The Wheelnerds kick off 2012 by phoning this one in. Literally. Chuck's down with Adventure Flu and Todd won't break quarantine. We open the lines for people to call, but only one man is man enough to brave catching flu with Intrawebs: Jorge!
We end 2011 with a bang by talking with Ted Simon, author of Jupiter's Travels (and others). Ted traveled the globe in 1973 on a 500cc Triumph Tiger 100, covering 64,000 miles over 4 years. He's like the Godfather and Buddha of adventure motorcycling.
Part 2 of our talk with author and AMA hall-of-famer David Hough. More stories, still scary.
We have author and AMA hall-of-famer David Hough to talk motorcycle safety. Turns out he's a very scary man.
Clip show! This is a random collection of stuff from the floor of the editing room.
This week we're talking with Roger Pioszak of Cariboucases.com. They take the nigh-indestructible Pelican boxes and make motorcycle luggage out of them. He also turns out a mean manpurse!
Post turkey, the Wheelnerds talk some random stuff. Chuck finds some spam about BMW's new scooters in his mailbox. Todd talks about riding in the winter more. We answer some mail. And we got some pics!
Another guest joins the guys! We're having on Ghazi Farooq of Teiz Motorsports, the makers of one and two piece suits. Ghazi's pretty active in the online communities and he comes to talk with us about the company and what goes into making his products. Turns out he's a hell of a salesman, too.
This week in the cave, we've got Darryl Cannon aka KILLBOY. He's that guy that takes all the super cool pictures of people riding the Dragon.
We interview Claude Stanley of CStanley Motorsports. He speciailizes in sidecars, sidecars, sidecards! You can imagine how Todd reacts to this. Also, Jeff Katzer sends up in a report on a good local shop. Listener email. Bad classifieds. The works.
Todd and Chuck talk about yet another misadventure on the road while eating ADVENTURE SANDWICHES. Continuing the Triumph Test Ride theme, we talk about riding the Thruxton.
James and Chris from the Pace Podcast are Fake Todds this week while real Todd slums in Seattle. The guys chat with Chuck about his new Thruxton, trying to get test rides at dealers, and what it's like to be internet podcasters. A review of the Triumph Scrambler is also in the cards for this show. Coolness City, population: Chuck.
With last week's recording, Chuck unknowingly sets the stage for the weekend Route 12 trip.
In this episode, Todd makes fun of Chuck's ad to sell the M50. Also, the guys talk a lot about getting into riding as a beginner. First steps, second steps, and missteps. We sit down and talk with Jon, the new rider who wrecked his Ninja 500 about lessons learned.
The Wheelnerds kick off a new seaon of motorcycles and stuff
No show this week, just Chuck fumbling.
As a wrap for Season one, the Wheelnerds talk to John about his ride to Alaska and what it's like to pay actual organs for gasoline in Canada. We also hear again from Franca on her further adventures with the S1000RR.
The Wheelnerds sit down with our local BMW dealership manager, Mike Uchitel of BMW Motorcycles of Utah (www.utmoto.com). Also, Unpaid Correspondent Franca sends us a story about riding on the other side of the ocean and how they're practically giving away test rides!
Chuck makes a report on the Southwest Buell Rally and then we talk with Dale Conyer about motorcycle trailers, his electric bike, and books.
Out first listener call-in show. We shoot the crap about some stuff until someone calls up for us to make fun of!
We're joined in-studio by Half-Throttle of YouTube fame, maker of such fine videos as the Honest Harley Commercial!
Join the Wheelnerds on an unsettling tour through the local classifieds.
We talk A LOT about tying stuff to the back of the bikes!
We talk A LOT about the Ural this week, in answer to a fan letter. We talk to another guy about the Ninja 1000 he's riding. For free. Jerk.
We talk about rider education with Todd's boss at Utah Rider Ed, Dale Bell!
We talk about gear. Wearing it, buying it, and hoarding it. We also have our first remote correspondent segment!
We sit down with Stephen Zusy about writing motorcycle touring books and the cool riding all along the western part of the US.
We sit down with Ben Slavin and talk about riding our bikes into Mexico and finding something good to drink.
The Post Slow-Road report with special guests, the Wheelnerds!
As a subscriber bonus, here's a clip of Todd talking about his Dad. Happy Father's Day!
