja! https://photos.app.goo.gl/p8CN5eqUtPhKQ6H57 https://advrider.com/f/threads/yet-another-budget-ninja-mutant-build.1364714/   Mike's Email About Keytag and Stamp Listeners, what secret message was Chuck trying to send with this stamp?     "Come back, Mike. Your family misses you. Leave the poop alone."   Permanent Links: Bath Bomb Diva's handmade bath bombs and shower steamers Wheelnerd's Handy Inspection Checklist Joe Popp (musician) (He recorded the Dicks Dicks Dicks theme used in the beginning). RedPillJunkie (artist) Want to hear yourself on our show? Ridden a bike (like your own) and got an opinion? Got a cool piece of gear or farkle? Got a story? Know some jokes? Record an MP3 (or whatever) and email it to us at wheelnerds@gmail.com. We'll throw it on the air and talk about it, too. That's right, you can be the first on your block to be openly mocked by the Wheelnerds. Or call our voicemail: (801) 305-4677 Or, leave us a voicemail via Skype! Our skype ID is wheelnerds. Just go ahead, call, and leave us your story there! (We still read your emails, too, and will answer them on the show). If you got something really cool, shoot us a line and maybe we'll talk to you live, too.

Our guest is Longhaulpaul (Paul Pelland), a long-distance motorcyclist who is Chasing the Cure: riding one million miles to raise money and awareness for multiple sclerosis (MS). Paul is a two-time Iron Butt Rally finisher (2001 and 2003). In 2005 he was diagnosed with MS, and in 2012 he began his mission to document riding one million miles. In the past eight years he has ridden 450,000 miles, raised $200,000 for charity, set three world records, and shared his story at over 250 events across the U.S. In July he will embark on his Nut on a Bolt ride: riding coast to coast in 50 hours on a custom Yamaha Star Bolt chopper. You can meet Longhaulpaul at all nine Progressive IMS Outdoors events in 2021. You can follow, donate, or support him via his website.

In Season 2 episode 6 of Centerstand, we explore ways the industry can break down the barriers for women entering the industry and how to help them grow their confidence in the industry. Tune in to this important conversation as Robert Pandya sits down with two of Powersports' female leaders, Alisa Clickenger, Owner, Women's Motorcycle Tours, and Wendy Crockett, Worldwide Motorcycle Ambassador, who share first-hand experience and knowledge on the important opportunities that bring women in the industry together and how to keep growing and supporting them. Show Notes  00:00:00 00:00:01 Host Robert Pandya introduces Season 2 episode 6 topic of breaking down barriers for women riders and introduces guests Alisa Clickenger, Owner, Women's Motorcycle Tours, and Wendy Crockett, Worldwide Motorcycle Ambassador.  00:00:00 00:02:00 Alisa gives her background in riding motorcycles and what Woman Motorcycle Tours is all about. 00:00:00 00:03:40 Alisa shares the incredible seven-month journey embarked on with her bike and how it inspired her to create her very own company. 00:00:00 00:5:30 Wendy shares her story of how she got into riding and speaks to some of her accomplishments, which include becoming one of the top female endurance riders in the world with nearly 1,000,000 miles on two wheels and the first woman ever to win the Iron Butt Rally. 00:00:00 00:7:00 Wendy highlights her 10-year experience running a motorcycle show and explains how COVID changed her recent plans.  00:00:00 00:10:00 Wendy speaks to the growth of female riders she has seen in her time in the industry and how that supports the Powersports community.  00:00:00 00:11:25 Wendy notes the important benefits of hosting garage nights, sponsoring bike races, etc., for the greater growth of the community.  00:00:00 00:15:00 Alisa speaks to the collaborative nature of women and creating events such as conferences and rides that further their connection to the industry. 00:00:00 00:18:10 Wendy speaks to the importance of confidence in riding and why women need access to education and ways to build their skills as well as general community building.  00:00:00 00:24:00 Alisa speaks to reimagining events and helping women find their community. 00:00:00 00:29:00 Alisa shares what OEMs can do to attract more women to their brand. 00:00:00 00:33:40 Wendy shares various motorcycle events she has been drawn to and gives advice to dealers on welcoming women. 00:00:00 00:38:50 Alisa and Wendy each give the OEM and dealer network a piece of advice. 00:00:00 00:41:45 Wendy shares you can reach her at https://thirdwheeladventures.com/ (thirdwheeladventures.com) and Alisa shares she can be reached at https://womensmotorcycletours.com/ (womensmotorcycletours.com).   00:00:00 00:43:30 Robert closes the conversation and reminds everyone to subscribe and get in touch with the producers of Centerstand at IMSPR@informa.com.

George Barnes gives us the scoop about his '99 IBR win, as well as his other Iron Butt Rally adventures.

