ClevelandMoto Motorcycle Podcast / Cleveland Moto

We go around the room and each discuss a bike we love and a bike we hate and the reasons why for each. What do you do when you see the word URGENT along with a Check engine or Warning light?  Johnny Chrome What is your FAVORITE motorcycle? He's sticking to what he actually owns - Any shovelhead 4 speed with a swingarm.  It's a pretty versatile machine....you could do what you see up there or down here.... What does Johnny Chrome Hate?  Anything from China apparently:  But he also doesn't care much for the Yamaha GTS1000 with the trick center hub steering... Steve really, really loves the BMW R5 - Yep, we completely agree with you; But, he also LOVES himself a PC800 (so do I)  What does Steve hate....? This oughta be good..... Honda CM400C - yep, for all the reasons listed...The CX650C is pretty awful too.  Chris Smith cheated and brought a whole list Mrs. Smith grabbed off the internet...but what is worthy on the list is the Gilera Rondine Supercharged What do you hate, Chris? The Suzuki / Wankel Rotary RE5  Dustin LOVES - LOVES - LOVES: The Honda GT650 Hawk And he absolutely HATES the Misfit 250:  With a runner up being ANY Sportster !?!? C'mon...even this one.... It's pretty cool -  Phil's Favorite Motorcycle is: The KJ Henderson Art Deco from 1936 My Least favorite Motorcycle is the Yamaha Venture Royal Star - Ever wonder where the name Royal Star came from? Well, this is it. I HATE THIS MOTORCYCLE.  Paul Smart Replica Ducatis are Lovely, but they hurt my body.  I've learned that my practical favorite bike is the one already in my Garage....I love my GB500 Dustin and I are in agreement that a rational bike to lust after is the Moto Guzzi Griso 1200 in the Tenni Livery: 

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Welcome Luke (SparkyMoto) and The new Genuine G400C, Welcome to Luke; Here's the Ad we used to hire Johnny Chrome and Luke: -Motorcycle mechanic needed for 13 year old shop with locations on the east and west side of town. -You must have actual experience with vintage Japanese motorcycles and be able to prove it.  -You will be asked to bring in your small tool box (rally box).  -You will be asked to perform a basic mechanical service to our standards to assess your skills. -We are not looking for someone who "has always dreamed of working on Harleys" yes, you may work on the occasional HD, but the vast majority of bikes we work on are from Japan and other places. -Don't bother if your idea of a custom build is $5000 worth of accessories that you bolted on "all by yourself".  -We are not looking for "Ricky Rocket" types, stretched swingarms and nitrous is great for the track, but it's not what we do. -If you just put a power commander on your 'Busa and now it's Hella Fast...we commend you, but you probably want to look elsewhere.  We're looking for a guy who can do 8 billable hours of work in an 8 hour day. We're not here to train you, we don't need an apprentice, nobody is here to hold your hand. Motorcycle license REQUIRED ! Luke's Motorcycle kicks much ass, and basically got him hired: The Genuine G400C  On the left is a Honda CB450 on the Right is the G400C  Here's the Mash 400cc Von Dutch edition.  It's Called the MASH 400 in England:  http://www.mashmotorcycles.co.uk/ OH BOY - Harley Davidson actually has the D.B. Edition - Finally, truth in Advertising. FXDB  -  Dyna Bob? or Douche Bag?   Hello Sir, You seem like the right guy for a Harley D-B.  Fuck Yeah!!!! D-B Power!!!! Fluid Film is 100% Pressed Sheep -  We recommend it for anything you don't want to dissolve in the salt / slush.  http://www.fluid-film.com/ Ducati Unveils the Sixty2 400cc Scrambler (as shown with factory skateboard holder) TW200 makes an excellent adventure bike: I'm getting a Garage Lift -  There will not be so much space in MY garage. This winter I'll be working on CT-70's Honda VTR250 - Go Camaro - Miami Style Was there ever a more Miami Vice paintjob?

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Chatting about the Zainesville Guzzi Meet and tips on touring. SQUIRREL!!! Is this a good deal or an albatross of parts? How much rain can you handle?  Is this what you need to keep dry? Or are you further off with something more reasonable like this?  The Bates Clipper Fairing The Vetter Liberator Fairing Cops shouldn't be allowed to pull over scooters with a milk crate on the back! Smear the Queer - take that Google spiders!!! START TIME & PLACE 2015-09-27 11.30 Sterle's Country House at the Bier Garden, 1401 East 55th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44103DEPARTURE TIME 12.30FINISH LOCATION Sterle's Country House at the Bier Garden, 1401 East 55th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44103REGROUP POINTSCha Pizza & Spirits, 7524 Father Frascati, Cleveland, Ohio 44102

