For The Ride

Best known for his biographical work in Revolver Magazine and Men's Journal, author Eric Hendrikx has just publish his largest work ever, Motorcycle Life: Stories, Wisdom, and Obsession from Riders Around the World. The hardcover masterpiece profiles over 100 riders from around the world, with a forward by Norman Reedus. In this episode, Eric shares his motivation and approach to creating this ode to motorcycles.

Episode Links:

Instagram: @EricHendrikx

Book: Motorcycle Life

Website: https://www.erichendrikx.com/

News: 2027 Triumph Bonneville T40

Free MSF eCourse: https://www.triumphrider.com/

Events Schedule: https://www.triumphontour.com/

For The Ride theme song by Sam Pace

For The Ride podcast produced by Hisonni Johnson

After completing a 50 State in 50 Days motorcycle ride, Brock Gill returns to share stories from the adventure. In this episode Brock talks about the challenges, life-changing experiences and the 50 people he met on his 50 day journey. He also offers some behind the scenes insight about the feature length documentary The Ripple Effect, which is an inspirational film about the lives touched along the route.

Episode Links:

Instagram: @BrockGill

Documentary: The Ripple Effect

Website: https://www.motomission.com/

News: 2027 Triumph TXP Range

News: Farres Wins FIM MX2 Championship

News: 2026 Isle of Triumph at Barber Vintage Festival

Free MSF eCourse: https://www.triumphrider.com/

Events Schedule: https://www.triumphontour.com/

For The Ride theme song by Sam Pace

For The Ride podcast produced by Hisonni Johnson

Barber Motorsports Museum's Executive Director, Brian Case, shares the history of the museum, honoring the legacy of George Barber. He also tells how his background in design and as the founder of Motus Motorcycles led him to Barber, and shares some of the vision for the world's largest motorcycle museum and motorsports park.

Episode Links:

Instagram: @Case_Moto76

Instagram: @BarberMotorPark

Website: https://barberracingevents.com/

News: Triumph Originals Custom Contest

News: 2026 Vahna Motorcycle Film Festival Screenings

News: 2026 Isle of Triumph at Barber Vintage Festival

Free MSF eCourse: https://www.triumphrider.com/

Events Schedule: https://www.triumphontour.com/

For The Ride theme song by Sam Pace

For The Ride podcast produced by Hisonni Johnson

Triumph Factory Racing's, Jordon Smith, made history in 2025 as the first to secure a Triumph Supercross win, and is preparing to make his debut in the 450 class. In the episode Smith talks about growing up in the competitive world of youth motocross racing, the decision to transition to the 450 class, and being a contender for top golfer on the grid.

Episode Links:

Instagram: @JordonSmith.20

News: Triumph FELD VIP Experiences

News: Triumph Racing Contingency

Free MSF eCourse: https://www.triumphrider.com/

Events Schedule: https://www.triumphontour.com/

For The Ride theme song by Sam Pace

For The Ride podcast produced by Hisonni Johnson

World traveler, Jess Stone, is best know for her social media channel, GoRuffly, which she and her husband use to market their motorcycle dog carrier, the K9 Cockpit. After spending a few years in Guatemala and completing a Pan-American Highway trip, including the Darien Gap, Jess is back in the United States completing her first book and making appearances to raise funds and awareness for the charity Girl Up.

Episode Links:

Instagram: @GoRuffly

Instagram: @K9MotoCockpit

Website: https://www.goruffly.com/

YouTube: @GoRuffly

News: Montana BDR

News: Updated Trident 660 & Tiger Sport 660

Free MSF eCourse: https://www.triumphrider.com/

Events Schedule: https://www.triumphontour.com/

For The Ride theme song by Sam Pace

For The Ride podcast produced by Hisonni Johnson

After many years as a drummer with a heavy tour schedule, Jeremy Abbott was ready for a change and shifted his focus to telling in depth stories of abandoned places via his YouTube channel, JeremyXplores. In this episode, Jeremy reflects on the past year, which included the lifechanging experiences of suffering a motorcycle accident and witnessing the frontline of Ukraine.

Episode Links:

YouTube: JeremyXplores

Instagram: @JeremyXplores

News: Triumph Unleashed Tour

News: New Thruxton 400 & Tracker 400 motorcycles

Free MSF eCourse: https://www.triumphrider.com/

Events Schedule: https://www.triumphontour.com/

For The Ride theme song by Sam Pace

For The Ride podcast produced by Hisonni Johnson

Georgia Pinstripe and Lettering artist, Chastin Brand, is a familiar face at many well know rider gatherings. When he's not busy with commercial work or live painting at events, Chastin spends his time enjoying off-road riding adventures with friends, and hosting an annual event on his property, The Wildsville Scramble.