Mile post 29.. Get ready for an awesome podcast Mile Post with the Famous “Go Home Ken” Andrew's. Many of us dream of logging maybe half the miles Ken has. Maybe even see half the this beautiful country Ken has from the seat of Harley Davidson. It was honor to share his a small piece of the many stories he has to tell. I'm serious.. who rides 54 Iron Butt certified rides in one year then backs it up the following year with 48!! Or ride 47 states in ten days! Then realize you missed one! So then go do it again to make sure you can check off the 48 states in 10 days on your motorcycle resume!! Followed by the Hoka Hey and the Iron Butt Rally! Thank you Ken for sharing some awesome stories!! Can wait for “GO HOME KEN PART 2” cause we know it's coming in the near future. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thevtwinlife/support

Iron Butt Rally winner Wendy Crockett returns to the show to talk about her adventures in Mexico and the status of her South America trip.Wendy's website: https://thirdwheeladventures.com/Also - here's a link to the Pacific Northwest Grand Tour that my buddy Tim Allen is putting on this spring and summer. Signing up for this rally may be the best $40 you've ever spent in your life. On anything. There's really only one way to find out.

Ira stops by to give us his insight on the Iron Butt Rally and LD riding in general.

Today’s episode is an interview with Longhaulpaul, also known as Paul Pelland.  He’s a New Hampshire man with Multiple Sclerosis.  Longhaulpaul combines his passion for riding motorcycles with his story and life experiences to help other people and make a difference in the world.   I invited Longhaulpaul to be on the podcast because he uses his voice as a patient advocate and educates audiences about MS.  He also entertains audiences with world-record-breaking feats that raise money for MS charities. Longhaulpaul is on a Million Mile Journey CHASING THE CURE for Multiple Sclerosis.  Fighting an often devastating and disabling diagnosis the only way he knew how, Paul Longhaulpaul Pelland is truly riding for his life.  He’s attempting to document a million miles on a motorcycle as he raises awareness and funds for Multiple Sclerosis.  As a patient advocate, he shares his story at MS educational events and fundraisers.  And, as a long distance rider, he presents entertaining and motivational seminars for motorcyclists and the general public across the United States.  He organizes annual motorcycle fundraisers and writes for Ability magazine.  Over the last seven years, he set three world records, rode 400,000 miles, and raised over $180,000 for charity. Social Media Links Longhaulpaul.com   Facebook  YouTube  Patreon ABILITY Magazine  Instagram Mentioned in this episode Iron Butt Association is a group of the world’s toughest motorcycle riders.  The Iron Butt Rally is an 11-day, 11,000 mile long-distance motorcycle-riding competition that is like a scavenger hunt on steroids.   MS Views and News The National MS Society  MS 5000 Ride for a Reason Fundraiser  Barber Motorcycle Museum (Birmingham, AL)  Ability Magazine article   Bridgestone Tires supports Longhaulpaul Yamaha Press Release - Yamaha provides motorcycles for Longhaulpaul’s 1M mile journey The Ability Center of NW Ohio encourages people to “think ability first.” Full Ural Story available is on Episode 49 of the Long Riders Radio Podcast   Highlights Each person with MS experiences the disease in their own way. Paul found a way to use his story and his experiences in life to help other people and make a difference in the world. Paul said, “Find something you love to do in your life and make that more important than your disease.”  People keep the worry and give away the fun.  Everyone needs to have something they love to do.  A passion.  Do it, or think about it.  It’s your “happy place.”  If you can’t do what you love, find something new you can be passionate about, and do it.  It will make you happy. Paul coined the term, MotoMedicine.  MotoMedicine promotes the social and therapeutic benefits of riding motorcycles.   Riding a motorcycle makes Paul feel more (with his senses).  You can forget your troubles while on a bike.  You concentrate on just riding:  the sights, smells, and sounds that are part of the ride. Longhaulpaul’s first bike on his million-mile journey was nicknamed “Cure Chaser One.”  It had 140,000 miles on it and is now in the Barber Motorsports Museum in Birmingham, Alabama.  “Cure Chaser 3” was donated by Yamaha.  It’s 1.5 years old and has more than 100K miles!  Cure Chaser 4 just came into the picture!  See his social media posts for updates.   Paul wants to ride a motorcycle from CA to HI.  He needs a yacht or a cruise ship!  If you can help, let him know!   Longhaulpaul has 3 World Records, and all 3 were fundraisers for MS charities.   Drove 1000 miles on a total 100 different motorcycles in 24 hours Drove more than 2,000 miles in one calendar day, which was 28 hours (including 3 different time zones and a time change the day of the time change (Nov 6) Drove a motorcycle for 24 hours straight on an indoor motorcycle treadmill   You can help Longhaulpaul with his Million Mile Journey and support MS Charities! Visit the website for more information on the MS 5000 and the Iron Butt Association’s “MS 1000” (Saddle Sore 1000) Calendars and t-shirts offset expenses, like >$3,000/year in highway tolls.   Donate to Longhaulpaul’s Patreon Account Like and follow Longhaulpaul on social media:  YouTube Channel, FB page, IG, etc.  It helps him attract sponsors.   The Easter egg I mentioned at the end of this episode is that I met Paul in January 2020 at the Cleveland International Motorcycle Show (IMS).  I recorded Episode 2 of this podcast 24-48 hours before he and I met.  When I met him, it was CLEAR that he is an amazing man with an amazing story.  I invited him to be on the podcast at the motorcycle show.  He knows how to use his voice to advocate, educate, and entertain. We recorded this episode April 29, 2020.  I’m thankful that we met and grateful for the privilege of sharing his story with my audience.  Thank you Longhaulpaul!     The Pharmacist’s Voice Podcast has listeners in 37 US States and 22 countries.

