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 24, 2012
This weeks pick is Free by The Soup Dragons from Lovegod (1990). The song is a cover of a Rolling Stones song.
Author: Bud Miller
June 23, 2012
Update: An internal affairs investigation has been launched in response to the press this story is getting. The officer will now have to explain his actions. Also, his dash-cam has no video on it… funny how that happens. Deputy James… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
June 20, 2012
The inventors of The Alomar contacted me about their fundraising campaign to get their invention to market. The Alomar is a jacket that transforms in less than 60 seconds to a backpack capable of holding a full face helmet and… (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 17, 2012
This weeks pick is Can’t Hardly Wait by The Replacements from Pleased To Meet Me (1987). One of my all time favorite songs.
Author: Bud Miller
June 12, 2012
I took some GoPro footage, messed with it a bit on the pc and paired it with a tune created on an iPad by my friend Mike Taylor. I heard the tune, got an image in my head and tried… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
June 11, 2012
This weeks pick is Let It Die by Foo Fighters from Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace (2008). I love the way this song builds to a frenzy.
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
June 3, 2012
This weeks pick is She by Green Day from Dookie (1995). Another great riding tune for the playlist.
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 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 27, 2012
This week’s pick is Numb As a Statue by the late, great Warren Zevon from his last release titled The Wind (2003). Mr. Zevon recorded this album knowing he was dying. Would that we all could leave the world with… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
May 20, 2012
This week’s selection is Free by Concrete Blonde from Still In Hollywood (1994). No other singer has a voice like Johnette Napolitano.
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 13, 2012
This weeks pick is Head On by Scottish Alt rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain from Automatic (1989). This is another favorite from the riding playlist.
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
May 6, 2012
This week’s pick is Hold On by Alabama Shakes from their debut album Boys & Girls (2012).
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
April 29, 2012
“The Highest Pass is within us. This journey is to realize that.” -Anand, Sattva Yoga Guru Soon after Adam Schomer meets a modern yogi and guru, Anand Mehrotra, they plan an expedition through the highest passes of the Himalayas in… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
April 28, 2012
This weeks pick is Tighten Up by The Black Keys from the album Brothers (2010). Not only is this an amazing song, reaching #1 on both the alternative and rock charts; but the video is one of the better ones… (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 22, 2012
I just wrote a post for my Commuting Motorcyclist blog over at RoadRUNNER Magazine called “Long May You Run” in which I quoted the great Neil Young song by the same name. I thought it appropriate to make it my… (READ MORE)