Author: Bud Miller
September 18, 2013
Finding The Highest Pass Within Follow-Up – An Interview with the producer, writer and star of the film: Adam Schomer Several weeks ago Zen Motorcyclist contributor Henry Yampolsky reviewed the film, The Highest Pass, starring Anand Mehrortra, Adam Schomer, and… (READ MORE)
Author: Henry Yampolsky
September 6, 2013
I wish I could tell you that I pull away from a stop on my motorcycle with a cool detachment of Mr. Advenure Man, who in his spare time (when not crossing the Moab desert or fighting bears in Alaska… (READ MORE)
Author: Henry Yampolsky
August 28, 2013
Reflections on “The Highest Pass” and the author’s meeting with Anand Mehrotra. Over the past several weeks, I have made many attempts to write a review of “The Highest Pass”, a motorcycle documentary, featuring 27 year-old modern-Indian mystic and yogi,… (READ MORE)
Author: Henry Yampolsky
August 14, 2013
The beautiful, large, brown eyes, which I fell in love with ten years earlier, gave me an inquisitive and sad look. After being together for so long words were unnecessary. I could see the question in her eyes. And, I… (READ MORE)
Author: Henry Yampolsky
August 2, 2013
Adventure of a Lifetime – The First Leg by Henry Yampolsky, Philadelphia Zipping up my Rev’it Sand jacket and lowering my Shoei’s visor was the cue for the butterflies in my stomach to begin to flutter. I was about to… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
December 31, 2012
The article “I Got Myself Here” by Bud Miller was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 10/14/2012. Cori and I have a lot of interesting conversations. We’re lucky in that we share a certain… (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
October 9, 2012
The article “I Read It Online” by Bud Miller was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 09/05/2012. “Don’t believe everything you read on the Internet” -Abraham Lincoln. The Internet is a tremendous source of… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
October 2, 2012
The article “The Road Often Traveled: Tips & Tricks – Part 3” by Bud Miller was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 07/18/2012. I posted Tips & Tricks Part 1 two weeks ago and… (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
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 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 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
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
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 22, 2012
The article “When It All Clicks” by Bud Miller was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 04/15/2012. I sometimes listen to music when I ride alone. Everything and anything from the classic rock I… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
May 14, 2012
The article “To Feel Strong” by Bud Miller was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 03/28/2012. I am a huge fan of mountain climber and author Jon Krakauer. He is the author of Eiger… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
May 9, 2012
Today is day 1 of Liz Jansen’s virtual book tour to promote her book Women, Motorcycles and the Road to Empowerment. Today’s host is Eldonna Lewis Fernandez. If you’re ready for a change, have had change come to meet you,… (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
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 26, 2012
The article “The Road Often Travelled: ATGATT” was originally published on the “RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel” magazine website on 03/11/2012. My bike disappearing from beneath me remains the strangest sensation I’ve ever experienced. You get used to the sound… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
April 10, 2012
I just wrote a post for RoadRunner Magazine called “Rage Against The Machines” about how important it is to control your anger as you ride. My buddy Chris sent me this video of a cager vs. motorcycle road rage incident… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
February 15, 2012
A bill, a simple bill: Senate File 2085 was defeated by the Iowa senate this month. The bill would have required anyone under the age of 18 to wear a helmet when operating a motorcycle. When friends of Caroline Van… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
February 14, 2012
In a span of 10 months in 1997-1998 Neil Peart, drummer and lyricist for the Canadian band Rush, lost his only child to a tragic car accident and his wife of 22 years to cancer. In trying to cope with… (READ MORE)