Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone

Buzz Kanter is the Editor in Chief of American Iron Magazine and has his finger on the pulse of the vintage and modern American motorcycle scene and he joins us LIVE in this episode of Talking Motorcycles! We discuss upcoming vintage racing events and vintage motorcycle shows. Buzz makes a big announcement about a special show at Billy Lane's Sons of Speed during Daytona Biketoberfest! Harley-Davidson recently announced an all new frame and engine combination for their softail lines. Kanter had knowledge of this months in advance but could not share one ounce of it. The newest edition of American Iron Magazine will hit newstands next week and will be full of inside information from cover to cover!  We consider Buzz our go to source for information of the modern and vintage scene concerning American iron.  Thank you for listening to this edition of Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone! Special thanks to: Clearwater Lights Bruce Rossmeyers Harley Davidson in New Smyrna Beach and Daytona Beach Dunlop Motorcycle Tires Bell Powersports Sweet Marlays' Coffee and Bakery TrueToyotaParts.com

In this episode of Talking Motorcycles we go inside the Springfield Mile II event. The fastest Mile in the world is a bucket list race for any motorcyclist! Tommra and Dave Kiesow took over as promoters of the Mile after the IMDA decided they could no longer promote the event. In the Spring the crowd was huge and ticket sales are excellent for this Fall classic event. Now is the time to make your plans to attend this amazing race. Tommra gives us important details that you need to know! Tim McCormick from the Harley-Davidson Museum calls in to talk to us about the Labor Day Rally  that is underway! We get his thoughts about all the activities and he shares his favorite motorcycle and displays at the HD Museum! Shelly Rossmeyer of Bruce Rossmeyers Harley Davidson in Daytona and New Smyrna Beach give us inside information about the changes underway in the product line at the Motor Company! Special thanks to Clearwater LIghts, TrueToyotaParts.com, Dunlop Motorcycle Tire, Rossmeyers Harley-Davidson, Sweet Marlays' Coffee and Bakery, TrueToyotaParts.com and Bell Powersports!

Sturgis Rally and Races was the original name of the Sturgis Rally. Motorcycle racing returned in a big way in 2017. Bob Richards, Jr of 41LIVE.com was the promoter of the RSD Indian Superhooligan races at the Buffalo Chip and the crowd went wild. We get inside information from the promoter and thoughts on the AFT Buffalo Chip TT and much more. Scott Haibleid of the Kentucky Kickdown joins us with details about the annual event in Louisville, Kentucky. This family friendly event is a true celebration of vintage motorcycling scene.  Mitch from Bruce Rossmeyers Daytona HD and New Smyrna HD calls in with a true LIVE report from the 2017 Harley-Davidson dealer show. We get details about the changes and new models from the Motor Company and when they become available at their dealership. We discuss the three remaining rounds of MotoAmeria in our MotoAmerica Minute segment!  Thank you to: Clearwater Lights Dunlop Motorcycle Tires Bell Powersports TrueToyotaParts.com Bruce Rossmeyers Harley Davidson Sweet Marlay's Coffee and Bakery

Jacqui Van Ham joins us from the road traveling home from Sturgis 2017 and  the Bonneville Salt Flats and she brings us an amazing update from both!  Henry Wiles is now "King" Henry following his 13 year reign at the American Flat Track Peoria TT! Winning a total of 14 and 13 in a row is an amazing accomplishment and Henry gives his thoughts on that and how he would react if anyone ever beats that record!

In Part II of our series encouraging people to leave town and go touring on our motorcycle, we invited the best long distance tourer in America. 1000 mile days are likely not your goal. A 250 mile day can be perfect with a little planning. Jim Owen just completed the 2017 Iron Butt Rally with his second win. This is an amazing acomplishment. anyone who has ever had a 1,000 mile day knows what a challenge it can be. When you are required to string 11 days of 1,000 per day together to win the IBR it requires drastic measures that are each very well planned. Jim takes a systematic approach to the Iron Butt.  We take his systematic approach and break it down to help us all learn how to truly enjoy motorcycle touring solo or two up. The information from last weeks show in Part I with Carl Reese, Deana Mastracci and Norm Nelson combined with the valuable information we get from Jim Owen may produced the most comprehensive guide to fun touring ever.  Thank you for listening to this episode of Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone Special thanks to Clearwater Lights, Bell Powersports, TrueToyotaParts.com, Bruce Rossmeyers Daytona Harley Davidson, Sweet Marlays' Coffee and Bakery and Dunlop Motorcycle Tires.

World record holder and long distance motorcycle rider Carl Reese calls in from a corn field in Nebraska while on tour with Deena Mastracci! He gives us special insight about how he prepares for long distance touring and what he does when he is on the road. Where to stay? How many miles per day is enough? What special preperation does he do? Deena Mastracci joins the conversation as a relatively new rider. She won an award in 2016 for the highest mileage acheived by a new rider in their first year! Deena is a nutricianalist and shares special insight about what she eats and drinks during a long day in the saddle. She also tells us what her gear choices are for extreme hot weather touring. There is much to learn from this conversation. Norm Nelson has ridden from the Southeast to Alaska twice on a 1958 Harley Sportster 25 years apart! He is the highest finisher in the Motorcycle Cannonball over the last three events. Riding a 1911 Reading Standard in 2016 he goes deep inside his planning and packing as well as the mental preperation side of touring. Norm has also ridden a 2009 Piaggio BV250 scooter over 80,000 miles and many of those miles are on the Interstate!

In this episode of Talking Motorcycles we explore the changing demographics in America and how they influence motorcycle manufacturers. For decades the "Baby Boomers" were the generation who have influenced the sport of motorcycling the most. Now, there is a new generation moving forward who will be in control? What are their interests? How will they drive the motorcycle business? What are manufactures already doing to win their dollars? Is it working? John Light of Evans Cooling joins us with his thoughts and ideas for how to influence the next generation of riders. His fresh approach appears to have merit. "Don't bubble wrap your kids...MotoWrap them!" John's thought process is inspiring and we believe has merit.  Who or what inspired you to ride motorcycles? Was it your Father or Mother, Aunt or Uncle or a neighbor? We hear from many callers who inspired them! Shelly Rossmeyer of Rossmeyers Harley Davidson joins in on the discussion from a second generation motorcycle dealers perspective! We hope you enjoy this edition of Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone. Special thanks to Clearwater Lights, Dunlop Motorcycle Tires, Bell Powersports, Sweet Marlays' Coffee and Bakery, TrueToyotaParts.com and Bruce Rossmeyers Harley Davidson in New Smyrna and Daytona Beach. 

