Most recently known for his role as President Hunter Franklin in Tyler Perry's "The Oval", Ed Quinn is a veteran actor, who is also a rock n roller and competitive kneeboarder. In the interview, Quinn shares what he loves about riding motorcycles, talks about living on-set when filming seasons of The Oval, and gives a download on the world of compe…

Gamer and rider Adrienne Driggs is a two-bike Triumph owner who loves to attend riding events, and has recently started supporting the Women's Motorcycle Show. In this episode, which was recorded at The One Moto Show, Adrienne gives a brief overview of all things Twitch, and talks about her riding journey which has lead her to modifying her own bik…

Pro Motocross and Supercross racer, Jalek Swoll, has made history as the first rider to podium for Triumph Motorcycles in US Pro Motocross in Triumph's first year making an MX bike and competing with a factory race team. Jalek's strong season saw him consistently deliver top 10 finishes. In the interview leading into the 2024 SMX Playoffs, Swoll ta…

As a retired amateur racer, Heath "The Chief" Cofran brings a deep understanding of rider safety to his role as Media and Communications Director for Alpinestars. In the interview Heath reminisces about his racing days, and dives deep into some of the technology that AStars has been developing to keep riders safe. Episode Links: Instagram: @HeathTh…

Seeking to combine his passions, Matt McKenna founded Imperial Moto, a moto inspired coffee shop in Miami's Little River Neighborhood, which has grown to become a Saturday and Sunday destination for two-wheel and four-wheel enthusiasts. Before detouring into DJ names and motorcycles, Matt details what goes into a great cup of coffee, and how Imperi…

Most known for his role as Archie in the series Riverdale, actor KJ Apa portrays an up and coming club motorcycle racer in the film One Fast Move, which debut's August 8th on Amazon Prime Video. During the interview, KJ dives into the craft of acting, learning to ride, and his new-found love for motorcycles and appreciation for racing and racers. E…

Actor turned director, Kelly Blatz has dedicated the past three years creating the film 'One Fast Move', a scripted feature length film that lives in the world of American club racing, which releases on Amazon Prime Video on August 8th, 2024. In the interview, Kelly discusses the process of writing and a capturing the film and also speaks about his…

Custom bike builder, Dustin Kott of Kott Motorcycles, specializes in fully fabricated custom vintage motorcycles. His builds are showcased at the most prestigious shows and owned by passionate riders, high-end collectors and celebrities alike. During the interview at the Kott Motorcycles shop in Newhall, California, Dustin shares how he became a bu…

"Go Fast Don't Die" is something Brady Mclean, and friends would say to each other before rides. The sentiment grew into tattoos, and then a shirt, and then a brand. After much self-reflection, much of which came while riding motorcycles, Brady challenged himself to overcome fear and self-doubt and live his best life, and he hopes to inspire others…

5x World Enduro Champion, Iván Cervantes, has spent his time competing in ADV bike rally races, developing brand new motocross bikes, and setting Guinness World Records since retiring from competitive Enduro racing. In the episode, Iván shares his path to becoming a champion and goes into detail on the experience at the Nardò Technical Center, wher…

Inspired by a close connection to the cause, Austin Marie Foster volunteered to co-host the Distinguished Gentleman's Ride in Portland, while also juggling duties as the founder of Hammerheads PDX, which is a group of "motorcycle misfits". In the episode, Austin speaks about learning to ride from her father, and how his bout with prostate cancer le…

After departing the UFC, professional fighter Impa Kasanganay fought 5 times in 2023, earning his way into the Professional Fighters League playoffs, and capped the year by winning the Light Heavyweight Title. The new PFL Champ visited the Triumph North America office fresh off the win and a solo road trip on a new Tiger 1200 to share his backgroun…

As the founder of Bike Shed Motorcycle Club, Dutch van Someren spends many of his days greeting customers at the BSMC in London or Los Angeles when not riding his Triumph Thruxton RS. In this episode recorded in the green room of Bike Shed Los Angeles, Dutch talks about the Bike Shed Moto Show, creating the club, and how he and his wife Vikki atten…

