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Chasing the Horizon - Motorcycles and the Motorcycle Industry In Depth

Chasing the Horizon is a podcast by, for and about motorcyclists brought to you by the BMW Motorcycle Owners of America. Get notes, photos and links for every show at chasingthehorizon.us and sign up for the mailing list, too.

Dec 15, 2025

Running a small, independent motorcycle repair shop requires balancing technical skills with business know-how, and it’s not always easy—no matter the brand of bikes you work on. Check out this discussion with Brooke Farquar and Mike Jinks of Motoworks and get your dose of news from Indian, Harley-Davidson, Suzuki,...


Oct 3, 2025

This all-news episode includes updates about KTM/Bajaj, Royal Enfield, Harley-Davidson, BMW Motorrad, Damon Inc, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Oxford, Simpson, Verge and more!

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


Sep 12, 2025

The U.S. National Park Service was affected by cuts to government agencies in the first quarter of 2025. We reached out to find out more from a motorcyclist’s perspective and spoke at length with Kirsten Talken-Spaulding, who is a Deputy Regional Director with the NPS.

This episode includes news on motorcycle...


Aug 7, 2025

We all know Peter Egan, the renowned motorcycle journalist. He wrote about cars, too, for a long time. Now he's got a new book—Landings in America—about a motorcycle-like journey he and his wife took in a Piper Cub two-seater airplane. We find time to talk about bikes, too, of course!

This episode includes news on...


Jul 24, 2025

Many of us put on our helmets every day to go ride, but we never really think about how effective they’re going to be at preventing traumatic brain injuries. That appears to be all John Lloyed thinks about; after testing hundreds of helmets, he’s arrived at some fairly startling conclusions. He relates his study in...