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Removing Ethanol from gasoline, the proper way to clean a carb, and prepping for winter. http://www.ozebook.com/guzzi/3x3.htm Yep, Guzzi made Army Tractors. and they were 3 wheel drive too.  Harley Davidson MT500 - that didn't become the official US military motorcycle The Kawasaki KLX250 that DID become the Official US Military Motorcycle Eventually they opted for the KLR650 designated as the M1030B1 - Gas powered (as god intended).  Then in the interest of NOT having a bunch of bullet un-friendly gasoline on the battlefield, they decided to go Diesel. Despite every ass-hat on the planet thinking they want one (I'm sick of hearing it already) the project failed and they all essentially died a horrible death. So there...quit talking about it. It was such a disaster Hayes Diversified Technologies doesn't even exist anymore. Nuff said. If you want a diesel motorcycle, you're not fascinating or clever or the first person to think about it. Even these guys couldn't make it work.  Diaphragm Carbs -  Yep, you're boned. You can't fix it, you're gonna have to buy another one.  You know who you are...I've been to your website...you totally did this just to move that thing along on Craigslist...you're the devil and you should be punished.  Oh, then I found a website that claims to make rebuild kits for these things.  http://jbmindustries.com/Keihin_diaphragm.html EPOXY  FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES ONLY - srsly.  De-Ethanol Your Gasoline!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsCGSUO-5JU USE THIS LINK TO FIND NON-ETHANOL FUEL: http://pure-gas.org/ Here's the whole article on how to make it happen:  http://www.mcnews.com/mcn/technical/2012decethanol.pdf

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I promise at some point we do actually start talking about motorcycles. This is a PainKiller  Ingredients2 oz Pusser’s Rum 4 oz pineapple juice 1 oz orange juice 1 oz cream of coconut Fresh grated nutmegDirectionsAdd liquid ingredients to a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously. Pour into a big glass or goblet filled with ice. Grate fresh nutmeg on top and enjoy! Shane comes over with his extremely phallic gas line head... 12 Dogs Of Christmas is the beer of the night.... BTW - is this a motorcycle podcast? Sorry, sometimes we get distracted....

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Nothing like a crackling barrel fire on a nice autumn night to add the perfect ambience to the podcast.

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Dustin gets the hiccups so bad he has to step away from the podcast.  Ryan shows up in his whip... We discuss what we would ask for for Xmas - and what would you buy with $4000 ? 

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We've got a hell of crew in the garage today: Dustin, James, Merritt, Phil and Johnny Chrome. Very spirited conversation and as usual, we're all over the place...Merritt always fires things up.  The Rusty Buckeye challenge is coming up in a few months. We discuss more details plus Phil has some titled $500 bikes to offer anyone interested in joining https://www.facebook.com/events/1441664859475965/ This is what the Mustang motorcycle looks like: Chris Smith does a call-in to tell us about crashing his Moto Guzzi in West Virginia. His knee is buggered up, but the bike is fine.  Lane Splitting? Tail Gating? Getting sprayed with winshield washer fluid....maybe i'd better slow my roll.  And Vintage Top Gear - Lambretta Vs. Ferrari F40  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQZZHKMJ9RQ

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Our Aprilia Mana 850 GT gets the full adventure / touring treatment This is what happens when an unlimited budget happens to a Honda VT750 Shadow. Can I have a discount?  Ram Mount or Scam Mount? Which would you choose?  The Ram Mount with the bracket that will mount it to the top of your master cylinder AND the clamps for your handlebars (so it goes BOTH ways!) $50 or so.  GreatShield Bicycle Mount for your Phone / GPS around $20 or so. Since I'm not willing to replace ANOTHER iphone, I'm going with the Ram Mount.  Scala Rider? Not here, I've been using this JBL/LG bluetooth wireless headset for a few months now and I really like it, Even Siri approves and seems to work well. No learning curve and it works with every helmet I own.  Above is the $400 Bell Bullitt   This is the Biltwell Gringo S $200 - Guess which one is a LOT quieter. Yep, those 4 little button shaped vents on the Bullitt make a ton of noise.

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Is riding a vintage bike for you or should you just go with a vintage looking bike.? Bay River Avon Skin Heads - McElfresh models it well.  http://cleveland.craigslist.org/mcy/5158479073.html Rare (not many of them here) does not Equal Valuable. $8800 on Craigslist. This is our friend Gene, and he's got a damn good point about how something is built is more important than where it comes from. You should buy things from him. He's a straight up dude, and won't waste your time.  http://scootersoriginali.com So, would you ride a Chinese Motorcycle? What if it looked like this? 

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