For The Ride

James A Willis is an artist, whose work has most recently revolved around guitars and guitar cases, since establishing a studio in Nashville and accepting a role as Gibson Guitar's first artist in residence. As a rider and multiple bike Triumph owner, James agreed to blend his passions, and enhance Triumph and Gibson's support of the Distinguished Gentleman's Ride, by painting three guitar cases w...

Alonzo Bodden is a comedian who gained notoriety as the winner of the 3rd season of "Last Comic Standing" and his most recent special "Heavy Lightweight" can be found exclusively on Amazon Prime. Alonzo is a passionate rider and Rocket 3 TFC owner, who has become a staple at Americade as a guest and performer for close to the past decade. The interview took place in Portugal, just a day before Alo...

Dennis "the" Prescott is a best known as a chef, who has authored the cook book "Eat Delicious" and is a host of the Netflix show "Restaurants On The Edge". Dennis explains how his time as a musician in Nashville led him to discover the joy of cooking, and how he's more recently discovered a new joy in life, which is riding motorcycles, particularly his Triumph Bonneville.  The interview took plac...

Wesley Schultz is the lead singer of The Lumineers, who is a multi-bike Triumph owner, and recently released his first solo album, Vignettes. Wesley explains how riding influences his music, as he regularly writes while riding with producer Simone Felice in New York's Catskill Mountains. Adam and Wesley chat about the same nervous energy felt when either walking out to an MMA cage or onto a stage...

Ralph Sheheen, best known as the voice of AMA Supercross, has also been a lead broadcaster for AMA Superbike and NASCAR, and is the owner of Speed Sport. While in town to act as a host for a Triumph Motorcycles America Dealer Video, Ralph sits down to talk about his role as the host of the Triumph Dealer Conference a year ago in Nashville, his experience living in the Supercross bubble in Utah, an...

J Daar is an Atlanta area custom motorcycle painter with 30 years of automotive and motorcycle painting experience. J Daar stopped by the Triumph Motorcycles America HQ in Atlanta to talk about the recent Scrambler 1200 XE project he completed for Wesley Schultz of The Lumineers and then dove into a full tutorial of custom motorcycle paint projects, including getting into detail about the chemistr...

Jesse Spade is an Atlanta area custom motorcycle builder and Project Manager on the History Channel's car build show "The Ride That Got Away". Jesse swung by the Triumph Motorcycles America office during a break from filming to talk about his role on the show, his passion for building custom bikes, and his side projects of building custom metal artwork and furniture.   Website: JesseSpade.com TV S...

INDUSTRY INSIDER: Austin Guest is a Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) Certified Rider Coach and the Site Coordinator at the MSF Campus in Alpharetta, Georgia, where students can take the Basic Rider Course to get their motorcycle endorsement, and a large variety of specialty courses such as DirtBike School. Adam sits down with Austin after spending the day completing the beginner DirtBike School...

Noah Elliott is a Team USA Paralympian snowboarder who competed in the 2018 Winter Games in PyeongChang in Banked Slalom and Snowboard Cross, where he won Bronze and Gold Medals, respectively. Adam joined Noah in his home in Steamboat Springs, CO. After taking a look at Noah’s new Speed Twin, Noah opened up about his battle with cancer, which he won, but not without losing his left leg from just a...

INDUSTRY INSIDER: Andrew Campo co-founded the artisan moto publication, META Magazine based out of Denver, CO, which produces a coffee table quality quarterly print magazine, along with premium moto-film projects. While in Atlanta, Andrew stopped by Triumph America HQ to discuss his background in publication, the origins of META magazine, and how the pandemic has impacted his business, including c...

Jared Erickson co-founded Brother Moto, an Atlanta based brand which has taken on the form of DIY motorcycle shop, coffee shop, apparel retailer, and moto content brand. Jared joins Adam in the studio at Triumph America HQ, fresh off his 3,000 mile round trip between Denver and San Francisco with a friend on two 2020 Triumph Tiger motorcycles, where he shares his experience riding across the Weste...

Chase Bueker is a YouTube Motovlogger based in Atlanta, who has amassed over 1 million subscribers to his channel “chaseotwowheels.” Chase joins Adam in the studio at Triumph Motorcycles America headquarters when returning a new Daytona 765 Moto2 where he offers his initial reactions to the bike. Chase chats with For The Ride about the early days of filming his motorcycling journey, and how it’s e...

Carolyn is a professional artist who started riding a few years ago, and journaled her journey into motorcycles through her YouTube channel, “Doodle on a Motorcycle”. Her content is a raw and refreshing way to share the experiences of a real-life, everyday motorcycle rider. During our interview, we discuss what prompted Carolyn to begin riding, and what inspired her to start and keep creating YouT...

Stunt rider and videographer Ernie Vigil has competed in Freestyle stunt shows, but is best known for riding in, filming, and publishing world-class stunt riding videos under the Everything Empire banner. In recent years he's also taken to competitive desert racing. This episode was recorded in Las Vegas while Everything Empire was filming a new video where Triumph Rocket 3 motorcycles were unleas...

Stunt rider and videographer Nick 'Apex' Brocha has competed in Freestyle stunt shows, but is best known for riding in, filming, and publishing world-class stunt riding videos under the Everything Empire banner. This episode was recorded in Las Vegas while Everything Empire was filming a new video where Triumph Rocket 3 motorcycles were unleashed on the Las Vegas strip. Episode Links: Instagram: @...