Episode 212: It's the end of another year and we cap it off with Chuck and Crash (from Cafe Racer Podcast ) talking about their recent time at wheelie school! Literally an entire day spent learning and doing wheelies up and down a dragstrip on someone else's bike while under the watchful eyes of some talented instructors. Wheelnerds stickers and keytags for sale! Check them out here! Classifieds: Totally runs IT'S A PIRATE BIKE Moto Guzzi Links: Wheelnerd's Handy Inspection Checklist Joe Popp (m...
Dec 24, 2018•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 58
Episode 211: This week, we have Wes Fleming of BMW MOA's Chasing the Horizon Podcast . He's also got a YouTube channel called Nicht Uber Max , where he bangs on BMW bikes tools that are not checkbooks and credit cards. Stealing his bio from his podcast: Wes tried being a rock star for 25 years, but gave all that up to focus on motorcycles. His mother still hasn’t forgiven him. The first new motorcycle he ever bought got run over by a car – with him still in the saddle. He discovered BMWs thanks ...
Dec 19, 2018•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 57
Episode 210: Another followup from AIM, this show covers the longer interviews we did on the show floor while there! Interviewees: Cardo Systems Suzuki Motorcycles Twisted Road Rentals Haynes manuals Check out our FLCKR album from AIM: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmmq226S Wheelnerds stickers and keytags for sale! Check them out here! Links: Wheelnerd's Handy Inspection Checklist Joe Popp (musician) (He recorded the Dicks Dicks Dicks theme used in the beginning). RedPillJunkie (artist) Want to hear yours...
Nov 30, 2018•2 hr 9 min•Ep. 56
Episode 209: We finally have recovered enough from the Las Vegas AIM Expo to get our shit together and edit together our first impressions and some interviews we recorded. It turns out Todd is awesome at ambush interviewing and Chuck is kind of a dick. Melinda and Jen were excited to be there. And this is Roe's second time and he was pleasantly surprised to have Todd who is good at starting interviews instead of Chuck who is kind of a dick. Check out our FLICK album from AIM: https://flic.kr/s/a...
Nov 12, 2018•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 55
Episode 207: This week's show is sponsored by Surf and Summit Motorcycle Rentals in Portland, Maine. They offer motorcycle rentals and pickup/delivery service for both Maine and New Hampshire. So, please check out Surf and Summit Motorcycle at https://www.surfandsummitmotorcycle.com/ and keep them in mind if you find yourself in their part of the country! Bad news for Todd and the Strom. But never fear, Chuck is here! Wheelnerds stickers and keytags for sale! Check them out here! Classifieds: Po...
Sep 28, 2018•54 min•Ep. 54
Episode 207: This week's show is sponsored by Surf and Summit Motorcycle Rentals in Portland, Maine. They offer motorcycle rentals and pickup/delivery service for both Maine and New Hampshire. So, please check out Surf and Summit Motorcycle at https://www.surfandsummitmotorcycle.com/ and keep them in mind if you find yourself in their part of the country! So, following up on the previous show, we're bringing on Chuck's corider, Melinda, to give her perception of how the trip went, what she's lea...
Aug 31, 2018•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 53
Episode 206: This week's show is sponsored by Surf and Summit Motorcycle Rentals in Portland, Maine. They offer motorcycle rentals and pickup/delivery service for both Maine and New Hampshire. So, please check out Surf and Summit Motorcycle at https://www.surfandsummitmotorcycle.com/ and keep them in mind if you find yourself in their part of the country! Big show this time around. We have returning guest Larry Little, Vice President & General Manager, MIC Events. He's coming back to tell us...
Aug 01, 2018•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 52
Episode 205: This week's show is sponsored by Surf and Summit Motorcycle Rentals in Portland, Maine. They offer motorcycle rentals and pickup/delivery service for both Maine and New Hampshire. So, please check out Surf and Summit Motorcycle at https://www.surfandsummitmotorcycle.com/ and keep them in mind if you find yourself in their part of the country! Just a pre-rally ramblecast with us two talking about Todd's lack of Strom. Wheelnerds stickers and keytags for sale! Check them out here! Cla...
