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Back to SearchThalassa Van Beek
Episode 35
Thalassa Van Beek fell in love with motorcycling as a teenager working as a hostess and model in her native Netherlands. She was handing out brochures at a trade show when a blue Yamaha YZF-R6 caught…
Published on 9 months, 1 week ago
Brady McLean
Episode 34
Moms are the best advice-givers. Wyoming native Brady McLean once dated a woman from a multi-generational motorcycle family. “Her mom is the first one that I can ever remember saying, ‘Go fast, don’t…
Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Vanessa Ruck
Episode 33
Vanessa Ruck is a self-proclaimed “go-getter, a chase-your-dreams kind of girl.” Her path to motorcycling came in a roundabout way: on the heels of a devastating bicycle accident that required seven …
Published on 10 months ago
Daniel Ritz
Episode 32
Daniel Ritz stumbled upon motorcycling a dozen years ago while working as a newspaper editor in Southern California. “There was a small shop up the street from where I was living,” he tells “Driven t…
Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago
Alana Baratto
Episode 31
Some might say Aussie Alana Baratto was destined to work in the motorcycle industry. Her father was a rider, both on- and off-road, and he shared that cherished pastime with his daughters. Alana was …
Published on 11 months ago
Ultimate Motorcycling - TeeJay Adams & Arthur Coldwells
Episode 30
There are few better examples of a relationship coming full circle than British expatriates Teejay Adams and Arthur Coldwells. The pair knew each other as teenagers, and even dated, but they didn’t m…
Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago
Wes Fleming
Episode 29
Motorcycling and music seem to go hand in hand, or at least that’s the opinion shared by Wes Fleming, the host of “Chasing the Horizon,” and Mark Long, the host of “Driven to Ride.” Both enjoy playin…
Published on 11 months, 4 weeks ago
Bob Starr
Episode 28
Bob Starr considers himself “lucky,” having spent his entire career in the motorcycle industry, including more than 32 years at Yamaha in marketing and, currently, corporate communications. “I turned…
Published on 1 year ago
Cassey Stone & Jacob Michna
Episode 27
The couple that rides together, stays together, right? Well, Cassey Stone, founder of the “Hell Yeah! Moto” women’s dirt bike riding school, and Jacob Michna, former head of the AMA Hare and Hound Na…
Published on 1 year ago
Ryan F9 (aka Ryan Kluftinger)
Episode 26
Stage names often have interesting backstories. For Ryan Kluftinger, better known as “RyanF9,” host of the “FortNine” YouTube channel, the explanation is straightforward: His boss came up with the in…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago