Airhead 247 Podcast

On the program this week a conversation with frame alignment and repair specialist, Kent Soignier at GMD Computrack in Fairmount, GA. William Plam from Boxer 2 Valve is back with us for a discussion differences between the twin shock, mono lever and paralever 247s.

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1977 R100S Build Thread

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On the program this week, we’ll visit with attendees from the BMW Motorrad 100th Anniversary Rally, hosted by Todd Trumbore in Harleysville, PA. George Thomas at Air Support BMW is back with us again as we continue our conversation on building a relationship with a mechanic for your bike.

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Pleased to be joined once again by Ted Porter. Regular listeners will recall Ted was the featured guest on our very first episode. And…some things have changed at the Beemer Shop since we last spoke, so we’ll get into that among other topics with Ted on this week’s program.

Our guest hosts, George Thomas and William Plam will be return in the coming weeks, so hold tight, we’ve got some interesting and fun topics on tap with both George and WIlliam.

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This week conversations from the 2022 Platte Valley Tech Days outside of Kansas City, MO. We'll visit with Joe Brinkman, Air Marshall for the state of Missouri, Mark Nelson, who hosted the event and is still riding a 90/6 his father owned and Jim DeBauer, who is still riding an R 75/6 he bought new in 1975.

We’ll also be joined by George Thomas at Airsupport BMW…we’ll chat about best practices for new or novice airhead owners when navigating repairs and service needs and finding an airhead mechanic.

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On the program this week Jason Adams from the Airhead Rallye Team. Those of you on ADV-Rider are familiar with Jason under the Stagehand moniker—those of you who are not—Jason has a fascinating story about how he came into rallye racing airheads and all the adventures that go along with it.

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Support the Airhead 247 Podcast by becoming a member of the BMW MOA—it’s FREE. Follow this link 247.bmwmoa.org and use the code airheads247 to register for a FREE one year digital membership. It’s a quick and easy process and a simple way to support this program.

This week we’ll travel to Barrington, New Hampshire for a visit with Ande Kahora, owner and head wrench at Barrington Motor Works. William Plam is off this week but will be with us again next time.

Ande Kahora is among the leaders in the new/next generation of independent BMW motorcycle mechanics. Ande has a keen eye for detail and a deep knowledge of vintage BMW motorcycles. Learn more @ barringtonmotorworks.com or find the shop on Facebook and Instagram.

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This week a visit with Duck Koch, president of the Airheads Beemer Club here in the USA. Earlier this year the club underwent a structural change that caused some cylinders to get hot and maybe overheat— so to speak. Of course we’ll chat with Duck about that but also and maybe more importantly, we’ll discuss what clubs like the ABC mean to the lasting legacy and popularity of the 247 airhead.

Learn more about the club here----https://www.airheads.org/

William Plam from Boxer 2 Valve is back with us this week for another Tech Talk episode, our topic: aftermarket modifications.

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Support the Airhead 247 Podcast by becoming a member of the BMW MOA—it’s FREE. Follow this link 247.bmwmoa.org and use the code airheads247 to register for a FREE one year digital membership. It’s a quick and easy process and a simple way to support this program.

On the program this week Mikey Thomas of Gold Stroke Motors in Watkinsville, GA. Mikey works for Nathan Mende at Boxerworks in Watkinsville, GA—--AND he is the head honcho of his own shop— Gold Stroke Motors. GSM specializes in custom airhead builds with an eye towards authenticity and practicality. You can see all of his builds–some of which we’ll discuss in the program— at Gold Stroke Motors.com or at instagram.com/goldstrokemotors/

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Support the Airhead 247 Podcast by becoming a member of the BMW MOA—it’s FREE. Follow this link 247.bmwmoa.org and use the code airheads247 to register for a FREE one year digital membership. It’s a quick and easy process and a simple way to support this program.

On the program this week, Chuck Sherman who is an engineer by trade and falls into what maybe called the “professional hobbyist” category when it comes to airheads. I came across Chuck on ADV where he posts as "wallaman" and was intrigued by his posts on both Krauser 4V heads and the Krauser MKM 1000 motorcycle. And while Chuck will shy away from being called an “expert” on Krauser history and product development , safe to say that you’ll find this a VERY informative episode on all things Krauser performance.

William Plam is back with another Tech Talk segment on on regular maintenance practices for your 247.

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Support the Airhead 247 Podcast by becoming a member of the BMW MOA—it’s FREE. Follow this link 247.bmwmoa.org and use the code airheads247 to register for a FREE one year digital membership. It’s a quick and easy process and a simple way to support this program.

Our guest this week is Marcus Best who completed a RTW trip on his 1981 G/S in two parts –first South America in 2007 then finishing the remainder of the trip in 2008 and 2009. We’ll discuss why he chose an airhead, his pre-trip prep, on the road repairs (of which there were many) and making the adjustment to daily life after a RTW journey.

Marcus has a number of archived posts about his bike on ADV under the name “roadsacallin” and his old blog site—remember those—that is still up -- marcusbestrtw.wordpress.com.

Drop us a line at [email protected].

Support the Airhead 247 Podcast by becoming a member of the BMW MOA—it’s FREE. Follow this link 247.bmwmoa.org and use the code airheads247 to register for a FREE one year digital membership. It’s a quick and easy process and a simple way to support this program.