About this episode

Pete Day of Mosko Moto discusses building a premium adventure motorcycle gear brand with a focus on product quality and community engagement.

Pete Day of Mosko Moto reveals what it takes to build a premium adventure motorcycle gear brand from the ground up. He explains why product quality is the foundation of everything, how they design for hardcore users who demand maximum utility, and the balance between innovation and accessibility. Pete shares insights on maintaining premium status while staying within reach of working riders, building community through 50+ annual events and multi-day riding experiences, and growing his Instagram to 90K+ followers. The conversation ends with Pete's definition of success and why the interesting path beats the efficient one every time. A few topics from the episode: The product-first philosophy: "Nobody wants to be in your community if your product sucks" Designing for hardcore users: maximizing utility for riders who push gear to its limits The danger of detaching into an "ivory tower" of premium pricing and exotic materials Why Mosko attends 50+ events annually and hosts multi-day riding and camping experien Growing a personal Instagram following to 90K+ while staying authentic to the sport Links Mosko Moto Pete's Instagram @moskopete Kuiu Purple Cow by Seth Godin Dusty Lizard…

People in this episode

Host: KORE Outdoors

Guest: Pete Day

Topics covered

• product quality
• adventure motorcycle gear
• community building
• Instagram growth
• design for utility
• premium pricing
• event hosting

Keywords

• adventure gear
• motorcycle
• product-first philosophy
• community events
• Instagram followers
• utility design
• premium status

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mosko Moto

Books & works: Purple Cow

Places: British Columbia

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