Hey gang! Thanks for coming back for more, and by that I especially mean the nearly 500 of you who downloaded or listened to this episode before I even got the page up for it 🙂
Without getting into details, it’s been a rough couple years for my family health-wise, which is why episodes have been so sporadic. Things seem to have calmed down, so hopefully as soon as I get back from my annual pilgrimage to the MOA Rally (this year in Redmond, Oregon), I’ll be able to resume a normal twice-a-month schedule.
Michael Battaglia has a long history outside the world of non-profits, but it’s his work with the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation and their Ride For Kids events that has us chatting on this episode. I’ve participated as a fundraiser and riding buddy for the PBTF/RFK in the past and I highly recommend the experience to everybody. As Michael discusses, motorcyclists—or as we’re more commonly known, “bikers”—are some of the biggest-hearted, most generous people around.
You can connect to the PBTF and the RFK on the internet, of course: PBTF website | RFK web page | Facebook | X | YouTube.
In the news, Colorado has legalized lane filtering for a three-year period to study its effect on traffic. Ducati has renewed its partnership with Shell and shaken up the MotoGP world a little by signing one-time (and perhaps future?) phenom Marc Marquez to its factory roster for the 2025-26 seasons. Unfortunately the company behind the $112,000 electric Arc Vector motorcycle has gone bankrupt. BMW Group is partnering with Rimac Technology to further develop EV batteries, drivetrains and the software that optimizes both of them.
Since we don’t have a Patreon page for you to visit, the easiest way to support Chasing the Horizon is by joining the BMW Motorcycle Owners of America. Get yourself a Traditional Membership or even a Digital Memberships (for $10 less); each come with a wide range of member benefits, including access (digital or in your mailbox) to BMW Owners News, the MOA’s monthly magazine. You also get access to one of the best roadside assistance programs for motorcycles available (sorry, only applies to the U.S.), become eligible for a $200 motorcycle training scholarship every year, periodic discounts on a new BMW motorcycles, discount tickets to great events and much, much more!