For The Ride

Triumph Motorcycles America

The official podcast of Triumph Motorcycles America, where host Adam VanderVeen interviews motorcyclists from all walks of life. The episodes will give you a deeper look at some of the most interesting people you'll ever meet on two wheels, including the impact that motorcycles have made on their personal and professional lives.

  • 1 hour 16 minutes
    Chastin Brand (Pinstriping & Lettering)

    Georgia Pinstripe and Lettering artist, Chastin Brand, is a familiar face at many well know rider gatherings. When he's not busy with commercial work or live painting at events, Chastin spends his time enjoying off-road riding adventures with friends, and hosting an annual event on his property, The Wildsville Scramble.

     

    Episode Links:

    Instagram: @ChastinBrand

    Instagram: @Wildsville.GA

    Website: ChastinHandPainted.com

    Website: WildsvilleGA.com

    News: New Tiger Alpine & Desert Editions

     

    Free MSF eCourse: TriumphRider.com

    Events Schedule: TriumphOnTour.com

    For The Ride theme song by Sam Pace

    For The Ride podcast produced by Hisonni Johnson

    22 November 2025, 5:00 am
  • 1 hour 10 minutes
    Bryan Thompson (Thompson Cycles)

    Skateboarder and BMX rider turned motorcycle racer, Bryan Thompson, is now known for his custom motorcycle builds with Thompson Cycles. In this episode Bryan shares how he found his into building customs and setting land speed records, and reflects on some full circle moments building custom bikes for legends in the skateboarding world, Steve Caballero and Van Doren.

     

    Episode Links:

    Instagram: @ThompsonCycles

    VANS Bike Video: Vimeo

    805 Speed Record Coverage: Article

    News: Tiger 900 BRD "Founders Edition" Custom Fundraiser

     

    Free MSF eCourse: TriumphRider.com

    Events Schedule: TriumphOnTour.com

    For The Ride theme song by Sam Pace

    For The Ride podcast produced by Hisonni Johnson

    8 November 2025, 7:19 pm
  • 1 hour 14 minutes
    Jake Kiszka (Mirador & Greta Van Fleet)

    Talented guitarist, Jake Kiszka, is best known for co-founding and performing in Greta Van Fleet. In this episode I joined Jake at the Gibson Garage, where he spoke about his parallel journeys of discovering motorcycling and creating a new band MIRADOR, in which he is the co-founder, guitarist, and vocalist, all while juggling tour duties with GVF. We also dive deep into some technical guitar questions, and end with the first MIRADOR single, "Feels Like Gold".

     

    Episode Links:

    Instagram: @JakeKiszka

    Instagram: @MiradorMiradorMirador

    Website: MiradorBand.com

    Spotify: Mirador Album

    News: New Cross Country Models

     

    Free MSF eCourse: TriumphRider.com

    Events Schedule: TriumphOnTour.com

    For The Ride theme song by Sam Pace

    For The Ride podcast produced by Hisonni Johnson

    20 September 2025, 3:56 pm
  • 1 hour 14 minutes
    Simon Cudby (MX Photographer)

    For decades, the hero images seen in Racer X magazine have been captured by veteran MX photographer Simon Cudby. After many years traveling to each race of the season, Cudby is enjoying a more balanced career with a new focus on adventure bike travel coverage. Most recently the new Triumph off-road models have been on the other side of his lens, shooting both press rides and new model launch assets.

     

    Episode Links:

    Instagram: @Cudby

    Instagram: @OffroadUnderground

    Website: CudbyPhoto.com

    Website: OffroadUnderground.com

    News: International Six Day Enduro

     

    Free MSF eCourse: TriumphRider.com

    Events Schedule: TriumphOnTour.com

    For The Ride theme song by Sam Pace

    For The Ride podcast produced by Hisonni Johnson

    1 September 2025, 4:00 am
  • 1 hour 34 minutes
    David Aldana (Flat Track Legend)

    Legendary Flat Track racer David Aldana rode Triumph and BSA motorcycles at the start of his career in the early 70's. While David had a storied racing career across many disciplines, riding for many OEM's, with a large stack of wins to his name, he's gained additional notoriety for appearing in the pioneering motorcycle film, "On Any Sunday", and for his iconic "Bones" racing leathers. Later in his career David rode a Triumph again in AHRMA's Thruxton Cup Challenge series, which celebrates it's 20th Anniversary at the 2025 Barber Vintage Festival.

     

    Episode Links:

    Instagram: @David13Aldana

    News: English Nick & Motorboat Headline Isle of Triumph

     

    Free MSF eCourse: TriumphRider.com

    Events Schedule: TriumphOnTour.com

    For The Ride theme song by Sam Pace

    For The Ride podcast produced by Hisonni Johnson

    20 August 2025, 10:22 pm
  • 1 hour 23 minutes
    English Nick (Radio DJ)

    One of Atlanta's beloved radio DJ's leans into his heritage with his on-air moniker, English Nick. The voice of 97.1 The River's mid-day segment known as the River Workforce is as passionate about riding motorcycles as he is classic rock. In the episode Nick talks about hosting Atlanta's longest running live-band karaoke, and why the Distinguished Gentleman's Ride is now more meaningful than ever to him.

