Tag: Wyman
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I Speak About George A. Wyman on the WheelNerds Podcast
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in George WymanAnd I talk about cats too. Chuck and Todd had a fun show (200 episodes already) and we have a lot of laughs as we talk about motorjournalism, my cross country trip, and whatever else happens to cross their minds. A good time was had by all… Check it out! http://wheelnerds.com/e/cat-photos-across-america/
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George A Wyman Makes it to Chicago! (Part 4 of 5)
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in George WymanThe fourth part of my five-part George A Wyman story is in the March 2018 issue of RoadRUNNER Magazine. The Great Plains of the Midwest should have been easier than the mountains out west, but they weren’t. But Wyman eventually made it to Chicago, and so did I on the Zero DSR electric motorcycle.
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The George A Wyman Story Continues (Part 3 of 5)
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in George Wyman“In the Tire Tracks of a Pioneer, Part 3: Lonesome Wyoming” is in the January 2018 issue of RoadRUNNER Magazine. In this, the middle child of five installments, George A. Wyman and I travel across the wide open spaces of Wyoming. Check it out.
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My Second George A Wyman Story is Published in RoadRUNNER Magazine
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in George Wyman“In the Tire Tracks of a Pioneer: Across the Great Basin Desert” is in the December 2017 issue of RoadRUNNER Magazine. This is the second of a five-part series on George A Wyman, who in 1903 became the first person to cross the country on a motorcycle (or any type of motor vehicle, actually). Part…
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Following Wyman: Retracing the 1st Transcontinental Roadtrip at Americade
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I’ll be at Americade this year telling the story of George A Wyman and my journey last summer following his tire tracks. Click here for more information. Stop by if you around this year!
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I am doing an AMA (Ask Me Anything) on Reddit
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in George WymanI receiving a lot of interest in this trip as I was planning it and as I am on the road, so I thought that I’d do a Reddit AMA. Check it out: AMA I am riding from SF to NYC on a Zero DSR electric motorcycle. Ask Me Anything. byu/johnmflores inmotorcycles
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Following Wyman’s Tire Tracks. Update: Ogden Utah
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in George WymanIt’s about a week into the trip and I have ridden from Lotta’s Fountain in San Francisco (the only source of water for the city after the 1906 earthquake), across California’s fertile Central Valley, up and over the majestic Sierra Nevada Mountains, and across the broad expanse of northern Nevada. Nevada has surprised me most…
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Talking about George A Wyman with Motorcycles & Misfits
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in George WymanRight after I picked up the Zero DSR from Zero Motorcycles in Scotts Valley, California, I visited the good folks at the Motorcycles and Misfits podcast to talk about my trip. It was a hoot – they have a community garage where they wrench but once a week they turn it into a little podcast…
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Q: Who is this man?
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in George WymanA: George A. Wyman, who in 1903 became the first person to cross the USA on a motorcycle. The motorcycle was a 200cc California, and it’s little more than a bicycle with a small motor attached. Look closely and you can see the pedals and chain! Good thing – Wyman needed to pedal more than…