The Making of a Motorcycle Coach - Nick Ienatsch, Part 1

The Making of a Motorcycle Coach - Nick Ienatsch, Part 1

June 24, 2026 · 51 min · Episode 72

About this episode

The episode explores Nick Ienatsch's journey from studying English to becoming a significant figure in the motorcycle community.

In the early 1980s, Nick Ienatsch was studying English at the University of Utah and working part-time at a Salt Lake City motorcycle dealership. He wrote a letter to Art Friedman, the editor of Motorcyclist magazine, asking for a job. Friedman hired Ienatsch in 1984, launching a two-wheel adventure that has positively impacted the lives of hundreds of thousands of motorcyclists.

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