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: Bud Miller
December 23, 2013
The article “Motorcycle Maintenance: Some Days It’s Harder Than Others” by Bud Miller/Zen Motorcyclist was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 11/17/2013. I have a friend; let’s call him Fred. A long time ago, before… (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 13, 2013
I am pleased and proud to have my first “chronicle/column” featured in the current (Jan/Feb 2014) issue of RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel titled Coming Alive. The issue is available here in both print and digital versions. RoadRUNNER can also… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
December 11, 2013
The article “Anxiety Across The Americas” by Bud Miller/Zen Motorcyclist was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 11/10/2013. I’ve always ridden in all kinds of weather and don’t always pack rain gear so I… (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: Bud Miller
November 21, 2013
The article “Time Travel” by Bud Miller/Zen Motorcyclist was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 10/06/2013. Today was one of those unseasonably warm October days. I was working from home and had a scheduled… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
November 11, 2013
The article “Sense Memory” by Bud Miller/Zen Motorcyclist was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 09/29/2013. I’m a sentimental sort, as anyone who’s read any of my posts is aware. There are a couple… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
November 5, 2013
The article “The Walk Around” by Bud Miller/Zen Motorcyclist was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 12/16/2012. There have been a few occasions on which I failed to do a quick “walk around” before… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
November 2, 2013
The article “Darker side of Autumn” by Bud Miller/Zen Motorcyclist was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 10/28/2012. When I started riding I had no idea what the term “rut” meant. I knew there… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
October 26, 2013
The article “Misery or Memory” by Bud Miller was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 9/22/2013. I left Cori’s house in New Jersey last Monday morning under a clear sky. The temperature was in… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
October 17, 2013
The article “Change” by Bud Miller was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 9/08/2013. Once in a while it can seem as though everything is changing and sometimes that’s actually the case and it… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
October 9, 2013
The article “Let’s Just Ride” by Bud Miller was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 9/01/2013. Cori and I currently live about an hour and a half apart, I in southeastern Pennsylvania. and she… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
October 1, 2013
The article “Meeting Isaiah” by Bud Miller was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 8/18/2013. On the last day of the RoadRUNNER Touring Weekend in Maggie Valley, NC, Joe Trey (Adventure Hermit) and I… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
September 17, 2013
The article “On Being Led” by Bud Miller was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 7/28/2013. Last week I wrote about leading rides and its challenges and rewards. This week I thought I’d write… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
September 11, 2013
The article “On Leading” by Bud Miller was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 7/21/2013. Leading a ride is a funny thing. I can’t speak for everyone who does it; I can only speak… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
September 3, 2013
The article “And The World Spins Madly On” by Bud Miller was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 8/04/2013. I borrowed the title of this post from a beautiful song by The Weepies. I… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
August 22, 2013
The article “Sorry Mate I Didn’t See You” by Bud Miller was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 5/19/2013. Over a dozen years of all-season commuting has taught me many ways to handle a… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
August 16, 2013
The article “The Road Often Traveled: Staying Alert on Familiar Ground” by Bud Miller was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 4/01/2012. My commute is 40-45 miles one way, which is about an hour… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
August 7, 2013
The article “Learning As You Go” by Bud Miller was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 7/07/2013. Honestly, I’m not sure what to write sometimes. When that happens, I remember what Ernest Hemingway said… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
July 31, 2013
The article “Birds of a Feather” by Bud Miller was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 6/09/2013. Let there be no purpose in friendship save the deepening of the spirit – Khalil Gibran. Cori and… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
July 28, 2013
I am happy to announce that I will be contributing a column as Zen Motorcyclist for the print edition of RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring and Travel Magazine beginning with the Jan/Feb 2014 issue. I will also continue to write the Zen… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
July 23, 2013
The article “The Great Bully” by Bud Miller was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 7/23/2013. “When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully, the world, and takes him boldly by… (READ MORE)