TOPICS: Festival of Motorcycling (https://www.visitiom.co.uk/events/tt-and-motorsport/festival-of-motorcycling/) at Isle of Man MotoGP (https://www.motogp.com) at Silverstone (https://www.silverstone.co.uk) Touring around Scotland Staying on the Fingal Edinburgh (https://www.fingal.co.uk/) Support Sean for the Distinguished Gentlemen's Ride (https://www.gentlemansride.com/fundraiser/sbinsc) Antique Cycle Edgefield (https://www.facebook.com/AntiqueCyclesEdgefield/) Redneck Travel Tales (https://w...
Oct 02, 2019•1 hr 32 min
TOPICS: Five Year Anniversary Changes to show format Introducing Bacon as regular co-host, previous appearances: 91 (https://www.loudpipes.net/91), 115 (https://www.loudpipes.net/115), 120 (https://www.loudpipes.net/120), 128 (https://www.loudpipes.net/128), 129 (https://www.loudpipes.net/129), 141 (https://www.loudpipes.net/141). Record less often, but foster deeper conversation Patreon closed, move to direct value for value model (https://www.loudpipes.net/donate) Support model will evolve and...
Sep 10, 2019•1 hr 47 min
TOPICS: Nerissa Cerny is our special guest for this episode Calibration Engineer for Harley-Davidson Lead mentor for the Iron Angels (https://www.ironangelsbuild.com), A BUILD Moto (http://buildmoto.com) Mentorship Program Team Iron Angels - Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/theironangels/) Iron Angels - Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/theironangels/) We'll have conversation in the next show about our future. Patreon is closed as we are working on a new support model and changes to the sho...
Aug 29, 2019•1 hr 20 min
Just one bike (from each brand) - there are other brands however, this is our list Money is no object Can only pick ONE bike from each manufacturer on the list Must be the model year 2019 or 2020 Must be available in the United States Special or limited editions that require ordering are not eligible must be able to walk in a dealer and get one without waiting The conversation will center around two concepts. 1. What you feel is THE bike to have from each manufacturer 2. Which one YOU would choo...
Jul 31, 2019•2 hr 5 min
Opening statement TOPICS: 2019 Loud Pipes! meetup - Gettysburg, PA Drummerboy Camp Resort (https://drummerboycampresort.com/) Blue Ridge Parkway (https://www.blueridgeparkway.org/) Oh crap moment! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEwql0eQD2E) JT Southern Fried (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRiBUYpaOTtS-7d4Tj3NLqQ) Thirsty Farmer Brew Works (https://thirstyfarmer.com/) Recall the bomb Jon dropped on us when he bought first Spyder https://www.loudpipes.net/45, and https://www.loudpipes.net/100...
Jul 22, 2019•1 hr 27 min
TOPICS: NEW TOPICS Track day #2 - Carolina Motorsport Park (https://www.carolinamotorsportspark.com/) with Sportbike Track Time (https://www.sportbiketracktime.com/) Jon NC mountain trip Stay at Black Mountain Campground (https://cfaia.org/recreation-areas-campgrounds/north-carolina-campgrounds-recreation-areas/black-mountain-briar-bottom-campgrounds-in-north-carolina/) - Part of the Cradle of Forestry July 5th - we didn't do much riding as we had to swap campgrounds - went to Carolina Hemlocks ...
Jul 08, 2019•1 hr 31 min
TOPICS: Track day #2 coming up for Rich Gettysburg coming up for Loud Pipes meetup Justin Webster is using a Ducati 1199 Panigale for his next build Jon attends moto-vlogger meetup in Oak Hill, WV Back of the Dragon details (https://tailofthedragontours.com/back-of-the-dragon-2014/) Check out all the great channels below: Bo Dean 52 (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi0uZ6Svw4oxxM7Nuo3w48g) Broncoride (https://www.youtube.com/user/comotokelsey1) CAROLINA WILDMAN (https://www.youtube.com/user/lic...
Jul 01, 2019•1 hr 26 min
TOPICS: Isle of Man TT 2019 review Lap records (https://www.iomtt.com/tt-database/tt-records/lap-records) Race results (https://live.iomttraces.com) Isle of Man TT 2019 themes: Weather! Rain, delays, schedule changes Michael Dunlop winning the lightweight race after his brother William died this past year Hickys 3 wins Harrison’s Senior win Birchall's 7th Sidecar win in a row/10th overall McGuinness taking 2nd in the Zero after recovering from his injuries During the opening solo race of the 201...
