Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone

Buzz Kanter is the Editor in Chief of American Iron Magazine and has his finger on the pulse of the vintage and modern American motorcycle scene and he joins us LIVE in this episode of Talking Motorcycles! We discuss upcoming vintage racing events and vintage motorcycle shows. Buzz makes a big announcement about a special show at Billy Lane's Sons of Speed during Daytona Biketoberfest!

Harley-Davidson recently announced an all new frame and engine combination for their softail lines. Kanter had knowledge of this months in advance but could not share one ounce of it. The newest edition of American Iron Magazine will hit newstands next week and will be full of inside information from cover to cover! 

We consider Buzz our go to source for information of the modern and vintage scene concerning American iron. 

Thank you for listening to this edition of Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone! Special thanks to:

Clearwater Lights

Bruce Rossmeyers Harley Davidson in New Smyrna Beach and Daytona Beach

Dunlop Motorcycle Tires

Bell Powersports

Sweet Marlays' Coffee and Bakery

TrueToyotaParts.com

In this episode of Talking Motorcycles we go inside the Springfield Mile II event. The fastest Mile in the world is a bucket list race for any motorcyclist! Tommra and Dave Kiesow took over as promoters of the Mile after the IMDA decided they could no longer promote the event. In the Spring the crowd was huge and ticket sales are excellent for this Fall classic event. Now is the time to make your plans to attend this amazing race. Tommra gives us important details that you need to know!

Tim McCormick from the Harley-Davidson Museum calls in to talk to us about the Labor Day Rally  that is underway! We get his thoughts about all the activities and he shares his favorite motorcycle and displays at the HD Museum!

Shelly Rossmeyer of Bruce Rossmeyers Harley Davidson in Daytona and New Smyrna Beach give us inside information about the changes underway in the product line at the Motor Company!

Special thanks to Clearwater LIghts, TrueToyotaParts.com, Dunlop Motorcycle Tire, Rossmeyers Harley-Davidson, Sweet Marlays' Coffee and Bakery, TrueToyotaParts.com and Bell Powersports!

Sturgis Rally and Races was the original name of the Sturgis Rally. Motorcycle racing returned in a big way in 2017. Bob Richards, Jr of 41LIVE.com was the promoter of the RSD Indian Superhooligan races at the Buffalo Chip and the crowd went wild. We get inside information from the promoter and thoughts on the AFT Buffalo Chip TT and much more.

Scott Haibleid of the Kentucky Kickdown joins us with details about the annual event in Louisville, Kentucky. This family friendly event is a true celebration of vintage motorcycling scene. 

Mitch from Bruce Rossmeyers Daytona HD and New Smyrna HD calls in with a true LIVE report from the 2017 Harley-Davidson dealer show. We get details about the changes and new models from the Motor Company and when they become available at their dealership.

We discuss the three remaining rounds of MotoAmeria in our MotoAmerica Minute segment! 

Thank you to:

Clearwater Lights

Dunlop Motorcycle Tires

Bell Powersports

TrueToyotaParts.com

Bruce Rossmeyers Harley Davidson

Sweet Marlay's Coffee and Bakery

Jacqui Van Ham joins us from the road traveling home from Sturgis 2017 and  the Bonneville Salt Flats and she brings us an amazing update from both! 

Henry Wiles is now "King" Henry following his 13 year reign at the American Flat Track Peoria TT! Winning a total of 14 and 13 in a row is an amazing accomplishment and Henry gives his thoughts on that and how he would react if anyone ever beats that record!

In Part II of our series encouraging people to leave town and go touring on our motorcycle, we invited the best long distance tourer in America. 1000 mile days are likely not your goal. A 250 mile day can be perfect with a little planning. Jim Owen just completed the 2017 Iron Butt Rally with his second win. This is an amazing acomplishment. anyone who has ever had a 1,000 mile day knows what a challenge it can be. When you are required to string 11 days of 1,000 per day together to win the IBR it requires drastic measures that are each very well planned. Jim takes a systematic approach to the Iron Butt. 

We take his systematic approach and break it down to help us all learn how to truly enjoy motorcycle touring solo or two up. The information from last weeks show in Part I with Carl Reese, Deana Mastracci and Norm Nelson combined with the valuable information we get from Jim Owen may produced the most comprehensive guide to fun touring ever. 

Thank you for listening to this episode of Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone

Special thanks to Clearwater Lights, Bell Powersports, TrueToyotaParts.com, Bruce Rossmeyers Daytona Harley Davidson, Sweet Marlays' Coffee and Bakery and Dunlop Motorcycle Tires.

World record holder and long distance motorcycle rider Carl Reese calls in from a corn field in Nebraska while on tour with Deena Mastracci! He gives us special insight about how he prepares for long distance touring and what he does when he is on the road. Where to stay? How many miles per day is enough? What special preperation does he do?

Deena Mastracci joins the conversation as a relatively new rider. She won an award in 2016 for the highest mileage acheived by a new rider in their first year! Deena is a nutricianalist and shares special insight about what she eats and drinks during a long day in the saddle. She also tells us what her gear choices are for extreme hot weather touring. There is much to learn from this conversation.

