Author: Bud Miller
June 11, 2012
The article “Living In The Moment” by Bud Miller was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 05/09/2012. Personally, one of the best things about motorcycling is that it necessitates living in the moment. No… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
June 6, 2012
I’ve seen this video a few places now and thinks it’s something every rider should see so I’m re-posting it here. It’s the pilot of a series of videos on accident avoidance from the rider’s perspective. This one deals with… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
June 4, 2012
My sister Marylou loaned me her GoPro Hero so I toyed around with it on a recent commute home. My ride is 40 miles from Southampton, Pa. (just outside Philadelphia) to Hellertown, Pa. (near Bethlehem). I’ve been doing it for… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
May 29, 2012
I stumbled across this clever commercial from 2006 by the Motorcycle Council of New South Wales. It features naked riders (some on V-Stroms). Funny way to demonstrate that we are invisible out there and to get cagers to look out… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
May 24, 2012
Author, speaker and motorcycle touring business owner Liz Jansen has written an inspirational book entitled: Women Motorcycles and the Road to Empowerment, 50 Inspiring Stories of Adventure and Self-Discovery Interspersed with the author’s own personal story of triumph, growth, discovery… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
May 22, 2012
The article “When It All Clicks” by Bud Miller was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 04/15/2012. I sometimes listen to music when I ride alone. Everything and anything from the classic rock I… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
May 17, 2012
In 1987 the Cohen Brothers created one of the nastiest looking bikes (and characters) in movie history: Randall Tex Cobb played Leonard Smalls in Raising Arizona. Smalls character is hysterical riding along with two shotguns strapped to his back, hand… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
May 14, 2012
The article “To Feel Strong” by Bud Miller was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 03/28/2012. I am a huge fan of mountain climber and author Jon Krakauer. He is the author of Eiger… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
May 9, 2012
Today is day 1 of Liz Jansen’s virtual book tour to promote her book Women, Motorcycles and the Road to Empowerment. Today’s host is Eldonna Lewis Fernandez. If you’re ready for a change, have had change come to meet you,… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
May 8, 2012
Disney, Marvel Comics and Harley Davidson have teamed up to feature a black 2012 Softail Slim for the film The Avengers which opened last week. In the film Captain America (Chris Evans) rides the black Harley. Harley Davidson is also… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
April 26, 2012
The article “The Road Often Travelled: ATGATT” was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 03/11/2012. My bike disappearing from beneath me remains the strangest sensation I’ve ever experienced. You get used to the sound… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
April 22, 2012
Back in January (2012) I wrote a post about the Banshee Horn system being developed by Peter Olt, an inventor with an electrical engineering background and CEO of Banshee Horn, LLC. At the time Peter’s product was on Kickstarter to… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
April 19, 2012
AMA Road Racing returns to the 2.55 miles Road Atlanta course in the hills of Braselton, Ga. for Round 2 this weekend (April 21-22). Josh Hayes on the Monster Energy Graves Yamaha (who won his second consecutive AMA Pro National… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
April 17, 2012
I took a little side trip to Soho last week to find the Diesel branded Ducati Monster 1100 EVO that I posted about a few weeks ago at the Soho Diesel store. It was well worth the trip. This thing… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
April 3, 2012
Love this vid, great color, great tune, excellent camera angles and it conveys a great sense of speed. Thanks to Marty for the find. It looks at first glance like a Triumph Bonneville but it’s actually a Kawasaki W650 which… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
February 29, 2012
One of my all-time favorite movies is Garden State (rated R, 2004), written and directed by Zach Braff of Scrubs fame, also starring Natalie Portman, Method Man, Sir Ian Holm (of Lord of the Rings fame), and Jim Parsons (long… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
February 21, 2012
In addition to this site I will be writing original content for RoadRunner Motorcycle Touring and Travel, my favorite touring magazine, and honestly the best motorcycle touring magazine available. My RoadRunner blog can be read here. I’ll be posting twice… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
February 12, 2012
I happened to see this short film title The Undying Dream from Honda about the power of dreams and thought it was worth posting here for others to see. It features motocross legend Jeremy McGrath, Takanobu Ito (President and CEO… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
February 1, 2012
Today here in eastern Pennsylvania the temperature hit 60F, which is unheard of for February. Most years at this time the ground is covered in snow, the bike is inside on the trickle charger, I’m reading old magazines, playing MotoGP… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
January 30, 2012
You can now own an all electric replica of the motorcycle created by Parker Brothers Choppers for the movie Tron. Evolve Motorcycles has created street legal versions of the bike from the movie. The Xenon has a 40,000 watt motor… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
January 24, 2012
There were a lot of highlights to the Progressive International Motorcycle Show in New York this past weekend.
Author: Bud Miller
January 20, 2012
Commuting Motorcyclist has reached its first of many milestones with this, our 100th post (and in just a tad under 6 months)! The first post was published on August 1, 2011. When I started this I wasn’t sure what direction… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
January 13, 2012
I’ve been involved in a discussion on LinkedIn regarding licensing and whether or not motorcycle safety courses should be mandatory for obtaining a motorcycle license. Here in Pennsylvania if you have an automobile license all you need to do is… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
January 10, 2012
This guest post fits nicely with the general theme of this blog. Thank you to Emily Murray for contributing it: The 5 Things to Look For When Purchasing a Motorcycle Helmet Helmets are the safety belts of motorcyclists. While those… (READ MORE)