Hello Boys and Girls, ​​​​​There are rallies like the one you just heard about here a couple of episodes ago, the Mason Dixon 20-20, there is the Void Rally, The Iron Butt Rally and a host of others. There are many single day endurance events, there a few multiple day events, but how about a rally that lasts for months? My guest today is Steve Brooks, the Rallymaster of the Tour of Honor and he's here to tell us all about it. Special Thanks to our Sponsors:Tobacco MotorwearGo get yourself some riding jeans and other products for men and women from TOBACCO MOTORWEAR and tell them the Motorcycle Men sent you. Use the coupon code "MotoMen".Shinko TiresWhy aren't you riding Shinko Tires? What's wrong with you? Affordable, top quality tires for whatever kind of bike you are riding. Including your Harley Davidson and Cruisers. Excellent quality and tread patterns to make you want to ride more and longer. So go check out Shinko Tires and be sure and tell them that the Motorcycle Men Podcast sent you.Scorpion Helmets For the past 15 years, ScorpionExo® has been DEDICATED to offering high quality, innovative motorcycle helmets and technical apparel at an incredible value. Some of the world’s best helmet and apparel designers spend countless hours developing and testing ScorpionExo® products to ensure that each and every ScorpionExo® HELMET AND GARMENT will surpass user expectations. So check them out at Scorpion USA and tell them the Motorcycle Men sent you. The Motorcycle Men Support David's Dream and Believe Cancer FoundationHelp us help them. David's Dream and Believe Cancer Foundation and be sure and let them know you heard about it here on the Motorcycle Men Podcast. Don't forget to get over and check out the Ted Shed Video's over on the Motorcycle Men Channel on YouTube.Thanks for listening, we greatly appreciate you support. Ride Safe and remember.... .... We say stupid crap so you don't have to.Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=zPl7v5FjoO6fCov5rwbFo35sxmoOIUqUhcR1q1UVtP34xAVolJzW0aJ6GNSdljsPAT4MC0&fromUL=true&country.x=US&locale.x=en_US)

Hello boys and girls!!Time for another interview........ So you're thinking of doing some long distance riding events. You've looked into one or more of the many rallies that are out there, you've planned on doing your first Saddle Sore 1000 or maybe you've done it already and are seeking something a little more challenging. You've heard of events like The Void Rally, you've heard of the 50cc, you've heard of the 4 Corners ride and they are on your list. But there's something else. Something bigger, something more challenging. Something that may have your family considering you for some kind of therapy. The Iron Butt Rally. 11 days, 11,000 miles, give or take. Who in their right mind would do this you wonder? A lot of people. It's an addiction. Riders from all over the world gather in various locations every two years to take part in what could be, next to the Tour de France, one of the most grueling events in the world. My guest tonight is has ridden the Iron Butt Rally three times and is likely to ride it again and again. Check out Chris Comly's blog at Chris's Riding Adventures.Thanks to our sponsors!!Tobacco MotorwearGo get yourself some riding jeans and other products for men and women from TOBACCO MOTORWEAR and tell them the Motorcycle Men sent you. Use the coupon code "MotoMen".Shinko TiresWhy aren't you riding Shinko Tires? What's wrong with you? Affordable, top quality tires for whatever kind of bike you are riding. Including your Harley Davidson and Cruisers. Excellent quality and tread patterns to make you want to ride more and longer. So go check out Shinko Tires and be sure and tell them that the Motorcycle Men Podcast sent you. Scorpion Helmets For the past 15 years, ScorpionExo® has been DEDICATED to offering high quality, innovative motorcycle helmets and technical apparel at an incredible value. Some of the world’s best helmet and apparel designers spend countless hours developing and testing ScorpionExo® products to ensure that each and every ScorpionExo® HELMET AND GARMENT will surpass user expectations. So check them out at Scorpion USA and tell them the Motorcycle Men sent you.The Motorcycle Men Support David's Dream and Believe Cancer FoundationHelp us help them. David's Dream and Believe Cancer Foundation and be sure and let them know you heard about it here on the Motorcycle Men Podcast. Gold Star Ride Foundation Helping the families of fallen soldiers and making a difference in the lives of those left behind. If you would like to be a part of a great cause and get some heartfelt miles Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=zPl7v5FjoO6fCov5rwbFo35sxmoOIUqUhcR1q1UVtP34xAVolJzW0aJ6GNSdljsPAT4MC0&fromUL=true&country.x=US&locale.x=en_US)

The exciting, thrilling, dare I say death defying, conclusion of my 2019 Iron Butt Rally Ride Report.

Part 1 of 2 of my Iron Butt Rally. Part 2 will be coming in a few days. This part details Rally Day -702 through Rally Day 6.

JD tells us all about his rather adventurous 2019 Iron Butt Rally.Support for this episode comes from DiscountRamps.com. DiscountRamps.com offers a huge selection of power sport products for your ATV, UTV, Motorcycle, and more! Everything you need to load, haul, or transport your power sport toys!Long Riders Radio listeners can save 15% with coupon code LONG. (Or….just click here!)