Norm Nelson has ridden from the Southeast to Alaska twice on a 1958 Harley Sportster 25 years apart! He is the highest finisher in the Motorcycle Cannonball over the last three events. Riding a 1911 Reading Standard in 2016 he goes deep inside his planning and packing as well as the mental preperation side of touring. Norm has also ridden a 2009 Piaggio BV250 scooter over 80,000 miles and many of those miles are on the Interstate!

In this episode of Talking Motorcycles we explore the changing demographics in America and how they influence motorcycle manufacturers. For decades the "Baby Boomers" were the generation who have influenced the sport of motorcycling the most. Now, there is a new generation moving forward who will be in control? What are their interests? How will they drive the motorcycle business? What are manufactures already doing to win their dollars? Is it working?

John Light of Evans Cooling joins us with his thoughts and ideas for how to influence the next generation of riders. His fresh approach appears to have merit. "Don't bubble wrap your kids...MotoWrap them!" John's thought process is inspiring and we believe has merit. 

Who or what inspired you to ride motorcycles? Was it your Father or Mother, Aunt or Uncle or a neighbor? We hear from many callers who inspired them! Shelly Rossmeyer of Rossmeyers Harley Davidson joins in on the discussion from a second generation motorcycle dealers perspective!

We hope you enjoy this edition of Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone. Special thanks to Clearwater Lights, Dunlop Motorcycle Tires, Bell Powersports, Sweet Marlays' Coffee and Bakery, TrueToyotaParts.com and Bruce Rossmeyers Harley Davidson in New Smyrna and Daytona Beach.

Having won an X-Games Silver Medal previously, this past weekend Sammy Halbert won the Gold Medal. How big of a deal is winning X-Games Gold? We hear many inside stories from Sammy about being involved in the X-Games. He won his Gold on a Harley-Davidson XR750 besting Harley's own factory team on their XG 750's and the Indian Teams as well! We hear all about the XR's performance and what made all the difference for him on that bike. We take a quick look back at the 2017 American Flat Track season and a look ahead. There are some unpredictable outcomes ahead said Halbert. Insightful comments from the strongest performing privateer on the tour.

Bob Richards of 41 LIVE calls in to discuss the event he is involved in at the Harley Davidson Calistoga Half Mile National July 29th. The beautiful wine country town of Calistoga comes alive for this event and it is a bucket list for race fans and touring motoryclist alike.

We get a suprise call from Fernando from Barcalona, Spain! The popular media figure heavily involved in the new Spanish Flat Track series, Superprestigio and more. Fernando is making the long flight from Spain to the event in Calistoga!

We certainly hope you enjoy this editon of Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone. Our shows now originate from FM93.5/AM1150 WNDB every Wednesday at 7pm Eastern. Anyone in the world can LISTEN LIVE at www.newsdaytonabeach.com.

Michael Lock is the CEO of American Flat Track. 2017 is now at mid-season and we take time to get his thoughts on the first half of the year. Recent events have produced standing room only crowds. How many events would AFT Events like to produce in house? Will we see American Flat Track stars in Europe soon? What impact does he think the NBCSN TV package will have on the series? How does American Flat Track view other racing series such as Steve Nace Racing and the Steel Show Nationals? Lock joined us in studio at WNDB FM93.5 in Daytona Beach.

Shayna Texter calls in from the X-Games with her thoughts on her winning season thus far. Her convincing win at New York on the Half Mile has everyones attention. Perhaps it is a turning point as most think of her as a Mile flat track specialist but that may be changing. 

Talking Motorcycles airs LIVE every Wednesday night at 7pm Eastern and you can listen from anywhere in the world at www.newsdaytonabeach.com or on the WNDB app on your smart device!

Special thanks to Sweet Marlays' Coffee and Bakery, Rossmeyers Harley Davidson, Clearwater Lights, Dunlop Motorcycle Tires, TrueToyotaParts.com and Bell Powersports/Bell Helmets.

In the last 12 months Pegram has competitively raced Supermoto, flat track at X-Games, driven the AudioSport R8 and won, and road raced at MotoAmerica! As a driver and a rider Larry Pegram has but one goal and that is to have fun!

Not only can Larry Pegram do all these things but he also has the ability to communicate with race fans worldwide. His work on BeinSports as a color analyst. Now Pegram appears to be very comfortable as the color analyst of American Flat Track on NBCSN! 

Above all that it appears his true passion is racing Go Karts with his children!

Danny Walker has had but one goal as a team owner/manager in MotoAmerica. That goal is to see his contracted riders advance to the world stage in World Superbike and MotoGP. His Broaster Chicken Honda Team is headed to MotoAmerica at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca without Jake Gagne because Gagne got the call to ride for the Ten Kate team in World Superbike there in place of the late Nicky Hayden. We hear his thoughts about that and more in this episode of Talking Motorcycles. His hope is that Gagne will be signed full time by Ten Kate following the Laguna round. What qualities does he think Jake has that can make him a star on the world stage? 

Thank you for listening to Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone that originates from the studios of WNDB in Daytona Beach. Listen LIVE every Wednesday at 7pm Eastern at www.newsdaytonabeach.com, on the WNDB App, or at FM93.5/AM1150 if you are in the Daytona Beach area. Listen to the podcast at iTunes, Spotify and many other podcast sights. 

Thanks to Rossmeyers Harley-Davidson, Sweet Marlays' Coffee and Bakery, Clearwater Lights, Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Dunlop Motorcycle Tires, Bell Powersports and TrueToyotaParts.com.