Motorcycle Misadventures

Learn how to ride a dirt bike and raise money for breast cancer research

Even if you're meeting a motorcycle for the first time, you can ride, and learn, and raise money for a great cause. 

May 14 – 18, 2012 Hollister Hills California State Recreational Vehicle Park Just over an hour south of San Jose International Airport.

Cindy meeting a dirt bike for the first time. Cindy riding in Alaska.

Tomorrow on SideStandUp Motorcycle Radio: Grant Johnson of HorizonsUnlimited.com

 

Tomorrow on SideStandUp.com motorcycle radioI talk with Grant Johnson of HorizonsUnlimited.com, the motorcycle travelers community where you can get information on everything from outfitting a bike to where the secret border crossings are into China. HU has a lot to offer, including inspirational DVDs, a monthly newsletter, member websites, live events all around the world, even a beautiful print calendar featuring your best photos. 

Join us and the whole cast of characters on http://sidestandup.com live or catch the archives. Tuesday February 28 from 8-9:30 pm Eastern Time.

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Melissa Holbrook Piersen talks about The Man Who Would Stop At Nothing

 

Check out this article accompanied by an excellent audio interview with Melissa Holbrook Piersen about her book The Man Who Would Stop At Nothing: Long-Distance Motorcycling’s Endless Road. 

 

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Audio sessions now available from the 2012 San Francisco Writers Conference

If you couldn't make it to the San Francisco Writers Conference you can download audio files from each session presented, for $10 each from VWTapes.com. 

My sessions were:

How to Distribute Your Self-Published Book (MP3 download) and the slideset is here. 

The Great Adventure: Joining the Self-Publishing Revolution: Carla King moderates panel discussion between Mark Coker of Smashwords, Brian Felsen of BookBaby, Joel Friedlander of Marin Bookworks, Jan Johnson of Turning Stone Press, and Jesse Potash of PubSlush.  (MP3 download)

I've also shared slidesets from Monday's Self-Publishing Boot Camp all-day intensive, here.

You can buy the print guide, the Self-Publishing Boot Camp Guide for Authors, here.

Enjoy!

 

Why I Travel: A video to inspire

People often ask me why I travel. Why I travel by motorcycle. Why I travel alone. This wonderful five minute video from a couple traveling together through Chile and Patagonia captures the essence of the first question, at least. It's not credited well, but I will assume that it is Dan Riordan and Dana Saint of Gnarly Bay Productions. Lovely. 

a story for tomorrow. from gnarly bay productions, Inc. on Vimeo.

RoadRUNNER Magazine Annual Touring Weekend in Maggie Valley, NC July 11-15

 

RoadRUNNER Magazine, owned by Christa Neuhauser, has named Maggie Valley, NC, as the location for its 7th Annual Touring Weekend and Memorial Ride. Every year, the RoadRUNNERteam hosts this event in honor of the magazine's founder, Christian Neuhauser.    The event runs July 11-15 and includes a welcome party, vendors, a scavenger hunt, live music, seminars, and a full-day riding course conducted by instructors from Stayin' Safe. The venue is also located conveniently close to the nationally acclaimed Wheels Through Timemotorcycle museum.   This is a pre-registered event and space is filling up fast. For more details and to sign up, visit the Touring Weekend info page or call (866) 354-6430.