Jun 18, 2019•1 hr 11 min
TOPICS: Austin Rothbard from Twisted Road (http://twistedroad.com) IOMTT update and some pictures of Greg Lambert and Ben McBride who Loud Pipes is sponsoring for 2019 https://www.facebook.com/Edgephotographyiom/photos/a.639733116435609/639733403102247/?type=3&theater https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2768026139881477&set=a.2768024656548292&type=3&theater https://www.facebook.com/Motosportstravel/posts/1964495923656051 EVENTS: July 12-14 2019 Loud Pipes meetup - Gettysburg ...
Jun 04, 2019•1 hr 14 min
TOPICS: Motorcycle Podcasters Challenge (https://www.motorcyclepodcasterschallenge.com/) 2019 is underway MotoAmerica at VIR Deuce Farewell deuce_farewell https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/e/e9f8d2eb-9140-4ae8-8ade-c38bd0c47027/DnZPpYoJ.png Yamaha renting bikes now, and more! (https://www.yamahamotorsports.com/motorsports/destinations) MotoAmerica VIR pics: motoamerica1 https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/e/e9f8d2eb-9140-4ae8-8ade-c38bd0c47027/V6RYBG_5.png...
May 22, 2019•1 hr 15 min
TOPICS: Austin stop for MotoGP (http://www.motogp.com) 2019 Handbuilt Show (https://revivalcycles.com/handbuilt-motorcycle-show/2019) Meltdown Vintage Motorcycle Show (http://www.meltdownvintagebikeshow.com) Sean rides the new Goldwing (https://powersports.honda.com/2019/gold-wing.aspx) Support Loud Pipes! Racing (http://loudpipesracing.com) for 2019 Loud Pipes! made the top 20 motorcycle podcast list (https://blog.feedspot.com/motorcycle_podcasts/), check it out! Some of our friends are there a...
May 07, 2019•1 hr 45 min
TOPICS: N2 Track Days (https://www.n2td.org) Carolina Motorsports Park (https://www.carolinamotorsportspark.com) - Kershaw, SC Highside Photos (https://www.highsidephoto.com) (Rich and Allen attended on April 6th - both Novice class) Loud Pipes! made the top 20 motorcycle podcast list (https://blog.feedspot.com/motorcycle_podcasts/), check it out! Some of our friends are there as well. :) EVENTS: May 9-29, 2019 - 4th Annual Motorcycle Podcasters Challenge (https://www.motorcyclepodcasterschallen...
Apr 30, 2019•1 hr 19 min
TOPICS: Rich finally buys a new bike and we talk all about it 2014 Honda Interceptor - VFR800F https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/e/e9f8d2eb-9140-4ae8-8ade-c38bd0c47027/ryiB6voy.jpg Single sided swingarm https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/e/e9f8d2eb-9140-4ae8-8ade-c38bd0c47027/F32jaCy7.jpg * Also, Rico buys a new car and we spend some time on that as well Rico's new ride https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/e/e9f8d2eb-9140-4ae8-8ade-c38bd...
Apr 16, 2019•1 hr 7 min
Explicit episode, you have been warned. TOPICS: Topic for this Spoken Wheel is helmets and other gear. Big thanks to our guests for this episode Liza Miller - Motorcycles and Misfits podcast (http://motorcyclesandmisfits.com) Ted Kettler - Motorcycle Men podcast (https://www.motorcyclemen.us) SUR Mike - Shut up and Ride podcast (https://www.shutupandrideshow.com) *Please check out the Women Riders World Relay (https://womenridersworldrelay.com) and support this great event! * EVENTS: April 12th ...
Apr 08, 2019•1 hr 51 min
TOPICS: Brian Hunnicutt joins us to talk about trailbraking and other advanced riding tips for speed and safety Loud Pipes! is sponsoring Greg Lambert racing (https://www.greglambertracing.co.uk/)for 2019 for their sidecar efforts including the Isle of Man TT!!! :) We are super excited for this relationship as part of our Loud Pipes Racing (http://www.loudpipesracing.com) initiative for 2019 and beyond. We have spoken with Ben McBride who is the sidecar rider. Greg Lambert is the driver and Here...