In this episode I chat with Wes Fleming who has been riding motorcycles for many years, has over a 100,000 miles under his belt, and also does a lot to support the motorcycle community through this podcasts, web site, YouTube channel and the work he does for the BWM Motorcycle Owers of America (also know as the BMW MOA). Wes recently purchased a 2019 Indian FTR 1200 S for his 50th birthday, and that’s what gave us the idea to get together for the first time and do an episode together. Although his new motorcycle is the focus of the episode, we spend a lot of time talking about the process of buying a new motorcycle, and topics like why Wes chose this bike, doing your research before you visit the dealer to make a purchase, choosing the right bike for you, buying a bike in its first model year, getting a bike fitted to you, financing, negotiating price, buying insurance, extended warranties, upgrading or changing an exhaust system and how that relates to emissions laws and performance, establishing a good relationship with your dealer and mechanic, the importance of having and reading the owner’s manual and service manual for your bike, engine break in, why having a chain drive can be a good thing, owning more than one motorcycle, and the like. We don’t have time to get into a lot of specific details on this motorcycle model, as we had a ton of fun discussing all of these related topics. But if you’d like to hear about the details of the Indian FTR 1200 S, let us know and we’ll do another episode together, with Wes having even more experience to talk about regarding this bike. I also talk about joining Gina on the Long Island leg of the Women Riders World Relay (WRWR) and some additional details about the Bohn Armor that I wear when I ride. Episode Links * 2019 Indian FTR 1200 S (https://www.indianmotorcycle.com/en-us/ftr1200-s/) * Amen Moto YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/AmenMoto) * 2019 Indian FTR 1200 S Walkaround Tour with Wes Fleming (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XilKv6TaJE) * Motorcycles of Dulles (https://www.motorcyclesofdulles.com/) * Indian Motorcycle of Fredericksburg (https://indianbikesva.com/) * BMW Motorcycle Owners of America (BMW MOA) (https://www.bmwmoa.org/) * Chasing the Horizon Podcast (http://horizon.bmwmoa.org/) * 200 Miles Before Breakfast Podcast (https://www.bmwmoa.org/page/200milespodcast) * Motorcycle Test Kitchen! YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoiHj1zd6LWx5gMOZWJ19FA) * Nicht Uber Max YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNNU1F4KrDrdxB31VfMu8wg) * Moto Chiba YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/chiba131) * Episode 54, In Which We Talk To Wendy Crockett, Winner Of The 2019 Iron Butt Rally (http://horizon.bmwmoa.org/episode-54-wendy-crockett/) * Cafe Racer ADV Motorcycle Podcast (http://www.caferacerpodcast.com/) * Special Case Customs (https://www.facebook.com/SpecialCASE) * Maryland Moto (https://www.instagram.com/marylandmoto/) * Accident Scene Management Course (https://roadguardians.org/) * DanDanTheFireman (DDFM) YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/Stubbs928) * T-CLOCS inspection (https://www.msf-usa.org/downloads/t-clocs_inspection_checklist.pdf) * Keith Code (http://superbikeschool.com/about-us/keiths-corner/) * Motojitsu (https://www.motojitsu.com/) * WRWR Web Site (https://womenridersworldrelay.com/) * WRWR Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/WRWR2019/) * Harley-Davidson of Nassau County in Bellmore, NY (https://nassaucountyharleydavidson.com/) * Lower Hudson Valley Chapter of Stilettos on Steel (https://www.stilettosonsteel.com/chapter/lower-hudson-valley-chapter/) * Long Island Women Riders (LIWR) on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/liwriders/) * Jones Beach Water Tower (https://foursquare.com/v/jones-beach-water-tower/4bdd1371f219c9b659ed1110) * Bohn Body Armor (https://www.bohnarmor.com/) * Rocky Creek Designs Puncture Repair Tool Overview/How To/Review by Motorcycle Test Kitchen! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-i0V1LFGYsw) Contact Me * Donate (https://paypal.me/christophergeiss?locale.x=en_US) * Email: soyouwanttoride@yahoo.com * Twitter: @soyouwanttoride (https://twitter.com/soyouwanttoride) * Instagram: so.you.want.to.ride (https://www.instagram.com/so.you.want.to.ride/) * Facebook: @so.you.want.to.ride (https://www.facebook.com/so.you.want.to.ride) * Web Site (http://www.soyouwanttorideamotorcycle.com) * YouTube Channel (http://www.youtube.com/channel/UClDjOlGOdK-SK8WB6jRdZ4Q) * Old Man Slacker on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/oldmanslacker/) * Old Man Slacker on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/oldmanslacker/) Special Guest: Wes Fleming.

This week on our motorcycle podcast we play a little game called Guess the Mystery Guest with Wendy Crockett, who recently was the first woman to win the Iron Butt Rally. These riders are extreme nutters, and Wendy is queen of all the bad asses. She rode 13,000 in just 11 days on her FJR1300. She talks about what it takes to stay comfortable on a long ride, and also her plans to take her whole family on a moto journey in Central and S. America. For this we give her the cool parent award. What a great trip for her 5 year old daughter to experience. We also talk about the Redwood Rumble Chopper Show, kids in Evel Knievel suits, being featured in the latest AMA magazine, pooping in a river, another possible engine teardown, two-stroke guy, and the appearance of a 79 CB750 in the back of Emma's truck. And as a bonus, we throw in an Emma's History Hole on the Honda CB750 for it's 50th birthday. With Liza, Bagel, Nak, Michael, Miss Emma and Naked Jim. Check out Wendy's page at https://thirdwheeladventures.com/ Call and leave us a message at 831-291-5112 Go to www.motorcyclesandmisfits.com to find the links to our Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Patreon and more. And send us an email at recyclemotorcyclegarage@gmail.com www.patreon.com/motorcyclesandmisfits

Episode 54 is a discussion only show, and we chat with Wendy Crockett, who won (by a nice margin) the 2019 Iron Butt Rally. If you've ever wondered what it takes to ride a thousand (or more) miles a day for 11 straight days, find out a little about that from Wendy. Chasing the Horizon is a podcast by, for & about motorcyclists brought to you by the BMW Motorcycle Owners of America. Learn more on our website, chasingthehorizon.us, and sign up for our mailing list at tinyletter.com/chasingthehorizon.