Having won an X-Games Silver Medal previously, this past weekend Sammy Halbert won the Gold Medal. How big of a deal is winning X-Games Gold? We hear many inside stories from Sammy about being involved in the X-Games. He won his Gold on a Harley-Davidson XR750 besting Harley's own factory team on their XG 750's and the Indian Teams as well! We hear all about the XR's performance and what made all the difference for him on that bike. We take a quick look back at the 2017 American Flat Track season and a look ahead. There are some unpredictable outcomes ahead said Halbert. Insightful comments from the strongest performing privateer on the tour. Bob Richards of 41 LIVE calls in to discuss the event he is involved in at the Harley Davidson Calistoga Half Mile National July 29th. The beautiful wine country town of Calistoga comes alive for this event and it is a bucket list for race fans and touring motoryclist alike. We get a suprise call from Fernando from Barcalona, Spain! The popular media figure heavily involved in the new Spanish Flat Track series, Superprestigio and more. Fernando is making the long flight from Spain to the event in Calistoga! We certainly hope you enjoy this editon of Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone. Our shows now originate from FM93.5/AM1150 WNDB every Wednesday at 7pm Eastern. Anyone in the world can LISTEN LIVE at www.newsdaytonabeach.com. 

Michael Lock is the CEO of American Flat Track. 2017 is now at mid-season and we take time to get his thoughts on the first half of the year. Recent events have produced standing room only crowds. How many events would AFT Events like to produce in house? Will we see American Flat Track stars in Europe soon? What impact does he think the NBCSN TV package will have on the series? How does American Flat Track view other racing series such as Steve Nace Racing and the Steel Show Nationals? Lock joined us in studio at WNDB FM93.5 in Daytona Beach. Shayna Texter calls in from the X-Games with her thoughts on her winning season thus far. Her convincing win at New York on the Half Mile has everyones attention. Perhaps it is a turning point as most think of her as a Mile flat track specialist but that may be changing.  Talking Motorcycles airs LIVE every Wednesday night at 7pm Eastern and you can listen from anywhere in the world at www.newsdaytonabeach.com or on the WNDB app on your smart device! Special thanks to Sweet Marlays' Coffee and Bakery, Rossmeyers Harley Davidson, Clearwater Lights, Dunlop Motorcycle Tires, TrueToyotaParts.com and Bell Powersports/Bell Helmets. 

In the last 12 months Pegram has competitively raced Supermoto, flat track at X-Games, driven the AudioSport R8 and won, and road raced at MotoAmerica! As a driver and a rider Larry Pegram has but one goal and that is to have fun! Not only can Larry Pegram do all these things but he also has the ability to communicate with race fans worldwide. His work on BeinSports as a color analyst. Now Pegram appears to be very comfortable as the color analyst of American Flat Track on NBCSN!  Above all that it appears his true passion is racing Go Karts with his children! Danny Walker has had but one goal as a team owner/manager in MotoAmerica. That goal is to see his contracted riders advance to the world stage in World Superbike and MotoGP. His Broaster Chicken Honda Team is headed to MotoAmerica at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca without Jake Gagne because Gagne got the call to ride for the Ten Kate team in World Superbike there in place of the late Nicky Hayden. We hear his thoughts about that and more in this episode of Talking Motorcycles. His hope is that Gagne will be signed full time by Ten Kate following the Laguna round. What qualities does he think Jake has that can make him a star on the world stage?  Thank you for listening to Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone that originates from the studios of WNDB in Daytona Beach. Listen LIVE every Wednesday at 7pm Eastern at www.newsdaytonabeach.com, on the WNDB App, or at FM93.5/AM1150 if you are in the Daytona Beach area. Listen to the podcast at iTunes, Spotify and many other podcast sights.  Thanks to Rossmeyers Harley-Davidson, Sweet Marlays' Coffee and Bakery, Clearwater Lights, Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Dunlop Motorcycle Tires, Bell Powersports and TrueToyotaParts.com.

The Ace Cafe Orlando is now open for business and business is good! We find out details from Mark McKee about the new venture. It's hot rods and motorcycles with many weekly gathers of like minded individuals who share common passions. We will discuss the original Ace Cafe London including it's past history and present day happenings. Ace Cafe Orlando is on the move with a new venture at One Daytona in Daytona Beach and you will want to hear all about this! Alex McLean has completely lost count of how many National Championships he has won in ARMHA vintage road racing competition! His NortonManxRacing.com team is on a big role. Now, Alex is preparing for his return to the Isle of Man TT. This time he will be riding the formidable Honda RC30. This is getting very real! Special thanks to Racings North Turn on the beachside in Daytona for providing our remote location for this show. Additional thanks to our local sponsors who make our shows possible on FM93.5/AM1150 WNDB Sweet Marlays' Coffee and Bakery and our friends with Bruce Rossmeyers Harley Davidson! We also wish to thank our national sponsors Clearwater Lights, Dunlop Motorcycle Tires, Bell Powersports and the Harley-Davidson Motor Company. You are invited to listen to each of our LIVE shows Wednesday nights at 7pm Eastern at www.newsdaytonabeach.com, on radio at FM93.5 and AM1150 or on the WNDB FREE App on your smartdevice. We rercommend subscribing to our shows on the Podcast App you already have on your smart devices and Apple TV. Follow our Facebook Accounts /Barry Boone and FB/Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone to never miss an episode!

Leticia Cline reports from the road as she completes her Orlando, Florida to California ride on her Harley-Davidson Dyna S! Crossing the Mohave in temperatures well over 100 degrees was definitely a challenge. What extreme measures did she employ?  Arthur Kowitz joined us to discuss his career as an AMA Superbike rider during the golden years. As a privateer he built his own motorcycles and competed against the giant factory teams of the time. Now he is on the cutting edge of electric motorcycle road racing!  Tim McCormick of the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee joined us with updates about some of the exciting events they have upcoming in the summer of 2017! Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone is powered by Bruce Rossmeyers Harley Davidson, Sweet Marlays' Coffee and Bakery, Clearwater Lights, Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Bell Powersports, Dunlop Motorcycle Tires and truetoyotaparts.com!

Billy Lane has been thinking about boardtrack motorcycle racing for 15 years. During Daytona Bikeweek 2017 he turned that dream into a reality at New Smyrna Speedway in a big way. Thousands of fans turned out for the event and history was made!  Buzz Kanter of American Iron Magazine was a fierce competitor and just missed a podium finish. Now he is documenting the race event in a three part series in American Iron. We get his stories from behind the handlebars as a competitor! Shelly Rossmeyer of Rossmeyers Harley Davidson entered her first official racing event riding her 1915 Harley-Davidson to a third place podium finish! She did it the hard way by racing her way into the Main event from the Last Chance Qualifyer. She tells her story in this episode of Talking Motorcycles. Brittney Olsen of 20th Century Racing used her racing experience and a well tuned motorcycle to ride her way to the record books as the winner of the first Sons of Speed.  With two female riders on the podium can we still call it Sons of Speed?  Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone is brought to you by Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Dunlop Motorcycle Tires, Bell Powersports, Clearwater Lights, Rossmeyers Harley Davidson and Sweet Marlays Coffee and Bakery in Daytona Beach.