As Revzilla's Director of Content, Spurgeon Dunbar plays a leading role in producing an incredible amount of creative and inspirational motorcycle content for the company's content arm, the Common Tread, including a co-host of their Highside / Lowside podcast. Recently, Spurgeon guest hosted an episode of the popular high-production series CTXP, wh…

As a content creator for Revzilla's Common Tread, Zack Courts is the host of "Daily Rider" and co-host of CTXP, the channel's quarterly large production series. In the most recent CTXP episode Zack, along with guest host Spurgeon Dunbar, rode an all-new Triumph Scrambler 400 X to India's Umling La, the highest motorable road in the world. In this e…

Jared Weems is a Florida based custom bike builder that focuses exclusively on vintage Triumph builds via Weems Motor Co. and just won the People's Choice Award for his '56 Drag Bike during the Vahna Motorcycle Show at the Isle of Triumph. During the interview which took place on-site at the Isle of Triumph, Weems discusses drag racing technique an…

Eva Rupert is best known as the motorcycle ambassador with Overland Expo, where she manager motorcycle vendors, `builds the Ultimate Overland Bike each year, and writes for their column, The Compass. Outside of the Overland Expo, Eva owns the Jonquil Motel in Bisbee, AZ where she hosts an annual adventure riding event, and has a surprising past in …

Derek Mayberry is a long-time rider who abandoned the corporate world to pursue a passion and became the Associate Publisher of VAHNA Magazine. Derek shares how he landed with VAHNA and then dives into the details of the inaugural VAHNA Film Festival, including submission requirements and the locations of festival events. Episode Links: Instagram: …

Cinnamon Kernes is the Vice-President and General Manager with the Motorcycle Industry Council, where she's leading the "Ride With Us" Campaign to help grow motorcycle ridership in the United States. Cinnamon also runs the AIMExpo, which is the motorcycle industry's trade show in the US, where she draws from her many years of experience managing th…

Mitch Boehm is a 35+ years of motorcycle-industry and moto-journalist veteran, including staff positions at Motorcyclist and Cycle World as well as a 15-year stint as editor-in-chief at Motorcyclist magazine from 1993 to 2008, and is currently the editor-in-chief of American Motorcyclist Magazine. In this interview recorded at AMA Vintage Days, Mit…

With a family lineage in racing, Chase McQueen naturally gravitated to racing on both two and four wheels. In this episode the son of Chad McQueen, and grandson of Steve McQueen, talks about his family’s legacy and how it's kept alive through partnerships with brands his grandfather had ties to, as well as helping to organize the Friends of Steve M…

Best known as a lifestyle photographer, John Ryan Hebert regularly pairs his passion for riding and art to capture timeless images of motorcycles, including his personal Triumph Bonneville T100. In the interview, John explains how he stumbled into a career in moto photography, and shares a story riding his 100,000+ mile Bonneville from Los Angeles …

As a kid in 70's Southern California, Tommy Harper grew up racing dirt bikes against the likes of Chad McQueen and Kenny Alexander, and turned his passion for riding, flying, and surfing into a career in stunts. In this interview Tommy recounts stories of growing up around Steve McQueen and Bud Ekins, explains how he evolved his career to found Bra…

Erik Hartley is an American veteran who discovered the throttle therapy in flat track racing and founded Evil Hours Racing, a non-profit race team which provides veterans an outlet within the flat track community. This episode was recorded live from Senoia Raceway south of Atlanta, where Erik and his Evil Hours team were preparing his Triumph Bonne…

Roland Sands is a former racer, best known as custom motorcycle builder hailing from Long Beach, California. Roland turned his name and style of building performance customs into a brand, Roland Sands Design. We caught up with Roland only days after his biggest event of the year, which partnered with Red Bull for their Straight Rhythms event this y…

