Welcome to the premiere episode of The Reserve Tank, a podcast for motorcycle riders, from the creators of the Progressive International Motorcycle Shows. In this episode we are talking with Andrew Campo and Derek Mayberry of META about discovering your riding community.

1. Intro to your host Sam Bendall, The Reserve Tank and our guests
2. Andrew Campo and Derek Mayberry of META magazine
3. Let's talk about the META space in downtown Denver and how that has helped local - and not-so-local! - riders find community.
4. Where can riders go to start developing their riding community:
5. Local dealerships
6. Expand your horizons into new types of riding
7. How about seeking out riding groups and buddies online:
8. Facebook Groups
9. Forums
10. The importance of sharing your riding experiences on social media and finding community through it.

In this episode of the Reserve Tank we're talking with professional ADV Instructor, Bret Tkacs, about clearing the path to ADV.

Bret Tkacs is a freelance writer, world traveler, professional ADV instructor, and former host of MOTOTREK. His students range from U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers to novice adventure travelers.

Bret shares how to get into ADV riding through professional instruction and what resources are available to new and seasoned ADV riders. Bret has instructed courses internationally and shares what burining questions ADV riders have across the world. We also discuss what an ADV rider cannot leave the home without. The answer is sure to shock!

It’s the middle of summer, it’s a very warm 90 degrees, you’re out along ACH with a couple of buddies on a leisurely ride and one of your buds stacks it in a corner. You immediately know your day has gone from fun to bad. He is groaning and guarded and on the side of the road, his bike is a mess. You are the only people around. What do you do? How should you proceed?

Sharif Massoud, currently a sweep-rider and head paramedic for RawHyde Adventures, and a Clinical Instructor at the University of California, talks through simple steps to take when approaching a motorcycle accident and how to better protect your fellow riders using First Aid training and awareness.

Thanks for listening and a special thank you to Sharif for joining us on this very important episode! 

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Given these tough times, we are bringing a special episode of the Reserve Tank to you. We ask you to take a step back, take a deep breath, and take this time to focus on your health. Featuring Krystal Hess, the founder of Motorcycle Missions and member, Steven Boyd, to talk about their mission to encourage people to instill a life-long passion for riding and building motorcycles, that will help them enjoy a happy, healthy, and balanced lifestyle after trauma.

Featuring Krystal Hess and Steven Boyd from Motorcycle Missions speaking to the theme of the Motorcycle Missions platform on how DIY and motorcycling can be an aid in improving mental health.

About Motorcycle Missions Founder, Krystal Hess:

If anyone understands the challenges of starting over, it’s Krystal Hess. In 2011, Krystal left an abusive marriage. She dreamed of reinventing herself by moving from Canada to the sunny southwestern United States and learning to ride motorcycles. “I didn’t ever have bikes on my radar until I got divorced in Canada,” she said. “It was going to be my way of starting over, doing something cool.” Krystal met a guy who built custom motorcycles and moved to Austin, Texas to be with him. Within a year of her move, however, her new boyfriend attempted suicide, involving Krystal in a traumatic way. Once again, Krystal found herself picking up the pieces of her life — and the pieces of a motorcycle they had planned to rebuild together. “I had this big problem on my hands,” she said. “I had a motorcycle that I owned that was in a million pieces.” Rebuilding that motorcycle changed her life, and made her a true believer in the transformative power of two-wheeled machines. “I compare it to [the healing process] all the time,” said Krystal. Every part I put on the bike, I put back together a part of myself.” Since then, Krystal has rebuilt several motorcycles, started a successful powder coating business, and founded Motorcycle Missions, a nonprofit dedicated to helping veterans with PTSD heal through motorcycles.

Thanks for listening and a special thank you to Krystal and Steve from Motorcycle Missions for joining us on this very important episode!

Welcome to another episode of The Reserve Tank presented by Progressive. We will discuss how you can be a better road rider, and how to approach the topic of motorcycle education, because at the end of the day we all can learn something new no matter our skill level.  

Featuring co-host Robert Pandya, the host of our sister show, Centerstand: A motorcycle industry podcast, which dives into the business of the motorcycle industry, and how industry leaders can positively affect change.  

Our guest is a legendary motorcycle instructor, author, and former Pro AMA racer, Nick Ienatsch. He's also the founder and lead instructor at Yamaha Champions Riding School and strong advocate for all riders that learning how to ride never ends.