Two dynamic and diverse young motorcycllst are coming in hot to this episode of Talking Motorcycles! Leticia Cline joins us in-studio. Last year Laticia rode 35,000  miles in two months! This year she is about to set sail from Florida to California and only has 2.5 days to cover 2,600 mile! What is she riding? What is her preferred gear choices? She has formed a racing team and we get all the info on that and much more! Hayden Gillim, The Man with the Van and a Plan, joins us to talk about his major victory at the American Flat Track Springfield TT! It is one of two events on the tour he has always wanted to win. His cousins, Nicky, Tommy and Roger Hayden became the first brothers in history ot dominate a podium at American Flat Track by winning there and now Hayden puts his name in the record books as a winner alongside them! He follows that up with a podium finish in MotoAmerica's Superstock 1000! This is our first weekly episode to be generated from WNDB FM93.5/AM1150! Listeners can catch us there every Wednesday night at 7pm Eastern by logging on at www.newsdaytonabeach.com and choosing the "Listen Live" option or by downloading the WNDB app and listen anywhere from any smart device! Special thanks to: Bruce Rossmeyers Harley-Davidson, the Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Clearwater Lights, Bell Powersports, Sweet Marlays' Coffee and Bakery and Dunlop Motorcycle Tire.

In this episode of Talkng Motorcycles we will discuss the Springfield Mile I American Flat Track Championship this weekend. We also talk to a very forward thinking yet "OLD SCHOOL" motorcycle dealer who happens to love flat track in is doing something super fun and positive about that. The AIMExpo is America'a most successful business model for motorcycle trade shows. Larry Little of AIMExpo comes sliding in slideways full locked to update us with all the latest news and information about the 2017 show. Locations, times, features and more will be dicussed. We will try our best to put the Springfield Mile and it's importance into perspective. Round 6 is set to be an absolute dog fight for the honors of winning and I will tell you why I think that. Thank you for listening to this edition of Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone  Special thanks to: The Harley-Davidson Motor Company Rossmeyers Daytona Harley Davidson Dunlop Motorcycle Tires Bell Helmets  Sweet Marlay's Coffee Shop Clearwater Lights

Riding Into History is in it's 18th year and it is happening May 20th at World Golf Village in St Augustine, Florida. The concourse features over 400 of America's finest vintage motorcycles on display. They have a history of Grand Marshall's and this one is no exception! Father and son team of Yvon Duhamel and Miguel Duhamel will be the Grand Marshalls for 2017. Yvon is in the Canadian Motorcycle Hall of Fame and Miguel is one of the winningest riders in road racing history.  Marina Alley, past chairperson of Riding Into History joins Miguel in this edition of Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone! We get all the details of this must see event.  

American Flat Track begins a stretch run of 5 Mile events at the Law Tigers Arizona Miles presented by Indian. This is the stretch of the season in 2016 where Bryan Smith began his stretch run to the Championship last year.  This special edition of the show will be co-hosted by Scottie Deubler and Bubba Blackwell. Scottie is now in his 9th year as "The Voice of Flat Track". Blackwell has begun his first season as pit reporter. We get their insight and they join in with their own questions for our guests in this edition of Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone. Kenny Coolbeth has acheived much success on the Mile tracks. This season as the defacto leader of the Harley-Davidson Factory Team. He will be riding the XG750R Harley all season long. What will be his prediction for the outcome of the season within a season of 5 Mile events in a row?  Bryan Smith is the most successful Mile campaigner in modern era history. He will embark on a new era at Arizona on the Indian FTR750. He acheived much success on the Howerton Kawasaki and was always a solid pick for the win at any Mile on that bike. Questions will be answered this about the reliability, power and handling of the Indian on the Miles starting at the Arizona Mile. Everyone knows his style is perfect for the larger race tracks. What we don't know is how the Indian will perform on the Miles but we will know that soon. Sammy Halbert has been on fire for the start of 2017 in American Flat Track. An altercation at Woodstock Georgia forced him to the backrow of the restart and we watched him march the Harley XR750 from last to 6th when Kevin Clark's double checkers were shown. How did he see the on track contact with Jared Mees? Will he ride the Kawasaki 650 or the XR750 on these 5 Miles?  Please "Like" and "Share" our FB/Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone page.  Clearwater Lights/Dunlop/Bell/Harley

The Suzuki ECSTAR Championship at Road Atlanta is the first "Stand Alone" event for MotoAmerica in 2017. Following a successful outing with MotoGP at Circuit of the America's, the tractor trailer rigs have rolled into the rolling hillsides of Road Atlanta!  In this episode of Talking Motorcycles we take a look backwards to the Round 1 in Austin and review what happened there. We then begin to look ahead to this weekend in Atlanta and beyond. There are many story lines developing already in 2017 and we will advance two of those in this episode. The Latus Motors Racing Quicksilver Lubricants Team has begun 2017 much as they ended 2016. They are exceeding everyone's expectations, except perhaps their own, as they have the Bazaaz Superstock 1000 points lead and are beating some very good Superbike teams in the process. Bobby Fong appears to have brought his A Game in 2017 and we check in with him in this edition of the show. Danny Walker has embarked on a new adventure in 2017 with a switch to the all new Honda CBR1000RR. Walker reduced expectations pre-season by discussing that this will be a development year for the team with the switch to Honda and the lack of parts availablity in the early season. They have great chemistry with Scott Jensen leading the charge in developing the new Honda big bore and their experienced rider Jake Gagne. COTA may not have produced the results they were hoping for but Walker is a proven winner and one of the most determine team owners in the sport. We look forward to checking in with DW pre-Atlanta! Thanks you for listening to Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone and supporting our family of sponsors. The Harley-Davidson Motor Company Clearwater Lights Dunlop Motorcycle Tires Bell Powersports

Riding motorcycles is dangerous. Recent fatalities as well as life threatening and life changing injuries remind us all of this. Jumping from airplanes, climbing mountains, driving race cars and thousands of other human activities create risk factors that many of us are willing to accept. Motorcycling is a juxtaposition. The joy of riding is in a special catagory that cannot be found doing almost anything else. Every person who rides or races motorcycles is also aware that it can take everything in an instant. At some level, every person who swings a leg over a motorcycle accepts the hazards in exchange for the outright joy riding provides. The recent passing of Charlotte Kainz, Kyle McGrane, Jamison Minor and Zaden Florez has been a brutal reminder of the risks/reward ratio. Many of us have said goodbye to family members and friends who passed "doing what they loved to do". Fans nationwide have experienced the sadness of having witnessed a fatality at a live racing event.  How does a rider deal with the realities of racing? As a parent, should I encourage my children to persue their dreams of racing? What do we say to our 16 year old son or daughter who informs us over dinner that they want to obtain their motorcycle license and ride a motorcycle on the street? How do these losses affect the downed riders' fellow competitors going forward? From every standpoint the losses have impact whether you are a competitor, event promoter, a family member, a sanctioning body or a fan. While there may be more questions than answers, we push on in our quest for understanding. Talking Motorcycles wishes to thank Ronnie Jones and Charlie Roberts of the AMA Rookies Class of 79 for contributing as guests on this show. Thank you for listening. We continue to send our love and support to those who have lost riders and family members.     

