Behind the Bars, Motorcycles, Memories and Mayhem

Mark and John interview the Mayor of North Dakota. Why? Well, you may have seen the town of Ryder in the news. Harley-Davidson decided to help turn the entire town of Ryder into a town of Motorcycle Riders by training everyone on how to ride a Harley using Riding Academy. Interesting story on the behind of the scenes on how Harley-Davidson really is focused on building riders for the future. As al...

Mark and John interview a very unique Canadian (Mark thinks Canadians are Americans), and they talk about snake bites, motorcycle travel through Syria, Iran, Libya, and other foreign countries. He discusses being interrogated in Syria, visiting the Holiest Shrine in Iran (non-muslims not allowed). He also broaches the topic of spontaneity and seizing the moment rather than focusing so much on the...

In this episode, Mark and John spar a bit with Jim, a self-proclaimed "contrarian" but a true professional in his field. Jim debates Motorcycle Only Law Enforcement Stops and supports them! Helmet Laws, and other related highly spirited topics. We can see Jim being a regular with the Behind the Bars Podcast since he clearly researches the topics, has the stats to back up his position and gets John...

Scott Harden, AMA Hall of Famer, Corporate executive for companies including KTM, Husqvarna, Zero Motorcycles and BMW and now behind the Plus 1 movement to grow the motorcycling industry. Some of the topics we touched upon: *The more you ride, the longer you will live. *Plus 1. Challenging new riders to bring another rider to the sport. *Electric Bikes and Range Anxiety. *How riding a motorcycle f...

Mark decides to take a vacation day (which he never does) and John gets to spend time one-on-one with a real inspiration to the motorcycling community, the one and only, Charley Boorman. Travel Writer, Actor, Adventure Rider, Speaker, Motorcycle Rider who has ridden his motorcycle across the entire Globe, 20,000 miles. Some of our fun discussion: *Never ask a person on a horse or camel for directi...

Behind the Bars, Motorcycles Memories and Mayhem. John and Mark visit the Vermont Statehouse for a rare interview with Governor Phil Scott about motorcycles, racing, politics, and life. Despite his best effort, John fails to convince the Governor that the State House dome would look good with a Harley-Davidson on top. It would mean the world to us if you subscribed to Behind the Bars Podcast. www....

Recently, the news has been full of prominent people taking there own lives. Suicide is clearly an issue. Annually, more people die at their own hands then die in automobile accidents. Grant Bourne has been riding his Harley-Davidson Road King across America raising awareness about the suicide epidemic in our country. He calls it a Ride out of Darkness, 100,000 Miles to Raise Funds and Awareness f...

In this episode, Mark and John interview Bill Davidson, great-grandson of one of the founders of the Motor Company. Harley-Davidson is in Bill's blood and it clearly comes out in this episode. He talks about Harley, Electric bikes (Livewire), Evel Knievel, and growing up around the best motorcycles on the planet. We certainly would appreciate you SUBSCRIBING to our podcast. It would mean the world...

In this episode, John and Mark ask Matt Levatich some of the hard questions. Harley's decision to build a production facility in Thailand might surprise you once you listen and learn what is already in Thailand. Also, some interesting information many may not know on where Harley-Davidson already has a plant and surprisingly, it's been there for a while.... Lastly, the CEO's other decisions that c...

Behind the Bars, Motorcycles, Memories and Mayhem In this episode, Ken Condon, Author, Racer, and Instructor talks about: *The feeling you get when your ass puckers in a corner * Ken has several free educational sites and one of the best up to date blogs on topics that are of interest to all motorcyclists: www.ridinginthezone.com www.tonystrackdays.com Ken's Own Podcast which is awesome: http://ww...

Behind the Bars, Motorcycles, Memories, and Mayhem, Vintage Steele. *These guys are the Real Deal! Self taught from Youtube, these guys are winning awards by restoring vintage motorcycles. In this episode, John and Mark discuss: *Daddy Cages (they didn't want to talk about this) *Do Motorcycles Have Soul? *What's in the Water in Brattleboro, Vermont that causes so much interest in Motorcycling. *M...

In this episode, Vermont State Senator Joe Benning discusses: *nasty mineral based material that adheres to your motorcycle when riding in Alaska, *proper Packing for a long range motorcycle trip, *Zen Experiences on a motorcycle, what's in front of you, *the 2019 Harley-Davidson Model, Benning Glide, *Lawyers and Bikers *Harleys at the State House *Monkey Butt Meanwhile, John challenges Mark abou...