Episode Links:

Instagram: @ChastinBrand

Instagram: @Wildsville.GA

Website: http://chastinhandpainted.com/

Website: WildsvilleGA.com

News: New Tiger Alpine & Desert Editions

Free MSF eCourse: https://www.triumphrider.com/

Events Schedule: https://www.triumphontour.com/

For The Ride theme song by Sam Pace

For The Ride podcast produced by Hisonni Johnson

Skateboarder and BMX rider turned motorcycle racer, Bryan Thompson, is now known for his custom motorcycle builds with Thompson Cycles. In this episode Bryan shares how he found his into building customs and setting land speed records, and reflects on some full circle moments building custom bikes for legends in the skateboarding world, Steve Caballero and Van Doren.

Episode Links:

Instagram: @ThompsonCycles

VANS Bike Video: Vimeo

805 Speed Record Coverage: Article

News: Tiger 900 BRD "Founders Edition" Custom Fundraiser

Free MSF eCourse: https://www.triumphrider.com/

Events Schedule: https://www.triumphontour.com/

For The Ride theme song by Sam Pace

For The Ride podcast produced by Hisonni Johnson

Talented guitarist, Jake Kiszka, is best known for co-founding and performing in Greta Van Fleet. In this episode I joined Jake at the Gibson Garage, where he spoke about his parallel journeys of discovering motorcycling and creating a new band MIRADOR, in which he is the co-founder, guitarist, and vocalist, all while juggling tour duties with GVF. We also dive deep into some technical guitar questions, and end with the first MIRADOR single, "Feels Like Gold".

Episode Links:

Instagram: @JakeKiszka

Instagram: @MiradorMiradorMirador

Website: MiradorBand.com

Spotify: Mirador Album

News: New Cross Country Models

Free MSF eCourse: https://www.triumphrider.com/

Events Schedule: https://www.triumphontour.com/

For The Ride theme song by Sam Pace

For The Ride podcast produced by Hisonni Johnson

For decades, the hero images seen in Racer X magazine have been captured by veteran MX photographer Simon Cudby. After many years traveling to each race of the season, Cudby is enjoying a more balanced career with a new focus on adventure bike travel coverage. Most recently the new Triumph off-road models have been on the other side of his lens, shooting both press rides and new model launch assets.

Episode Links:

Instagram: @Cudby

Instagram: @OffroadUnderground

Website: https://www.cudbyphoto.com/

Website: https://offroadunderground.com/

News: International Six Day Enduro

Free MSF eCourse: https://www.triumphrider.com/

Events Schedule: https://www.triumphontour.com/

For The Ride theme song by Sam Pace

For The Ride podcast produced by Hisonni Johnson

Legendary Flat Track racer David Aldana rode Triumph and BSA motorcycles at the start of his career in the early 70's. While David had a storied racing career across many disciplines, riding for many OEM's, with a large stack of wins to his name, he's gained additional notoriety for appearing in the pioneering motorcycle film, "On Any Sunday", and for his iconic "Bones" racing leathers. Later in his career David rode a Triumph again in AHRMA's Thruxton Cup Challenge series, which celebrates it's 20th Anniversary at the 2025 Barber Vintage Festival.

Episode Links:

Instagram: @David13Aldana

News: English Nick & Motorboat Headline Isle of Triumph

Free MSF eCourse: https://www.triumphrider.com/

Events Schedule: https://www.triumphontour.com/

For The Ride theme song by Sam Pace

For The Ride podcast produced by Hisonni Johnson

One of Atlanta's beloved radio DJ's leans into his heritage with his on-air moniker, English Nick. The voice of 97.1 The River's mid-day segment known as the River Workforce is as passionate about riding motorcycles as he is classic rock. In the episode Nick talks about hosting Atlanta's longest running live-band karaoke, and why the Distinguished Gentleman's Ride is now more meaningful than ever to him.

Episode Links:

Instagram: @EnglishNick67

Distinguished Gentleman's Ride: English Nick's Fundraising Profile

News: MY26 TF 250-X

Free MSF eCourse: https://www.triumphrider.com/

Events Schedule: https://www.triumphontour.com/

For The Ride theme song by Sam Pace

For The Ride podcast produced by Hisonni Johnson

Danish Motocross racer Mikkel Haarup is midway through the 2025 Pro Motocross season, competing for the Factory Triumph Racing Team. After 7 races, the 23 year old racer is 6th in the overall 250 class standings in his first season racing in the US. In the episode, Haarup discusses his training and fitness, and shares how much he's enjoying this Pro Motocross season, where he's riding every track for the first time ever.

