Episode 371- the problems we create

Welcome to Episode 371!! With summer in full swing, it’s time to get out and enjoy the open roads. It’s time to introduce someone new into your riding group. It’s time to introduce a younger person into the fraternal order of two… er three wheels. So now is when we should see sales of “intro” models leaving skidmarks out of the showroom doors. In all honesty, that’s probably not the case. Why? Because of the problems that we make for ourselves. To start with, we need less retarded motorcycle podcasts and influencers telling you how you aren’t a rider until you get a certain bike or ride a certain way. We also need to stop talking about “beginner bikes” and graduated licenses. Horses Cars Automotive Motorsports Aircraft McDonald’s worker These are all things without smaller “beginner” models and unwavering expectations. Sure there might be power differences to some degree, but when you’re learning to fly a plane, there’s no half sized Cessna 172 Skyhawk. You get in and learn, regardless of age (Kids are learning to fly solo!) When you get in a Boeing 737, there is no restricted engine size. When you learn to ride horses, you don’t start out on miniature horses and work your way up to ponies and then full size horses. Certainly not as an adult, but usually not as a child either. You learn on a full-size horse. It may be a smaller breed, but it’s not a ½ sized horse. Cars, McDonald's worker, Train Engineer…. Need this shitty list go on? The problem with motorcycling is multi-pronged; from the industry to regulation to the individuals who enjoy it, the problems that arise are our own. In this episode we’re going to do a lot of accusing and no problem solving. It will be like Wiggins is still here. Show contact info Creative Riding is available on Apple Podcasts, Sound Cloud, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, etc. Leave the show a rating and review on your favorite podcast app. Solstice slam entries: slam@creative-riding.com Contact t0b0r: tobor.cr@gmail.com Check out our blog: creative-riding.com Contact the show: Discord: https://discord.gg/3kzhhChcUj Email: creativeridingpodcast@gmail.com FB/IG: @creativeridingpodcast Reddit: @Creative_Riding Support the show: patreon.com/creativeriding zazzle.com/store/creative_riding