Let's kick off the 2017 MotoAmerica AMA/FIM Road Race Championship at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Tx April 21-23 with updates from insiders! Wayne Rainey joins us LIVE to discuss the season ahead. We will delve into hist take on the tour as it is about to get underway. Wayne brings valuable insight that no one else can bring us.  George Latus of the Latus Motors Racing Team based out of Oregon is set to campaign the Kawasaki ZX10R. What is his view of the series and his teams efforts? We find out in this episode! Learn more at: motoamerica.com Talking Motorcycles is powered by Clearwater Lights, Dunlop Motorcycle Tires, Bell Powersports and the Harley-Davidson Motor Company.  

Matt Stone, writer of "McQueen's Motorcycles...Riding and Racing with the King of Cool, joins us LIVE for this edition of Talking Motorcycles to discuss the life and times of Steve McQueen. Following the successful 2007 release of "McQueen's Machines", Matt always felt there was more about the famous Hollywood star to be discussed. This beautiful table top book published by Motorbooks, is a complete history of Steve McQueen and his life as an actor and motorcyclist.  This show is one of our continueing series of AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame inductees. It would be fabulous to have had the chance to talk to McQueen about his love of motorcycling, however, having Matt Stone on is the closest we will ever get to that. AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer, Mert Lawill, offers his memory of a time when McQueen changed Lawill's life with his guidance and generousity. Talking Motorcycless with Barry Boone can now be found in the iTunes Store by searching and subscribing in Podcast.  Special thanks to: Clearwater Lights, Dunlop Motorcycle Tire, Harley-Davidson Motor Company and Bell Helmets.

We go in depth with three of American Flat Track's biggest stars! Jared Mees joined us to talk about the pain of loosing the Title in 2016 and his thoughts on the season about to begin in Daytona on the Indian FTR750. Will it break? Is he ready? Henry Wiles, National Number 17 is a TT specialist who has won the famed Peoria TT a record 12 consecutive times! Will he prevail in the first ever Daytona TT on a Kawasaki? What does he think about the design of the track and the impact on the riders of being under the lights in the tri-oval at the World Center of Racing! Kenny Coobeth was very honest in sharing his thoughts about he season ahead riding once again with the Harley-Davidson Vance and Hines Factory Team on the XG750R after years of campaigning the HD XR750. Just a few short seasons ago he was considering retirement and now appears to have a new lease on life aboard the new water cooled XG Harley.  We were joined by Paul James, Product Portfolio Manager of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company who share news about two new HD models and teased about what is to come. Paul also offered his thoughts on the HD vs Indian rivalry that is currently the topic of conversation in flat track circles! Thank you to FM 93.5 WNDB for the invitation to perform these shows live on their station and to Racing's North Turn on the beachside in Ponce Inlet for hosting our studio at their establishment. Special thanks to: Rossmeyers Daytona Harley Davidson and the Concrete Clash on the Coast this Friday night for making the show possible. Additionally we thank all of you who listen and support our show plus our regular sponsors who keep us on the road: Harley-Davidson Motor Company Clearwater Lights Dunlop Motorcycle Tires Bell Powersports MotoAmerica

This is the first of three Daytona Bike Week shows LIVE on FM93.5 WNDB from Racing's North Turn beachside in Daytona Beach.  Buzz Kanter of American Iron Magazine joined us in our temporary studio at North Turn to discuss the state of vintage motorcycle enthusiasm in 2017. We also talked about this Saturday's "Sons of Speed" motorcycle race at New Smyrna Beach Speedway featuring 100+ year old motorcycles on the 1/2 mile high banked paved oval. American Iron Magazine is growing in a down market and we get the thoughts of the Editor-In-Chief on how and why they are growning! Shelly Rossmeyer is the General Manager of Rossmeyer's Daytona Harley Davidson/Destination Daytona who is hosting over 100 quality vendors on property this year. She is managing the huge effort with relative ease and we talk about the logistics of that plus her own racing this Saturday at Billy Lane's Sons of Speed. Shelly, like Buzz, is riding a 1915 Harley powered board track racer built by Billy Lane. We hope you enjoy this rebroadcast. All three shows will be archived here on BlogTalkRadio.com so that they will be downloaded into your device if you subscribe on iTunes or listen via the Podcast App on your smart devices. Special thanks to: Rossmeyer's Harley Davidsona and "The Concrete Clash on the Coast" presented by Harley-Davidson at Ocean Center this Friday night. Additional thanks to our year long sponsors: The Harley-Davidson Motor Company Dunlop Motorcycle Tires Clearwater Lights Bell Powersports

Perry King -- car and motorcycle enthusiast, dad, race car driver, grandfather, rancher, actor...  the list goes on and on and each role is a comfortable fit alongside his name. Perry King’s versatile career includes starring roles in film, television and on Broadway. King first became a favorite with American TV audiences as private eye Cody Allen in “Riptide” from 1984 to 1987. In 1995, he starred as Haley Armstrong on “Melrose Place.” Some recent television credits include a recurring role as Heather Locklear’s love interest on ABC’s “Spin City”, a hilarious Guest Star on the NBC hit comedy “Will & Grace”, a starring role in the television movie “The Cowboy and the Movie Star” opposite Sean Young, the Lifetime telefilm “Her Married Lover”, the independent feature film “The Perfect Wife” and the Patriarch of a wealthy Beverly Hills family in the Aaron Spelling produced series “Titans” for NBC. Perry was recently appointed as a Director for the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA). "Perry King is more than a Hollywood personality, he is a lifelong motorcyclist and one of the most poised and dedicated representatives of the motorcycling community," said AMA President and CEO Rob Dingman in a recent association press release. "Perry is not only passionate about motorcycling but is passionate about the AMA, as well. He recognizes the importance of the AMA in protecting the future of motorcycling." Perry joins us LIVE in this episode of Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone to discuss his life in motorcycling and his work in the film industry as an actor/director for over 30 years! Special thanks to: The Harley-Davidson Motor Company Dunlop Motorcycle Tire Clearwater Lights Bell Powersports  

Brian Bell of IV League Flat Track joined us to announce the Concrete Clash on the Coast during Daytona Bike Week! It is happening at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach on March 17, 2017 the night after Daytona TT American Flat Track! All the information about the concrete flat track show is in this episode!  Bill Brown of Historic Moto GP is joining us as well to announce his event coming up in nearby Fernandina Beach, Florida during Daytona Bike Week as well! Three days of vintage road racing at the airport will have all the action you will need! Sunday March 19th is the final day and would be a great stop over on your way out of Daytona!  Both of these events would be a great addition to your Daytona Bike Week schedule if you are going to be in town. We discuss all the details with both of these promoters who are working hard to bring us all the action! You can learn all about dates, times, locations and ticket availability! Thank you for listening to this edition of Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone!  Special thanks to: Clearwater Lights Harley-Davidson Motor Company Dunlop Motorcycle Tires  Bell Powersports

