POPULARITY
Crash and Steve discuss the best and worst motorcycles (and decisions) of 2017. They agree on some of the best motorcycles of the year, but can’t agree on some of the worst. Steve hates the new Bonneville Bobber, and Crash can’t stand to look at the Moto Guzzi MGX-21 Flying Fortress. The post Episode 122 – Best and Worst of 2017 appeared first on Cafe Racer Adv Motorcycle Podcast.
We have had all sorts of issues getting a show out lately and finally 85 is available. Two of our First Five riders, Markus and Rickard are making a ride to the northern park of Sweden and if there are other listeners in the area, reach out to use on the feedback line and we'll put you in contact with them. The destination is to a custom motorcycle show: http://www.custombikeshow.se/indexE.htmlTopics:Released Dyna Low Rider S demo ride video Rich rides the Moto Guzzi MGX-21 Flying FortressJon Rides the Can-AM Spyder F3SJon's demo ride videoand Rico rides with the Road Hogs again for their annual rideJon reviews his new Shoes RF-1200 and compares it to the his Shoei QuestEVENTS:Loud Pipes! mini meetup - Suck Bang Blow, Myrtle Beach, SC - June 4th PMHomestead Hill Hootenanny 2017 (Boone, NC/Robbinsville, NC - July6th - July 9th) Rico and Jon are going. This is a large moto vloggers meetupBarber Vintage Festival - October 6th-8th, 2017 - Leeds, AlabamaRunning time: 1 hour 08 minutesQuestions or comments: feedback@rdubstudios.com or the Feedback pageSupport the show and receive rewards for your contribution by visiting loudpipes.net/donate. Patreon is our focus and is an ongoing support model. There is also a link for one time donations and support of any size is greatly appreciated.
What is YOUR bike of the year? Well, if you read any of these 34 publications http://www.bonniercorp.com/brands/ You're probably noticing a trend...and $omebody is definitely telling you what motorcycle to buy. CLEVELANDMOTO BIKES OF 2016 Here's our completely unqualified opinion on what each of us thought was our bike of the year: John McElfresh ; The Yamaha XSR900 and he was right, with an MSRP of under $10k this seems like a LOT of bike for the $$$ Chris Smith: He's going for the Moto Guzzi MGX-21 - Yep, we do really like this bike, it violates all of the cruiser norms and I'm totally ok with that. Phil Waters: I really, really love the Zero DS motorcycle, and I've enjoyed riding it more than anything else...but as far as what bike I think is just a cool execution I dig this new Yamaha SCruiser 950 - or is it the SCRuiser 950? Johnny Chrome; Well, he was pretty clear on the fact that he was loving the Van Van 200 from Suzuki... So, what the hell is a VAN-VAN, well, in the U.S. it was sold as the RV125 Tracker.... Now available again as the VanVan 200 And our Shop Project is to make this 1995 R100RT motorcycle into a Cafe Racer / Classic Standard
What is YOUR bike of the year? Well, if you read any of these 34 publications http://www.bonniercorp.com/brands/ You're probably noticing a trend...and $omebody is definitely telling you what motorcycle to buy. CLEVELANDMOTO BIKES OF 2016 Here's our completely unqualified opinion on what each of us thought was our bike of the year: John McElfresh ; The Yamaha XSR900 and he was right, with an MSRP of under $10k this seems like a LOT of bike for the $$$ Chris Smith: He's going for the Moto Guzzi MGX-21 - Yep, we do really like this bike, it violates all of the cruiser norms and I'm totally ok with that. Phil Waters: I really, really love the Zero DS motorcycle, and I've enjoyed riding it more than anything else...but as far as what bike I think is just a cool execution I dig this new Yamaha SCruiser 950 - or is it the SCRuiser 950? Johnny Chrome; Well, he was pretty clear on the fact that he was loving the Van Van 200 from Suzuki... So, what the hell is a VAN-VAN, well, in the U.S. it was sold as the RV125 Tracker.... Now available again as the VanVan 200 And our Shop Project is to make this 1995 R100RT motorcycle into a Cafe Racer / Classic Standard
