Author: Bud Miller
December 26, 2012
The article “There and Back Again” by Bud Miller was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 11/22/2012. The title for this post just came to me one day last week while I was writing… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
December 17, 2012
The article “These Are The Days” by Bud Miller was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 11/11/2012. Today is Election Day, or rather, I’m writing this on Election Day. It is actually most likely… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
December 5, 2012
The article “Forgive and Forget” by Bud Miller was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 10/21/2012. Yesterday I had a near incident on my evening commute with a distracted driver. Having been a commuter… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
November 20, 2012
The article “Conspicuity” by Bud Miller was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 10/10/2012. Last Saturday afternoon I was driving in my car and found myself behind a couple riding two-up on a Harley… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
November 13, 2012
The article “Be Here Now” by Bud Miller was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 08/28/2012. I work from home a few days a week. When I do I usually have either Pandora or… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
November 7, 2012
The article “First Ride of Autumn” by Bud Miller was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 10/03/2012. The nighttime temperature dipped below 60 here for the first time the other night so it is… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
October 29, 2012
The article “The Trust Issue” by Bud Miller was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 08/22/2012. Quite often when talk turns to riding I’ve noticed people feel the need, for some reason I’m not… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
October 25, 2012
The article “Something Beautiful” by Bud Miller was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 09/23/2012. There’s a song by the band Needtobreathe (actually it was my riding playlist tune of the week on September… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
October 19, 2012
The article “Man and Machine” by Bud Miller was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 08/12/2012. It occurred to me today that, at 47 and with a back condition that flares up on occasion,… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
October 17, 2012
The article “Hand In Glove” by Bud Miller was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 09/12/2012. Cori and I recently returned from a vacation to Asheville, NC with my sister and her husband. It… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
September 10, 2012
The article “Teach Your Children Well” by Bud Miller was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 02/26/2012. I make lists of post ideas while I’m riding, but I have a terrible memory so I… (READ MORE)
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 28, 2012
The article “A Ride In June” by Bud Miller was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 07/01/2012. Last week I had a short workday and decided to call my mother to see if she… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
August 20, 2012
The article “Target Fixation” by Bud Miller was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 07/15/2012. Target fixation is a term I’m sure everyone is familiar with. It originated in Word War II as a… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
August 14, 2012
The article “Night Rides” by Bud Miller was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 07/08/2012. “There’s a whisper on the night-wind, there’s a star agleam to guide us, And the Wild is calling, calling… (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
August 2, 2012
The article “The Lotus” by Bud Miller was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 06/27/2012. I’ve always admired the symbolism of the Lotus flower in many of the world’s religions. The Lotus grows in… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
July 25, 2012
The article “The Road Often Traveled: Rage Against the Machines” by Bud Miller was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 04/08/2012. “Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
July 23, 2012
The article “Paying It Forward” by Bud Miller was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 04/18/2012. When I was 25 I worked as a Land Surveyor. I started out in the field as an… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
July 16, 2012
The article “Rider to Driver” by Bud Miller was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 06/12/2012. The rider who wheelied past you on the highway was not me. The rider with ridiculously loud pipes… (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
The article “Motorcycles Are Dangerous” by Bud Miller was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 06/05/2012. I can’t possibly count the number of times I have heard this from people who overhear that I… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
June 27, 2012
The article “Today I Ride” by Bud Miller was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 05/27/2012. I ride along a perfect ribbon of pavement as a myriad of shades of green appear in the… (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)