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Brian comes back from the Smokies with three days, 800-ish miles and a Newport base that beats the usual tourist circus by simply not being Gatlinburg. The Dragon gets demoted to been-there hardware. 19W, Hot Springs, NC 209 and the new Foothills Parkway section earn the good ink complete with Helene damage, dandelion-shaped route mistakes and car-club conga lines.

Robin turns the correction desk into Devil's Highway housekeeping, then lets the episode wander into brand loyalty, modular motorcycles and why BMW ownership eventually teaches a person to fear heated grip replacement costs. His cheap-bike floor lands on a [listen and find out], an Acme motorcycle with a full fairing, sensible power and enough parts-bin honesty to stay lovable.

Jordan brings Joey Dunlop to 1976, where the wins multiply faster than the money. Joey takes the 500cc Irish Championship, wins at the Southern 100, beats Ray McCulloch and arrives at the Isle of Man TT just as the course loses GP status. He finishes his first TT by learning the wet mountain course the hard way, then graduates to late-night lap treatment in a Ford Mondeo.


Speaker Entry:

Brian Wringer - 00:02:00
Robin Dean - 00:02:04
Jordan Liebman - 00:42:11

Episode Page: https://tro.bike/?p=36655
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