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Not Episode 20: Spring Fever?

 
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Chris and I are taking the week off. Go ride your bike and check in next week. Here’s a little tune called Stars from Lily Sparks courtesy of Music Alley to keep you going until then. The lyrics are a little goofy but I dig the riff at the beginning and the cow bell. It [...]

Episode 19 – Porky and shaft driven

Episode 19

 
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News

http://www.erikbuellracing.com/motorcycles/1190RR/
Yamaha unveils the Super Tenere - http://www.motorcycledaily.com/24february10_stannounced.htm

Seat height: (low setting) 845 millimeters = 33.2677165 inches
liquid-cooled, 4-stroke, DOHC, Forward-inclined parallel 2-cylinder, 4-valve, fuel injected, twin spark engine
Street oriented tires – 150/70R17M/C 69V rear – 110/80R19M/C 59V front
Intelligent Unified Brake System and ABS
YCC-T with 3-stage traction control plus Yamaha D-mode
First edition adventure pack
Tough spoked, tubeless aluminium rims
Adjustable [...]

Epidose 18: They’re Evil and Wrong

Episode 18 for Feb 21

 
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News and Opinion

The Official Motorcycle of Wisconsin
The GSXR Turns the Big Two-Five
U.S. Highland Motorcycles

Music provided by Music Alley

Opening music: ‘No Way’ by KunK
Additional music: ‘Shape Of You’, ‘So Sue Me’ and ‘Django’ by Nina Vox

Episode 17 – pasta balls and snow gear

Episode 17 – pasta balls and snow gear

 
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News and opinions

Massachussets riders may be eligible for insurance refunds:

“may be due a refund, with 6 percent interest”
Safety Insurance Company
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
Quincy Mutual Fire Insurance Company
average refund to be ~$300 with some riders’ refunds in the thousands of dollars
rather than using current book values to calculate [...]

Episode 16: You Can Justify Anything if You Work Hard Enough

Episode 16 for February 7, 2010

 
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News and Opinion

HyperMotard updates from Ducati
H-D Sportster 48
Japanese motorcycle prices on the climb in Europe
MCN’s bike performance index (PDF)
Icon Variant Helmet

Follow up and Feedback

Email from Ryan

Music provided by Music Alley

Opening music: ‘No Way’ by KunK
Additional music: ‘Cocoanut Grove’, ‘Reap’, ‘She’s So Atomic’ and ‘ProCreative’ by Atomic Bride

Links

Cafe Racer Magazine

Episode 15: Don’t Ever Come Back

Episode 15 for January 31, 2010

 
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News and Opinion

Official pics of the Yamaha FZ8 and Fazer8
New Scorpion helmets

EXO 750
New colors for the EXO 900

University study on the effects of wind noise inside the helmet
Tires
Cycle World IMS in NY

I couldn’t dig up the info I was looking for on the HAs. If anyone remembers the story better [...]

Episode 14: Girly Machines

Episode 14 for January 24, 2010

 
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News and opinions

New Zumo models from Garmin

665
220

Scooters: Great commuter vehicles that will not cause your testicles to shrivel up and fall off
Harley Davidson selling leisure motorcycles in India
Sport bike ergonomics

Follow up and feedback
Music provided by Music Alley

Opening music: ‘No Way’ by KunK
Additional music: ‘Brasil, 1957′, ‘ January’, ‘Pages’, ‘Find [...]

Episode 13: Artsy dedicated 450cc dealer economy (whew!)

Episode 13 for January 17, 2010

 
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News and opinions

The new Z1000: B-King light? Definitely a hooligan. And that’s OK! ( http://kawasaki.com/Products/product-specifications.aspx?id=432&scid=6 )
BMW drops less than other MFGs in the market space.

As reported on MotorcycleUsa.com – “BMW announced the news on Monday, January 11, touting sales data from the Motorcycle Industry Council. According to BMW (MIC annual report [...]

Episode 12: On the Abyss Side

Episode 12 for January 10, 2010

 
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Special Guests: Ken Denton and Jim Kennedy
News and Opinions

Recalls

BMW: Poor fuel quality may result in small deposits in the throttle bodies.
Kawasaki: The engine case on affected motorcycles may leak engine oil on the rear tire.
Buell: Due to a manufacturing issue with a part supplier, the right footpeg mount may not [...]

Episode 11: Physics is Everywhere

Episode 11 for January 3, 2010

 
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Special Guest: Prubert (email: prubert01@yahoo.com)
News and Opinion

Kawasaki pulls out of AMA road racing
Motorcycle USA “Best of 2009 Awards”

Follow Up and Feed Back

AutoCom
iTunes Reviews

Interview: Part II with Prubert
Music provided by Music Alley

Opening music: ‘No Way’ by KunK
Additional music: ‘Groovement Movement’, ‘Taxi Time’ and ‘Lock It Up’ by ‘Groovement’ (Guess what? It’s MySpace!)