Throttled Motorcycle Podcast

Thank you for joining us for this Father’s Day edition of Throttled.  Of course we start of with our rides this week and both the guys were able to get out, admittedly not as long as they would have wanted.

Mail Call:

Email –  This week we covered some constructive criticism.  As a team, Kevin and Larry appreciate our listeners willingness to help out the show and to point out areas where we need a little adjustment.

News:

Wow, it is great to be back this week.  We were also happy to be back live on Mixlr this week.  Remember if you monitor our social media you will get the announcements about when we ae going live!!  Both Kevin and Larry were able to get in a good amount of riding this past week.  Kevin took a road trip to get in some clutch control practice while Larry road to Locke, California.

Mail Call:

We had a great follow up email from Eric.

We also had an email from Roger about the M

We are back and have what we think are great stories to share today.  Kevin and Larry spend the first part of the show discussing the training both of them received.  Stay tuned in the next few weeks as both Kevin and Larry did a few interviews with their instructors.  Needless to say though both of them had a great time and can’t wait to go back for more.

News:

Ducati Diavel Diesel

Wow, this was a great interview!  I really appreciate Larry’s time to come on the show.  Larry was great to speak with and we will hopefully be able to circle back up with him onsite at the expo.  Thanks again Larry for joining us.  If you want to find out more information about the expo, here you go.

Special Thanks:

A big thank you to James, Tyler, Dayne, Tom, Chris, Paul, Micah, Jeff and Chuck.  Thank you all for becoming supporters of the show

Wow, this week was an interesting week in the motorcycle world.  Let’s dive into all the shenanigans.

It wouldn’t be a Throttled episode if we didn’t quickly discuss out riding, Kevin took a quick Lunch ride to fine tune some action camera settings and Larry goes out on a club ride.

Mail Call:

Email from Darian

News:

Alpinesta

Welcome back to this weeks episode of Throttled.  We had a great time with this little motorcycle podcast this week.  Both Kevin and Larry got some riding in, here are the details.

Larry-Wednesday, 76 mile roundtrip to club meeting through traffic, Thursday ride to Talbott Motorcycle Museum in Castro Valley-a real treat! (280 round trip on Rever) Saturday, Poker run ride at Mt. Diablo H-D, another 160 or so. Great weather, beautiful roads, and a few other Switchbacks that I saw (2 others out of mayb

We have a great episode for you guys and gals out there on the interwebs.  Thanks for listening and as always we start every show talking about our rides.  Kevin set out on a ride with the intent to ride new and awesome roads.  Uncharacteristically he succeeded in this task and had a near full day of riding (minus time to check out a movie).  Larry as always was able to get out for a ride on both his son’s Ducati and then  on his beloved Switchback.

Mail Call:

Email from Darian<

Tonight the guys cover a wide array of topics, as always since they like to focus on riding that is were the show starts.  Both Kevin and Larry are able to get out some this week.  Kevin is able to snag a few lunch rides while Larry rides out with some friends.

Mail Call:

Email from Jeff Bell

Email from Andy

Facebook post by Jim Johns

Email from Mike

Retread : Kevin addresses his comments on KTM from last weeks show.

News:

Polaris releases their sales numbers.

Is Ducati going to be up for sale soon?

Motorcycles that are themed or inspired from cars.

Fort Worth police are using dirt bikes for search and rescue.

Harley statements following their earnings report. Here are three points mentioned:

Incentives to dealers

* Defaults on loans

* Environmentally friendly-appeal to millennials, etc.

Topic:

Do you love your motorcycle?  We do and here is why?

Special Thanks:

Please welcome Tyler to the Throttled Crew!! Tyler we appreciate your support of the show, it means a lot.  He joins Dayne, Tom, Chris, Paul, Micah, Jeff and Chuck.  Thank you all for becoming supporters of the show.

If you would like to help bring new features to the show, go to our website and click the Patreon logo to join the Throttled Crew.  With your help we can grow and be able to provide more content for our wonderful listeners.

Follow us on:

Twitter: @ThrottledShow

Instagram: ThrottledShow

Facebook: Throttled Podcast

Listen Live:

You can tune in and listen to Larry and Kevin try and make this podcast each and every week.  Simply go to http://www.mixlr.com/throttled.  From there you can interact with us as we record.  So far it has been a ton of fun!  Approximately 30 minutes before we go live we make an announcement on Twitter and Facebook, so make sure you are following us.

Remember, find us in ITunes and give us a rating.

Send your feedback to [email protected].

Ride safe everybody!!!

