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FROM AUGUST 2025 WE PUBLISH IN TWO LANGUAGES, OPENING WITH ENGLISH, FOLLOWED BY TURKISH. By Yigit Surel – Jun21’st 2025

The essence of motorcycling is speed, but it requires understanding and respect for safety. Riders must prioritize mental awareness, physical

This diary entry from Murat is not only a testimony of great passion, attentive compassion from friends, and unstoppable courage.

When you hold on to the bike with your legs you no longer need your arms to hold on. You

by enhancing my riding skills, riding by the virtues, I do know that  I’m going to become more grounded, wiser

The concept of expertise is explored, emphasizing that true mastery requires dedication and 10,000 hours of deliberate practice.

Self-evaluation is the evaluation of the reality in all its aspects. A concept that resonates deeply within the human experience,

This piece was written in 2019 by Hakan Erman for a project called “Parallel rides”, trying to get lessons from

In a recent conversation about motorcycle crashes, often referred to as accidents, a competent rider posed an intriguing question: “Kazanın

Considerations for Virtuous Rider “The principle of simplicity or parsimony—broadly, the idea that simpler explanations of observations should be preferred to more complex

Patience is a virtue rarely praised in these fast and selfish times: in family, in business, in friendship and in

I humbly join Ted in hoping that reading his blog and his last book “Boiling the Canary” will convince some

For Turkish version. Even if you were sure that the thief would be caught and punished, would you fall asleep

I think the common and biggest problem of the people of our age, who strive to be productive, is lack

For English version Konsantrasyon (dikkati ortak bir merkeze veya hedefe yönlendirmek veya getirmek) eldeki göreve odaklanma sürecidir. Neler yapabileceğimizin bilgisi

A maximum of choice and a minimum of meaning describe quite appropriately many of the situations we found ourselves involved

In recent times it looks like most of the conversation between bikers end up with the crucial question “How many

Before we know it our ICE (internal combustion engine) motorcycles will be replaced by electrics. And not specifically because the

Motorcycling is a human and a social good. It brings us closer to others. It gives us better awareness of

Dulled attention, dulled conscious attention not only might not save the day on a ride but surely reduces the meaning

by Keith Code © Motorcycle Consumer News 1997 There are technical points concerning a rider's fear of making either right

The shortest stopping distance of a vehicle is observed when crashed to a stationary object - only then you realize

Reprint from Ride to Work © 2004 - How can I learn how? Riding to work and riding for transportation

“I will appreciate anyone who wants to contribute in the Eco Ride discussion” is the last phrase in the piece

Riders often mention the other senses. Apart from Taste. Now with my appreciation of Smell I would say that I

By nature one stationary thing can keep it’s balance only and only if it has at least three anchors. Like

The more practiced and proficient one becomes in a given task and the more complex the task, the greater is

I had to stop: small stones and grit can transform a morning run into an anticipation of purgatory. Take off

Maybe, owning a bike Is source of joy and satisfaction. Not using the bike, because if you don’t ride your

Speed is our guilty mistress; there is no reason for legitimate marriage because society has deemed her an unnecessary and

Experience, focused attention, longer vision, better planning and restraint may prevent mistakes and/or reduce the consequences but. .. it could,

I love the concept of TOMM. It gives us ideas about life and how we can relate with motorcycle. A

The motorcycle market in the world is in recession not because "Corona virus" but mostly because the producers and marketers

“It depends” is the answer, now, what’s the question? We were making the simple joke observing riders initiating the first

When a motorcyclist is killed, the reaction of surviving motorcyclists is to form a lynch mob, go after the offending

Riding around the world on a motorcycle is a never ending source of lessons and observations: a good way to

“Everyone says that Pan European is heavy bike and hard to ride and I always try to explain that weight

A recent fourteen minute YouTube video about “How Harley Davidson Killed Itself:” has, at this moment, over 1.62 million views.

Ready to take lessons, while contemplating the bike standing for many weeks immobile on center stand, I kept asking what

I selected to republish without any modifications a 2009 article following the posting of “Be like a fish not like

Motorcycling has the advantage of bringing together people from different ages, places, cultures, occupations and interests: when you add the

For many of us “Be like a fish ... not like an ant” has become since a regular mantra. It

t some point, I let training replace riding and fun. The tool became the aim; having fun should have stayed

Parallel rides: lateral thinking comparing the way we ride a motorcycle with the way we conduct our life. In this

With a developed animal brain we are now governing machine that can move us at inhumane speed toward what remains

“Some bikes are great to ride, and some are just great. This is the definitive selection of machines that are

Corners. It's what bikes are all about. And along with braking, cornering is the skill that needs to be practised

Any attempt to “go-back-to-how-we-were-before” is an invitation to intellectual laziness, ethical indifference and practical nihilism. The desire to go back

Illusion of competence is an illuminating piecer for the correct acquisition of knowledge. Too often, while approaching what we call