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
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
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
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: Blog Sponsor
July 27, 2016
Motorcycles: The Balancing Point An exploration of how riding motorcycles is a form of meditation, by John G. (originally published for Burn Out Italy) I saw my first motorcycle when I was four years old, and instantly knew that I was meant… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
December 8, 2015
The article “Beautiful and Broken” by Bud Miller/Zen Motorcyclist was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 11/01/2015. In the Aftermath of a Crash – Kintsukuroi (or kintsugi) may sound like the name of the… (READ MORE)
Author: Henry Yampolsky
August 10, 2014
As I twisted the throttle rounding a particularly exhilarating curve along my favorite twisty road and heard the satisfying exhaust burble of my Teutonic sport tourer, I thought of the first chapter of Bhagavad Gita. Bhagavad Gita is one of… (READ MORE)
Author: Henry Yampolsky
June 1, 2014
Several months ago we reviewed the Achievable Dream DVD Series, produced by Horizons Unlimited, a worldwide portal, resource and meeting spot for motorcycle travelers. Recently, Zen Motorcyclist.com contributor, Henry Yampolsky, spoke with Grant and Susan Johnson, who after spending… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
May 20, 2014
The article “Easy Like Monday Morning” by Bud Miller/Zen Motorcyclist was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 2/02/2014. Cori and I both started new jobs recently and with that come changes to schedules, new… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
April 2, 2014
The article “Camaraderie” by Bud Miller/Zen Motorcyclist was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 1/19/2014. I follow the Dakar Rally every year, partly because it kicks off my riding year as it takes place right after… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
February 13, 2014
The article “Let Me Try” by Bud Miller/Zen Motorcyclist was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 12/29/2013. Last month temperatures were predicted to hit the mid-60s and above here in southeastern New Jersey. A… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
February 7, 2014
The article “Riding in the New Year: The Snail and Gazelle” by Bud Miller/Zen Motorcyclist was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 1/05/2014. I attempt to get out and ride on every New Year’s… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
January 13, 2014
The article “Golden Spinning Wheel: An Unexpected Soundtrack” by Bud Miller/Zen Motorcyclist was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 12/08/2013. I rode Big Red to the office this week since the weather has been… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
January 6, 2014
The article “The Romance of Riding” by Bud Miller/Zen Motorcyclist was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 12/01/2013. A comment on last week’s post (Living Twice) contained a quote that led me to do… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
December 30, 2013
The article “Reasons To Ride: Living Twice” by Bud Miller/Zen Motorcyclist was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 11/24/2013. I took a ride tonight at dusk, just an hour-long dash around new roads in… (READ MORE)
Author: Henry Yampolsky
December 26, 2013
No matter what the weather is like, for the next ninety days I will not be riding my motorcycle. That is by choice. By choice of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation which sternly demanded my license plate due to my… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
December 16, 2013
The article “Collections: Motorcycles, Gear, and Friendships” by Bud Miller/Zen Motorcyclist was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 11/03/2013. I’ll admit it’s been tough to sit down and write lately. After months of focused… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
December 5, 2013
If you’ve been following us lately you’ve no doubt seen our review of the film The Highest Pass and our interview with the film’s writer and producer Adam Schomer. Zen Motorcyclist is pleased to announce that the film will be… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
December 2, 2013
The article “Not Just Yet” by Bud Miller/Zen Motorcyclist was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 10/20/2013. Big Red’s odometer is ticking close to 70,000 miles and increasingly I find myself considering what will… (READ MORE)
Author: Henry Yampolsky
November 27, 2013
As a boy I had a fascination with time machines. Many a night I would fall asleep to a dream of a time machine transporting me to a mysterious and exotic epoch or place. Little did I know that in… (READ MORE)