In this episode we go inside the mind of long distance endurance rider/driver Carl Reese. We learn why he does what he does and how he does what he does. Anyone who participates in an Iron Butt or simply loves long distance motorcycling will enjoy our conversation with Carl. What does he eat? How do you ride over3,000 in 39 hours? All this and more in this edition of Talking Motorcycles. In this exclusive interview Carl will publicly announce what his next project is to be. He has called it #project9 and for the first time in public media we get the idea behind this project. Carl Reese will attempt to break the all time closed course distance record in 24 hours on a motorcycle.  Glenn Stasky joins Carl on the show to discuss how they are planning to equip the BMW K1600GT with 30,000 lumen of light using Clearwater Lights! The 8.5 mile banked oval will serve as the place for the world record attempt.  Thank you for listening to Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone! Special thanks to: Clearwater Lights Harley-Davidson Motor Company Dunlop Motorcycle Tires Bell Powersports

For the third year in a row we end and begin our year with a one on one personal interview with the 2006 MotoGP World Champion Nicky Hayden. Nicky Hayden finished 5th in his first season as a full time World Superbike competitor. Following a 13 year career as a MotoGP rider who won the 2006 World Championship, Nicky chose to make the move to World Superbike with the single goal of ultimately winning the World Superbike Championship and becoming the only rider in history to win both World Championships. We will discuss the first season and get his thoughts in depth. There will be time to discuss some individual races in this inauguaral first season and hear how close he came to acheiving his beginning of the year goals. 26 starts, 4 podiums and a win are the numbers but only tell part of the story. We get the rest. With a new Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade to ride and a new teamate in German Stefan Bradl, we will probe his take on the 2017 season ahead and discover how he views the season ahead. We use this show to wish all of you a most Happy New Year ahead in hopes you acheive many safe and fun motorcycling miles in the year ahead. Many thanks to all of you who listen and support our show. We wouldn'tdo it without you. Special thanks to Crosley Radio/Crosley Furnishings for being our presenting sponsor of the show. A very special thank you to: The Harley-Davidson Motor Company Dunlop Motorcycle Tires Clearwater Lights  

Mark Atkins has an (alter) ego problem. You may know him as Mark or you may know him as Rusty Butcher. Hooligan racer, stunt rider, motoXer, leather designer and so much more. Mark has done more with stock Harley-Davidson Sportster motorcycles than perhaps anyone you have ever known.  In addition to being a great rider, Mark has developed the "Rusty Butcher" line of leather and clothing items that is selling well nationwide. He has also found an easy way for him to become a social media guru who has amased about 100,000 followers and did it organically.  We hope you enjoy this episode of Talking Motorcycles with Mark Atkins powered by Crosley Brands! We offer special thanks to: The Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Dunlop Motorcycle Tires and Clearwater Lights!  

Dennis Mahan is an AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame tuner/builder/rider coach. We discuss the motorcycle scene in Southern California and all of America starting in the 50's. Dennis provides in-depth insight into the overall racing scene today as well.  Few tuners have been able to recognize and assist as many AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame riders as Dennis. Motorcycling household names such as Gary Jones, Marty Tripes, Jimmy Ellis, Wayne Rainey, Eddie Lawson, Neil Keen and many more have ridden Mahan tuned motorcycles. We hope you enjoy this show featuring one of America's great tuners! Talking Motorcycles is powered by Crosley Brands! Special thanks to:  The Harley-Davidson Motor Company Dunlop Motorcycle Tires Clearwater Lights

Miguel DuHamel fresh off his induction into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame at the AIMe Expo in Orlando to Talking Motorcycles! We go in depth and behind the scenes with Miguel DuHamel looking for stories about this amazingly talented road racer that you have never heard!  From his first appearance on the scene in America in 1990, it was apparent this was a Canadian racer who arrived with his A game. For the next 18+ years he remained a major talent and fierce competitor. Al Ludington was the crew chief for American Honda's team and worked arm in arm with Miguel. Al joins us to give us the background and stories from behind pit wall! Having won many events with a variety of talented riders, Al gives us insight into what makes Miguel Duhamel tick.  Thank you for listening to this episode of Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone powered by Crosley Brands! Special thanks to: The Harley-Davidson Motor Company Dunlop Motorcycle Tires Clearwater Lights

Bryan Smith is the 2016 AMA Pro Flat Track Harley-Davidson GNC1 Presented by Vance & Hines National Champion and he joins us to answer many questions about the season and the event at Santa Rosa. We will hopefully get in in-depth look at the heart of a champion who managed to complete the turn four pass to close the deal. As this was a real victory for Kawasaki as well, we will talk about that aspect with Bryan and delve into how he sees 2017 working out for he and the team on the Indian FTR750. Ricky Howerton, Jeff Gordon, Joe Esparza and the rest of the Crosley Howerton team brought their final iteration of the Kawasaki 650 twin to the show. This event and this championship are the culmination of three years work developing the ground breaking motorcycle. Ricky will share his thoughts on that plus the entire 2016 season. We also talk to Ricky about the new Indian FTR750 the team will field going forward. We are working on a special guest to add to this lineup.  Finally, The Ramspur Winery Santa Rosa Mile represented the highest of highs and the lowest of lows for all involved in the sport of flat track motorcycle racing. Now, I offer my thoughts and ideas about that in this edition of Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone powered by Crosley Brands! Special thanks to: The Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Dunlop Motorcycle Tires and Clearwater Lights. We also thank American Flat Track for providing FansChoice.TV coverage of this show LIVE from Rossmeyers Daytona Harley Davidson.

We are LIVE at Rossmeyers Daytona Harley Davidson/Destination Daytona to begin our coverage of Biketoberfest 2016!

We asked Glenn Stasky to join us on this show in an effort to learn more about aftermarket lighting for our motorcycles. The number one quote from automobile drivers after contact with a motorcycle is "I didn't see him". We discuss the benefits of truly standing out in traffic. Any number of hazards exist on the sides of the road and in the road to motorcyclist. Animals and people can walk right out in front of us at night as well as potholes in the road and a full range of items on the road that have fallen from trucks. Seeing these things early give us precious time to think and react. Great lighting can give us that time. Glenn brings much technical information from a riders perspective that we believe is invaluable. Our goal was to avoid turning this into an infomercial and to make this show an educational tool for all of us who value excellent roadcraft. For BMW riders, we discussed how the Clearwater Lights systems interface simply and easily with CANbus. Al Ludington, of V8R Performance in Daytona Beach, joined us to discuss the degree of difficulty in installing aftermarket lighting. In additiona to selling and installing Clearwater Lights, his shop converts Mazda Maita's from their standard 4 cylinder engines to V6 and V8 power. As it happened on the day we did this show, Al parted company with AMA Pro Racing rather unexpectedly. We discussed the temporary break in his career in professional motorcycle racing and what the future may hold for him.  Talking Motorcycles is powered by Crosley Brands! Special thanks to: The Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Dunlop Motorcycle Tires and Clearwater Lights!

Less than a week from now on September 25th at the Ramspur Winery Santa Rosa Mile presented by Triumph, Indian will return to AMA Pro Flat Track Grand National competition with their factory effort. They have tasked "Smokin' Joe Kopp with racing the all new FTR750 for the first time. We find out how that happened and how Joe feels about the motorcycle and his chance at history! Charlie Roberts joins us with all the news from AMA Flat Track Rookies Class of 79. They are very busy helping injured riders with their life and medical expenses including Dominic Collendres. Charlie will discuss that and what they are doing at the Santa Rosa Mile as well as how you can be a part of assisting those who have become injured while entertaining us all! Talking Motorcyles is powered by Crosley Brands! Special thanks to the Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Dunlop Motorcycle Tires and Clearwater Lights!

