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Mastering the Moment: What a Honda CBF 600cc Taught Me About Life
Finding peace and purpose in every curve — how Mod 1 training on a Honda 600cc with Abbey Riders, combined with the ethos of Full...

Michelle Hatcher
Jun 86 min read
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Beneath the Helmets: How Bikers Are Transforming Communities
Riding Beyond the Road: From Charity Rallies to Random Acts of Kindness, Discover How Motorcyclists Are Changing Perceptions and Lives...

Michelle Hatcher
Jun 35 min read
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I Just Did These 2 Things — Now I’m Finally Free
How buying a motorbike at 51 and writing my truth pulled me out of the fog — and started a movement for riders who feel lost, stuck, or...

Michelle Hatcher
May 293 min read
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When the Bike Finally Fit Me: How Adjusting My Suspension Transformed My Ride
How a Simple Suspension Tweak Transformed My Ride — and Why Every Small or Light Rider Should Rethink Their Setup.

Michelle Hatcher
May 264 min read
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Bikes and Emotional Breakdowns: What Motorcycling Taught Me About Resilience
There was a moment once — helmet on, gloves trembling, heart in my throat — when I parked up the Ninja, walked into a café, fighting back...

Michelle Hatcher
May 154 min read
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Ride It Out: Why Motorcycling Might Just Save Your Sanity (Like It Did Mine)
This Mental Health Awareness Week, a plea from the saddle of a 125cc Ninja Motorcyclist I never thought I’d be that person . The one...

Michelle Hatcher
May 124 min read
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Throttle Through the Storm: Riding When Life Feels Too Much
When the world felt too heavy, I found peace in the saddle. This is the story of how two wheels, a strong community, and small acts of...

Michelle Hatcher
May 83 min read
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We Are Not Invincible: A Motorcycle Awareness Month Call to Every Motorist on the Road
May is Motorcycle Awareness Month. But for many of us, every month is. Every week. Every ride. Because the truth is this: when you ride a...

Michelle Hatcher
May 64 min read
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Mind Over Motorbike: How to Tame Fear and Build Riding Confidence
It’s May 1st 2025. The day the motorcycle engines hum a little louder. The roads feel a little more open, a little more welcoming. And...

Michelle Hatcher
May 14 min read
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What I Wish I Knew As A Motorcyclist Before I Put A Crash Helmet On
Straight‑talking, heartfelt advice for every new and returning motorcyclist. Because confidence is a muscle, not a miracle I can still...

Michelle Hatcher
Apr 306 min read
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Full Throttle, Full Heart: 5 Life Lessons I Learned from My Motorcycle
What two wheels taught me about fear, courage, and showing up for my own life I didn’t grow up around bikes. I didn’t dream of racing or...

Michelle Hatcher
Apr 295 min read
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Terrified but Thriving: How Riding a Motorcycle Changed My Life
I didn’t trust myself. I was bricking it Not the kind of stupid jittery nerves you get before a job interview or the first time you cook...

Michelle Hatcher
Apr 286 min read
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Finding First Gear: What Motorcycles Taught Me at 51 That Life Before Never Did
In my early 50's, I found myself straddling a black Kawasaki Ninja 125cc, hands trembling slightly under worn-in gloves, heart pounding...

Michelle Hatcher
Apr 285 min read
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Rain, Roads and Resilience: How Motorcycling Cures Everything (And Science Backs It Up Too.)
There are days when my mind feels like an A road at rush hour — thoughts cutting each other up, worries tailgating, anxiety revving its...

Michelle Hatcher
Apr 286 min read
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From Forest Roads to Fearless Corners: The Day I Found My Flow
There’s a moment in riding — a moment I probably didn’t think would ever come — where the noise in my head went quiet and that was...

Michelle Hatcher
Apr 285 min read
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Wobble, Don’t Quit: How to Handle Setbacks on Your Learning Journey
I dropped my bike. Again. There, I said it. Coming into my drive way on a grey afternoon after a lovely long ride, with my heart in my...

Michelle Hatcher
Apr 286 min read
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