Chasing the Horizon - Motorcycles and the Motorcycle Industry In Depth

Instead of parlaying her world land speed records into international motorcycling fame and fortune—you know, as we all do—Liane Langlois started the Alberta Motorcycle Safety Society and now spends a significant portion of her time (between training runs) helping make Canadian motorcyclists safer and drives more aware of the riders. The news looks at Billy Joel (yes, THAT Billy Joel), a new "sure to hit the market" high-end electric motorcycle, the possible end of the King of the Baggers racing series and more.

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Riding 1,000 miles in 24 hours isn't really all that impressive any more. But doing it on a 229cc single? Now you have my attention, Spencer Anderson. Then doing eight more of them? I'm putting you on Chasing the Horizon! The news looks at bike registrations in the UK, a possible hack of Harley-Davidson, a new type of AGV helmet and more.

Chasing the Horizon is brought to you by Wunderlich America and the BMW Motorcycle Owners of America. Get all the links for our guest and the news on the show notes page on chasingthehorizon.us.

There's a lot of hype in the world about artificial intelligence, but Kiril Fadeeff is the first person we've come across who's tried to leverage a large language model to help riders keep their bikes on the road. Find out more about his ShopDogAI initiative in this episode. The news looks at Indian, Moto Guzzi, the return of CAKE and more.

Chasing the Horizon is brought to you by Wunderlich America and the BMW Motorcycle Owners of America. Get all the links for our guest and the news on the show notes page on chasingthehorizon.us.

Instead of electric motorcycle news for Episode 189, I wrote this rant about so-called e-bikes being marketed by companies like Sur-Ron. This mini-episode contains some strong language.

The opinions expressed in this episode are mine and mine alone. They do not necessarily reflect the views of this podcast's sponsors, advertisers or any other organization with which I may be affiliated. No sponsor or advertiser should be considered associated with or responsible for this commentary.

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"Nobody's ever done it," thought Aaron Pufal. "So I'm gonna do it!" "It" in this case is set the first record for riding an electric motorcycle (a LiveWire!) from coast to coast as fast as humanly—and logistically—possible. It wasn't easy, but... we'll let Aaron tell the story. The news looks at BMW, Honda and motorcycle markets in the US and Australia.

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When you think of young riders doing what they can to build the sport and create a brand-new generation of riders, you should be thinking about Joanna Nguyen, who at 15 decided she wanted to ride and simply made it happen. The news looks at BMW, TVS, Ducati, Indian and more.

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When it comes to packing for an extended trip, you want to get advice from Staci Wilt, who started her touring life atop a Sportster. If she can live off that bike for a few weeks, so can you! Her career as a photographer, podcaster and more informs how she travels by motorcycle. The news touches on Moto Guzzi, Honda, Lightfighter and Ultraviolette.

Chasing the Horizon is brought to you by Wunderlich America and the BMW Motorcycle Owners of America. Get all the links for our guest and the news on the show notes page on chasingthehorizon.us.

When the ADV competition you expect to happen doesn't, you can either cry about it or start up your own version. Lana Tsurikova and Chip McMann chose the latter and thus, the inaugural Adventure Crown kicks off in August 2026. The news features a longer segment on what's going on with Harley and Indian and some short EV snippets.

Chasing the Horizon is brought to you by Wunderlich America and the BMW Motorcycle Owners of America. Get all the links for our guest and the news on the show notes page on chasingthehorizon.us.

"Do you know how to use a sword?" "Yes. The pointy end goes into the other man." While that exchange from the Old Zorro to the Young Zorro in a movie sounds funny, it's part of David Baker's everyday life. The bladesmith is in the middle of shooting his newest show, "Baker's Blades," for distribution on YouTube. He's getting from here to there for each episode thanks to his motorcycle, and we dig into all of it. The news touches on BMW, TVS, Ducati and each of Japan's Big Four motorcycle manufacturers.

Chasing the Horizon is brought to you by Wunderlich America and the BMW Motorcycle Owners of America. Get all the links for our guest and the news on the show notes page on chasingthehorizon.us.

When it comes to YouTube personalities who are excited about motorcycling and having every experience possible on a bike, you'd be hard pressed to find anybody more on fire about it than Doodle on a Motorcycle. A lot has happened in her life since our discussion in May 2020—subscribe to her YouTube channel to find out what!

