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NO SUCH THING: Obscuring responsibility doesnât do us much good, but we do it anyway. The throttle cable or brake pads on our motorcycles donât go bad by magic, bu we donât always notice they need attention until itâs too late.
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The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWOwnersNews.com.
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MOTO MUSIC: whether itâs a piano etude or a perfectly banked decreasing radius curve, we can make art in the ways presented to us on an everyday basis. Playing a classic Fender Stratocaster or riding a BMW M 1000 RR, your tools create your music.
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The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWOwnersNews.com.
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ANOTHER KIND OF FEAR: Tying in with the Jan/Feb '25 issue of BMW Owners News and its focus on the MOA Foundation's mission of training and safety, Mark addresses learning, crashing, humility, ignorance, embarrassment and more.
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The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWOwnersNews.com.
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B.J. Hessler is the founder and lead instructor at DC Dirt Camp, an off-road riding school in Virginiaâs Shenandoah Valley. Here she tells us how motorcycling in general, and setting up this operation in particular, have been central to her personal journey, and how her school has much to offer motorcyclists at all levels â including those who ride exclusively on pavement.
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The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWOwnersNews.com.
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FRISKY BUSINESS: Mark takes on the classic nature vs. nurture conundrum, explaining it by developing an understanding of your cat getting the zoomies and connecting it to what we all experience as motorcycle riders.
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The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWOwnersNews.com.
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THE SOUND OF THUNDER: Losing a motorcycle buddy is difficult, but itâs something many of us will face sooner or later. Mark explores what heâs gone through since his friend Jeff died in a single-rider crash not long ago, and how his experience can help all of us manage risk, expectations and emotions.
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The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWOwnersNews.com.
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RIDING WITH ADHD: This commonly misunderstood (or misapplied) condition has a variety of effects, but can it actually make you a better rider? Mark dispels some myths and discusses (briefly) what ADHD is and isnât as itâs applied to motorcyclists.
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The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWOwnersNews.com.
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PEARLS: Maybe yours are cleverly brief instructions passed along to you in formal coaching, or maybe they represent insights you arrived at on your own. No matter how you get them, theyâre critical to building your skills as a motorcyclist.
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The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWOwnersNews.com.
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DAVE SEARLE: Retired Editor-in-Chief of Motorcycle Consumer News Dave Searle reminisces about the odyssey that eventually led to his role as a highly regarded journalist for the motorcycle enthusiast press back in the glory days of print publications. His history as a self-taught mechanic, educator, writer, photographer, relentless researcherâand, of course, passionate motorcyclistâmade him uniquely qualified to be MCNâs longest-running leader.
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The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWOwnersNews.com.
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OUR STORIED LIVES: Storytelling. Refined sugar. Umbrellas. Motorcycles. Reality. Darwinism. Information. Tying it all together is the really tricky part, but thatâs exactly what we do on a daily basis!
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The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWOwnersNews.com.
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JAMES CARLISLE: Building on Mark's recent "Stealership" essay, this discussion digs into what it's really like for somebody at a motorcycle dealership to work with the public, especially disgruntled people who show up angry at a real or perceived slight, with a broken motorcycle or just itching for a confrontation.
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The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWOwnersNews.com.
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SHAWN THOMAS & LOUISE POWERS: There is perhaps no two people more fitting the moniker of "dynamic duo" than Shawn and Louise. When they're not traveling around the world as ambassadors and product experts for BMW Motorrad, they're buried in motorcycle training - both for learners and as learners. Mark drills down into what makes them constantly want to learn more and then share that knowledge with othe riders.
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The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWOwnersNews.com.
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BREAKING DOWNâOR NOT: Your bike isnât the only thing that might struggle on the ride. Neglecting your body and its needs (and realities) can also cause problems on trips of any duration. âPlan your ride, ride your planâ canâand shouldâincorporate more than just the motorcycle.
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The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWOwnersNews.com.
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WHAT WE DONâT KNOW: Old adages aside, ignorance can and often is quite painfulâbut there are ways to mitigate the damage caused by simply not knowing something you really should know.
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The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWOwnersNews.com.
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REFLEXES: Remember âbullet timeâ in The Matrix? Thereâs a similar experience when it comes to motorcycling, and all you need to do to experience it is drop your motorcycleâpreferably in front of a live studio audience.
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The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWOwnersNews.com.
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THE INCREDIBLE DISAPPEARING MOTORCYCLE: Itâs not about being invisible, itâs about your riding experience being as distraction-free as possible.
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The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWOwnersNews.com.
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FAREWELL OLD FRIEND: Selling a bike isnât nearly as exciting as buying one, but itâs something we all must face sooner or later.
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The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWOwnersNews.com.
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STEALERSHIPS: All it takes is one bad experience to ruin us on a motorcycle dealershipâor all of themâfor life.
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The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWOwnersNews.com.
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FARKLEMANIA: My distaste for the word aside, thereâs a lot to be learned about ourselves from what we attach to our motorcycles.
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The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWOwnersNews.com.
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ITâS NOT EASY BEING GREEN: Your status as a beginning motorcyclist informs your entire riding life, but that doesnât mean you have to necessarily choose between being brave and being skilled.
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The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWOwnersNews.com.
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