Episode Links:

Instagram: @MikkelHaarup11

News: Sam Sunderland Announces World Record Attempt

News: All-New 2026 Scrambler 400 XC

Free MSF eCourse: https://www.triumphrider.com/

Events Schedule: https://www.triumphontour.com/

For The Ride theme song by Sam Pace

For The Ride podcast produced by Hisonni Johnson

Retired magician Brock Gill of the Moto Mission YouTube channel, is preparing for the daunting challenge of riding across all 50 United States in 50 days. Brock is already known for epic adventure rides on roads less traveled, where he shares his love of adventure bikes and the stories of people he encounters along the way. On June 28th, 2025, he'll take his mission to the next level as he completes 50 in 50, and brings his followers along for the ride with daily updates.

Episode Links:

Website: MotoMission.com

Instagram: @BrockGill

YouTube: @MotoMission.

News: Triumph Originals Custom Contest

News: Record Breaking Distinguished Gentleman's Ride

Free MSF eCourse: https://www.triumphrider.com/

Events Schedule: https://www.triumphontour.com/

For The Ride theme song by Sam Pace

For The Ride podcast produced by Hisonni Johnson

The Board President and Creative Director of Backcountry Discovery Routes, Tim James, is fresh off the heels of completing the new South East BDR. The 2025 AMA Motorcyclist of the Year shares the origins of the BDR, how he first got involved as a volunteer, and details the benefit that BDR offers to riders and to the communities they ride though.

Episode Links:

Website: https://ridebdr.com/

Instagram: @RideBRD

SEBDR Documentary: YouTube

News: Triumph Sponsors SE BDR

Free MSF eCourse: https://www.triumphrider.com/

Events Schedule: https://www.triumphontour.com/

For The Ride theme song by Sam Pace

For The Ride podcast produced by Hisonni Johnson

The winningest motocross racer of all time, Ricky Carmichael, is staying busy as an analyst for Supercross & Motorcross on NBC, hosting the Title 24 Podcast with Ryan Villopodo, and handpicking the components for the all-new Triumph TF 450-RC edition motorcycle. In this episode, Ricky also dives into how he spends his rare free-time, his approach to retired-life fitness, and what it means to have a production motorcycle with his name on it.

Episode Links:

Instagram: @RickyCarmichael

Title 24 Podcast: YouTube

News: All-New TF 450-RC

News: Paul Edmondson Appointed Enduro Team Manager

News: Jonny Walker Signs to Enduro Race Team

Free MSF eCourse: https://www.triumphrider.com/

Events Schedule: https://www.triumphontour.com/

For The Ride theme song by Sam Pace

For The Ride podcast produced by Hisonni Johnson

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 competition kneeboarding, fresh from the world championships in South Africa.

Episode Links:

Instagram: @EdwardQuinn

Website: https://edquinn.com/

Music: A Whole Lot of Rosie on Spotify

News: 2025 Speed Twin 1200 / RS

Free MSF eCourse: https://www.triumphrider.com/

Events Schedule: https://www.triumphontour.com/

For The Ride theme song by Sam Pace

For The Ride podcast produced by Hisonni Johnson

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 bike which she now displays at various motorcycle shows around the US.

Episode Links:

Instagram: @AdrienneDriggs

Website: Front Row Moto Show

Instagram: @WomensMotoShow

Twitch: Adrienne Driggs

News: Paul Edmondson Appointed Enduro Racing Manager

News: 50th Anniversary of Evel Knievel Rocket Jump

Photo Credit: Alex Vese

Free MSF eCourse: https://www.triumphrider.com/

Events Schedule: https://www.triumphontour.com/

For The Ride theme song by Sam Pace

For The Ride podcast produced by Hisonni Johnson

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 talks about his approach to racing, and a little bit about how he spends his limited down time.

Episode Links:

Instagram: @JS352

Instagram: @OfficialTriumphRacing

News: Triumph Earns 6 MCN Awards

Free MSF eCourse: https://www.triumphrider.com/

Events Schedule: https://www.triumphontour.com/

For The Ride theme song by Sam Pace

For The Ride podcast produced by Hisonni Johnson

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: @HeathTheChief

Instagram: @Alpinestars

Website: https://www.alpinestars.com/

Website: AStars x Triumph Collection

News: Triumph Finishes 1-2 at AdventureTrackers Race

News: Jalek Swoll Gets First Triumph Pro Motocross Podium

Free MSF eCourse: https://www.triumphrider.com/

Events Schedule: https://www.triumphontour.com/

For The Ride theme song by Sam Pace

For The Ride podcast produced by Hisonni Johnson