Stories

I first became aware of the Motorcycle Safety Foundation in late 1989 – not by choice, but by order.

Whatever I am doing next, whether it’s continuing my career in the military or retiring in a few years and moving on to other things, I know my life will always include a motorcycle.

She turned and smiled a smile I will never forget as her body and mind connected to perform the act of balancing on two wheels. That was magic, that was her point of discovery.

The Motorcycle Safety Foundation is celebrating 50 years of rider education and training, which really means celebrating 50 years of RiderCoaches, DirtBike School Coaches, site administrators, program managers — everyone in our training community — who have helped millions

When Miles was in second grade, his dad saw that the Motorcycle Safety Foundation offered DirtBike School for anyone ages 6 years and up. He signed Miles up so that he could try something new, and Miles was instantly hooked.

Richard King joined the Marine Corps in the 1970s and became an infantry scout/sniper for a Surveillance and Target Acquisitions unit. He soon found that his love of motorcycling was of use to Uncle Sam, and he was chosen to

Actor Nina Bergman knew she was born to ride when she landed a gig that required her to ride a motorcycle. However, she didn’t have her motorcycle license yet, but she didn’t let that stop her.

The motorcycle class was supposed to be a way for her husband and daughter to bond; Johanna Noble had no idea it would change her life.

Growing up, Brandi Behling heard too many unnerving stories about motorcycles and never thought she would ride. Little did she know, fate had other plans for her. Read on to see how Brandi’s journey led her to become program manager

For writer Tim Struby, an assignment introduced him to motorcycling, but it was the motorcycling community that helped make his life richer.

Dawn Temple, a photographer and teacher, dreamed of owning a Vespa when she was 14 years old, but she never got around to getting training and buying one until just last year, as she was about to turn 45.

As a kid, Armene Piper loved Sunday evening rides on the back of her dad’s 1976 Honda CB550. It was a way for them to bond. But a family tragedy eventually ended those rides. Years later, a friend gave Armene

Writer Brandon Friederich has always been best friends with his father, so of course the two would take the MSF Basic RiderCourse together. When they began riding together, not only did their bond grow, they also discovered things they didn’t