SHOW TOPICS AND LINKS FOR EPISODE 21:
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CHIT CHAT:
Avengers: Age of Ultron

News story where Harley states LiveWire is a few years off

Victory Motorcycles takes an electric bike to the Isle of Man TT

Tesla Motors Powerwall

NEW TOPICS:
We got a little dirty at Carolina Adventure World in Winnsboro, SC and Rico had a blast on a Honda CRF230 rental bike.

Rich's KLR650 suffered one injury by way of the right peg bolts stripping out:

We spent half a day doing out best going fast at the Nascar Racing Experience at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Jon attended the Ford EcoBoost Challenge in Raleigh, NC

Rico wants to drive the all new Volvo XC90

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Rico had a conversation with Lee Conn, the President of Motus Motorcycles to discuss the inspiration behind the bike and details of the MST and MSTR motorcycles while visiting the factory in Birmingham, Alabama

In this episode we discuss the Motus factory tour and reflect on the visit in between the interview segments.

Continue reading and pictures at: loudpipes.net/20

Running time: 41 minutes 16 seconds

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We had a conversation with Alex Crookes from EatSleepRide.com to discuss the app, website, and social intents of the platform

We discussed future thoughts, behind the scenes information on the development of Eat Sleep Ride and the idea behind it

The conversation continued into CrashLight® the emergency notification service built into Eat Sleep Ride (in-app purchase) and the testing process that went into the development

Frequently asked questions about CrashLight®

A behind the scenes look at the testing of CrashLight® featured on the Discovery Channel

Continue reading at: loudpipes.net/19

Running time: 58 minutes 23 seconds

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NEW TOPICS

Can-Am Spyder demo ride. Pictures here on our facebook page

Rico's wife Wendy talks about taking the motorcycle safety course and becoming a new licensed rider!

We discuss the Steel Toe tour of Harley Davidson's Vehicle Operations factory in York, PA

Continue reading at: loudpipes.net/18

Running time: 1 hour, 08 minutes, and 52 seconds

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Inspired by the movie "Why We Ride", we talk about why we ride motorcycles and share some of our memorable experiences.

Discussed a great interview on Motorcycle.com with Zero Motorcycles battery technician Luke Workman

Rico discusses demo ride at Zero Motorcycles again

2015 Yamaha R1 hits the dyno

Motus drops a supercharged custom version at the Hand Built Motorcycle Show

Continue reading at: loudpipes.net/17

Duration: 55 minutes 10 seconds

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SHOW TOPICS FOR EPISODE 16:

Show notes best viewed at: loudpipes.net/16

Rich bit on an April Fools article

Rico test rides a new Street Glide Special (in Rich's favorite color; matte black)

Discussed the Saleen 302 Black Label Mustang delivering 730hp

Motorycle.com reviews the Ducati and Triumph Scramblers head to head. Something we have been thinking about for a while now and we talk about it.

Discussed a first ride write up of Arch Motorcycles KRGT-1

Rico stumbles onto the Mono and wants an F3 car for the street

Our favorites from the New York Auto Show:
Cadillac's new flagship the CT6
The Lincoln Continental concept

After Rico had a quick ride on the Street Glide again, we compare and contrast with the Indian Chieftain and the Victory Magnum to see which one we prefer.

Ran into an issue supercharging the Gold Wing. The prototype kit we were looking at was sold and never brought to market. Don't worry we are looking at other options for boost.

Running time: 1 hour, 03 minutes, 05 seconds

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Main topic for this episode is review of Victory Motorcycles demo ride of the Cross Country, Magnum, and the new Magnum X-1.

Rico checked out the Cleveland Auto Show

Update on shopping for a 70s era Gold Wing to customize

Continue reading at: loudpipes.net/15

Duration: 1 hour, 05 minutes 27 seconds

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Quick ride on a 2014 Harley-Davidson Ultra Limited

Talked with a guy that had an amazing sounding Road Glide

Cars and coffee Charlotte and Geneva Auto Show review and more

Continue reading and photos at: loudpipes.net/14

Duration: 1 hour, 04 minutes 12 seconds

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Too cold to ride, although we spotted a rider out in 26 degree weather.

Jon visits Auto Expo in Raleigh and takes a peek at the Yamaha Bolt C-spec

We take a quick first look at the BMW NineT

U-turn

Considering building a custom bike:
75 Honda Gold Wing, Supercharged
Supercharger inspiration
Gold Wing supercharged acceleration run

New Topics

Indian Chief Dark Horse

Motorcycle sales are on the rise, we look at numbers from:
Polaris
Ducati
Harley-Davidson
Yamaha

Looking for feedback on what you look for in a bagger when shopping. If you are a current owner, then we would love to hear what you do and do not like about your current ride.

[email protected] is the place to send these comments, thanks!

Running time: 50 minutes, 39 seconds
Show notes best viewed at: loudpipes.net/13