Patrick Mogavero

By Joe Sokohl He’s a rider in the rain He’s a rider in the rain And I’m goin’ to Arizona Just a rider in the rain – Randy Newman, “Rider in the Rain,” Little Criminals Rain. As riders, … [Read more...] about Rider in the Rain

This is the original version of the essay that appeared in Motorcyclist Magazine way back in 2009. It is as pertinent today as it was back then. Considered by many long time MSTA members to be the … [Read more...] about The Pace…Separating street from track, riding from racing

by Joe Sokohl The power of the unaided mind is highly overrated. Without external aids, memory, thought, and reasoning are all constrained. But human intelligence is highly flexible and adaptive, … [Read more...] about Things That Make Us Smarter

By Yash Parulekar Some of my FB friends know I go to an annual event by the MSTA - Motorcycle Sport Touring Association in Marietta, Ohio for a week in August and it involves the best motorcycling … [Read more...] about All-Round Appreciation….One Member’s Story

By Todd Nunnally We Texans are excited about hosting STAR in the beautiful Texas Hill Country. You are in for a special treat. Your Kerrvillian scooter colleagues and the surrounding area plan to … [Read more...] about STAR Rally in the Capital of the Texas Hill Country

Giving New Life to a Stolen and Recovered 1989 Yamaha FJ1200 By Fred Greenlee In 2017, I owned a 1989 Yamaha FJ1200. In the five years of ownership, I had built the motorcycle into a World Class … [Read more...] about Back From the Brink

What was your first motorcycle? Brad: Mine was a 1962 Allstate Moped painted green. I was 12 years old. Cinda: Mine was a 1972 Honda SL125. Brad and I would go out in the neighborhood as I learned … [Read more...] about Member profile….Brad and Cinda Mobley