Chasing the Horizon is brought to you by Wunderlich America and the BMW Motorcycle Owners of America. Get all the links for our guest and the news on the show notes page on chasingthehorizon.us.

Richard Worsham—the founder of Janus Motorcycles—wrote a book dedicated to the art of travelling light on a small motorcycle. The Rambler's Companion is the focus of our discussion from March 2024, recapped here in a slightly edited form.

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In the third of our wayback machine episodes, we revisit Peter Egan's first appearance on Chasing the Horizon. Egan is a renowned moto-journalist with a soft spot for vintage British bikes.

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Hit the way way back machine with this rebroadcast of the discussion from the very first episode of Chasing the Horizon. Helge Pedersen has retired now, but in 2017 he was still running GlobeRiders, a global touring company, and he had a lot to say about his experiences.

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Clement Salvadori died on May 1, 2026, and I thought it might be a good reason to rebroadcast his discussion with CTH back in Episode 86. The audio is a bit noisy, but stick with it, as Clem's insights continue to resonate.

Chasing the Horizon is brought to you by Wunderlich America and the BMW Motorcycle Owners of America. Get all the links for our guest and the news on the show notes page on chasingthehorizon.us.

Heather Lea first joined us in Episode 119 to talk about hydration and her round-the-world ride. She's back 60 episodes later to talk about the book she wrote about that trip—and a whole lot more, too. There is no news in this episode.

Chasing the Horizon is brought to you by Wunderlich America and the BMW Motorcycle Owners of America. Get all the links for our guest and the news on the show notes page on chasingthehorizon.us.

"Let's go on a 5,000-mile trip this summer on my 45-year-old motorcycle," said dad Will Andalora to daughter Mae in the spring of 2025. "That sounds like a fantastic idea," said Mae, and the planning began. Join them to find out what a trip like that takes—and exactly how many tank tops to bring along with you. The news digs into the Japanese market, Royal Enfield, LiveWire, LG and more.

Chasing the Horizon is brought to you by Wunderlich America and the BMW Motorcycle Owners of America. Get all the links for our guest and the news on the show notes page on chasingthehorizon.us.

Imagine taking a long trip and realizing early on that your luggage sucked. Most of us would just be angry and replace it. David Jenni thought "I can make something better than this," then set out to do exactly that with his company, Enduristan. The news looks at the end of Wolfman Luggage, what Honda and Yamaha are doing patent-wise, Klim's new armor and more.

Chasing the Horizon is brought to you by Wunderlich America and the BMW Motorcycle Owners of America. Get all the links for our guest and the news on the show notes page on chasingthehorizon.us.

Whether it's in front of the camera on network or cable shows or behind it steering the public relations efforts of big-name brands, Mike Caudill is deeply embedded in the motorcycle industry, and he's here to share his thoughts and expertise with you. The news gets into the latest with Harley-Davidson, Toyota—yeah, Toyota!—Honda, BMW and more.

Chasing the Horizon is brought to you by Wunderlich America and the BMW Motorcycle Owners of America. Get all the links for our guest and the news on the show notes page on chasingthehorizon.us.

If you're going to have an existential crisis, Louisa Swaden might be the rider to have near you when it happens. We discuss her riding, her philosophy and her recent book, The Stoic Rider. The news analyses India's tax policy, MV Agusta's price cut, a new bike from Royal Enfield, Ducati getting into bed with AI and the Verge/Donut EV partnership.

Chasing the Horizon is brought to you by Rox Speed FX, Wunderlich America and the BMW Motorcycle Owners of America. Get all the links for our guest and the news on the show notes page on chasingthehorizon.us.

If you've ever thought about buying and riding a vintage motorcycle, this is the year you'll want to listen to Chasing the Horizon! We're engaging experts skilled in restorations, custom builds and motorcycle maintenance to give you the low-down on exactly what owning a vintage bike requires. Join Geoff Drake and Scott Lindroth, vintage motorcycle riders, and find out what makes a regular rider want to restore an old bike--or not! The news looks at Suzuki, Honda, Harley-Davidson, Royal Enfield and Ducati.

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