Wendy Crockett talks about her epic ride on the 2019 Iron Butt Rally.Wendy’s IBR ScorecardWendy’s Blog with information about her upcoming South America TripSupport for this episode comes from DiscountRamps.com. DiscountRamps.com offers a huge selection of power sport products for your ATV, UTV, Motorcycle, and more! Everything you need to load, haul, or transport your power sport toys! Long Riders Radio listeners can save 15% with coupon code LONG. (Or….just click here!)

This week on our motorcycle podcast we start the show out with the bad news, and bring it back up all the way to the end. Sadly racer Carlen Dunne has crashed and died while setting a new record at Pikes Peak Hill Climb. This is a huge loss for the world. Also, one of our own was in a freak motorcycle accident, and we send our best wishes to his long recovery. Now lets take it back up. Oh wait, not quite done. Liza and Jim went on an epic ride and managed to kill 1 ground squirrel apiece. Condolences to the squirrels families as well. Okay, now we can take it back up. Mikey 3 Times bought a new bike that he's going to customize and hopefully become Mikey 4 Times. Austin from Twistedroad.com has joined us to share all the updates and improvements that have been made since his last visit. Now you can find more bikes than ever in almost all the states (NY, what's thee deal?) and you can get better insurance to make sure you are well covered. Check it out at www.Twistedroad.com Zee has started a new group called Bunkabiker, where you can list or find places for fellow bikers to crash for the night (maybe crash is a bad choice for words for the biker community) Lastly we finish with listener emails and go 3 for 3 in answering them. Congrats to Wendy Crockett for being this year's Iron Butt Rally winner! Stay to the very end to hear our interview with Carlin Dunne from last year's Moto Bay Classic. With Liza, Sara, Miss Emma, Austin, Zee, Naked Jim and Mikey 3 (soon to be 4) Times. Call and leave us a message at 831-291-5112 Go to www.motorcyclesandmisfits.com to find the links to our Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Patreon and more. And send us an email at recyclemotorcyclegarage@gmail.com www.patreon.com/motorcyclesandmisfits

Yep, you read that title right. Snakes too. Kirsten tells us the story of her adventure on the 2017 Iron Butt Rally.

Rally Rookie JD Smith joins us to talk about his preparation for the 2019 Iron Butt Rally.

In this episode I have two special guests. My girlfriend, Gina Bratkowsky, joins me as my co-host and helps me interview Sarah Worthylake from the Women Riders World Relay (WRWR). Sarah is the Global Relay Moderator and the U.S. Ripple Relay Coordinator for WRWR. She started riding about 3 years ago, and her first and current bike is a Honda CBR600RR sport bike. Her fiancé got her interested in riding and she learned how to ride in the Motorcycle Safety Foundation's (MSF) Basic Riders Course (BRC). He rides a Honda CBR1000RR. We discuss how WRWR got started, its purpose and where the relay started and how far the baton has gotten so far. We also talk about the Ripple Relays that were created to help women participate if scheduling and other logistics do not allow them to join the main worldwide relay. We also talk about how men can help and support WRWR. Oh and we discuss the construction and technology contained in the baton! I hope you enjoy this episode and please do what you can to support WRWR and women riders around the world! Episode Links * WRWR Web Site (https://womenridersworldrelay.com/) * WRWR Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/WRWR2019/) * WRWR By Invitation Women's Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149024862007828/) * WRWR Track The Relay (https://womenridersworldrelay.com/track-the-relay/) * WRWR Email: ride@womenridersworldrelay.com * Hayley Bell Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=754325170) * Sarah Worthylake Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/sarah.worthylake) * Liza Miller Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/the.liza.miller) * Motorcycles & Misfits Podcast (http://motorcyclesandmisfits.com/) * Honda CBR600RR (https://powersports.honda.com/Model/Build.aspx?year=2019&urlName=cbr600rr) * Honda CBR1000RR (https://powersports.honda.com/Model/Build.aspx?year=2019&urlName=cbr1000rr) * Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) (https://www.msf-usa.org/) * Basic Rider Course (BRC) (https://www.msf-usa.org/students.aspx#brc-brc) * Long Way Round (https://www.longwayround.com/long-way-round) * Long Way Down (https://www.longwayround.com/long-way-down) * Ewan McGregor (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ewan-McGregor/108273695861708) * Charley Borman (https://www.facebook.com/charley.boorman) * CycleGear All-New Women's Gear (https://click.cyclegear.com/view/5a246a58ff530a6a1b8b86499r33l.17b7/b2348da2) * Iron Butt Association (http://www.ironbutt.com/) * Iron Butt Rally (http://www.ironbuttrally.com/about/) Contact Me * Email: soyouwanttoride@yahoo.com * Twitter: @soyouwanttoride (https://twitter.com/soyouwanttoride) * Instagram: so.you.want.to.ride (https://www.instagram.com/so.you.want.to.ride/) * Facebook: @so.you.want.to.ride (https://www.facebook.com/so.you.want.to.ride) * Web Site (http://www.soyouwanttorideamotorcycle.com) * YouTube Channel (http://www.youtube.com/channel/UClDjOlGOdK-SK8WB6jRdZ4Q) Special Guests: Gina Bratkowsky and Sarah Worthlylake.