Wayne Rainey is joins us for an indepth sit down conversation about MotoAmerica after their second season. In the process he makes a very big announcement concerning their spec tire partner for 2017 and beyond.  We discussed their first year accomplishmets and moved into the things they have been able to do in their second year. Two big items on his agenda were discussed indepth. We also discussed the things that are on his to-do list going forward. With only the Yamaha Superbike Challenge of New Jersey remaining in year two of the new sanctioning body, it is an appropriate time to take a look back in the rear view mirrors and Wayne did that openly and honestly in our interview.  Few individuals could have brought more to the KRAVE partnership than Wayne Rainey for his chosen role with the series. Having been a two time champion in AMA Superbike and a three time champion in the 500cc World Championship Rainey understands the needs of the paddock. He also has his experience as a team owner in the World Championship to draw from.  We hope you enjoy this exclusive interview on the same day that MotoAmerica kicked off their final round for 2016 at New Jersey Motorsports Park  Follow Talking Motorcycles and Barry Boone both on Facebook and Twitter. Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone is powered by Crosley Brands!  Special thanks to: Dunlop Motorcycle Tires, Clearwater Lights and the Harley-Davidson Motor Company Please hit the subscribe button at the top of the player while listening to the show to get immediate alerts anytime we schedule a new episode. The easiest way to capture the show automatically is the subscribe on iTunes as a Podcast in the iTunes Store. Simply search "Talking Motorcycles with Barry" and click "Subscribe" All of our episodes will be immediately downloaded to your smart phone and subsequent episodes will arrive as shows are completed.

Norman Frederick Nelson is a retired Delta pilot and Naval avaitor. He will need all of his navigating and riding skills to win the 2016 Motorcycle Cannonball riding his 1911 Reading Standard motorcycle named "Steady Freddie" Norm named the bike after his father, Fred, who recently passed at 105 years old. The Reading Standard is 105 years old. Norm's plan is to ride steady and smooth while navigating the difficult coast to coast route that is the 2016 Motorcycle Cannonball. He finished third in his first Cannonball, Second in his second attempt and hopes to win in his third attempt! Cris Sommor Simmons is in the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame. She is an author, motorcycle journalist and motorcyclist. She is again competing in the Motorcycle Cannonball on her 1915 Harley-Davidson three speed. We look forward to a great conversation when she returns to the show! Patrick Simmons is one of the lead vocalist and guitar players of the Doobie Brothers. He has written many of their biggest hits and number one classic hits. From the beginning of his musical career and success with the Doobie Brothers he has been a natural ambassador for motorcycling. Patrick is a lover of vintage motorcycles, especially Harley Davidsons and is about to compete in his third Cannonball on his 1915 Harley Davidson. We will discuss his 50 years with the Doobie Brothers who are still going strong. Mostly we will talk about riding vintage motorcycles.  Thank you for listening to this episode of Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone powered by Crosley Brands! Special thanks to The Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Dunlop Motorcycle Tires and Clearwater Lights! Facebook/Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone Facebook/Barry Boone Twitter: @twowheelb

In this edition of Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone powered by Crosley Brands we go LIVE with all three podium finishers from the 2016 Springfield Mile II! Cory Texter parted company with Richie Morris Racing and fired up his privateer effort riding the Kawasaki Vulcan powered twin to a strong third place performance at Springfield. Strong right out of the hauler, Texter served notice early in Qualiying Practice that he was going to be a factor in this one! We get his thoughts fresh off the box at Springfield. Bryan Smith rode his Crosley Howerton Kawasaki to the lead with a holeshot and let 24.7 miles of the 25 mile Harley Davidson GNC1 presented by Vance and Hines Main Event. He never put a wheel wrong and did what Smith does by running up front from the initial start leading every lap but the one that counted. Did he know what Coolbeth's plan was? Would he do anything different if the race was ran again today? His goal for 2016 was to win every mile. This is his second Mile runner up finish of the year. This race was critical for his AMA Pro Flat Track GNC1 Championship quest. Following the New York round he was protested by Jared Mees Racing and AMA Pro certified the protest to be justified causing Smith to loose all money and points from the round. Winning the event was Springfield Mile II was his plan and he came up a little short though Mees had a mechanical that created a 17th place finsih. Now all await the Appeals Board deciision that comes by Sept 13th.  Kenny Coolbeth rode the Zanottti Harley-Davidson XR750 flawlessly hounding Smith every lap at ever corner for the race. In turn three on the white flag lap he held the throtle open and charged up into the high groove to make the winning pass. We will discuss that pass and the race with the veteran Coolbeth who is always strong on the Miles on his XR-750! Thank you for listening to this edition of Talking Motorcycles powered by Crosley  

Albion, New York's Ryan Wells has had an incredible and consistent season. He has clinched the 2016 AMA Pro Flat Track GNC2 Championship with two rounds remaining. This is a very competitive class and we look forward to introducing you to this up and coming rider.  Bert Sumner joins us for an open discussion about the Grand National issues of the day with only two rounds remaining. The recent protest by the Jared Mees team will be front and center as we go inside the details in an effort to break it all down as factually as possible. We also look at the top 5 riders in the sport as we look backwards at the season behind us and look ahead to what may happen in the final two rounds at Springfield Mile II and the Ramspur Winery Santa Rosa Mile presented by Triumph. Thank you to listening to this episode of Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone powered by Crosley Brands! Please "LIKE" our FB/Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone page and send us a friend request at FB/Barry Boone. Special thanks to Crosley Radio/Crosley Sports Group/Crosley Furniture and Crosley Brands, Dunlop Motorcycle Tire, The Harley-Davidson Motor Company and Clearwater Lights for their support and keeping our shows on the road!

George Latus of Latus Motors Racing is our special guest in this epsisode of Talking Motorcycles powered by Crosley Brands! In this edition of the show riders call home, we discuss the 2016 MotoAmerica season from the standpoint of a true privateer road racing team owner. This is their first season to utilize the Kawasaki ZX10 motorcycle. Bobby Fong is one of only 4 riders to record victories in the Superstock 1000 class with two wins. Now third in series points and seventh overall in AMA Superbike, what are their expectations for the Yamaha Superbike Challenge-The Finale at New Jersey Motorsports Park September 9-11? We also discussed Bobby's opportunity to ride a Kawasaki ZX10 in Germany at the FIM Superstock series upcoming two weeks after the season finale at New Jersey. George was very instrumental in making that happen and we hear how it all came together. As the owner of a Triumph dealership and a Harley-Davidson dealership in Gladstone, Oregon George Latus knows a thing or two about the motorcycle retailing industry. We hear straight talk from the 32 year Harley dealer concerning the State of the Motorcycle Union in America. Also in this edition of the show we give away a new set of DUNLOP MOTORCYCLE TIRES to a loyal listener who entered our Dunlop contest! Thank you for listening to Talking Motorcycles powered by Crosley Brands! Special thanks to: Crosley Radio/Crosley Furniture/Crosley Brands Dunlop Motorcycle Tire  The Harley-Davidson Motor Company Follow us on FB/Barry Boone and FB/Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone and Twitter @twowheelb