Key Takeaways:

1. What's stopping motorcyclists from continuing to learn to ride? 

2. How can the Yamaha Champions School expand an MSF graduate’s rider education?

3. Is there an unfounded fear amongst motorcyclists about track days or going to a track that we can dispel?

Yamaha Champions Riding School (YCRS) launched in 2008 at Miller Motorsports Park. YCRS 2.0 launched in 2013 at New Jersey Motorsports Park and still operates there, as well as Inde Motorsports Ranch. In addition, YCRS offers schools annually at Pitt Race, High Plains Raceway, Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Streets of Willow Springs, Carolina Motorsports Park, Palm Beach International Raceway, Homestead Raceway, Arizona Motorsports Park, The Ridge Raceway, and Sepang International Raceway. Yamaha Champions is a leading provider of Level 3 rider training for the United States Marine Corps. They provide a variety of programs, from four-hour street clinics to two-day ChampSchools, and have several OEM groups of engineers who attend on an annual basis. Yamaha Champions Riding is the only Tier-Three recognized MSF school in the country.

Owners of YCRS: Nick Ienatsch, Josh Siegel, Chris Peris, Keith Culver, Limore Shur, David Bober

YCRS Sponsors: AlpineStars, Arai, Chatterbox, Chickenhawk Tire Warmers, Dunlop, Esse Motorsports, Eyeball, GYTR, Hangdry, N2 Track Days, Payless Car Rental, Ram Mounts, Stone Castle, Tech Spec, Yamaha, Yamaha Generators, Yamalube

Instructors: Nick Ienatsch, Chris Peris, Kyle Wyman, Roger Hayden, Eziah Davis, Ben Walters, Mark Schellinger, Louis Ferrari, Rob Cichiello, Brian Smith, Emerson Amaya, Michael Henau, Ryan Burke, David Bober, Keith Culver, Mark Thompson, AJ Ciampa, Cody Wyman, Don Williams, Rob Cichielo, Bill Sink, Ben Walters, and David Bober

Website: ChampSchool.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ridelikeachampion

Welcome to another episode of The Reserve Tank presented by Progressive.

For our final episode of 2020, we are joined by powerhouses Alisa Clickenger, Bestselling Author and Founder of Women's Motorcycle Tours & Women's Motorcycle Conference, and Joy Burgess, Editor of Women Rider & Thunder Press magazines, and host of Women ‘n’ Wheels, to discuss finding female rider meet-ups and resources.

Dive into the incredible platforms these women have spearheaded, creating invaluable resources for riders including Women’s Motorcycle Tours, the Women’s Motorcycle Conference, the Suffragist Ride, Women Rider Magazine, and the Women 'n' Wheels podcast. Learn why it's so important to provide community and resources specific to women motorcyclists.

For all the craziness going on in the world, at least our saving grace is our love of motorcycles. Much of that love is shared through Twisted Road. Twisted Road is affectionately known as the "AirBnB of motorcycles". In our first Reserve Tank episode of the new year, let’s talk a bit about how, and why, Twisted Road created this online peer-to-peer rental system.

There were two problems Twisted Road aimed to solve: the need to have a bike to ride and the waste of a bike sitting in your garage unused. The vision was clear -- Ride the World. Austin needed motorcycles everywhere. Pasadena. St. George. Monterrey. Tail of the Dragon. Miami. Pisa. Singapore. The Stelvio Pass. Wherever riders want to ride (again, everywhere). People wanted to both rent bikes and list theirs. Then the name: Twisted Road. It’s leaning into a turn. Making your own path. Exploring. The journey. And the ride. It's about not knowing what's around the bend, but being able to enjoy the moment of wheel on earth.

Be sure to make it to the end of the episode to join us for a new segment of the Reserve Tank rapid-fire "This or That". Let’s be real, we all have our preferences about motorcycling. We can all be an opinionated bunch, but we all love motorcycle culture and riding. We’re asking the hard questions. The rules are simple: we give our guests questions with only two answers to choose from and we will likely judge you for your decisions. The fate of Twisted Road lies in the balance...

Thanks for listening and a special thank you to Austin for joining us on this very important episode!

Be sure to check out TwistedRoad.com

Welcome to Part 2 of By Women for Women Motorcycling episode of The Reserve Tank presented by Progressive.

We are diving back into "By Women for Women Motorcycling", featuring Kelly Yazdi with Ride Wild and Kalyn Benaroya with DIRTastic. Host Sam Bendall will sit down and chat with both about some incredible events coming up with Ride Wild and how women can discover and get more involved in female instructed dirt bike clinics with DIRTastic.

*This episode has been marked as "Explicit" due to some explicit language.