East Tennessee is one of the best regions in the country to ride a motorcycle—and each month, Handlebars magazine shows you why.
Written and edited by local riders, Handlebars covers the full range of motorcycling: touring, sport, cruisers, vintage, dirt, and more. We’ll tell you about the people, places, and events that make the area’s motorcycle scenes so unique, and we’ll give you the scoop on interesting new bikes coming onto the market. Handlebars aims to bring you the best of East Tennessee motorcycling.
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Editor
Coury Turczyn, editor@fromthehandlebars.com
Art Director
Travis Gray
Staff Writer
Sales Director
Kevin Pack, sales@fromthehandlebars.com
Account Executives
- Chris Casteel
- Gary Ashe
- Lawson A. Jaeger
- Doug Shock
- Shera Swanson
Production Manager
Debra Davis
Senior Designer
Lindsay Beeson
Graphic Designers
- Ryan Collins
- Corey McPherson
Advertising Service Manager
Jennifer Stiles
Patrick Beeson
Patrick Beeson is a rookie rider who attempts to cover issues important to newbies each month while splicing in anecdotes about his journey from citizen to motorcyclist. If you’re new to riding, or simply want to share a story from your early days in the saddle, send him an e-mail at patrickbeeson(at)gmail(dot)com.
Ryan Carden
Ryan Carden is the editor of scooter-news.com, the Web’s best free source for scooter, moped, and mini-bike news, and is also a contributing writer to Cycle News.
Melanie DiClaudio
Melanie DiClaudio is a mad scientist working at UT, who has been actively involved in the regional scooter scene for about two years but has had a love of scootering since first spotting a Vespa at age 16.
Steve Dupree
Steve Dupree’s resume includes a ’76 Triumph Bonneville, ’75 Norton Highrider, ’76 HD XLCH, and ’81 FXSB Sturgis. With a riding history that spans 30+ years, two continents, several states, and more bumps, scratches, dents, and roadside repair than he wishes to remember, Dupree learned about motorcycling and the lifestyle the hard way. Any anger he expresses, he came by honestly.
Phil Fuson
Phil Fuson is a rock ’n’ roll renaissance man and longtime motorcyclist; you can catch up with him at myspace.com/itchybruddah.
Leslie Karnowski
Leslie Karnowski is a Knoxville-based photographer; you can see her portfolio at lesliekarnowskiphotography.com.
Fred Sahms
Fred Sahms is a curmudgeonly Luddite who has been soiling his fingernails with old motorcycles for 25-plus years. His garage is located somewhere in North Knoxville. Drop him a line at fred(at)fredsgarage(dot)net.
Chad Smith
Chad Smith is a Knoxville-based photographer.
Ben Steinberg
Ben Steinberg hails from Canada and is an experienced racer, with many years racing everything from two-strokes to superbikes and even F-1 sidecars. He was so dedicated to the sport that he opened his own printing business to support his racing endeavors. Currently, Ben is employed as the general manager of the Deals Gap Motorcycle Resort, just over the state line in North Carolina.
Russ Townsend
Russ Townsend has been riding on and off road motorcycles for over 25 years. He has been active in promoting new legislation for OHV users, is a lifetime AMA member, former racer, and current Secretary of the Volunteer Riders dirt-bike club.
Carol Watkins
Carol Watkins lives in Knoxville’s Cedar Bluff area in a condo with a one-car garage—make that one-motorcycle garage. Been married and divorced three times, one son. Had a cat once. He died. If you want to know anything else about her, read it in her column or take her out to dinner. She can be reached at cew(dot)andspike(at)yahoo(dot)com.
Editorial Interns
- Emily Collins
- Brittney Moore
A Metro Pulse Publication
Handlebars is a product of the KNS Media Group, a multimedia portfolio of products and services that delivers news and information throughout East Tennessee. Published monthly, Handlebars is available free of charge in the East Tennessee region. 2009 E.W. Scripps Co.