Talking Motorcycles shines it's spotlight back on the MotoAmerica series in this edition of the show! Only one round remains in the AMA Superbike series and it happens September 9, 10 and 11 at New Jersey Motorsports Park. This classic venue is the perfect place to end the season and it is a "must see" event for America's road racing fans. In this episode of the show we feature three stars of the series one on one. Hayden Gillim is a Man with a Van and a Plan! He is traveling back and forth across America in his Cycle World van racing his Suzuki's on dirt and asphalt old school style much the same way Mert Lawill and others have done it in the past. We get his take on the great adventure and some insight into what this season has meant to him as well as what his plan may be going forward! Cameron Beaubier has a 29 point advantage going into the final round. We discuss the terrible start on the 2016 season and how he and the team were able to overcome the early season deficit to be in a position to win his second AMA Superbike championship in a row! Beaubier gives us his take on riding the Pata Yamaha at Donington and his thoughts on racing abroad vs in America! Josh Herrin won 6 events in a row to clinch the Superbike 1000 championship at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. That creates the possibility of perhaps adding two additional wins to his season total with no pressure at NJMP. We get the back stories of his Meen Motorsports team and what the championship means to Meen! Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone is powered by Crosley Brands! From vintage inspired electronics to beautiful garden and home furnishings Crosley has you covered! Special thanks to The Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys and Dunlop jMotorcycle Tires!

Brittney Olsen was born to ride and race. Today her motorcycle of choice is a board track racer and she rides it well. Brittney is keeping the history of the sport front and center with 20th Century Racing. The vintage motorcycle racing scene is alive and well and will be well represented at the 76th Sturgis Bike Week and she tells us all about it! Brian Bell has spent the last several years promoting Hooligan and Super Hooligan motorcycle racing. The idea was to get people out of the grand stands and on their motorcycles on the track. Others have been drawn in to the sport who have never seen flat track before. They are taking Super Hooligans to the famed Buffalo Chip in Sturgis on a specially built track in the heart fo the arena at the Chip! Terry Rymer of Black Hills Harley-Davidson is preparing for the Rally at Exit 55 plus last minute preperation for the August 9th AMA Pro Flat Track event at Black Hills Speedway! Originally it was the Sturgis Rally and Races. Thanks to Terry and his team...it still is. 2016 promises to be the best ever for flat track motorcycle racing with all of the above plus White Plates promoting the Steve Nace All Star National Flat Track series! If you are attending the 76th Sturgis Bike Week, we hope this show provides you with useful and valuable information! Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone is powered by Crosley Brands! Special thanks to: The Harley-Davidson Motor Company Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys Dunlop Motorcycle Tires

Talking Motorcycles with the contenders of AMA Pro Flat Track National #5 Jake Johnson is currently 4th in points with 6 rounds remaining. Now back with the Zanotti team along with friend and teamate Kenny Coolbeth, Jr., Jake offers his thoughts on the season to date and we will get a glimpse into how he sees the 2016 season play out. The veteran was very open about his thoughts in this episode of Talking Motorcycles powered by Crosley Brands! National #1 Jared Mees is on a professional roll. We had many topics to discuss with the three time series champion. Jared and Nichole promoted the Lima Half Mile National and it was a huge success by all accounts. He is second in points and looking ahead to the final 6 rounds beginning with the Carolina Harley-Davidson Dealer Association Charlotte Half Mile National. After many years with the HD Screamin' Eagle team, Mees has signed to develop the Indian factory flat track motorcycle. We touch on that as well.  National #42 Bryan Smith is ready to win his first Harley Davidson GNC1 presented by Vance and Hines National Championship. Considered by many to be the premier Mile competitor of our time, Bryan discusses the schedule in depth. The customary thoughtful and measured rider shares with us why he is so fierce on the Miles and what he thinks his chances are on the three Half Miles upcoming on the tour. We give away a set of FREE Dunlop Motorcycle Tires in this episode and kick off another give a way! Additionally we open up our #CharlotteHM ticket give a way contest. First come first served and limited availabity. Find out how to enter to possibly WIN tickets and tires in this edition of Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone powered by Crosley Brands! Special thanks to: The Harley-Davidson Motor Company Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys Dunlop Motorcycle Tires  Crosley Radio/Crosley Furnishings

Cameron Gray is the COO of AFT Events based out of the AMA Pro Racing offices in Daytona Beach. He has an extensive background in event promotions of all types, especially motorcycle racing.  The first AFT Event promotion is at The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway July 30th. In this edition of Talking Motorcycles powered by Crosley Brands, Cameron details the many facets to the event including all of the events that will surround the weekend. "Come for the Party, Stay for the Race" has long been the standard of Cameron Gray and it appears he is bringing that logo to life in their first AMA Pro Flat Track event July 30th, 2016. Ronnie Thomason of the Pekin Motorcycle Club joined us early in the show to discuss the 2nd Annual Donnie Bargmann Memorial Race Saturday July 15th, 2016. The conversation took involved some discussion about Donnie and his history with Pekin. We also get an insight into the passion and enthusiasm of Ronnie and the entire Pekin Motorcycle Club. Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone is powered by Crosley Brands! Special thanks to:  The Harley-Davidson Motor Company Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys Dunlop Motorcycle Tires

Three great guests join us in this episode of Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone powered by Crosley Brands! Scotty Brown promotes the AMCA Wauseon National coming up July 15th. He joins us to discuss all the news from the 10th Anniversary of this great vintage flat track motorcycle event! Jeffrey Carver Jr has been recruited to ride the BriggsAuto.com Harley XR750 for the balance of the season. This is the ride vacated by Sammy Halbert who is currently third in AMA Pro Flat Track standing in GNC1 competition. Johnny Goad and his wife Sarah build and maintain the XR750 that Carver will be piloting starting July 30th at Charlotte Motor Speedway and we hear all the details from Jeffrey! Tyler Scott is 10 years old and has now won AMA Youth Rider of the Year for the third time! The 6 year veteran flat track rider is now trying his hand at Road Racing and we look forward to hearing all the details about his career to date including his experience at the 2016 amateur grands! Thank you for listening to this episode of Talking Motorcycles!  Special thanks to our presenting sponsor CrosleyBrands.com, The Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys and Dunlop Motorcycle Tires!