Justin talks about some of the preparations he is doing for the 2019 Iron Butt Rally.

George joins us to talk about LD riding during the first Iron Butt Rally.

We bring to you the Flock To The Rock interviews. Liza had the opportunity to attend this all women's moto event in Seaside, Oregon, where she spoke on the Chickistan Panel and managed to sneak in some interviews along the way. We start with Ruth Belcher of Global Moto Adventures, who is also the organizer and fellow Chickistanner. She's got a passion for motorcycling that comes through in everything she does. Then we meet Pat Jacques of advwoman.com. She was a badass motocross racer, and now has her own school to give women the skills they need in the dirt. Next up we hear from long distance rider and author Lynda Lahman. She started out riding on the back of her husband's bike, and now completes the Iron Butt Rally on her own bike. Then we meet Kimberly Johnson, who has found her special place on her Triumph America named Tiffany. She did a really cool project helping children in Thailand, and giving away free helmets to anyone in need. We finish up with Cassia, Michelle, Beth and Lee who talk about their favorite moments from the weekend. http://globalmotoadv.com/ http://advwoman.com/ https://www.lyndalahman.com/ www.motorcyclesandmisfits.com to find the links to our Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Patreon and more. And send us an email at recyclemotorcyclegarage@gmail.com

After 25 years as an electrical engineer, Bob Lilley quit his job and started working at a motorcycle dealer. Bob’s been in to motorcycles since a young age, he says he grew up in the perfect environment that encouraged him to ride, a magical childhood. Now Bob is in to long distance and endurance motorcycling, having competed in multiple Iron Butt rallies. What's the thrill of riding long distances, alone, looking for clues and gathering points for 11 days straight? Who would want to do that? Well, every year a group of riders join the Iron Butt Rally and on this episode we find out what it’s like to ride the rally and what drives someone to want to do such an arduous ride. Iron Butt Rally: http://ibr.wvi.com/ Show Sponsors: Max BMW BestRest Products Green Chile Adventure Gear Motobriiz IMS Products Overland Expo Music: Jason Shaw at www.audionautix.com Saturday Night by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/texasradiofish/54946 Ft: Stefan Kartenberg, Martijn de Boer, ElRon XChile Simply BREATHe at Night by copperhead (c) copyright 2014 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/copperhead/48320 Ft: Jeris, Leza Boyland,Goldrunner, SackJo22, Kara Square This adventure motorcycle travel podcast is brought to you by Canoe West Media, producers of Adventure Rider Radio and ARR RAW, motorcycle travel roundtable discussions. Listen to other episodes at www.adventureriderradio.com. Don't miss an episode by subscribing to the podcast on our website or to your favourite podcast app. To keep up with ARR news, like us on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AdventureRiderRadio/. Support this free podcast by making a donation at www.adventureriderradio.com/support. Transcript: Go to www.adventureriderradio.com and see the episode show notes to read the transcript.

Welcome to #3 in our #AdventureIsAttitude Podcast series!  Brought to you by Women ADV Riders Magazine Powered by Rev'it Your intro and outro this week are voiced by Emma Jane Fry - she's the latest addition to the WADVR team - a traveling health and fitness coach with her own podcast too - go check her out and give her a warm adventuress welcome! She also takes your fitness and health questions once a week on on our Facebook page - don't miss it! This week Egle chatted with our very own Lynda Lahman of WADVR's "Ask Lynda" fame! She's a mental skills coach extraordinaire, Iron Butt Rally participant and author of 4 books! She has a great deal to say on self confidence and riding and just how adventure and attitude go together!

Guest host Tim Bowman talks with Justin about his experience on the Iron Butt Rally. Part 2 is here

Guest host Tim Bowman continues his talk with Justin about his experience on the Iron Butt Rally.NOTE: If you're having audio issues around the 50 minute mark of this episode, please redownload! The audio got corrupted somehow and I had to replace it.

Jeff Earls talks about how he planned the route for the 2017 Iron Butt Rally

Episode 2 features a discussion with Tina Venters, who competed in (and finished!) the Iron Butt Rally in 2017. We also discuss industry news about Touratech AG, Cameron Beaubier, Triumph's new partner, new land speed records and Indian's new Wrecking Crew. Chasing the Horizon is a podcast by, for and about motorcyclists brought to you by the BMW Motorcycle Owners of America. Learn more at bmwmoa.org/podcast and sign up for our mailing list at tinyletter.com/chasingthehorizon.