Frank Masi is a stills photographer for major motion pictures such as The Rock, Armageddon, and Jungle Cruise, whose recent passion for riding has evolved into a dream garage, which includes a Steve McQueen Edition Scrambler 1200. The interview discusses Frank's collection of motorcycles and motorcycle memorabilia and takes a deep dive into the wor…

Rikki Rockett is the co-founder and drummer for the band Poison and a rider so passionate for British Motorcycles that he founded a group called Brit Iron Rebels, which now has clans in 10 countries. The interview ranges from Rikki forming the band Poison and riding his new Scrambler 1200 throughout the 2022 Stadium Tour, to his interest in the par…

Noah Garret is a life long martial artist who used his skills to become a successful stunt performer for major motion films, and happens to be one of lucky owners of a Scrambler 1200 McQueen Edition motorcycle. The interview dives into Noah’s journey to become a stunt performer, and how he’s already working to evolve his career into stunt coordinat…

Carolyn returns as a guest to discuss her transition to a full-time motorcycle YouTube creator, and along with some of the best moto road trips she's taken since her last visit. As her channel, “Doodle on a Motorcycle”, started to take off, Carolyn made the decision to dive in and turn to content creating full time. In the episode, she speaks about…

Eric Van De Steeg is a 3 year host of The Distinguished Gentleman's Ride in Atlanta, co-founder of Scamper Van, and a lifelong rider who incorporates a motorcycle ride into each of his world travels. During the episode, Eric details his personal battle with testicular cancer, which led him to volunteer for the DGR in support of Men's Health. He als…

Évangéline Bastide is a French native living in Los Angeles, who regularly travels on two-wheels to explore new parts of the country during her breaks from being a full-time piano instructor. In the past few years Évangéline has taken road trips to destinations ranging from the Bonneville Salt Flats to the Blue Ridge Mountains, on any sort of red c…

Brandon Paasch is an American Roadracer and 2x defending Daytona 200 Champion, who came back for a second episode to discuss the winning performance in detail. The interview dives into the technical and strategic aspects of racing, along with the mental approach Brandon uses. We also chat about riding project TE-1 bike which is the first and only T…

Brandon Paasch is an American Roadracer and 2x defending Daytona 200 Champion, who conducted this interview just prior to his first Daytona 200 win. The interview also took place just prior to Brandon moving back to England to compete a full season in the British Superbike Championship on the newly formed Triumph Dynavolt team in the Supersport cla…

Sam Schneider is a video producer, with big music videos and many other projects under his belt, but may best be known in moto circles for owning the apocalyptic custom Street Triple, "Frank". Sam tells some tall tales from the road, which prompts Adam to share the story of his first ride, the Road to Hana. Sam also explains the origins of Frank an…

Steve Kamrad is a passionate motorcycle rider who spends most weekends competing in a variety of hare scramble or hare and hound style races. For many of the races, Steve competes in the ADV or Hooligan class on either his Scrambler 1200 XE or Tiger 900 Rally Pro. Steve's also earned a reputation of being a credible freelance AVD bike journalist, g…

Jeff "Six-Time" Stanton earned his nickname by winning six Motocross and Supercross championships and now shares his love of off-road motorcycling with his new adventure riding tour and training business, Jeff Stanton Adventures. This interview, captured live at Americade, covers Jeff's racing background, from his path to success to how he implemen…

Paul "Fast Eddy" Edmondson, best known as an enduro racing champion, has successfully added stunt work to his resume, most recently doubling for Daniel Craig in the latest James Bond film, No Time To Die. Paul surprised a team of Triumph marketers at a dinner meeting, which turned into an impromptu interview. During the brief chat, Paul shared a bi…

James A Willis is an artist, whose work has most recently revolved around guitars and guitar cases, since establishing a studio in Nashville and accepting a role as Gibson Guitar's first artist in residence. As a rider and multiple bike Triumph owner, James agreed to blend his passions, and enhance Triumph and Gibson's support of the Distinguished …

