SMALL TALK: Talking about motorcycles in polite company can be fraught with frustration and awkwardness, but it doesn't have to be.

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DINNER BELLS: If "You can't, you won't and you don't stop!" applies to your life as a motorcyclist, you may have a problem. Then again, maybe you don't have a problem with that problem!

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KICKING OUR OWN TIRES: Nothing humanizes us more quickly than doing something stupid—and common—in front of an audience.

Scott Auld joins Mark and Wes for the Q&A to discuss our own embarrassing motorcycle moments.

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HOW TO ORGANIZE YOUR GARAGE—OR NOT! If you've ever felt like it would be easier to move than to organize your garage, Mark might agree with you. Find out how he tackled the problem.

Our Q&A responds to a listener's comment about technology possibly alienating us from our motorcycles.

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THE FATE OF ROMANCE: Sure, you love your romantic partner, but do you love your motorcycle? Mark examines what it takes to form and break relationships with machines. Our Q&A looks at the concept of bias as it applies to self-selection among motorcycling communities.

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ZEN AND THE R1250RS: When you find the motorcycle you were always meant to ride, it's one of those pivotal moments in your life. Maybe the clouds open and angels sing, but maybe you just find your peace in the saddle.

Our Q&A looks at what it is about BMW motorcycles that creates such passionate owners.

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A BREAK IN THE CLOUDS: Our use of motorcycling to maintain psychological equilibrium should be modulated. Overdoing it can be problematic, but so can underdoing it.

Our Q&A gets into some of the mental and social aspects of group rides.

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CHARACTER: The priority of character in any motorcyclist's criteria for ownership winds up being a function of that rider's own personality. This can go in either direction, though, with the motorcycle serving as extension or counterweight.

Our Q&A gets into mentally preparing for and recovering from a long motorcycle trip with guest experts Heather Lea and Dave Sears.

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FOG LIGHTS: Going through highly routinized maintenance procedures (oil changes, spoke tightening, chain lubing, cleaning and polishing, etc.) can be like playing a favorite oldie on guitar when these serve as much-needed vacations in the land of the highly familiar and relatively mindless.

Our Q&A gets into recovering from motorcycle-related trauma.

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DEBUT EPISODE! SOME DAY: Trying to quantify the return on investment in motorcycling is a fool's errand. Even for those who regularly ride vast distances, and therefore enjoy a far lower cost-per-mile, most of the benefits of being a motorcyclist evade any objective accounting.

Our Q&A gets into knowing how to recognize mental decline and when to stop riding, either for the day or forever.

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