From A Mining Town To Milan: A Motorcycle Designer's Origin Story
About this episode
Michael Uhlarik shares his journey from a mining town to becoming a motorcycle designer.
For Episode 100 of the Lowdown Radio Show, frequent guest Michael Uhlarik joins us to share his backstory on how a kid born in a remote northern mining town ends up working as a designer for, among others, Yamaha and Aprilia. Michael is a favorite of Lowdown listeners and here’s your chance to learn more about the man who’s as tuned-into the pulse of the motorcycle biz as anyone. And, to kick off the next 100 episodes, ADVRider editor Zac Kurylyk pops by with info on how you can get even more out of ADVRider while supporting our editorial content at the same time. Win-win, as they say Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Guest: Michael Uhlarik
Topics covered
- motorcycle design
- origin story
- ADVrider
- Yamaha
- Aprilia
- interview
- motorcycle industry
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Yamaha, Aprilia, ADVrider
Places: Milan, northern mining town
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