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Do you feel guilty for wanting to ride a motorcycle? Do you have a fear that overcomes you when you ride? Do you want to enjoy the peace of mind knowing that you’re doing everything possible NOT to leave your family alone? Join David Mixson, author of the "Motorcycle Smarts" book series (and NASA engineer), as he explains the sport of motorcycling his way. Whether you’re just thinking about riding or have been riding for decades, this is for you. Learn about rider-induced lowside and highside crashes: what are they, what triggers them, and how can you avoid them. David also shares some of the tips from his book “Motorcycle Smarts.” This show is a mix of how to ride proficiently, how to take ownership of your riding safety, and how to reduce your chances of crashing. David covers lighthearted topics like “The Motorcycle Wave” … and more serious topics like “The Low Information Rider.” Hit subscribe and reduce your chances of crashing.
In today’s session, I share something big in my life.
In 2015, Mike and I ventured to do something we weren’t sure was possible.
We rode our motorcycles from Alabama to Alaska and back. I was so moved by the experience that I wrote a book about it—and I just released it for sale on Amazon.
Motorcycle Dream Ride does more than document our ride, and it’s not just for riders. It unpacks what really happened along the way—and how the people we met changed us.
For a limited time, I’m making the paperback version available at a discounted price. If you have Kindle Unlimited, I’m making the Kindle version available for free.
Here’s a link for the book: https://www.motorcyclesmarts.com/book2launch
I’ll unpack the book in more detail later, but I wanted you to know about the introductory price.
And thanks to all the beta readers who helped me do a final edit on the book. I used some of your feedback in the “Reader Reviews” section in the front of the book. I’m humbled.
Motorcycle Dream Ride is the second book in the Motorcycle Smarts Book Series.
—David
In 2005, my riding buddy Mike and I took our first hands-on motorcycle training class in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
If I had it to do over again, I would have asked better questions.
In today’s session, I talk about how rider coaches are worth their weight in gold. I also discuss good questions to ask and bad questions to ask.
With Gratitude
—David
Back in 2017, I took my family out to a fancy restaurant (along with my son’s best friend, Will) and announced the big news:
“I’m writing my first book about motorcycles, and I’m almost finished.”
That was nearly five years ago.
Completing Motorcycle Smarts has been such a thing in my life that my family has stopped asking me when I’m going to publish the book. After all, I told them I was almost finished five years ago.
Anyway, onto the breaking news!
I’m thrilled to announce that my first book Motorcycle Smarts: Overcome Fear, Learn Control, Master Riding Well is now available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle versions. I can’t believe it. It’s a dream come true!
You can find it here: motorcyclesmarts.com/books
Many of you downloaded Motorcycle Smarts when I gave away the PDF version months back. Thank you for your comments and feedback. I incorporated them into the book, and I think it’s even better.
And, for a limited time, I’m offering the book at a huge discount. I want to do that to say thank you for your support and encouragement.
With gratitude,
—David
I’m proclaiming the entire month of May as “Motorcycle Lowside and Highside Crash Awareness Month.”
For the entire month of May, I’m diving into lowside and highside crashes and answering these questions:
Understanding lowside and highside crashes is one of the most important things you can do to change your chances of crashing. Yet, I believe it’s the MOST glossed-over topic in motorcycling—probably because it’s hard to explain in simple language.
I cover all this (and more) in my book Motorcycle Smarts. This material is so important that I’ve decided to give the book away through the month of May at this link: motorcyclesmarts.com/gift
If you’re listening to this after the book has been released for sale (and you don’t want to buy it), I have pulled out this section of the book as an excerpt and offer it to you as a free download here: motorcyclesmarts.com/nocrash
Download the book material and follow along as I step you through the illustrations in the book.
Understanding lowside and highside crashes, what triggers them, and how you can avoid them WILL reduce your chances of crashing. Anyone who tells you differently is a liar.
In this final session, I explain two pieces of electronics that can significantly reduce your chances of triggering a lowside or highside crash.
—David
I’m proclaiming the entire month of May as “Motorcycle Lowside and Highside Crash Awareness Month.”
For the entire month of May, I’m diving into lowside and highside crashes and answering these questions:
Understanding lowside and highside crashes is one of the most important things you can do to change your chances of crashing. Yet, I believe it’s the MOST glossed-over topic in motorcycling—probably because it’s hard to explain in simple language.
I cover all this (and more) in my book Motorcycle Smarts. This material is so important that I’ve decided to give the book away through the month of May at this link: motorcyclesmarts.com/gift
If you’re listening to this after the book has been released for sale (and you don’t want to buy it), I have pulled out this section of the book as an excerpt and offer it to you as a free download here: motorcyclesmarts.com/nocrash
Download the book material and follow along as I step you through the illustrations in the book.
Understanding lowside and highside crashes, what triggers them, and how you can avoid them WILL reduce your chances of crashing. Anyone who tells you differently is a liar.
In this session, I explain highside crashes and go over three possible triggers.
—David
I’m proclaiming the entire month of May as “Motorcycle Lowside and Highside Crash Awareness Month.” So far, nobody has told me I can’t do that.
