Recent Interviews

What is a Track Day?

Submitted by shawn on Thu, 07/30/2009 - 09:28

Ever wondered what a "Track Day" is? Ever dreamed about running your ride on the same asphalt as professional racers? Do you want to increase your skill level but not your risk?

Well, Track Days may be the thing for you. On this YBL, I talk to Ken Condon, the Chief Instructor at Tony's Track Days.

Ken talks about what a Track Day is and isn't, what you'll learn and what you'll experience.

Bottom line is - do a Track Day! You won't regret it.


33:50 minutes (7.79 MB)

Yamaha FJR Rider John Ryan Breaks Record For Traversing North America

Submitted by shawn on Fri, 06/19/2009 - 11:21

What's the longest you've ever ridden in one day? Two days? Four?

How about 5566 miles in 86 hours and 31 minutes. Do the math - that's under 4 days!

John Ryan did exactly that. From Prudhoe Bay, on the North Shore of Alaska to Key West, Florida, Ryan traversed the entire North American Continent - and that included the 400-mile long gravel Dalton Highway!

The folks at 2WheelTuesday.com have a press release about John's ride that you can read while you listen in to the interview. Hope you enjoy it!


33:07 minutes (7.62 MB)

YBL Interview with Leslie Porterfield, World's Fastest Female Motorcyclist!

Submitted by shawn on Fri, 05/01/2009 - 13:57

Leslie Porterfield is the 2008 AMA Racing Female Rider of the Year, holds three land-speed records and is a member of the Bonneville 200 mph club. She is also the owner of High Five Cycles, a successful, used motorcycle dealership in downtown Dallas. She has been riding and racing motorcycles for sixteen of her 32 years.

I had a great time chatting with her about racing and her runs at over *234mph* on a motorcycle!


26:01 minutes (5.99 MB)

Interview with Ken Condon, Author of "Riding in the Zone"

Submitted by shawn on Thu, 04/16/2009 - 07:46

YBL had a great time talking to columnist and author Ken Condon, author the new book "Riding in the Zone".


40:14 minutes (9.24 MB)

J Curtis works AMA Pits!

Submitted by shawn on Mon, 04/13/2009 - 08:47

I had the great pleasure of talking to my good friend, J Curtis this past week. I started riding shortly after J did and we've had some great times together.

On this episode, he talks about how he volunteered to work the pits at an AMA race down in Road Atlanta.


44:36 minutes (10.21 MB)

Wayne Chen, CEO of Adaptiv Technologies

Submitted by shawn on Fri, 04/10/2009 - 16:34

YBL had a great time talking to Wayne Chen, CEO of Adaptiv Technologies.

The Adaptiv TPX is the world’s first fully-integrated, portable motorcycle radar and laser detection system designed for American and Metric Cruisers, Sport, and Touring bikes.

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Rippin Kitten!

Submitted by shawn on Sun, 03/29/2009 - 08:56

YBL spent a little time talking to Liz of the Rippin Kitten web site.

Liz is a really good writer, quite the mechanic and has some strong opinions regarding women and motorcycles - and her opinions my surprise you!

Also, she has created a really cool logo for her T-shirt design:

She still has a few left so head over to her web site and grab one!

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Riders for Health!

Submitted by shawn on Wed, 03/11/2009 - 08:01

Your Bike Life talks to Lisa Johnson, Development Director for Riders for Health about their organization, the work they do preventing and curing disease in Africa and how they use motorcycles to accomplish it.

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Captain Crash!

Submitted by shawn on Wed, 02/18/2009 - 14:18

Your Bike Life talks to Captain Crash about his videos, his riding and what he does in Idaho to while away the hours!

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Fred Rau!

Submitted by shawn on Wed, 02/18/2009 - 14:07

Fred Rau has been around the motorcycling community for almost 40 years and has written (and written well) for almost as long. He is one of the original founders of Motorcycle Consumer News and edited the classic book, Proficient Motorcycling: The Ultimate Guide to Riding Well by David L. Hough.

Mr Rau was kind enough to spend some time talking to Your Bike Life!

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