Mark Barnes – BMW Owners News

The last ride

Every generation has its own apocalyptic fears based on the events and possibilities of its era. This fact can be

In keeping with my recent column about the benefits of telling on ourselves (Kicking Our Own Tires), I’ll share a

A comment posted on the BMW MOA YouTube channel raised an issue with which many riders are no doubt painfully

1 June 2022 Mark Barnes 96 Views

Anyone familiar with my writing knows I like to use motorcycle-related metaphors and analogies for psychological phenomena. Of course, these

12 May 2022 Mark Barnes 185 Views

Partly because it was a gorgeous spring day, and partly because I’m “in training” for the trip to this year’s

Any motorcyclist who has done much work on their own bike knows the feeling: a foul stew of confusion, self-doubt

You’re at a gathering of pleasant people you don’t know well. Somehow, the fact you’re a motorcyclist comes up and

How people turn out has been debated for eons. Are we born with certain characteristics predisposing us to various ways

One of the most memorable things I ever heard at a seminar for psychologists was the following cautionary tale during

The comic sets up a joke by describing a private and/or embarrassing situation, often as though it were part of