Rider Magazine Insider

Interview with Paul D’Orléans, motorcycle historian, curator and publisher of TheVintagent.com

Join the editors of Rider magazine for Episode 5 of our podcast. Our guest is Paul D’Orléans, a globally recognized expert on the history of motorcycles and motorcycle culture. He curated “Silver Shotgun: Italian Motorcycle Design of the 1960s and 1970s,” an exhibit currently on display at the Petersen Automotive Museum, and Paul’s feature about the exhibit is in the February 2021 issue of Rider. He curated two other motorcycle exhibits for the Petersen, “Custom Revolution” in 2018 and “Electric Revolution” in 2019, and a new exhibit called “ADV:Overland” will open in 2021. Paul is publisher of TheVintagent.com, president of the Motorcycle Arts Foundation, an NBCSN commentator during the annual Mecum Las Vegas motorcycle auctions and host of events like the Quail Motorcycle Gathering and Wheels & Waves. Paul has written, edited or contributed to more than a dozen books, including “Ton Up! A Century of Café Racer Speed and Style,” “The Chopper; the Real Story,” “The Ride” and “The Impossible Collection of Motorcycles,” and he has been a contributor to numerous motorcycle and lifestyle magazines. A renaissance man in every sense of the word, Paul is also an avid motorcycle collector, a past participant in Motorcycle Cannonball, an artist, photographer and filmmaker.

Interview with Eric Trow, author of Riding Well and owner, Stayin’ Safe Motorcycle Training

Join the editors of Rider magazine for Episode 4 of our podcast. It kicks off with some news about the motorcycle industry, the fate of the Progressive International Motorcycle Shows during the pandemic this year and new bikes here and on the way, like the BMW R 18 and Triumph Trident. Then longtime Rider contributor Eric Trow joins the show to discuss his Stayin’ Safe Motorcycle Training program, several vital aspects of keeping safe while you’re out on the road and, of course, what and where he enjoys riding from home in Pennsylvania. Enjoy the show!

Interview with Clement Salvadori, traveling motorcyclist and Rider magazine contributor

Join the editors of Rider magazine for Episode 3 of our podcast. We kick it off with some news about Triumph’s very limited Scrambler 1200 James Bond Edition and the availability of Android Auto for 2018 and newer Honda Gold Wing GL1800s. Kawasaki will also manufacture cylinder heads for certain vintage Z1, Z900 and Z1000 models from the 1970s. After the news we talk with Clement Salvadori about his amazing life and background as a ’round-the-world traveling motojournalist and contributor to Rider magazine since the late 1980s. Check it out!

Interview with Kevin Wing, motorsports and Rider magazine photographer

We kick off this episode with some news about Covid-19’s effect on the motorcycle industry, and a short report on BMW’s new R 18 cruiser with the Big Boxer engine. Rolling on, photographer Kevin Wing shares a few interesting stories, tips and secrets from his 30-year career as a motorsports photographer for the motorcycle, automotive and aviation industries, including shooting for Rider magazine for nearly 25 years.

Discover the Ride at the Progressive International Motorcycle Shows

The first Rider Magazine Insider podcast kicks off with a lively discussion among the editors about some of the new-for-2020 bikes coming our way, including the Triumph Tiger 900s, Suzuki V-Strom 1050 and controversial Suzuki Katana. Then we jump into an interesting and informative interview with Robert Pandya, the Manager of the Discover the Ride program at this season’s Progressive International Motorcycle Shows. Check it out!