     

    Episode Links:

    Instagram: @EnglishNick67

    Distinguished Gentleman's Ride: English Nick's Fundraising Profile

    News: MY26 TF 250-X

     

    Free MSF eCourse: TriumphRider.com

    Events Schedule: TriumphOnTour.com

    For The Ride theme song by Sam Pace

    For The Ride podcast produced by Hisonni Johnson

    25 July 2025, 8:51 pm
  • 1 hour 27 minutes
    Mikkel Haarup (Triumph SMX Racer)

    Danish Motocross racer Mikkel Haarup is midway through the 2025 Pro Motocross season, competing for the Factory Triumph Racing Team. After 7 races, the 23 year old racer is 6th in the overall 250 class standings in his first season racing in the US. In the episode, Haarup discusses his training and fitness, and shares how much he's enjoying this Pro Motocross season, where he's riding every track for the first time ever.

     

    Episode Links:

    Instagram: @MikkelHaarup11

    News: Sam Sunderland Announces World Record Attempt

    News: All-New 2026 Scrambler 400 XC

     

    Free MSF eCourse: TriumphRider.com

    Events Schedule: TriumphOnTour.com

    For The Ride theme song by Sam Pace

    For The Ride podcast produced by Hisonni Johnson

    12 July 2025, 7:48 pm
  • 1 hour 12 minutes
    Brock Gill (Moto Mission)

    Retired magician Brock Gill of the Moto Mission YouTube channel, is preparing for the daunting challenge of riding across all 50 United States in 50 days. Brock is already known for epic adventure rides on roads less traveled, where he shares his love of adventure bikes and the stories of people he encounters along the way. On June 28th, 2025, he'll take his mission to the next level as he completes 50 in 50, and brings his followers along for the ride with daily updates.

     

    Episode Links:

    Website: MotoMission.com

    Instagram: @BrockGill

    YouTube: @MotoMission.

    News: Triumph Originals Custom Contest

    News: Record Breaking Distinguished Gentleman's Ride

     

    Free MSF eCourse: TriumphRider.com

    Events Schedule: TriumphOnTour.com

    For The Ride theme song by Sam Pace

    For The Ride podcast produced by Hisonni Johnson

    20 June 2025, 4:00 am
  • 1 hour 21 minutes
    Tim James (Backcountry Discovery Routes)

    The Board President and Creative Director of Backcountry Discovery Routes, Tim James, is fresh off the heels of completing the new South East BDR. The 2025 AMA Motorcyclist of the Year shares the origins of the BDR, how he first got involved as a volunteer, and details the benefit that BDR offers to riders and to the communities they ride though.

     

    Episode Links:

    Website: RideBDR.com

    Instagram: @RideBRD

    SEBDR Documentary: YouTube

    News: Triumph Sponsors SE BDR

     

    Free MSF eCourse: TriumphRider.com

    Events Schedule: TriumphOnTour.com

    For The Ride theme song by Sam Pace

    For The Ride podcast produced by Hisonni Johnson

    4 June 2025, 4:05 am
  • 1 hour 43 minutes
    Ricky Carmichael (Motocross GOAT)

    The winningest motocross racer of all time, Ricky Carmichael, is staying busy as an analyst for Supercross & Motorcross on NBC, hosting the Title 24 Podcast with Ryan Villopodo, and handpicking the components for the all-new Triumph TF 450-RC edition motorcycle. In this episode, Ricky also dives into how he spends his rare free-time, his approach to retired-life fitness, and what it means to have a production motorcycle with his name on it.

     

    Episode Links:

    Instagram:  @RickyCarmichael

    Title 24 Podcast: YouTube

    News: All-New TF 450-RC

    News: Paul Edmondson Appointed Enduro Team Manager

    News: Jonny Walker Signs to Enduro Race Team

     

    Free MSF eCourse: TriumphRider.com

    Events Schedule: TriumphOnTour.com

    For The Ride theme song by Sam Pace

    For The Ride podcast produced by Hisonni Johnson

    3 October 2024, 2:17 pm
  • 1 hour 20 minutes
    Ed Quinn (Actor - The Oval)

    Most recently known for his role as President Hunter Franklin in Tyler Perry's "The Oval", Ed Quinn is a veteran actor, who is also a rock n roller and competitive kneeboarder. In the interview, Quinn shares what he loves about riding motorcycles, talks about living on-set when filming seasons of The Oval, and gives a download on the world of competition kneeboarding, fresh from the world championships in South Africa.

     

    Episode Links:

    Instagram:  @EdwardQuinn

    Website: EdQuinn.com

    Music: A Whole Lot of Rosie on Spotify

    News: 2025 Speed Twin 1200 / RS

     

    Free MSF eCourse: TriumphRider.com

    Events Schedule: TriumphOnTour.com

    For The Ride theme song by Sam Pace

    For The Ride podcast produced by Hisonni Johnson

    27 September 2024, 10:36 pm
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