Mar 26, 2019•1 hr 5 min
TOPICS: Round 9 2019 Supercross season - Atlanta, GA (https://www.supercrosslive.com/node/11199) We had an audio issue, so you will not hear Jon for the kids portion, starts around 48 minute mark Some pictures from Atlanta Supercross Supercross 2019 Atlanta - Rich https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/e/e9f8d2eb-9140-4ae8-8ade-c38bd0c47027/HZ3k9R4G.jpg Supercross 2019 Atlanta - Rico https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/e/e9f8d2eb-9140-4ae8-8ade-c38bd0c47027/gDB...
Mar 16, 2019•1 hr 34 min
TOPICS: Floyd Finch (https://www.motopsyco.com/) gave us some history and information about the Vintage Japanese Motorcyce Club (https://vjmc.org/) or VJMC (https://vjmc.org/) American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association (https://www.ahrma.org/) Interesting bikes we discussed while going through Floyd's Eight Days a Week list: Moto Guzzi California 1400 vs 74 eldorado 850 (https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/2014/01/07/moto-guzzi-california-1400-custom-74-el-dorado-850-new-cool-vs-old-skool/) Mo...
Mar 01, 2019•1 hr 14 min
New or Used We try to sell each other on the benefits of buying new or used bikes Look at some prices for new bikes and compare to what you can find used Places to shop Cycletrader (https://www.cycletrader.com/), Ebay (https://www.ebay.com/), Craigslist (https://www.craigslist.org/), and Facebook Marketplace (https://www.facebook.com/marketplace) Shopping examples 2019 H-D Breakout (https://www.harley-davidson.com/us/en/motorcycles/2019/softail/breakout.html) starts at 19,049 (Black, not includi...
Feb 23, 2019•1 hr 20 min
Our second Spoken Wheel episode brings three new voices and a conversation about events and rides for 2019. Guests Chad Rosenboom Jacob Terrell Mike Martin EVENTS: March 23rd Atlanta Flat Track Race (Brother Bacon...) April 12th - 14th - MotoGP Austin, TX (http://www.circuitoftheamericas.com/motogp)- Still in planning Congregation Show Charlotte (https://www.thecongregationshow.com/) 2019 April 13th, 1-8pm May 9-29, 2019 - 4th Annual Motorcycle Podcasters Challenge (https://www.motorcyclepodcast...
Feb 10, 2019•1 hr 10 min
TOPICS: Easyriders Show Charlotte 2019 (http://easyridersevents.com/bikeshow-2019-charlotte.php) Discussion of bikes we like and some we don't care for Rich's overall favorite https://uploads.fireside.fm/images/e/e9f8d2eb-9140-4ae8-8ade-c38bd0c47027/u1htCx6W.jpg 48 indian chief https://uploads.fireside.fm/images/e/e9f8d2eb-9140-4ae8-8ade-c38bd0c47027/xyQ2jd4L.jpg big wheel repeat https://uploads.fireside.fm/images/e/e9f8d2eb-9140-4ae8-8ade-c38bd0c47027/buC3UR93.jpg Rich pick on looks https://upl...
Jan 30, 2019•1 hr 2 min
TOPICS: The Spoken Wheel website (http://www.thespokenwheel.com) is the place to signup for future episodes or review past episodes Sport touring article (https://www.theridingobsession.com/sport-touring-motorcycle-history/)on definition in one man's opinion BMW R1200 RT (https://www.bmwmotorcycles.com/en/models/tour/r1200rt.html#/section-experience-the-sound-of-the-r-1200-rt) test ride The ride video is on our YouTube channel (https://youtu.be/5gYk0onORRY) BMW Motorrad achieves eighth all time ...
Jan 18, 2019•1 hr 24 min
Opening statement TOPICS: Jon rides the all-new Can-AM Ryker (https://can-am.brp.com/on-road/ryker/recreational/ryker.html) Ryker rear three quarter https://uploads.fireside.fm/images/e/e9f8d2eb-9140-4ae8-8ade-c38bd0c47027/peMnzMgF.jpg Ryker front https://uploads.fireside.fm/images/e/e9f8d2eb-9140-4ae8-8ade-c38bd0c47027/9dEAf0W4.jpg New details were announced for the Harley-Davidson LiveWire (https://www.harley-davidson.com/us/en/motorcycles/future-vehicles/livewire.html#intcmp_HP_BB1_livewire),...
