The Sherwood Inn

The Sherwood Inn

From Radio TRO by The Riding Obsession

March 20, 2026

About this episode

The episode features Dean Johnson discussing the Sherwood Inn and various motorcycle riding tips and trivia.

Radio TRO is brought to you in part by: Twisted Road - Motorcycle Rental in the USA Visit Twisted.TRO.bike to get a FREE riding day! Meet Dean Johnson, fifth gen guide, bourbon pusher and tiger oak bar wrangler at Sherwood Inn. He sprints from 1875 launch to the 1913 rebuild, rail side oddities, family remodels and its National Register cred. With bourbon and monk fudge trivia, he sells a warm, slightly haunted rider stop with real rooms, bar welcome and ridge twisties Robin keeps citing. Brian rolls in like the garage nerd you phone at 2 a.m., with Airoh helmets finally landing in the U.S. He dishes Michelin and Bridgestone rebates, questions the holy DOT sticker and kills the earplug arrest myth. He adds gear tips like stay in first to scoot, routes from Richmond to the hills and future dives on airbags, brands, shiny toys and money. Robin runs it like a frazzled trip boss and escape lane coach, booking 777 lodging and mapping exact curves. He runs a downshifting masterclass with a rear end liftoff tale that even drags Maggie's Jeep incident in. His takeaways hit trail braking limits, when engine braking helps and a stop mirror shoulder lane change drill. Angelmarie asks the…

People in this episode

Hosts: Brian, Robin

Guest: Dean Johnson

Topics covered

  • motorcycle rental
  • bourbon
  • downshifting techniques
  • road safety
  • gear tips
  • travel

Keywords

  • motorcycle
  • bourbon
  • downshift
  • gear choice
  • road safety
  • Sherwood Inn
  • Airoh helmets
  • Michelin
  • Bridgestone

Sponsors

Twisted Road

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Sherwood Inn, Richmond, USA

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