Rider Magazine Insider

Ep. 56: Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America

Our guest on Episode 56 of the Rider Magazine Insider Podcast is Kyle Petty, a NASCAR racing icon and founder of the Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America. Petty is part of a multi-generational stockcar racing dynasty that included his grandfather Lee, his father Richard, and his son Adam. Petty is known for four wheels, but he’s been riding motorcycles since he was a boy and loves putting on the miles. Since 1995 he has organized the Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America, an annual motorcycle ride that raises money to support Victory Junction and other causes for children with chronic illnesses and conditions. The 27th Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America kicks off on April 29 in Salt Lake City, Utah, and runs through May 5. We encourage listeners to visit KylePettyCharityRide.com and make a donation. You can follow the ride on social media, and if you’re in the area, you can meet up with the group at one of their stops.
LINKS: KylePettyCharityRide.com, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

Ep. 55: Guillermo Cornejo, Riders Share peer-to-peer motorcycle rentals

Our guest on Episode 55 of the Rider Magazine Insider Podcast is Guillermo Cornejo, co-founder and CEO of Riders Share, a peer-to-peer motorcycle rental network. Riders Share was founded in 2018, and there are now more than 4,000 different motorcycles available to rent in the U.S. in every street-legal category. Riders Share has grown by more than 75% over the past two years and is ranked #1 on Google for “motorcycle rental” searches. We talk to Cornejo about how he started Riders Share, the most popular motorcycles to rent on the network, and the additional income motorcycle owners earn when they rent out their motorcycles – some have even started their own motorcycle rental businesses.
LINKS: Riders-Share.com

Ep. 54: Kevin Duke, American Rider magazine

Our guest on Episode 54 of the Rider Magazine Insider Podcast is Kevin Duke, Editor-in-Chief at American Rider, a V-Twin magazine published by the same company that owns Rider magazine. Duke and host Greg Drevenstedt are long-time friends, and they’ve attended many motorcycle press launches and events together. They talk about their shared history – including bungee jumping off the 700-foot Bloukrans Bridge in South Africa – as well as the unique stories, features, and event coverage in American Rider. If you love American-made motorcycles and the community that surrounds them, then you should check it out at AmericanRider.com.

Ep. 53: Killboy, Motorcycle Photographer

Our guest on Episode 53 of the Rider Magazine Insider Podcast is Darryl Cannon, a photographer better known as Killboy. If you’ve ridden the Tail of the Dragon in Tennessee, then you’ve seen Killboy banners along the road where he and his team of photographers capture motorcycles in action. Killboy went from being a factory worker who enjoyed riding his motorcycle on the weekends to teaching himself photography and building a thriving business. Our host, Rider’s Editor-in-Chief Greg Drevenstedt, tells the embarrassing story about his first encounter with Killboy during his first press launch back in 2008.
LINKS: Killboy.com

Ep. 52: Perry Steed, Operation: Purpose

Ep. 52: Perry Steed, Operation: Purpose
Our guest on Episode 52 of the Rider Magazine Insider Podcast is former Army paratrooper Perry Steed. He was interviewed by Rider’s associate editor, Paul Dail, who wrote a feature about Steed titled “Ride for Light” for the October 2022 issue of Rider. On April 24, 2012, Steed’s good friend, Sgt. Kristopher Cool, took his own life. In May of last year, Steed departed North Carolina on his BMW R 1200 GS on a 48-state trip covering more than 15,000 miles to pick up Cool’s ashes and take them to Fort Bragg to spread on Sicily Drop Zone as a “rally cry for support” for the epidemic of veteran suicide. In this episode, Steed talks about how he got into motorcycles, his “Ride for Light” mission, and the nonprofit he created to support fellow veterans, Operation: Purpose. We owe a debt of gratitude to all veterans for their service, and we owe it to them to support veteran causes.
If you or someone you know is in danger because of suicidal thoughts or actions, seek help immediately, either through 911 or nationwide suicide hotlines, 1-800-SUICIDE and 1-800-273-TALK, which have counselors available 24/7.
LINKS: OperationPurpose.net, “Riding for Light” feature about Perry Steed