The RIDEWELL Motorcycle Blog
Photo from my day at the Northwest Motorcycle Clinic Some people are great at building muscle memory. I am not one of those people. Although I knew I wanted to ride a motorcycle from the moment I first let off a clutch, I got overwhelmed easily and panicked often. In my first day at motorcycle …
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IMAGE BY JON NEWELL When you ask motorcyclists why they ride, you'll get a variety of answers. Some love to ride for the speed, others the camaraderie, and others say they love the freedom of the open road. Whatever the rationale, though, there's always one thing that brings riders together: the joy …
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There are two kinds of motorcyclists: those of us who have always known we wanted to ride, and those who found our passion later. I'm the second kind. Before my first hit of two-wheeled adrenaline, I saw motorcycles as an unnecessary risk. I never thought I would ride motorcycles, never thought I'd …
If anyone understands the challenges of starting over, it’s Krystal Hess. In 2011, Krystal left an abusive marriage. She dreamed of reinventing herself by moving from Canada to the sunny southwestern United States and learning to ride motorcycles. “I didn’t ever have bikes on my radar until I got …
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