{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdriven-to-ride.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fted-kettler-zO0Qht8d","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Ted Kettler","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/3587b692-4073-433a-9e08-bb1208a331fe/0f6cc9db-3546-4f86-bfa5-6143511a1ce6/copy-of-driven-to-ride-final-podcast-logo-090723.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"As adolescent introductions to motorcycling go, author and podcaster Ted Kettler’s first two-wheel experience probably isn’t unique. But, as he tells host Mark Long on this episode of the “Driven to Ride” podcast, that moment in time more than half a century ago left an indelible mark on his consciousness—in the shape of Harley-Davidson’s iconic bar-and-shield logo, no less.\n\n“I can remember standing on the front seat of my mother’s car,” he laughs. “We were at a traffic light and a motorcycle pulled up in the lane next to us. I said, “Wow! What’s that?” And my mother said, “That’s a Harley-Davidson.” I remember it was turquoise and white. Then, the light turned green and he took off. From that moment on, I was all about Harley-Davidson.”\n\nKettler has hosted the “Motorcycle Men Podcast” for a decade, and in 2024, he published, “The Road Most Traveled: A Motorcycle Ride Along the East Coast of America.” Whereas most riders seek out the best back roads, Kettler set off on his trip with the polar-opposite intention: to follow the busiest highways, from the northeast to the Florida Keys. Beep, beep! Honk, honk!\n"}