For The Ride – Details, episodes & analysis

As a retired amateur racer, Heath "The Chief" Cofran brings a deep understanding of rider safety to his role as Media and Communications Director for Alpinestars. In the interview Heath reminisces about his racing days, and dives deep into some of the technology that AStars has been developing to keep riders safe.

Episode Links:

Instagram:  @HeathTheChief

Instagram: @Alpinestars

Website: Alpinestars.com

Website: AStars x Triumph Collection

News: Triumph Finishes 1-2 at AdventureTrackers Race

News: Jalek Swoll Gets First Triumph Pro Motocross Podium

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For The Ride theme song by Sam Pace

For The Ride podcast produced by Hisonni Johnson

Seeking to combine his passions, Matt McKenna founded Imperial Moto, a moto inspired coffee shop in Miami's Little River Neighborhood, which has grown to become a Saturday and Sunday destination for two-wheel and four-wheel enthusiasts. Before detouring into DJ names and motorcycles, Matt details what goes into a great cup of coffee, and how Imperial has worked to achieve responsibly grown brews with premium flavor.

Episode Links:

Instagram:  @Real_McKenna

Instagram: @ImperialMoto

Website: ImperialMoto.com

News: Autumn / Winter '24 Heritage Collection

Soundcloud: DJ Matt E Love

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Events Schedule: TriumphOnTour.com

For The Ride theme song by Sam Pace

For The Ride podcast produced by Hisonni Johnson

As Revzilla's Director of Content, Spurgeon Dunbar plays a leading role in producing an incredible amount of creative and inspirational motorcycle content for the company's content arm, the Common Tread, including a co-host of their Highside / Lowside podcast. Recently, Spurgeon guest hosted an episode of the popular high-production series CTXP, where he rode an all-new Triumph Speed 400 alongside Zack Courts to India's Umling La, the highest motorable road in the world. In this episode Spurgeon details many of the adventures the duo had off-camera on their return journey from the Umling La peak as they raced against the clock to make it back to Dehli before mudslides closed the roads for the forseable future.

Episode Links:

Instagram:  @SpurgeonDunbar

CTXP Episode: Riding Triumph 400's to Highest Road in the World

Common Tread Article: Long Road to India

Triumph News: Stealth Editions at Madison Square Garden

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Events Schedule: TriumphOnTour.com

For The Ride theme song by Sam Pace

For The Ride podcast produced by Hisonni Johnson

As a content creator for Revzilla's Common Tread, Zack Courts is the host of "Daily Rider" and co-host of CTXP, the channel's quarterly large production series. In the most recent CTXP episode Zack, along with guest host Spurgeon Dunbar, rode an all-new Triumph Scrambler 400 X to India's Umling La, the highest motorable road in the world. In this episode, Zack talks about the recent trip as well as about daily life at Revzilla's West Coast outpost.

Episode Links:

Instagram:  @ZackCourts

CTXP Episode: Riding Triumph 400's to Highest Road in the World

Daily Rider: 2023 Bonneville T100 Review

Triumph News: Stealth Editions at Madison Square Garden

Free MSF eCourse: TriumphRider.com

Events Schedule: TriumphOnTour.com

For The Ride theme song by Sam Pace

For The Ride podcast produced by Hisonni Johnson

Jared Weems is a Florida based custom bike builder that focuses exclusively on vintage Triumph builds via Weems Motor Co. and just won the People's Choice Award for his '56 Drag Bike during the Vahna Motorcycle Show at the Isle of Triumph. During the interview which took place on-site at the Isle of Triumph, Weems discusses drag racing technique and building a '52 Triumph inspired by a famous David Mann painting.

