Fuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchats

Chris and James talk about Tires, Bikes and IOMTT among other tangent topics

We start out Season 2 of Fuel Stop Chats with a bit of a bitch session....we take a few weeks off and it seems everything has gone to hell in a hand basket....do you agree?

James and Chris sit down with Wesley Schultz from The Lumineers and Publicist Jim Merlis to talk about the new album Brightside, how motorcycle riding influences the music he writes and even writing songs like Gloria while riding the back roads of the Catskills Mountains.

Adventure Riding!  Back Woods Camping!  James and Chris sit down with Tim James and Inna Thorn from the BDR group.  We discuss past, present and future adventures and our overall enjoyment of the BDR movies as well as the mission of the BDR in keeping backcountry dirt roads open to connect small town to small town.

James and Chris talk with Cindy Bently-Roberts from Wreaths Across America to talk about the organization, donations, participation and motorcycle escorts to honor the fallen heroes.  Remember.  Honor.  Teach.  https://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org

Chris and James sit down with David Goldman, an award winning documentary and portrait photographer/filmmaker. Originally from Toronto he has lived in both Los Angeles and New York. His documentary work has taken him to India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ethiopia and the Northern Territory of Australia. Working on projects about human trafficking, maternal health and marginalized people. David is also known for the album packaging artwork for Blink 182’s Enema Of The State that has sold more than 15 million copies worldwide.  The Motorcycle Portraits series began after considering how ubiquitous motorcycles are in developing countries yet a luxury item in more developed countries. Focusing on the people that ride and how the shared use of this machine connects individuals no matter where in the world they live. 

Chris and James come back after a fat thanksgiving to talk about the ramp install in Chris's truck, Black Friday and an attempted motorcycle sale certified check fraud.

Jame and Chris sit down once again with Florian from Road Runner to discuss the upcoming Fall issue, as well as other riding tales from the road.  Florian shows off a pretty cool travel guitar from Ciari Guitars.

Chris and James welcome our friends the disorderly drifters - five friends riding Monkeys and a CT90 from the North Dakota / Canada Border to Ushuaia, back again from Mexico.  We talk about Coco's Corner, packing list adjustments, monkey problems and Iron Butt certification "The Disorderly 1600".

Chris and James discuss transportation, when is it ok to truck/trailer?  ever?  Camping/Glamping abilities and the ultimate power ramp at ultimatepowerramp.com