Russ Brown Motorcycle Blog

As far as I’m concerned, the adjective “awesome” is greatly overused; “That cup of coffee was awesome!” If you consider that the word describes something that elicits awe, which is a feeling of wonder and amazement bordering on the divine, then for me a mere cup of...

Something I have noticed lately is how many current “experts” in rider training have not taken new training from anyone else in a very long time. The subject came up when I asked one of the more vocal racing school instructors in the industry when the last time he...

I grew up in a small village in the English countryside halfway between London and Oxford. My grandad, dad, and younger brother were/are all riders, and I started riding at 16 years old and have been riding for over 40 years now. In the late 1980s I moved to the U.S....

My workday round-trip commute is almost 70 miles and takes three hours or more when driving. That racks up to be 15 hours per week or 750 hours (over 31 days) for a 50-week work year, if you’re lucky to get two weeks of vacation. But, because I take my bike to work, I...

A hilly area where the southwestern tip of San Bernadino kisses the furthest northeastern edge of Orange County has a lot of history and a fun 25-mile local quickie loop that includes a motorcycle-themed café. The route includes Carbon Canyon and Brea Canyon Roads,...