This is the show AMA Pro Flat Track fans have been waiting for. Bert Sumner is a flat track promoter and historian. In this episode we  break down the season to date and discuss the upcoming stretch of four Mile events starting with the Arizona Mile! The face of the points chase for 2016 will no doubt change considerably over the next four rounds and we get predictions from one of the most knowledgeable people in the sport. Bert and his family have promoted the Dairyland Classic in Plymouth, Wisconsin for over 30 years and their event this year promises to be one of the best non-national races on the 2016 calendar. It is a great short track event in one of the most beautiful riding areas in America and all part of the MotoAmerica weekend at Road America! Let's find out more. Who will win the 2016 Dairyland Classic? What are Bert's thoughts on the riders, teams and brands that will rise above the rest during the "Mile Season" ahead?  Thank you for listening to this edition of Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone powered by Crosley Brands! Special thanks to: The Harley-Davidson Motor Company Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys Dunlop Motorcycle Tire

Riding Into History in America's oldest city, St Augustine, Florida is Saturday May 21st, 2016. Malcolm Smith is to be the Grand Marshall. The event has a history of amazing people who have influenced motorcycling worldwide and Malcolm is certainly another in a long line. Malcolm and co-author Mitch Boehmm will both be there to sign their new book! William Robinson has been involved in a big way with Riding Into History since it's inception nearly 17 years ago. He joins us LIVE to bring us up to speed on this years event. RIH is once again to be held at World Golf Village. The picturesque setting is ideally suited for the comfortable and enjoyable viewing of some of the worlds most beautiful motorcycles. Both of these amazing motorcyclist join us LIVE in this edition of Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone powered by Crosley Brands! Special thanks to: The Harley-Davidson Motor Company Dunlop Motorcycle Tire Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys Rossmeyers Daytona Harley Davidson/Destination Daytona

  As a Class judge at the Pebble Beach Concour’s d’Elegance and Field Coordinator for more than 25 years, Gordon currently is the Co-Founder and Motorsports Director for the world-renowned “The Quail” A Motorsports Gathering and the latest addition “The Quail” A Motorcycle Gathering, with close friend Sir Michael Kadoorie, Chairman of the Peninsula Shanghai Hotel Group. Gordon McCall’s professional affiliations continue to evolve around his motorsports, motorcycle, and bicycling interests. Board of Director appointments include: Member of the Executive Board of Directors for the Laguna Seca Raceway, Co-Founder and Chairman Emeritus for the Naval Postgraduate School Cycling Club, and Member of the Board of Directors for the California Highway Patrol 11-99 Foundation which assists widows and orphans of CHP officers killed in the line of duty. McCall continues to innovate and support other automotive and motorcycle endeavors- Most recently, Gordon contributed to the feature film "Why We Ride", a documentary on the spirit and community behind the sport and pleasure of motorcycling. Gordon joins us LIVE to discuss the 8th Quail Motorcycle Gathering where over 350 vintage and classic motorcycles will be assembled in one of the most beautiful settings imaginable this May on the 14th. In all probability you will see motorcycles that you didn't even know existed. The sights and sounds will resonate as the machines are fired and displayed on the grass.  Bryan Carroll of "Why We Ride" films will also join us in the episode of Talking Motorcycles powered by Crosley Brands to inform us all about the special award they will present and tell us all about The Ride to the Quail! Crosley Harley-Davidson Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys Dunlop Motorcycle Tire

With three rounds in the record books we go on the record with Michael Lock, the CEO of AMA Pro Racing. Round 3 from Circuit of the America's was a juxtaposition in many ways. International media loved what they saw and have already written extensively about the event. Many fans and some teams were not as pleased with track conditions they were presented with and issues with timing and scoring which caused delays in the program. We are looking forward to bringing you the thoughts of the new CEO at this point in his history. Michael Lock never shys away from the tough questions and challenges the series faces and the opportunities the challenges present for improvement.  Thank you for listening to this edition of Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone powered by Crosley Brands! Special thanks to: The Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys, Dunlop Motorcycle Tires, Rossmeyers Daytona Harley-Davidson and Destination Daytona! Follow us on Facebook/Barry Boone and Facebook/Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone Twitter: @twowheelB  

We are joined by Paul Carruthers of MotoAmerica with news and information about the series heading into the Season Opener at Circuit of the America's! Paul calls us from the Media Center at COTA with lots of updates on the season ahead and what changes have occurred during the off season with MotoAmerica. National #42, Bryan Smith had the best start in recent years in round 1 and 2 from Daytona Flat Track. We discuss with the 2015 Harley-Davidson Flat Track @ ESPN X-Games Austin Gold Medalist what the year may have in store for him and the Howerton Motorsports Crosley Team as the twins season kicks off this weekend at COTA! David McGrath is the Chief Competition Officer for AMA Pro Flat Track and he joins us in our COTA preview show! David brings temendous knowledge of professional racing and amazing skill sets to AMA Pro Flat Track and we look forward to hearing more about his role in the series. Talking Motorcycles is powered by Crosley Brands! Special thanks to: The Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Rossmeyers Harley-Davidson/Destination Daytona, Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys and Dunlop Motorcycle Tires!

We thought you would enjoy our final show from the 75th Daytona Bike Week. We were LIVE in studio at 93.5FM WNDB in Daytona Beach. Two great guests on this show! Leticia Cline is a model, writer and motorcyclist who is making her mark in motorcycling and is one of the leaders of the female rider movement that is growing by the day! This amazing woman had much to say wasn't afraid to say it. She is from Kentucky now living in Orlando, Florida. Her modeling career alone would be enough for most people to say she is successful but her writing skills and sense of adventure and appreciation of motorcycling history adds even more layers to her rich character! Playboy model who has appeared in Maxim, star of a reality show and announcer for TNA Wrestling are just some of her accomplishments. Tom Seymour joins us LIVE in studio to discuss Saddlemen Seats and the motorcycle industry from his perspecitive. He is an interesting man who continues to support a multitude of AMA Pro Flat Track motorcycle racers. Tom is well known throughout the motorcycle industry as one of the good guys. His contacts in the sport run deep and we discuss the state of motorcycling and some of the people who are driving it today. Tom has amassed many miles off road and adventure touring! Talking Motorcycles is powered by Crosley Brands! We offer special thanks to The Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys, Dunlop Motorcycle Tires, Rossmeyers Daytona Harley Davidson and Destination Daytona!  

Michael Barnes has become the oldest winner in the 75 year history of the 75th Daytona 200! There were many fancy transporters and well funded teams in the event. Barnes arrived with his Yamaha in the back of a pickup truck and took home the lions share of the $175,000 purse and a new Rolex plus Yamaha contingency. His story is one we can't wait to hear! Arthur Kowitz was a true privateer when he went up against the factory giants in AMA Superbike in the 80's. In the 75th Daytona 200 he became the oldest known rider to ever qualify/start and finish the 200! In between he has done many things on the racetrack but most notable is his influence in the electric motorcycle road racing sport! Art joins us with his story in this edition of Talking Motorcycles. Kevin Elliott is the President of the American Sportbike Racing Association who conducted the Daytona 200 at the World Center of Racing. Working closely with International Speedway Corporation and Daytona International Speedway the75th Daytona 200 happened and the total purse was $175,000 plus over $80,000 in contingency funds for the riders. What are his thoughts on the future of the Daytona 200? We will discover that and more in this post-200 wrap up Talking Motorcycles Radio Show powered by Crosley Brands! Special thanks to: Crosley Brands, the Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys, Dunlop Motorcycle Tires, Destination Daytona and Bruce Rossmeyers Daytona Harley Davidson!