For the entire month of May, I’m diving into lowside and highside crashes and answering these questions:
Understanding lowside and highside crashes is one of the most important things you can do to change your chances of crashing. Yet, I believe it’s the MOST glossed-over topic in motorcycling—probably because it’s hard to explain in simple language.
I cover all this (and more) in my book, Motorcycle Smarts. This material is so important that I’ve decided to give the book away through the month of May at this link: motorcyclesmarts.com/gift
If you’re listening to this after the book has been released for sale (and you don’t want to buy it), I have pulled out this section of the book as an excerpt and offer it to you as a free download here: motorcyclesmarts.com/nocrash
Download the book material and follow along as I step you through the illustrations in the book.
Understanding lowside and highside crashes, what triggers them, and how you can avoid them WILL reduce your chances of crashing. Anyone who tells you differently is a liar.
In this session, I explain lowside crashes and go over four possible triggers.
—David
I’m proclaiming the entire month of May as “Motorcycle Lowside and Highside Crash Awareness Month.” I’m not sure I have that kind of authority, but I’m doing it anyway.
For the entire month of May, over the next four episodes, I’m going to be diving into lowside and highside crashes. I’ll be answering questions like:
Understanding lowside and highside crashes is one of the most important things you can do to change your chances of crashing. Yet, I believe it’s the MOST glossed-over topic in motorcycling—probably because it’s hard to explain in simple language.
I cover all this (and more) in my book Motorcycle Smarts. This material is so important that I’ve decided to give the book away through the month of May at this link: motorcyclesmarts.com/gift
If you’re listening to this after the book has been released for sale (and you don’t want to buy it), I have pulled out this section of the book as an excerpt and offer it to you as a free download here: motorcyclesmarts.com/nocrash
Download the book material and follow along as I walk you through the illustrations in the book.
Understanding lowside and highside crashes, what triggers them, and how you can avoid them WILL reduce your chances of crashing. Anyone who tells you differently is a liar.
I hope you will follow along for all four sessions.
P.S. I’ve just reestablished The Motorcycle Mentor Facebook page! I plan on posting more updates there moving forward, so be sure to click FOLLOW to get updates in your news feed. You can find that here: facebook.com/themotorcyclementor
—David
This episode is about more than motorcycles.
It’s about losing my sister—and friend.
If that feels uncomfortable, it’s perfectly fine to skip to the next episode.
It’s also about the urgency I feel to help riders NOW! Accordingly, I’m claiming May as:
Motorcycle Lowside and Highside Crash Awareness Month
For the entire month of May (starting next week), I’ll be going over Chapters 20 - 29 (and more) in my new book, Motorcycle Smarts: Overcome Fear, Learn Control, Master Riding Well.
This is the material that other motorcycle books gloss over. It’s also one of the most important topics on motorcycling.
You can download my new book, Motorcycle Smarts, for free for a little while longer before it goes on sale at this link:
You don’t want to miss this.
—David
For a limited time, you can still download my new book, Motorcycle Smarts: Overcome Fear, Learn Control, Master Riding Well. But hurry, once I send it to the publisher, I won’t be able to do this.
You can find it at motorcyclesmarts.com/gift
And please share the link above with your riding friends. I want to give the book away to as many riders as possible BEFORE it goes on sale.
In this episode, I discuss the importance of having the right mindset. Because without it, you’ll never be better than an average rider—with average chances of crashing.
What you think matters to your riding safety.
—David
When I started riding at 40, I quickly became frustrated that the authors of the 300-page motorcycle mega-books spent more time describing how to get the most out of your first motorcycle rally than they did on explaining what triggers most rider-induced lowside and highside crashes.
Nearly half of all motorcycle fatalities are caused by rider error, yet the riding community sweeps this topic under the table as though it doesn’t matter. That’s about to change.
In this episode, I’ll explain how you can download a free copy of my new book, Motorcycle Smarts: Overcome Fear, Learn Control, Master Riding Well.
This is a limited-time offer that will no longer be available once the book goes to the publisher. Some might say it’s crazy for me to give away my book right before it goes on sale in paperback. I say it’s the perfect way to pay forward what my motorcycle mentors did for me when I first started riding.
Download the book here (for a limited time): motorcyclesmarts.com/gift
—David
Amanda is a wife. A mother. A blogger. A Christian.
A charming, beautiful, bubbly, young woman who lives life to the fullest.
But Amanda is dying, with a secret she doesn’t want anyone to know.
She starts a blog detailing her cancer journey, and becomes an inspiration, touching and
captivating her local community as well as followers all over the world.
Until one day investigative producer Nancy gets an anonymous tip telling her to look at Amanda’s
blog, setting Nancy on an unimaginable road to uncover Amanda’s secret.
Award winning journalist Charlie Webster explores this unbelievable and bizarre, but
all-too-real tale, of a woman from San Jose, California whose secret ripped a family apart and
left a community in shock.
Scamanda is the true story of a woman whose own words held the key to her secret.
New episodes every Monday.
Follow Scamanda on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen.
Amanda’s blog posts are read by actor Kendall Horn.
