{"id":9186,"date":"2026-01-09T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/?post_type=moa_podcasts&#038;p=9186"},"modified":"2026-01-19T10:16:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T15:16:41","slug":"is-riding-worth-the-risk","status":"publish","type":"moa_podcasts","link":"https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/moa_podcasts\/is-riding-worth-the-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Riding Worth the Risk? (RITS)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9186\" class=\"elementor elementor-9186\" data-elementor-post-type=\"moa_podcasts\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-773a37ca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"773a37ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27c64cfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27c64cfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>In this episode of RITS, Ed continues to ponder the risks and rewards of riding following the motorcycle death of his friend Tom Moffat. He raises valid concerns about the safety of riding and offers the views of prominent motorcyclists on the subject. Among them is Mark Barnes, author of <em>Why We Ride<\/em> and host of the MOA podcast <em><a href=\"http:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/podcast\/the-ride-inside\/\" data-type=\"podcast\" data-id=\"81\">The Ride Inside<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe class=\"lazyload\" title=\"Embed Player\" data-src=\"https:\/\/play.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39665260\/height\/192\/theme\/modern\/size\/large\/thumbnail\/yes\/custom-color\/f06823\/time-start\/00:00:00\/hide-playlist\/yes\/download\/yes\/font-color\/000000\" height=\"192\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\" oallowfullscreen=\"true\" msallowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border: none;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9187 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"http:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ed_housewright_desertscape-1024x462.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"462\" class=\"wp-image-9187 lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ed_housewright_desertscape-1024x462.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ed_housewright_desertscape-1024x462.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ed_housewright_desertscape-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ed_housewright_desertscape-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ed_housewright_desertscape.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Riding Into The Sunset<\/em>\u00a0is brought to you by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwownersnews.com\/\">BMW Motorcycle Owners of America<\/a>\u00a0and hosted by journalist &amp; author Ed Housewright. 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