Alonzo Bodden is a comedian who gained notoriety as the winner of the 3rd season of "Last Comic Standing" and his most recent special "Heavy Lightweight" can be found exclusively on Amazon Prime. Alonzo is a passionate rider and Rocket 3 TFC owner, who has become a staple at Americade as a guest and performer for close to the past decade. The inter…

Dennis "the" Prescott is a best known as a chef, who has authored the cook book "Eat Delicious" and is a host of the Netflix show "Restaurants On The Edge". Dennis explains how his time as a musician in Nashville led him to discover the joy of cooking, and how he's more recently discovered a new joy in life, which is riding motorcycles, particularl…

Wesley Schultz is the lead singer of The Lumineers, who is a multi-bike Triumph owner, and recently released his first solo album, Vignettes. Wesley explains how riding influences his music, as he regularly writes while riding with producer Simone Felice in New York's Catskill Mountains. Adam and Wesley chat about the same nervous energy felt when …

Ralph Sheheen, best known as the voice of AMA Supercross, has also been a lead broadcaster for AMA Superbike and NASCAR, and is the owner of Speed Sport. While in town to act as a host for a Triumph Motorcycles America Dealer Video, Ralph sits down to talk about his role as the host of the Triumph Dealer Conference a year ago in Nashville, his expe…

J Daar is an Atlanta area custom motorcycle painter with 30 years of automotive and motorcycle painting experience. J Daar stopped by the Triumph Motorcycles America HQ in Atlanta to talk about the recent Scrambler 1200 XE project he completed for Wesley Schultz of The Lumineers and then dove into a full tutorial of custom motorcycle paint projects…

Jesse Spade is an Atlanta area custom motorcycle builder and Project Manager on the History Channel's car build show "The Ride That Got Away". Jesse swung by the Triumph Motorcycles America office during a break from filming to talk about his role on the show, his passion for building custom bikes, and his side projects of building custom metal art…

INDUSTRY INSIDER: Austin Guest is a Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) Certified Rider Coach and the Site Coordinator at the MSF Campus in Alpharetta, Georgia, where students can take the Basic Rider Course to get their motorcycle endorsement, and a large variety of specialty courses such as DirtBike School. Adam sits down with Austin after spendin…

Noah Elliott is a Team USA Paralympian snowboarder who competed in the 2018 Winter Games in PyeongChang in Banked Slalom and Snowboard Cross, where he won Bronze and Gold Medals, respectively. Adam joined Noah in his home in Steamboat Springs, CO. After taking a look at Noah’s new Speed Twin, Noah opened up about his battle with cancer, which he wo…

INDUSTRY INSIDER: Andrew Campo co-founded the artisan moto publication, META Magazine based out of Denver, CO, which produces a coffee table quality quarterly print magazine, along with premium moto-film projects. While in Atlanta, Andrew stopped by Triumph America HQ to discuss his background in publication, the origins of META magazine, and how t…

Jared Erickson co-founded Brother Moto, an Atlanta based brand which has taken on the form of DIY motorcycle shop, coffee shop, apparel retailer, and moto content brand. Jared joins Adam in the studio at Triumph America HQ, fresh off his 3,000 mile round trip between Denver and San Francisco with a friend on two 2020 Triumph Tiger motorcycles, wher…

Chase Bueker is a YouTube Motovlogger based in Atlanta, who has amassed over 1 million subscribers to his channel “chaseotwowheels.” Chase joins Adam in the studio at Triumph Motorcycles America headquarters when returning a new Daytona 765 Moto2 where he offers his initial reactions to the bike. Chase chats with For The Ride about the early days o…

Carolyn is a professional artist who started riding a few years ago, and journaled her journey into motorcycles through her YouTube channel, “Doodle on a Motorcycle”. Her content is a raw and refreshing way to share the experiences of a real-life, everyday motorcycle rider. During our interview, we discuss what prompted Carolyn to begin riding, and…