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Rider's Academy

Lessons well learned at the BMW Rider Academy

October 27, 2022 by Shawn Lewers

A rider emerges from an obstacle during a lap.

I am standing in a motorcycle dealership considering the purchase of a ridiculously expensive two-wheel conveyance. This purchase is irrational. I already own a 2020 KTM Super Adventure R. Conventional wisdom dictates the KTM is barely broken in. Rational thought and decision making would prompt my immediate exit from this den of crass consumerism.  Yet my eyes involuntarily … [Read more...] about Lessons well learned at the BMW Rider Academy

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