In The Motorcycle Adjacent Podcast: Episode 2, I talk about ruining my birthday surprise, taking the day off from work to ride, getting the 4k service done on my 2022 Yamaha MT-09, and hurting my back (which kept me from riding for several weeks).
Listen to The Motorcycle Adjacent Podcast: Episode 2
My name is Walt White and I've been riding motorcycles on and off since my early twenties. After more than a decade away from the sport, I came back - and I've been making up for lost time ever since.
Based in Southeast Pennsylvania, I write and create videos about real motorcycle ownership: the bikes I ride, the gear I test, the roads I explore, and the community I've found along the way. I ride a 2022 Yamaha MT-09 SP and a 2023 Kawasaki Ninja 400, and I try to give you the honest take you'd get from a friend rather than a press release.
I'm also a husband, dad to three girls, and a pitbull owner - which keeps life interesting off the bike too.
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