http://www.PR.com/ Latest news releases from PR.com for Adrian Blake Communications. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:34:31 -0500 © 2012 PR Worldwide, Inc. 60 en-us http://www.PR.com/images/logo_white.jpg http://www.PR.com/ 68 69 PR.com provides Free Press Release Distribution, & is a unique Directory of Businesses, Products, Services, & Jobs - in all industries. Find Full Company Profiles. http://www.pr.com/press-release/215165 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0500 All things must pass, as they say, and Ride! on BlogTalkRadio www.blogtalkradio.com/ride will officially sign off on March 1st, 2010. The popular podcast featured interviews with some of the best-known names in motorcycling who shared their rich and varied experiences of the sport. The 30-minute shows offered lively discussions about world travel, women in motorcycling, superbike racing, and electric-powered [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/215165 Adrian Blake Communications http://www.pr.com/press-release/198720 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:00:00 -0500 The Arctic Circle can be an imposing place. Which is precisely why Neil Johnston and his team decided to ride there this past summer on an ultimate motorcycle comparo test. Along the way, they experienced a side of Canada that few have. Johnston, Kevin Miklossy and Glenn Simmons rode north from Vancouver to Inuvik, Northwest Territories by way of the infamous Dempster Highway, known as the last great adventure road in [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/198720 Adrian Blake Communications http://www.pr.com/press-release/194410 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0500 In the wake of post-9/11 paranoia in America, Glen Heggsted set out on a gritty adventure to experience the world through the eyes of those living in the developing world. The result is his just-released book called One More Day Everywhere: Crossing 50 Borders on the Road to Global Understanding (ECW Press). It vividly describes his 55,000 mile ride from Siberia to Africa via the Middle East, Gaza Strip, and Pakistan and [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/194410 Adrian Blake Communications http://www.pr.com/press-release/186404 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 09:00:00 -0400 During the 1930s and ’40s the British motorcycle industry was the largest in the world for full-size bikes. It declined precipitously by the mid-1970s, a victim of corporate mis-management and trade practices. Abe Aamidor’s new book, Shooting Star: The Rise & Fall of the British Motorcycle Industry (ECW Press), captures the romance of the industry’s heyday and its fall from glory through archival [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/186404 Adrian Blake Communications http://www.pr.com/press-release/178312 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:00:00 -0400 If you’re passionate about riding a motorcycle and running a business, author Dwain DeVille’s new book, ‘The Biker’s Guide to Business’ (John Wiley & Sons Ltd.) delivers some straight-from-the-saddle practical wisdom to get you on the road to success. DeVille has been riding motorcycles for more than three decades. As CEO of consulting firm Watermark International, he’s been [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/178312 Adrian Blake Communications http://www.pr.com/press-release/171245 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:00:00 -0400 Women and motorcycling will be in the spotlight on the upcoming episode of Ride! as three time motorcycle hall of fame inductee Cris Sommer Simmons shares insights from her new photography book called The American Motorcycle Girls: 1900 – 1950 (Parker House). Sommer Simmons guests on Ride! on August 19, 2009 @ 7 p.m. Eastern Time. She’ll be onsite at the fifth annual AMA International Women & Motorcycling [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/171245 Adrian Blake Communications http://www.pr.com/press-release/154347 Tue, 26 May 2009 09:00:00 -0400 Green technology pioneer and CTO of Zero Motorcycles Neal Saiki generated a lot of buzz with his California company’s first electric dirt bike a couple of years ago. The buzz has just kicked into higher gear with the release this month of a new high-performance urban street bike called the Zero S. Hear Saiki talk about his cutting edge dreams and the trend toward electric-powered bikes on Ride! on May 27, 2009 @ 7 [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/154347 Adrian Blake Communications http://www.pr.com/press-release/151447 Wed, 13 May 2009 09:00:00 -0400 Lois Pryce is on the loose again. After a pulse-pounding, soul-searching solo ride from Alaska to the tip of South America, the restless Brit hit the road from London to Cape Town in late 2006. The result is a new book called Red Tape and White Knuckles (Random House). Pryce will guest on Ride! for a live podcast at 4 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, May 15, 2009 to talk about her latest road adventure. Tune in to Ride! on [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/151447 Adrian Blake Communications http://www.pr.com/press-release/147561 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:00:00 -0400 If you’re female and you own a motorcycle or scooter, be sure to mark May 1st on your calendar. That’s International Female Ride Day and it’s your day to get out there and celebrate the two-wheeled lifestyle. The event, now in its third year, is the creation of Vicki Gray, motorcycle racer, riding instructor, coach, entrepreneur, and role model. Gray will guest on Ride! for a live podcast at 7 p.m. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/147561 Adrian Blake Communications http://www.pr.com/press-release/145252 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:00:00 -0400 Carl Adams has been riding dual sport motorcycles for 45 years and now he’s sharing his considerable accumulated wisdom in a new book called The Essential Guide to Dual Sport Motorcycling (Whitehorse Press). Carl Adams will guest on Ride! for a live podcast at 7 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 to talk about his book. Tune in to Ride! on the BlogTalkRadio network at www.blogtalkradio.com/ride. During [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/145252 Adrian Blake Communications http://www.pr.com/press-release/138549 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:00:00 -0400 Since Grant and Susan Johnson created Horizons Unlimited a dozen years ago, it has become an international touchstone for information and advice about world travel on two wheels. Grant Johnson will guest on Ride! for a live podcast at 1 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, March 18, 2009. Tune in to Ride! on the BlogTalkRadio Network at www.blogtalkradio.com/ride. Johnson will talk about the phenomenal success of Horizons [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/138549 Adrian Blake Communications http://www.pr.com/press-release/133342 Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:00:00 -0500 Ted Simon, who has inspired countless motorcyclists to strike out on their own around-the-world riding adventures with his best-selling books Jupiter’s Travels and Dreaming of Jupiter, will inspire many more when he revisits his exploits on Ride! Simon will be in the Ride! virtual studio for a live podcast at 7 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, February 25, 2009. Tune in to Ride! on the BlogTalkRadio Network at [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/133342 Adrian Blake Communications http://www.pr.com/press-release/130775 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 09:00:00 -0500 Ken Condon, the author of popular columns Proficient Motorcycling and Street Strategies for Motorcycle Consumer News (MCN), has written a new book that shares his tried-and-true techniques for becoming a better rider. Condon will be in the Ride! studio for a live podcast at 7 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, February 11, 2009. Tune in to Ride! on the BlogTalkRadio Network at www.blogtalkradio.com/ride. He’ll talk [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/130775 Adrian Blake Communications http://www.pr.com/press-release/128582 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:00:00 -0500 The producer of the largest motorcycle consumer show in North America, Bar Hodgson, survived a 300 kph rollover at the Bonneville Salt Flats last August while trying to break a landspeed record. The feisty septuagenarian will guest on Ride! to talk about his dream of setting a world record and his experience at the legendary track. The segment will air live on the popular motorcycle podcast at 7 p.m. Eastern Time on [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/128582 Adrian Blake Communications http://www.pr.com/press-release/125149 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:00:00 -0500 Motorcyclists Confederation of Canada President Peter Jacobs talks about issues facing riders and how the MCC is helping protect their rights in Canada on the next episode of Ride!. The show will air live on the popular motorcycle podcast at 7 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, January 14, 2009. Tune in to Ride! on the BlogTalkRadio Network at www.blogtalkradio.com/ride Soon after its inception, the MCC scored a [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/125149 Adrian Blake Communications http://www.pr.com/press-release/114500 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:00:00 -0500 Custom motorcycle builder Michael Long will guest on BlogTalkRadio’s Ride! today to talk about the success of Quebec-based Zeel Design. Michael and Benoît Marleau, both engineers and managing partners of Zeel Design, started the company while working for commercial transportation giant Bombardier Canada. Zeel Design quickly gained recognition at home and abroad for its unconventional motorcycles like the [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/114500 Adrian Blake Communications http://www.pr.com/press-release/107628 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:00:00 -0400 Toronto Star editor and author Mark Richardson has written a new book called Zen and Now: On The Trail of Robert Pirsig and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Knopf). He guests on BlogTalkRadio’s Ride! to talk about his motorcycle adventure (www.blogtalkradio.com/ride) on September 29, 2008 at 7 p.m. ET. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is a literary classic that’s inspired millions of readers over [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/107628 Adrian Blake Communications http://www.pr.com/press-release/86048 Wed, 21 May 2008 09:29:51 -0400 With summer fast approaching, BlogTalkRadio’s Ride! heats up with a brand new series of entertaining interviews featuring motorcycle experts and personalities beginning in May. (www.blogtalkradio.com/ride) If you’re a female rider, you’ll be especially interested in two upcoming shows. Genevieve Schmitt, who’s a leading spokesperson on the topic of women and motorcycling, addresses issues [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/86048 Adrian Blake Communications http://www.pr.com/press-release/71039 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:00:00 -0500 Want to know Cyril Huze’s secret of success? Or how Emilio Scotto nearly became cannibal canape? Or hear Clem Salvadori’s confessions from a lifetime in the saddle? Listen to these fascinating stories and more from other noteworthy names in the motorcycling world when you tune in to online radio show Ride! (http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ride) in February, March and April. The full slate of guests confirmed [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/71039 Adrian Blake Communications http://www.pr.com/press-release/69667 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:00:00 -0500 Off-road racing hero Lawrence Hacking, the first Canadian ever to finish the Dakar Rally, makes a guest appearance on Ride! January 30th to talk about his new book, To Dakar And Back: 21 Days Across North Africa By Motorcycle (ECW Press). The Dakar Rally is an off-road endurance race that is “without question, the most arduous and notorious rally on the planet,” says Hacking. He completed the 2001 [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/69667 Adrian Blake Communications http://www.pr.com/press-release/66924 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 12:00:00 -0500 This year, Erik Buell celebrates 25 years since he created his first racing motorcycle. He developed a square-four, two-stroke dubbed the RW750 to compete in the AMA Formula One road race series. Unfortunately, it was declared ineligible for the class because of a rule change. But it didn’t deter him from turning his talents to designing and building sportbikes for the street. Buell Motorcycles Inc. has become [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/66924 Adrian Blake Communications http://www.pr.com/press-release/64566 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:59:25 -0500 More than 10,000 lives are lost every day in Sub-Saharan Africa due to largely preventable diseases like HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis. That human tragedy has not gone unnoticed by Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Unite, the charitable foundation of his Virgin Group. Virgin Unite (www.virginunite.com) was set up in 2004 with the purpose of finding new ways to deal with serious social and environmental issues. One of [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/64566 Adrian Blake Communications http://www.pr.com/press-release/63074 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 03:00:00 -0500 Fans of vintage American iron are in for a treat when Ride! welcomes guest Dale Walksler on Dec. 5. Dale is the affable founder and curator of the popular Wheels Through Time Museum (www.wheelsthroughtime.com), which houses the world’s largest collection of vintage American motorcycles. The museum, located in Maggie Valley, North Carolina, recently celebrated its fifth year in operation in its current location and [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/63074 Adrian Blake Communications http://www.pr.com/press-release/61288 Wed, 21 Nov 2007 03:00:00 -0500 Ever wondered what it’s like to ride your motorcycle around the world on a shoe-string budget with a bunch of your friends? That’s exactly what Austin Vince and six of his Brit mates did. As Mondo Enduro, they travelled 40,000 miles across 41 countries on 350-cc Suzuki dual sport bikes. Their adventure lasted 405 days in a successful attempt to set an (unofficial) record for riding the longest land route in [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/61288 Adrian Blake Communications