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Ciro 3D

You know there are just those day’s where the riding is good, and then there are those days when the riding is great. Well once again we are here and we are going to start off by talking about some great motorcycle riding and shenanigans .  This week Kevin took a nice and diverse ride, while Larry met up with some friends for a ride.

Review:

First Take on the No Noise ear plugs.

Mail Call:

Email From Jorge

News:

The Top 10 most reliable motorcycle companies.

The fact this is even needed is crazy, however, Louisiana will exempt motorcycle helmets from the mask wearing ban.

Haley Davidson’s first quarter results.

Harley is also laying off from their York plant.

Another road rage driver goes to prison.

BMW sales for Q1 are up.

Senate creates first ever bipartisan motorcycle caucus.

Paddock:

Marc Marquez continues hit winning streak at this race, and look who is on top of the pack, can he stay there?

Topic: We broadly hit on buffeting.  Buffeting is such a broad  subject expect us to revisit it again with other tips and tricks as well.

Special Thanks:

A big thank you to Dayne, Tom, Chris, Paul, Micah, Jeff and Chuck.  Thank you all for becoming supporters of the show.

If you would like to help bring new features to the show, go to our website and click the Patreon logo to join the Throttled Crew.  With your help we can grow and be able to provide more content for our wonderful listeners.

Follow us on:

Twitter: @ThrottledShow

Instagram: ThrottledShow

Facebook: Throttled Podcast

Listen Live:

You can tune in and listen to Larry and Kevin try and make this podcast each and every week.  Simply go to http://www.mixlr.com/throttled.  From there you can interact with us as we record.  So far it has been a ton of fun!  Approximately 30 minutes before we go live we make an announcement on Twitter and Facebook, so make sure you are following us.

Remember, find us in ITunes and give us a rating.

Send your feedback to [email protected].

Ride safe everybody!!!

Visit our Sponsors:

Please visit our sponsors!  Let them know that you heard about them from Throttled!

Best Rest Products

Patch Addict

Ciro 3D

Motorcycles are coming out of their hibernation all across the northern hemisphere.  We  hope you have been able to show your ride a little attention this past week.  Both Kevin and Larry were able to get our for nice rides and have big plans for next week.  Here we go as Kevin struggles with his voice.

Mail Call:

Email from Jeff.

Email from Darian.

News:

Crum sentenced to 15 years.

Motorcycling less stressful.

Honda CB 1100 RS and EX.

Ducati brings back the small monster.

Giveaway:

Don’t forget to send in your entry for our Ciro 3D giveaway/  Just send us an email with which part you want with Ciro 3d in the subject or body of the email.

Topic:

Should the US go to a tiered motorcycle license

Related topic- Super Sport riders high fatality rate

Effects of training and tiered and restricted licensing

In brief, the studies generally differed in their findings. Some found modest effects for training, some not. In some the effects from training petered out after 6 months.   A more consistent finding was that trained riders used helmets and protective gear more. Another consistent was that longer restrictive periods resulted in riders with fewer accidents.

None of the systems reviewed however included limitations on displacement.

European tiered system explained. Whew!

In brief, there are 3 classes of license:

AM for the youngest riders (ages vary by country, 15 up) and the smallest displacements (mopeds <50cc). Mandatory theory and traffic law classes, and optional skills testing. Helmets required. Can’t carry passengers unless over 18

A1 goes to 125 cc and/or certain power to weight ratio’s). Must pass two theory and two practicals

A2 requires 2 years from a1, 4 tests also, or only the practicals if you have a1, about 50% larger engines or double the horsepower bikes with restrictors on them.

Full A, minimal progressive age from 20 years and direct to 24 years. No power limitation.

These were based on research studies of past statistics. Riders who studied theory, who took at least 2 years to progress had fewer accidents and deaths, and of course, mandatory helmet for driver and passenger.

Special Thanks:

A big thank you to Dayne, Tom, Chris, Paul, Micah, Jeff and Chuck.  Thank you all for becoming supporters of the show.

If you would like to help bring new features to the show, go to our website and click the Patreon logo to join the Throttled Crew.  With your help we can grow and be able to provide more content for our wonderful listeners.

Follow us on:

Twitter: @ThrottledShow

Instagram: ThrottledShow

Facebook: Throttled Podcast

Listen Live:

You can tune in and listen to Larry and Kevin try and make this podcast each and every week.  Simply go to http://www.mixlr.com/throttled.  From there you can interact with us as we record.  So far it has been a ton of fun!  Approximately 30 minutes before we go live we make an announcement on Twitter and Facebook,