Author: Bud Miller
February 15, 2018
The article “It’s Not Poison” by Bud Miller/Zen Motorcyclist was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 01/19/18. “It’s not poison Bud, it’s an itch. You gotta scratch it.” —my brother Dave Miller My brother… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
October 23, 2017
The article “Company Along the Way” by Bud Miller/Zen Motorcyclist was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 09/15/17. “There are no strangers here; only friends you haven’t yet met.” —William Butler Yeats I’m currently… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
October 23, 2017
The folks at EZ-GO sent me a helmet strap to test and I have to say I find it extremely useful. I recently attended an arts festival near my hometown with my daughter. It was a warm day and I… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
September 22, 2017
The article “Old is New Again” by Bud Miller/Zen Motorcyclist was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 5/23/17. ““It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” —Henry David Thoreau It’s… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
September 14, 2017
The article “The Road Not Yet Traveled” by Bud Miller/Zen Motorcyclist was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 7/31/17. “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by,… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
June 19, 2017
If you’re anything like me and wear glasses while riding you know the limitations of standard prescription glasses in terms of both comfort and safety. Standard frames can be uncomfortable inside a helmet, can be hard to get on through… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
May 5, 2017
The article “More Alike” by Bud Miller/Zen Motorcyclist was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 3/27/17. “We are more alike, my friends, than we are unalike.” —”Human Family” by Maya Angelou There are times… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
May 5, 2017
How To Be Smooth On Your Motorcycle My friend Kevin Morris at Ridergroups.com has produced a series of quality training videos every rider should see. It’s all too easy to convince yourself that you’ve ridden enough to be completely competent… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
April 10, 2017
Can You See Me Now? My friend Kevin Morris at Ridergroups.com has produced a series of quality training videos every rider should see. It’s all too easy to convince yourself that you’ve ridden enough to be completely competent and believe… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
April 1, 2017
My friend Kevin Morris at Ridergroups.com has produced a series of quality training videos every rider should see. It’s all too easy to convince yourself that you’ve ridden enough to be completely competent and believe that you need no further… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
March 16, 2017
Below is a bit of raw footage from the Innov K1 I have mounted on my 2012 V-Strom. 1 minute from work I was cut off by a cager who neither looked nor signaled a lane change. It’s for these… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
February 28, 2017
The article “Better Shared” by Bud Miller/Zen Motorcyclist was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 1/30/17. To get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide it with. —Mark Twain … (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
December 28, 2016
The article “Teammates Old and New” by Bud Miller/Zen Motorcyclist was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 11/25/16. A few weeks ago I received an email from the athletic department of DeSales University, which… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
December 6, 2016
The article “To Feel Normal Again” by Bud Miller/Zen Motorcyclist was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 05/03/16. “I believe that half the trouble in the world comes from people asking ‘What have I… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
November 22, 2016
If you’re anything like me you ride often, whether weekend day trips, daily commuting or extended multi-day trips. I commute in southeastern Pennsylvania throughout the year which means I ride in all types of weather, rain, occasionally snow, fog, high… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
November 16, 2016
The article “When My Ship Comes In” by Bud Miller/Zen Motorcyclist was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 10/25/15. One of my father’s catch phrases was “when my ship comes in.” What he really… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
November 11, 2016
Who among us didn’t grow up seeing that yellow and blue can in the garage that came out whenever dad worked on the car or lawnmower? You may have heard the rumors that WD-40 was made from fish oil (it’s… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
October 28, 2016
The article “The Means To Notice It All” by Bud Miller/Zen Motorcyclist was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 9/22/2016. This past Mother’s Day, my girlfriend Erica and I rode to a farm not… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
October 14, 2016
The article “The Best Lessons” by Bud Miller/Zen Motorcyclist was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 07/19/2016. I have a tendency to meet people at the supermarket when I take the motorcycle for my… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
July 28, 2016
The article “To Each His Own” by Bud Miller/Zen Motorcyclist was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 03/15/2016. “In life, one has a choice to take one of two paths: to wait for some… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
July 20, 2016
“The Best Lessons”, Zen Motorcyclist’s latest column can be read in the July/August 2016 issue of RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel. Available now. The full article is now available on my RoadRUNNER blog The issue is available here in both… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
June 20, 2016
The people at SlimFold Wallet recently approached me about trying one of their products and I jumped at the chance. A week or so ago I took a ride with my friend Bob and, while riding, I realized I had… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
May 16, 2016
Next to the cost of the motorcycle itself your biggest riding expense is most likely your helmet. If you’re anything like me you don’t like putting your costly lid on the ground or any other surface apt to be dirty,… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
May 11, 2016
“To Feel Normal Again”, Zen Motorcyclist’s latest column can be read in the May/June 2016 issue of RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel. Available now. The full article is now available on my RoadRUNNER blog The issue is available here in… (READ MORE)