{"id":53636,"date":"2019-05-01T17:11:08","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T17:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/05\/01\/controlling-danger-heres-why-vets-love-motorcycles\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T06:30:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:30:01","slug":"controlling-danger-heres-why-vets-love-motorcycles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/home\/left-column\/2019\/05\/01\/controlling-danger-heres-why-vets-love-motorcycles\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Controlling danger\u2019 \u2014 here\u2019s why vets love motorcycles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Motorcycles have always been a part of Stephanie Cutts\u2019 life, for better or worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her husband, Frank, died in a motorcycle accident. But the 35-year-old Navy veteran has continued riding, both to honor his memory and because of the relationships she has developed with folks in the motorcycle world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Cutts has known for years, the motorcycle community is a vibrant, supportive group that brings together anyone who loves bikes as much as she does. It has been especially hospitable to veterans seeking healthy outlets to combat PTSD or other mental-health symptoms related to their time in the military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere obviously is the adrenaline and the dangerous aspects where you have to constantly be on guard,\u201d she said. \u201cI think there is a deeper camaraderie, where you can connect with a stranger instantly and bond over something.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Experts in the <a href=\"https:\/\/rebootcamp.militarytimes.com\/news\/transition\/2019\/03\/21\/can-extreme-sports-and-adrenaline-help-veterans-with-ptsd\/\" target=_blank>military and medical fields agree<\/a> that activities like motorcycle-riding can at least temporarily help veterans dealing with PTSD. It certainly helped Cutts get through her trauma by providing her with a supportive community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c[I]t\u2019s hard to make connections with civilians because you don\u2019t have the same core base of life experience,\u201d she said. \u201cBut you can do that with motorcycles because gear heads are gear heads.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cutts\u2019 love of motorcycles recently helped book her a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Africa through <a href=\"https:\/\/uuzilo.org\/\" target=_blank>Uuzilo<\/a>, a nonprofit dedicated to taking veterans and anyone else suffering from PTSD on motorcycle tours around Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Uuzilo was started by Andrew Councill, who was in a bad place around 2015 after a rough divorce and the death of his father. Councill decided to take a trip to Africa and, on a whim, purchased his first motorcycle while in South Africa. The feeling of riding through the continent on his bike gave him a peace of mind he never thought he\u2019d have again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI went from feeling like the most pitiful wretch on Earth to feeling like the luckiest person on Earth,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Councill isn\u2019t a veteran, but he recognized that a motorcycle helped him heal from his trauma and figured it might help them too. He feels that the type of person who would go into the military is \u201cwell-suited\u201d for this high-octane form of therapy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c[I[t\u2019s danger, but it\u2019s controlling danger,\u201d he said. \u201cAs soon as you get on a bike and take off in Africa &#8230; you very quickly and instinctively decide if you want to live.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Uuzilo isn\u2019t the only organization that uses motorcycles as a therapeutic tool for veterans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6901\" height=\"4606\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dallas.jpeg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dallas.jpeg.jpg 6901w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dallas.jpeg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dallas.jpeg.jpg?resize=768,513 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dallas.jpeg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dallas.jpeg.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dallas.jpeg.jpg?resize=2048,1367 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 6901px) 100vw, 6901px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Veterans representing Team Dallas participate in a bike &#8220;build-off&#8221; competition against Team Austin earlier in this month in Austin, Texas. The competition is put on my Motorcycle Missions, a nonprofit helping veterans combat PTSD through motorcycles. (Photo courtesy of Motorcycle Missions)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Motorcycle Missions is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.motorcycle-missions.org\/\" target=_blank>another nonprofit<\/a> serving veterans working through trauma by teaching them about the joys of motorcycles. It was founded by Krystal Hess, another nonveteran who credits motorcycles for helping to set her on the path to recovery after getting out of an abusive relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI decided it was time to put into action this program that I had been thinking about and use it as a means of therapy for these guys and girls who struggle and suffer from the traumatic experiences they\u2019ve had serving our country and communities,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Veterans can participate in a few bike-centric courses through Motorcycle Missions that include a motocross camp, a welding class or a build team where you learn how to construct motorcycles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The organization also holds \u201cbuild-off\u201d competitions where teams of veterans and first-responders compete to design and build the best motorcycle. The latest one took place this April in Austin, Texas, between teams representing Austin and Dallas and was sponsored by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianmotorcycle.com\/en-us\/\" target=_blank>Indian Motorcycle<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSupport of veterans and the military community is a natural fit for the brand and something we\u2019re very passionate about,\u201d said Indian Motorcycle Senior Director Reid Wilson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hess said that more than 100 veterans have gone through various Motorcycle Missions programs since 2016. She has worked with veterans who have told her they have stopped drinking, re-kindled a relationship or felt calm enough to go off their medication after working with Motorcycle Missions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey\u2019re very much programmed to do a job,\u201d she said. \u201cWhen they come home, they\u2019re not deprogrammed, and they have a hard time getting back into the normal rhythm of things \u2026 There\u2019s intrusive thoughts, there\u2019s nightmares, anger, aggression, alcohol abuses. Our whole goal is to prevent that from happening and give them a purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That was the case for Matthew Webb, a 34-year-old Marine veteran who was on Team Dallas during that April build-off (Team Austin narrowly won). He said that Motorcycle Missions not only made him realize that bikes are his true passion, but he\u2019s now thinking about \u201cramrodding my way\u201d into the motorcycle industry as a full-time career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For him, being on a motorcycle is a true \u201cplace of peace.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen you\u2019re riding, there\u2019s so much going on that your body seizes on that adrenaline,\u201d he said. \u201cIt puts you in a place where you\u2019re around like-minded individuals \u2026 For the most part, everybody that I\u2019ve met is extremely friendly and wants to be involved and wants to get to know you. 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