New Rider Questions: Choosing a Motorcycle & Beyond Basic Training

07/17/19 • 23 min

This episode features an interview with one of my friends, Spike, who lives in Atlanta. He decided recently to learn to ride and buy a bike to ease his commute, and reached out for advice about his first motorcycle decision. This episode covers some thoughts on:

Choosing your first motorcycle
A few types of training offerings, beyond just the Basic Rider Course
A chat about some of the most common questions new riders receive: "Is it safe? Is it scary to ride?"

and a call to action for an upcoming episode: have you had to bounce back from a bad day on the bike? What helped you get back in the saddle? I'd love to hear from you.

Choosing your first motorcycle
A few types of training offerings, beyond just the Basic Rider Course
A chat about some of the most common questions new riders receive: "Is it safe? Is it scary to ride?"

and a call to action for an upcoming episode: have you had to bounce back from a bad day on the bike? What helped you get back in the saddle? I'd love to hear from you.

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Welcome to The Moto Curious

For some people, getting into motorsports is as easy and natural as breathing.

And then there are the rest of us.

This is a quick introduction to how I wound up here -- after nearly 18 years in the saddle -- an avid rider, a track day instructor, and a moto-enabler for people who've always wanted to ride (or ride more, or ride more avidly).

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How Champ School Changed My Work Life

In my day job, I'm a strategy consultant. I help organizations and executives figure out what's most important and how to accomplish it to improve their businesses. I don't usually think about my work life and my motorcycle life having much overlap, but two days at Champ School changed that. Forever. Hear a bit about what I learned at Champ School -- and, what I've learned since -- on and off the track.