Jul 20, 2018•51 min•Ep. 51
Episode 204: We're welcoming back show sponsor, Steve Salois of Surf and Summit Motorcycle Rentals in Portland, Maine. They offer motorcycle rentals and smiling, friendly service for both Maine and New Hampshire. Steve came on with us last year as he was getting the business off the ground and he's back this year to talk about how it's going. He also put us in touch with fellow listener, Randy to talk about his experience renting from Surf and Summit! So, please check out Surf and Summit Motorcy...
Jul 06, 2018•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 50
Episode 203: Today we're catching up with Other Todd and Jeff of MotoTourers. They talk about a rally they've done recently and this year's Mileage Mania challenge. It's a ramblecast with guest ramblers! Their links: http://www.mototourers.com/ MotoTourers Facebook Page Mileage Mania Challenge Wheelnerds stickers and keytags for sale! Check them out here! Classifieds: Buell Blast VW Trike Bar Stool Racers Honda Cafe Racer Java Sidecar Links: Wheelnerd's Handy Inspection Checklist Joe Popp (music...
Jun 25, 2018•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 49
Episode 202: This time around, our guest is Malcolm Shabazz Hoover, community organizer and author of 144: ONE HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR POEMS AND ESSAYS FOR GOD, LOVE, TRUTH, JUSTICE, PEACE, AND HIP HOP. Malcolm is in the early stages of planning and preparing for Malcolm's American Ride. In his own words: For a few years I've been watching the tide of racism rise in the United States. Racism is part of the founding consciousness of our country, and too many of us have no tools to deal with it. It's a...
Jun 11, 2018•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 48
Episode 201: This time on the show, we have PJ Pijanka, of http://sportbikes4hire.com/ . If you're wanting to travel to ride Deals Gap and you don't want to make the trip on your bike, PJ can hook you up with a hot ride once you get there. Dude's been all over and has done a ton of work in the industry from instructor to parts guy to bike mogul. Go check out http://sportbikes4hire.com/ and keep him in mind. Wheelnerds stickers and keytags for sale! Check them out here! Classifieds: Adventure Dr ...
May 14, 2018•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 47
Episode 200! Sorry for the delay in getting this show out there, folks. Real Life got a lot busier lastely. Anyway, we're here and we are talking with John Flores! John is a journalist/photographer working for RoadRunner Magazine . He's talking to us about his cross-country trip on an electric motorcycle and what it takes to travel-long on one of these (spoiler: Find a map of KOAs). You can check out John at his website: http://www.johnmflores.com . The info on the George Wyman Memorial project ...
Apr 27, 2018•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 43
Episode 199: Chuck returns! Triumphantly! And almost immediately, all the Wheelnerds' bikes explode in flames and giant improbable springs. Come listen to us rant about it for an hour. Wheelnerds stickers and keytags for sale! Check them out here! Classifieds: Quad Can Am Harley Davidson Wrecked FZ 2 Stroke Chopper Links: https://www.bandit9motors.com/l-concept#l-concept-introduction Wheelnerd's Handy Inspection Checklist Joe Popp (musician) (He recorded the Dicks Dicks Dicks theme used in the b...
Apr 07, 2018•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 42
Episode 198: Taking Chuck's seat in NerdLair, Todd is joined by his sister Lindsay for a Special Topic ramblecast while Chuck is off driving a U-Haul around the country. This episode may not actually contain motorcycles. Unless by accident. Wheelnerds stickers and keytags for sale! Check them out here! Classifieds: Woman's road bike Classic Road Bike Single Speed Fixie An actual motorcycle? The colors hurt my eyes Bucket Bike Links: Wheelnerd's Handy Inspection Checklist Joe Popp (musician) (He ...
