The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes

CHARACTER: The priority of character in any motorcyclist’s criteria for ownership winds up being a function of that rider’s own personality. This can go in either direction, though, with the motorcycle serving as extension or counterweight. Our Q&A gets into mentally preparing for and recovering from a long motorcycle trip with guest experts Heather Lea and Dave Sears. The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is on the web at BMWOwnersNews.com.

FOG LIGHTS: Going through highly routinized maintenance procedures (oil changes, spoke tightening, chain lubing, cleaning and polishing, etc.) can be like playing a favorite oldie on guitar when these serve as much-needed vacations in the land of the highly familiar and relatively mindless. Our Q&A gets into recovering from motorcycle-related trauma. The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is on the web at BMWOwnersNews.com.

DEBUT EPISODE! SOME DAY: Trying to quantify the return on investment in motorcycling is a fool's errand. Even for those who regularly ride vast distances, and therefore enjoy a far lower cost-per-mile, most of the benefits of being a motorcyclist evade any objective accounting. Our Q&A gets into knowing how to recognize mental decline and when to stop riding, either for the day or forever. The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is on the web at BMWOwnersNews.com.