The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes

THE JOY OF STREAMLINING: Preparing for a lengthy motorcycle trip requires some hard looks at what we choose to pack along for the ride. Send your questions to us via email - podcast@bmwmoa.org . The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWOwnersNews.com .

LOW STRUNG: A laid-back bike isn't a blessing in disguise, it's one key to better riding and possibly even a better motorcycling experience. Send your questions to us via email - podcast@bmwmoa.org . The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWOwnersNews.com .

CLEARANCES: Whether it's in the engine or transmission or in your brain, the spaces between the components (or ideas) is absolutely critical. Send your questions to us via email - podcast@bmwmoa.org . The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWOwnersNews.com .

OUR OWN WORST ENEMY: Getting rusty during a break from riding can come back to haunt you. Luckily, there are many ways to shake off the rust. Send your questions to us via email - podcast@bmwmoa.org . The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWOwnersNews.com .

JON DELVECCHIO joins Mark to discuss his "Cornering Confidence" course, an online version of which is free for members of the BMW MOA (and not too expensive if you're not a member). Send your questions to us via email - podcast@bmwmoa.org . The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWOwnersNews.com .

CONFIDENCE MAN—THE GOOD KIND: A good instructor does more than just impart new skills and correct bad habits. Send your questions to us via email - podcast@bmwmoa.org . The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWOwnersNews.com .

INFRASTRUCTURE AND A SPACE FOR MAINTENANCE: Moving to a house with an awesome garage can be a life-changing experience for just about anybody—but especially a motorcyclist! Send your questions to us via email - podcast@bmwmoa.org . The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWOwnersNews.com .

IDIOTS AND HOW TO SPOT THEM: How is it everyone views so many others on the road as idiots? Even if we avoid any evaluation of another person's intelligence, we still judge them incompetent. Wouldn't this mean bad drivers see others as the problem instead of themselves? Yes, exactly! Send your questions to us via email - podcast@bmwmoa.org . The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by th...

BINOCULARS, BLINDNESS AND INVISIBILITY: This will be the first time you've likely heard the concept of ocular convergence discussed in a podcast, but you'll want to hear how it affects every motorcycle rider you know. Send your questions to us via email -  podcast@bmwmoa.org . The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWOwnersNews.com .

GREG WIDMAR: After a serious motorcycle crash, Greg leaned on experiences as a US Marine and passion for riding to create the MotoJitsu system, a method for street riders to become more proficient and confident in their daily riding. He's since created over 1,000 motorcycle training videos. Send your questions to us via email - podcast@bmwmoa.org . The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to yo...

FOOLISHNESS SQUARED: If common sense were so common, everybody would have buckets of it at their disposal. In this episode, Mark dispenses a little for you. Send your questions to us via email - podcast@bmwmoa.org . The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWOwnersNews.com .

LIVIN THE DREAM: Nobody can navigate a world wherein everything is uncertain. In this episode, Mark walks us through achieving a little certainty. Send your questions to us via email - podcast@bmwmoa.org . The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWOwnersNews.com .

VESTIGES: Buying into an image—and its accompanying accoutrements—can be a powerful motivator to continue on a sometimes self-defeating path. Send your questions to us via email - podcast@bmwmoa.org .   The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWOwnersNews.com .

INDOOR TOURING: When the weather is not conducive to riding, we have other options to feed our motorcycling habit. This episode features a Q&A with Wes Fleming; Mark and Wes explore possible physical benefits of riding motorcycles. S end your questions to us via email - podcast@bmwmoa.org . The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWOwnersN...

ARMCHAIR PSYCHOLOGY: Human beings crave certainty, regardless of how little information they have or how wrong their premature, half-baked conclusions may be. Find out why! Send your questions to us via email - podcast@bmwmoa.org .   The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWOwnersNews.com .

ARTHUR TREFF: Hear from a Motorcycle Safety Foundation Certified Rider Coach who lives near enough to the Tail of the Dragon to grab it and hold on. Send your questions to us via email - podcast@bmwmoa.org . The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWOwnersNews.com .

HOT AIR: We tend to assign elaborate theories of causality in situations where merely a coincidence took place. Our brains are built to explain things, and they fill in all the blanks with guesses and fantasies when they have nothing else to go on. Find out why! Send your questions to us via email - podcast@bmwmoa.org . The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation a...

RICARDO RODRIGUEZ: Hear from one of the motorcycle trainers at the U.S. Rider Academy, part of the BMW Performance Center in Greer, South Carolina. Send your questions to us via email - podcast@bmwmoa.org . The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWOwnersNews.com .

CYCLES: During our waking lives, we experience joys, endure tragedies, take up difficult challenges, and execute countless routines, amassing a multitude of memories in the process. Send your questions to us via email - podcast@bmwmoa.org . The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWOwnersNews.com .

SOME PEOPLE! Whether it's your favorite back road or the local grocery store, some people can just be in your way - both physically and mentally. Send your questions to us via email - podcast@bmwmoa.org . The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWOwnersNews.com .

JUST MY IMAGINATION: Your imagination can alert you to consequential possibilities - and do so faster than the speed of normal thought. Send your questions to us via email - podcast@bmwmoa.org . The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWOwnersNews.com .

FORM AND FUNCTION : There are signifiers , and there are the things signified . Human beings very often treat these as interchangeable, and this can cause problems. Send your questions to us via email - podcast@bmwmoa.org . The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWOwnersNews.com .

BAPTISM BY FIRE: When you ride in the heat, the temperature goes up in places other than just outside your body. Send your questions to us via email - podcast@bmwmoa.org . The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWOwnersNews.com .

MOMENTUM: Many things in life can be friend or foe - or both, depending on the situation and how you choose to manage it. Send your questions to us via email - podcast@bmwmoa.org . The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWOwnersNews.com .

ANOTHER PERIL OF MOTORCYCLING: That the joys of motorcycling might exacerbate instead of ameliorate our dissatisfactions should be seen as an opportunity rather than a hindrance. Send your questions to us via email - podcast@bmwmoa.org . The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWOwnersNews.com .