In Part II of our series encouraging people to leave town and go touring on our motorcycle, we invited the best long distance tourer in America. 1000 mile days are likely not your goal. A 250 mile day can be perfect with a little planning. Jim Owen just completed the 2017 Iron Butt Rally with his second win. This is an amazing acomplishment. anyone who has ever had a 1,000 mile day knows what a challenge it can be. When you are required to string 11 days of 1,000 per day together to win the IBR it requires drastic measures that are each very well planned. Jim takes a systematic approach to the Iron Butt.  We take his systematic approach and break it down to help us all learn how to truly enjoy motorcycle touring solo or two up. The information from last weeks show in Part I with Carl Reese, Deana Mastracci and Norm Nelson combined with the valuable information we get from Jim Owen may produced the most comprehensive guide to fun touring ever.  Thank you for listening to this episode of Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone Special thanks to Clearwater Lights, Bell Powersports, TrueToyotaParts.com, Bruce Rossmeyers Daytona Harley Davidson, Sweet Marlays' Coffee and Bakery and Dunlop Motorcycle Tires.

2017 Iron Butt Rally winner Jim Owen talks about his epic ride.

Hopeless Class entrant Tim Hayosh talks about plans to participate in the Iron Butt Rally as part of a three person team.

Peter Green gives us his perspective on his impending ride with Paul Tong in the 2017 Iron Butt Rally.

Paul Tong talks about his plan to make history in the 2017 Iron Butt Rally.

Long Haul Paul, aka Paul Pelland, shares the story about his experience in the 2001 Iron Butt Rally riding a Ural in the Hopeless Class. (Without the side car...because that would have been nuts...)Maybe at some later date we'll talk to him about the 2003 Iron Butt Rally where he finished 9th.

Lynda Lahman tells us all about the books she's written on long distance motorcycling as well as her experiences riding the Iron Butt Rally as a pillion and a solo rider.Lynda's webtsite: http://thewinnersmind.com/Lynda's books on Amazon: Two-Up: Navigating a Relationship 1,000 Miles at a Time From Iron Lung to Iron Butt: Riding Polio Into History The Winner's Mind: Strengthening Mental Skills in Athletes The Women's Guide to Motorcycling: Everything a Woman Needs to Know About Bikes, Equipment, Riding, and Safety Also, here's links to the new stickers I talked about at the end of the show

The Iron Butt Rally is an endurance challenge like no other. Join the guys as they ask what it takes to compete in this long-distance motorcycle competition. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Chris Cimino stops by to give us a look behind the scenes of his world during the Iron Butt Rally.