Jan 11, 2019•1 hr 20 min
Next Spoken Wheel episode is scheduled for January 31, 2019 @ 9pm eastern, contact us if you are interested in joining the round table conversation. TOPICS: Post Christmas ride to Greenwood, SC. Rich, Jon, Rico, and Steven Case (Riders of Loud Pipes member) for lunch at Mill House Pizza. (https://millhousepizza.com/) R6 is on the lift for another gasket change Jon rode to the Emerald Isle, NC (https://www.emeraldisle-nc.org/) Possible tail of the dragon trip again for Jon and the Dragon Krew 201...
Jan 05, 2019•50 min
Our annual predictions show scores our thoughts for 2018 (episode 111 for 2017 version (http://loudpipes.net/111)) and we release some predictions for the next year. 2018 PREDICTIONS Scoring: 2 points, correct prediction, unanimous among the group or evidence to prove it 1 point, yeah you were on the right path, but not 100% or cannot prove or not unanimous 0 points, you were just wrong Rich (0) 1. Pace of new models will slow (20%) (1) 2. Harley revamps the Sportster line and perhaps a new engi...
Dec 27, 2018•56 min
TOPICS: Why did we stop following and attending NASCAR races Nearly 1 in 5 motorcycle owners is now female (https://www.thevtwinblog.com/2018/11/motorcycle-ownership-among-women-climbs-to-19-percent.html) MotoPsycho says: Until I see an Indian outrun an unrestricted Honda RS750 they'll always be slow to me (https://www.motopsyco.com/2018/06/30/dear-american-flat-track-i-dare-you/) American Flat Track posted this in the same week: Soul Survivor: Mac and Mark McGrew’s Honda RS750 (http://www.ameri...
Dec 12, 2018•1 hr 7 min
TOPICS: Big thanks to our guests for the first Spoken Wheel: Roger Smith Chris Geiss Sean Burch MotoAmerica (https://motoamerica.com/) MotoGP (http://www.motogp.com/) World Superbike (http://www.worldsbk.com/) American Flat track (http://www.americanflattrack.com/) NHRA (https://www.nhra.com/nhra) Supercross (https://www.supercrosslive.com/) Arenacross (https://www.supercrosslive.com/supercross-futures) AMA (http://www.americanmotorcyclist.com/) WERA (https://www.wera.com/) EVENTS: April 12th - ...
Dec 05, 2018•1 hr 46 min
TOPICS: Four customization options for the new Indian FTR 1200 (https://www.indianmotorcycle.com/en-us/shop/accessories/featured/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=selligent&utm_campaign=ind_1811_ftr_1200_tracker_1#tracker) American Flat Track announced some rules changes for 2019, here is the statement from Indian (https://www.thevtwinblog.com/2018/11/indian-motorcycle-racing-statement-regarding-american-flat-track-rule-changes-for-2019-season.html) Harley-Davidson has another recall for clut...
Nov 17, 2018•1 hr 19 min
We are in the early stages of planning for a roundtable style series that allows anyone to call in and join the conversation. More details to follow in the next few episodes as we work out the details. Thanks to Brother Bacon for joining us for this episode and be sure to checkout all the fun over at the MotoNobodies podcast. (http://www.motonobodies.com) TOPICS: EICMA 2018 (http://2018.eicma.org/#schedule)happened and we have a ton of new and updated bikes to talk about! Motorcycle.com (https:/...
Nov 09, 2018•1 hr 44 min
TOPICS: Alta Motors closes (https://www.motorcyclistonline.com/alta-motors-closes-up-shop) New KTM 790 Duke (https://www.ktm.com/en/naked/790-duke/) New Triumph Bonneville 1200 Scrambler (https://www.triumphmotorcycles.com/bikes/classic/bonneville-scrambler-1200) Should electric vehicles get a perk to drive faster? (https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-electric-vehicle-higher-speed-limit-incentive-austria/amp/) EVENTS: Planning stage for 2019 Loud Pipes meetup, contact (https://www.loudpipes.net/cont...
Nov 03, 2018•1 hr 5 min
TOPICS: KLR discontinued by Kawasaki after 31 years of production (https://www.motorcycle.com/mini-features/rip-kawasaki-klr650-1987-2018.html) and was Rich's first bike Jon’s epic cross coutry trip 6,183 miles to California and back (http://rdubstudios.squarespace.com/where-is-jon) Spot tracker page (https://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0hPq4nbgcUPkcWOlMvYq4NWW7pSJ9Mv5g) Pictures from Jon's trip: Untitled https://uploads.fireside.fm/images/e/e9f8d2eb-9140-4ae8-8ade-c38bd...
Oct 26, 2018•1 hr 53 min
