Author: Bud Miller
June 3, 2015
ICON WILLIAM SHATNER PARTNERS WITH AMERICAN WRENCH TO CREATE THE RIVET MOTORCYCLE FOR A CROSS-COUNTRY RIDE TO BENEFIT THE AMERICAN LEGION 8-Day Ride Set To Kick Off From American Wrench Shop On June 23rd (June 1st, 2015 – New York,… (READ MORE)
Author: Henry Yampolsky
December 9, 2013
The film Why We Ride is like an extended and illustrated version of the motorcycle handshake – that momentary gesture of camaraderie that every rider on the road experiences when he or she extends a hand to greet a two-wheeled… (READ MORE)
Author: Blog Sponsor
November 12, 2013
The changing face of the Harley Davidson – from rebellion to museums The Harley Davidson has been living a bit of an odd period in its life lately, with the brand’s 110th anniversary recently seeing it blessed by the Pope… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
October 5, 2013
Man I can’t wait to see this. Why We Ride. The Official Theatrical Trailer. Directed by Bryan H. Carroll Produced by James Walker & Bryan H. Carroll Written by Chris Hampel Executive Producer Walter Zuck WHY WE RIDE – The… (READ MORE)
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
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: Bud Miller
November 26, 2012
Lawrence of Arabia is a 1962 sweeping epic film that tells the story of controversial British Army officer T. E. Lawrence during Word War 1. The film concerns Lawrence’s struggle with divided loyalties for both the British Army and the… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
November 9, 2012
James Bond Skyfall opens in theaters this weekend. In honor of the release and the 50th anniversary of the Bond series my friends at The Biker Store have put together an infographic highlighting the best motorcycles ridden in the Bond… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
July 30, 2012
The Bourne Legacy the fourth in the series adapted from Robert Ludlum’s novels stars Jeremy Renner, Edward Norton and Rachel Weisz. This installment again features a motorcycle chase that looks pretty interesting. Renner and Weisz did their own stunts, apparently… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
July 20, 2012
Skyfall, installment #23 in the James Bond series, is due to be released in November 2012. Motorcycles aren’t often featured in the series but this film has 007 (played for the 3rd time by Daniel Craig) aboard a Honda CRF250R…. (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
June 13, 2012
The latest installment of the Men In Black series features an organic alien motorcycle this time around. The bike is ridden by comedian and half of the comedy team Flight of the Conchords, Jemaine Clement (writer/singer of one of my… (READ MORE)
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 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
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
February 29, 2012
One of my all-time favorite movies is Garden State (rated R, 2004), written and directed by Zach Braff of Scrubs fame, also starring Natalie Portman, Method Man, Sir Ian Holm (of Lord of the Rings fame), and Jim Parsons (long… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
February 9, 2012
Norton Commando This has to be one of the coolest videos I’ve ever seen on youtube. A Norton Commando Transformer video created by a Bournemouth University student in the U.K. It took him 8 months to complete. Very nice work…. (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
February 8, 2012
This summer the latest installment in the Batman saga, Dark Knight Rises, will be released. This one stars Christian Bale (back again as Batman), Anne Hathaway (as Cat-woman) and superb Gary Oldman (one of my favorite actors back as Commissioner… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
January 30, 2012
You can now own an all electric replica of the motorcycle created by Parker Brothers Choppers for the movie Tron. Evolve Motorcycles has created street legal versions of the bike from the movie. The Xenon has a 40,000 watt motor… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
January 17, 2012
Gina Carano, former MMA fighter (now retired from fighting), stars as Mallory Kane a betrayed spy bent on revenge in Oscar winner Steven Soderbergh’s (Traffic, Oceans 11 & 12) new action-thriller “Haywire“. I’ve seen trailers of the film and there… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
January 11, 2012
Nicholas Cage is back to reprise his role as Johnny Blaze in Ghost Rider The Spirit of Vengeance which hits theaters on February 17th, 2012. I wasn’t a huge fan of the first Ghost Rider film, it was decent enough… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
January 8, 2012
Update: Jan. 24, 2012 Rooney Mara was nominated for Best Actress for her role as Lisbeth Salander. Cori and I went to a matinée to see The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo yesterday. I was curious to see how the… (READ MORE)