Author: Bud Miller
September 3, 2012
The article “Pocket Watches and Monsters” by Bud Miller was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 07/29/2012. When I was 10 my brother, our friends, and I would ride our bikes to Bob Milheim’s… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
August 8, 2012
The article “Self Reliance” by Bud Miller was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 06/20/2012. I’m holed up in a Dunkin Donuts sipping coffee; I got caught in a sudden downpour on my way… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
July 9, 2012
The article “Bikes and Brothers” by Bud Miller was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 03/04/2012. My brother taught me to ride my first motorcycle. Dave had ridden for many years and we had… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
July 5, 2012
Author: Bud Miller
June 28, 2012
Check out the McLean Wheel, a one wheel motorcycle, and its designer/builder. An interesting video: One wheel motorcycle: The McLean Wheel by aekokok
Author: Bud Miller
June 26, 2012
I don’t normally post videos without motorcycles in them but I found this one so inspiring that I decided to post it anyway. The theme certainly translates well to motorcycling. It is a Nike commercial that I saw on thecoolestthingisawtoday.com,… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
June 19, 2012
Harley Davidson has announced a deal with 20th Century Fox to produce 100 “Sons of Anarchy” models that will retail for $25,000 each at Harley Dealers this fall. The show on FX is now in its 5th season and is… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
June 19, 2012
The article “The Road Often Travelled: Sound Familiar?” by Bud Miller was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 05/01/2012. Motorcycle riding, and especially the morning commute, opens a rider’s eyes to all kinds of… (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 31, 2012
My buddy, fellow V-Strom rider and frequent visitor Don reminded me about this video in which an ignored motorcyclist exacts some revenge. Originally posted on Youtube by Andy Poulastides (andypoul). Nicely done.
Author: Bud Miller
May 30, 2012
The article “Long May You Run” by Bud Miller was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 04/24/2012. The title is from a Neil Young song, a favorite of mine which begins: “We’ve been through… (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 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 8, 2012
The article “The Road Often Traveled: Forever Young ” by Bud Miller was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 03/18/2012. To paraphrase the magnificent Bob Dylan song Forever Young: “May you always be courageous,… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
May 2, 2012
This is a fantastic video, a collaboration between Motojournalism and Traction off-road E-rag, about off-road riders Paul Rodden and Larry Murray, both former enduro champions who are still going strong into their 5th decade of riding and racing. These guys… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
March 24, 2012
We are huge fans of the AMC show The Walking Dead. The finale of season 2 pulled in something like 9 million viewers. If you’re a fan of the show you know that crossbow wielding Daryl Dixon (played by Norman… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
March 23, 2012
A friend on LinkedIn brought to my attention that there is controversy brewing in Florida over the way ABATE of Florida is spending taxpayer funds. ABATE (A Brotherhood Against Totalitarian Enactments or American Bikers Aiming Towards Education) of Florida receives… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
March 16, 2012
This short film is about dreams, life and motorcycles and refusing to sit still when no one would blame you if you did. It’s very funny, moving, poetic and the music is fantastic. It was made by Ogilvy Taiwan advertising… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
March 13, 2012
We just got back from a trip to San Pedro Belize, which is on the northeastern coast of Central America bordered to the north by Mexico, south and west by Guatemala, and to the east by the Caribbean Sea. Transportation… (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 9, 2012
Norton Commando This has to be one of the coolest videos I’ve ever seen on youtube. A Norton Commando Transformer video created by a Bournemouth University student in the U.K. It took him 8 months to complete. Very nice work…. (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
February 8, 2012
This summer the latest installment in the Batman saga, Dark Knight Rises, will be released. This one stars Christian Bale (back again as Batman), Anne Hathaway (as Cat-woman) and superb Gary Oldman (one of my favorite actors back as Commissioner… (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)