Rico is in the house for Ep54 and we get all excited about a peek at the Moto Guzzi MGX-21 Flying Fortress in person, plus an update on MPC, and some news.MOTORCYCLE PODCASTERS CHALLENGE UPDATEFollow the story on ESR for daily points updatesUpdate on points through halfway point (Throttled still leads over Loud Pipes!)Announcement of the winner will be done via live stream August 31st 9:30pm ETThe teams will also meet post-challenge roundtable style to recap and discuss possible changes for the next challengeIf you have ideas or thoughts on the challenge: feedback@rdubstudios.com or the Feedback pageMotto Guzzi MGX-21 Flying FortressRich got a peek at a fresh delivery at Matthews Fun MachinesStunning level of detail and carbon fiber does not translate well in pictures. Patron updateWelcome to Chris who is now #4 of the First Five group, so only one spot remains!Next Monthly Production Hangout is Sunday Aug 28, 2016Something special in the works for Barber that we'll announce in the next showNews and other topicsYou can rent Indian Motorcycles from Eagle Rider2017 Spyders from Can-AMHarley agrees to $15 million settlement with EPAThe Milwaukee Eight engine from Harley - Davidson seems legit based on EPA dataEVENTSUpcoming events that one or more Loud Pipes! members plan to attend: Cycle Gear Charlotte - bike night - August 26th 5pm12th Annual Barber Vintage Festival (October 7th-9th, 2016) Help keep the show AD free and receive rewards for your contribution by visiting loudpipes.net/donate. Patreon is our focus and is an ongoing support model. There is also a link for one time donations and support of any size is greatly appreciated.Running time: 1 hour 12 minutes 37 secondsQuestions or comments: feedback@rdubstudios.com or the Feedback page
This episode we have a guest co-host to review the Android version of the Eat Sleep Ride App, motorcycle project, riding experience, moto blogging, and some EICMA News.Rico is out of the country so we have now taken the show international.Rich and Rico chat about only being able to ride local due to rainy weather in NC, which bring us to how prep your bike for the winter. Rich finds that he let the inspection and registration run out while prepping the KLR.Eat Sleep Ride Review:Matthew was part of the Android beta testing. Many thanks again to Alex Crookes for getting Matthew into the beta.Matthew has enjoyed the Eat Sleep Ride app and all the features it has to offer. But would like to see a quick start/stop option that would save him from having to take off his gloves.Matthew's Motorcycle Project 1983 Honda V65 Magna:Bike was listed on Craiglist as 1986, but is really a 1983 and bike has been sitting for a long time and needed some TLC before getting back on the road.Had to rebuild/clean the 4 carbs and get them re-linked.Due to sitting around rust has set into gas tanks and both needed to be cleaned out.Brake calipers pistons would not compress and rubbers around calipers needs some work. Check out other photos/videos from Matthew V65 Magna project:The aux tank out (and rear tire) Flooded engineWhat was coming out of the fuel tanksCleaned carbsValve1 - Value 2 - Value 3 - Value 4Side by Side with the Intruder todayBack of bike stripped downThe bike revvingMatthew rides 50+ miles into work on his current 1987 Suzuki Intruder 700 VS and shares his riding experience about the commute:Only has been riding since May 2015 and has put 4,000 miles on bike so far.He didn't take the riders course wish he did and recommend that new riders take the course.Since Matthews commute takes an hour+, he does moto blogging to make the trip feel shorter. You can find his videos on youtube or search for ophbalance.News Topics:Harley Davidson top marketing officer leaving companyEICMA has started (November 16th) and we plan to review all the new from EICMA on our next episode. But looking at what has already been released, we have a quick chat about the Moto Guzzi MGX-21 Flying Fortress. Upcoming events that one or more LoudPipes! members plan on attending: Charlotte Auto Show (November 19th-22nd, 2015)Easyriders Charlotte, NC Bike Show Tour (January 23, 2016) Charlotte AutoFair (April 7th-10th, 2016) 12th Annual Barber Vintage Festival (October 7th-9th, 2016) Visit RDubStudios.com/donate if you would like to support the show. The donations are just recommendations you can give more or less to us improve the show. During the process, sign up for our newsletter for details on improvements and future plans.Running time: 1 hour 21 minutesQuestions or comments: feedback@rdubstudios.com