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Motorcycle 201

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Dave Preston has been fascinated by motorcycles since he was given a ride at the age of 15 – 48 years ago. After a first career as an English teacher, he moved on to a position he created involving motorcycle dealership media, events management, advertising, customer relationships, rides, and trips, events announcing, and the creation of newsletters, e-mails, and technical papers.

Along the way he published Motorcycle 101, a common sense guide to motorcycling. Motorcycle 201 is an updated and improved version. He has hosted a call-in radio show known as “The Motorsports Show, with Dave Preston,” done announcing at several venues for both car and motorcycle races, and has emceed countless motorsports events and charity auctions. His monthly articles on all facets of the motorcycle world have appeared in Sound Rider magazine (www.soundrider.com) for the past ten years.

He is currently the Media and Events Manager for Ride West BMW in Seattle. To date he has notes on 430 different motorcycles he has ridden, and his garage holds a Triumph Speed Triple and BMW sport tourer.

He can be reached at Ride West at (206) 527-5511 or at team@ridewest.com

For free samples of David Preston’s writing style, please go to his website at

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First published November 26, 2010

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