Episode Links:

Instagram: @WeemsMotorCo.Tampa

Weems Website: WeemsMotorCo.com

Mr.C's Band Music Video: Ride My Triumph (YouTube)

Triumph News: Elvis Buys Motorcycles for Memphis Mafia

Triumph News: Thruxton Final Edition

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Events Schedule: TriumphOnTour.com

For The Ride theme song by Sam Pace

For The Ride podcast produced by Hisonni Johnson

Eva Rupert is best known as the motorcycle ambassador with Overland Expo, where she manager motorcycle vendors, `builds the Ultimate Overland Bike each year, and writes for their column, The Compass. Outside of the Overland Expo, Eva owns the Jonquil Motel in Bisbee, AZ where she hosts an annual adventure riding event, and has a surprising past in competitive fencing.

Episode Links:

Instagram: @EvaRupert

Eva Website: EvaRupert.com

Jonquil Motel: TheJonquil.com

Ultimate Overland Motorcycle: OverlandExpo.com

Triumph News: 250MX Bike Revealed at LA Coliseum

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Events Schedule: TriumphOnTour.com

For The Ride theme song by Sam Pace

For The Ride podcast produced by Hisonni Johnson

Derek Mayberry is a long-time rider who abandoned the corporate world to pursue a passion and became the Associate Publisher of VAHNA Magazine. Derek shares how he landed with VAHNA and then dives into the details of the inaugural VAHNA Film Festival, including submission requirements and the locations of festival events.

Episode Links:

Instagram: @Derek.Mayberry

Film Fest Website: Vahna.com/FilmFestival

Triumph News: RIDE with Norman Reedus

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Events Schedule: TriumphOnTour.com

For The Ride theme song by Sam Pace

For The Ride podcast produced by Hisonni Johnson

Cinnamon Kernes is the Vice-President and General Manager with the Motorcycle Industry Council, where she's leading the "Ride With Us" Campaign to help grow motorcycle ridership in the United States.  Cinnamon also runs the AIMExpo, which is the motorcycle industry's trade show in the US, where she draws from her many years of experience managing the International Motorcycle Shows (IMS).

Episode Links:

Instagram: @RideWithUsMoto

MIC Website: MIC.org

Ride With Us Website: RideWithUs.com

Motorcycle Jobs Website: MotorcycleIndustryJobs.com

Triumph News: Isle of Triumph to Take Over Barber Vintage Festival Infield

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Events Schedule: TriumphOnTour.com

For The Ride theme song by Sam Pace

For The Ride podcast produced by Hisonni Johnson

Mitch Boehm is a 35+ years of motorcycle-industry and moto-journalist veteran, including staff positions at Motorcyclist and Cycle World as well as a 15-year stint as editor-in-chief at Motorcyclist magazine from 1993 to 2008, and is currently the editor-in-chief of American Motorcyclist Magazine. In this interview recorded at AMA Vintage Days, Mitch recounts some tales from his career and talks about the benefits of AMA, the American Motorcyclist Association.

Episode Links:

Instagram: @AMARiding

Website: AmericanMotorcyclist.com

Website: VintageMotorcycleDays.com

Triumph News: New Tiger 900 Aragón Edition Motorcycles

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Events Schedule: TriumphOnTour.com

For The Ride theme song by Sam Pace

For The Ride podcast produced by Hisonni Johnson

With a family lineage in racing, Chase McQueen naturally gravitated to racing on both two and four wheels. In this episode the son of Chad McQueen, and grandson of Steve McQueen, talks about his family’s legacy and how it's kept alive through partnerships with brands his grandfather had ties to, as well as helping to organize the Friends of Steve McQueen Car and Motorcycle show, benefiting the Boys Republic. Chase also talks about his recent participation in helping create a new digital collectibles project, and his current focus on McQueen Racing.

Episode Links:

Instagram: @ChaseMcQueen

Website: McQueen-Racing.com

Website: The Friends of Steve McQueen Car and Motorcycle Show

Website: Boys Republic

Website: "King of Cool Racing Team" collection on Theta Drop

Triumph News: Steve McQueen X Triumph Digital Collectibles

Free MSF eCourse: TriumphRider.com

Events Schedule: TriumphOnTour.com

For The Ride theme song by Sam Pace

For The Ride podcast produced by Hisonni Johnson