WHAT IS THROTTLE MINDED?

“What do you mean you’re throttle minded, what the h*** does that even mean!?”

This site is about motorcycles and how they seem to find their way into all aspects of our life. Whether you’re a new rider or an ex-pro racer, odds are you’ve been bitten by the riding bug and are already throttle minded. The fact you’re here reading this means you’re at least a little throttle minded. I’m Throttle Minded Dad, father of a beautiful little girl, and husband to Throttle Minded Mom. Here we’re going to try and cover a lot, from our pursuit to build the ultimate motorcycle van at a somewhat affordable cost, to finance tips that help budget for that next bike. We’ll have real unbiased product reviews, and life hacks to get out and ride more often. We’ll talk about all things that can help us live a life that is better because of motorcycles.

At the end of the day, life is about freedom, and there’s no better freedom than grabbing a gear, and twisting the throttle!

For some, dirt bikes, street bikes, all bikes, impact many parts of our daily lives:

• Have you ever decided not to buy that new pair of work boots because your motocross boots are getting pretty worn out?

• Do you stand in your closet and grab your favorite moto branded t-shirt or get a new Thor hat every Christmas? When you see someone also wearing that fox shirt, Ducati hat, or Dunlop keychain, you probably know they get it (hint: they’re also throttle minded).

• Did you make your last vehicle choice based on fuel efficiency and third-row seating or were you fine-tuning your decision based on tow rating, bed length, off-road capability, or the number of tie-down anchors? Or have you totally gone off the deep end and bought a van as your daily driver?

I’m going to propose a new way to think… You don’t have to live a life of irritation having to choose to ride over family or hobby over debt… constantly wishing things were different to support your horsepower addiction. How about a life with some throttle control where bikes and life work hand in hand, a throttle minded life.

It’s time to wake up! Lean into your passion, and stop making mind-numbing decisions that pull you away from it! How many of your buddies have hung up the helmet because they’re too old? Because their spouse said it's too dangerous? Because they had kids and need to now be responsible?

Here we stand for the unpopular opinions: Take one of the greatest parenting opportunities out there and teach your kids to be fully responsible for their own actions while on the trail (more to come in a future post on parenting and riding). Here we show our spouse we support them in what makes them happy not tear them away from it (more to come on ways to encourage our spouse to support our throttle minded life).

Here motorcycles keep us young - too old to ride is a mentality, not a number.

Are you a person that falls somewhere on the spectrum of the throttle minded life:

• I don’t have a bike but love the moto culture

• I just started riding and want to learn as much as I can

• I’ve been riding for a while but never seem to get out enough

• I rode for years but lost the spark

• I ride a lot but at the expense of other parts of my life

• I live an awesome throttle minded life that others are jealous of

If the last isn’t you, let’s get you there. No more excuses. Unstuck yourself for good.

We want to bring you real unrestricted content and leave a space for you to ask questions, make suggestions, and meet other throttle minded folks to enhance your life. Crack open a cold one, and read on, or better yet get out and go for a ride then catch up on our latest post later on.

Signed,

Throttle Minded Dad