OFFICIAL LAW ABIDING BIKER WEBSITE: http://www.lawabidingbiker.com PODCAST-In this episode we dive into the true life story of a very remarkable Law Abiding Biker.  Paul Pelland, also known as "Long Haul Paul", has a truly amazing story and he shares everything with me in this interview. You won't want to miss this biker podcast episode of true inspiration and dedication.  I learned that Paul Pelland is an absolute machine and force to be reckoned with in spite of the fact that in 2005 he was diagnosed with Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS). He didn't let that stop him from being a biker and he made it his life's mission to ride his motorcycle a million miles in his fight to bring awareness to MS.  It is called "Paul Pelland's Endless Road Tour".  In addition, he is driving efforts to raise money for MS research and to find a cure! The inaugural 2013 MS5000 ride was a great successful fundraiser.  45 riders collectively rode 200,000 miles while raising $23,000 for Multiple Sclerosis.  Anyone can enter the MS5000 event and you ride the miles you can to support the National MS Society. The reason for this Law Abiding Biker Podcast Episode is because of a loyal listener's email.  He made me aware of Paul Pelland and his mission.  I want to thank Quentin Lewis of Leicester, MA for the following email: "You probably don't know me (except for some dumb comments on FB as one of your podcast listeners), but I wanted to introduce you to Paul Pelland, known as "Long Haul Paul", because he was an Iron Butt rally guy in a prior life.....I say prior life because that was before he was diagnosed with Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS). Anyways.....he has made it his mission to ride for MS, and he is working on what he calls his "Million Miles for a Cure". Paul has organized the MS5000, and it is a ride that any of us can make where we will ride 5000 miles in 50 days. (Or for those of us unable to make that distance, a combination of miles and money.....because after all, this is actually a fun way for us riders to raise money for the cause and have a good excuse to ride!) You can learn more about him here: http://www.longhaulpaul.com. I am not connected with Paul, but I did see his talk at last years Americade, and found him to be a real rider who is trying to use his abilities to raise money for a good cause.  Anyways, I suggest you contact him for an interview.....he is a great guy, and I am sure he would love to get people involved with his MS5000 ride." INTERVIEW About Paul Pelland Where do you live? Raised in Attleboro, Massachusetts, now lives in Londonderry, New Hampshire Where did you grow up? Background in engineering, electronics and mechanics. Paul Pelland is an avid motorcycle enthusiast Riding motorcycles for 26 years, has owned  30+ bikes Long distance rally competitor What does that mean? Explained Ridden somewhere near 300,000 miles Top ten finish in the famous Iron butt Rally Stopped competing in endurance rallies in 2003 Continues to commute and ride every day possible regardless of the weather or season Diagnosed in August 2005 with Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS) Spasticity, numbness, muscle weakness, fatigue and bladder issues Symptoms are greatly increased in the hot weather, or anytime his body temperature increases Has been on disease modifying medication since diagnosed and it appears to be working by reducing new brain lesions and slowing the disease progression Presentation “Having MS is Like Riding a URAL in the Iron Butt Rally” explained 400,000 people in the USA who have Multiple Sclerosis Paul Pelland's MissionPaul’s first attempt at setting a world record was successful.  He rode 1000 miles in under 24 hours on 100 different motorcycles Called "Paul Pelland's Endless Road Tour" A man with MS....a motorcycle......a million miles Paul Pelland's motorcycle and gadgets explained To ride the Endless Road Tour, an odyssey of motorcycle adventures including endurance rallies, extreme rides, and attempts at setting a few motorcycle endurance records. To raise awareness about Multiple Sclerosis while reaching out to others along the way who also have been dealt tough challenges in life; helping them recalculate their life’s road. The Endless Road Tour will chronicle the ride, the road, the life, a recorded journey of thousands and thousands of miles, at times pushing man and machine to the limits, driven by a passion, bringing the message of “finding your own road” to others with Multiple Sclerosis and other chronic illnesses.  Riding every day possible, with MS, for MS,  travelling and speaking along the way as an MS patient advocate, telling and sharing his story as it continues to evolves in real time.  To document one million motorcycle miles riding with Multiple Sclerosis, for Multiple Sclerosis. Iron Butt Association (IBA) International organization dedicated to safe long-distance motorcycle riding  60,000+ members IBA holds and certifies long distance motorcycle rides and rallies IBA hosts the “Worlds Toughest Motorcycle Competition”, an 11 day, 11,000 mile biannual event called The Iron Butt Rally http://www.ironbutt.com/ Paul Pelland has many sponsors to help with his missionMoney to date raised by efforts Law Abiding Biker Podcast & Media wants to sponsor Paul Pelland by getting his word and mission out on our podcast and website MS5000 Motorcycle Challenge Explained Annual Event 50 day challenge. How many miles can you ride? The inaugural 2013 MS5000 was a great successful fundraiser 45 riders collectively rode 200,000 miles while raising $23,000 for Multiple Sclerosis Registration fee is $30 Set up a personal fundraising page on the National MS Society website http://main.nationalmssociety.org/ All registered riders need to set up a personal fundraising page from the 2014 MS5000 page. A detailed guide is available on the Riders Only  page. Registered riders outside the United States may collect donations for a MS charity in their own country. Every dollar raised equals 10 points. In order to be considered a finisher, 1000 of the required 5000 points must be from donations.($100). Personalize your page with a story or pictures to help raise donations. Get family and friends to support your attempt by donating to your MS Society page. Donations can be collected as soon as you have registered for the MS5000; anytime after February 1st. Credit card donations are encouraged, but it is also possible to collect cash or checks from your donors. Some riders may want their donors to pledge a dime a mile or such. Feel free to raise funds any way you wish.  Please keep track, and funds must be reported and collected before thedonation deadline of Memorial Day, May 26th. Your registration confirmation email will have the password needed to access to the Rider’s Only page which gives you access to downloadable documents, detailed instructions and help, as well as where you will need to upload your starting and ending fuel receipts, and your final mileage log. All contributions to the National MS Society http://main.nationalmssociety.org/ The challenge can be completed at your discretion and the rules are simple Registered riders will document riding as many miles as they can from April 1st  through May 20th while collecting support from family and friends Each 2014 registered rider will get  a MS5000 T-shirt and a decal we hope you place somewhere visible on your bike to let your friends and family know what it is you are attempting and why Get involved, learn about MS and realize how tough every single day might be for someone with Multiple Sclerosis. Do your part to help find a cure Get out of yard work, get your friends to support you, be a hero to your family, all while riding your bike lots of great miles Motorcycles, scooters, or trikes allowed NEW EVENT FORMAT! To be considered a finisher, riders must achieve a minimum of 5000 points by combining miles and donations between April 1st and May 20th, 2014 2014 MS5000 Points Scoring Earn 1 point for every mile ridden Earn 10 points for every dollar raised 5000 points or more  to be a Finisher 10,000 points or more to be a Silver Medalist 15,000  points or more to be a Gold Medalist 20,000 points or more to be a Platinum Medalist Rider earning the most points wins! Minimum of 1000 points must be donations ($100) Minimum of 1000 points must be miles. (1000 miles) After minimum is reached, any combination can be used! The MS5000 can be run during your regular commute, daily rides, weekend trips, or during other long distance rides or events. Any documented miles ridden by the rider during these dates will count REWARDS On or before June 1st, MS5000 Results will be posted! Awards and certificates will be mailed as soon as results are finalized Paul Pelland writes for Ability Magazine http://www.abilitymagazine.com/ Paul's Pelland's social media and contact information Paul's Website: http://www.longhaulpaul.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/Longhaulpaul Keep the rubber side down and the shiny side up! _____________________________________________________________ CHECK US OUT AND SUBSCRIBE:   Website: http://www.LawAbidingBiker.com   Email & Voicemail: http://www.LawAbidingBiker.com/Contact   Phone Hotline: 509-731-3548   Twitter: https://twitter.com/LawAbidingBiker   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawabidingbiker        YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/scrappy587     Google Plus Page: https://plus.google.com/+Lawabidingbiker587   Instagram: http://instagram.com/lawabidingbiker     RSS: feed://www.LawAbidingBiker.com/feed   iTunes Direct Link to Podcast:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/law-abiding-biker-podcast/id622424087    Stitcher Radio: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/law-abiding-biker-podcast   TuneIn Radio: http://tunein.com/radio/Law-Abiding-Biker-p562288/