Mar 28, 2018•41 min•Ep. 41
Episode 197: We gather up a bunch of podcasters for another roundtable to talk about the motorcycle industry and how to save it. Liza from Motorycles and Misfits has a plan. Joanne from Moterrific has an opinon. Ted from Motorcycle Men has a smooth, buttery radio voice. Larry from Creative Riding doesn't have a watch. Steve from Cafe Racer probably has a beer. And I have nothing funny to say about James from The Pace . Wheelnerds stickers and keytags for sale! Check them out here! Participating ...
Mar 05, 2018•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 40
Episode 196: Rambling through the classifieds and we talk about how to go about buying a bike from one of them. Certainly now anything we would showcase on the show... unless you like handmade trikes that lumbered to life in someone's garage after appropiate blood sacrifices were made. See the Links section below for the link to our handy checklist that you can print out and take with you. It'll make you look more intimidating to sellers! Wheelnerds stickers and keytags for sale! Check them out ...
Feb 19, 2018•55 min•Ep. 39
Episode 195: And we're back! Jen comes back in for our first episode of 2018 and we tackle the mountain of classifieds that have been piling up in the inbox while the snow falls outside... where Chuck has been locked out and is freezing slowly to death. Wheelnerds stickers and keytags for sale! Check them out here! Classifieds: Boss Hoss Trike Custom Made Trike "Spider" "Spider Prototype" Trike CX500 Bobber Leximoto 125cc RaptorKat Reboot "Free" Repsol Links: "Marry" a Japanese pornstar Girl Dri...
Feb 03, 2018•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 38
Episode 194: It's Christmas and the end of Season Eight of the Wheelnerds! Wheelnerds stickers and keytags for sale! Check them out here! Classifieds: Custom Trike Green Motorcycle Mini Chopper Trap Slingshot Trail 70 Sidecar Guzzi Trike Triumph Trike EBR SX Links: The Pace Motorcycle Podcast Joe Popp (musician) (He recorded the Dicks Dicks Dicks theme used in the beginning). RedPillJunkie (artist) Want to hear yourself on our show? Ridden a bike (like your own) and got an opinion? Got a cool pi...
Dec 22, 2017•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 37
Episode 193: This episode, our guest is Sarah, owner of UtahRiderEd . She comes on to talk a bit about her riding history, rider education curriculum, and the challenges of being a small businesswoman in Utah. She's very cool and has some great stories. We also come across the greatest classifieds we've ever done on the show. If you're in Utah, we can't recommend UtahRiderEd highly enough for all your riding instuction! Wheelnerds stickers and keytags for sale! Check them out here! Classifieds: ...
Dec 08, 2017•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 36
Episode 192: We put together a special roundtable interview for this episode. We've gathered together a number of Community Garage owners to talk about the Community Garage movement and their own individual garages. What's a Community Garage? It's a business that offers you a place and tools to wrench on your bike. And because it's a community, there's sure to be some folks there who can lend some knowledge and fill in the gaps. You pay a monthly fee and you have a place and resouces for all you...
Nov 24, 2017•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 35
Episode 191: AIMExpo! This episode we bring you the at-show interviews that we recorded. List: Kirsh Helmets Harley-Davidson Sena KTM Motorcycles You can watch the videos for these interviews at our You Tube channel : https://www.youtube.com/user/wheelnerds Wheelnerds stickers and keytags for sale! Check them out here! Links: MotoTourers Mileage Mania Challenge 2017 Motus Maniacs Joe Popp (musician) (He recorded the Dicks Dicks Dicks theme used in the beginning). RedPillJunkie (artist) Want to h...
Nov 14, 2017•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 34
Correction: Chuck was incorrect about the name badged changing from previous years. They are all the same. He still had his old ones and he got them mixed up in his head with the IMS badges. Episode 190: AIMExpo! We bring on Roe from Project Archivist . He went to AIM with Chuck and the two recount everything to Todd. This is going to be part one of our coverage with all the on-site interviews coming in part 2! See some of the pictures we took here: FLICKR album Wheelnerds stickers and keytags f...
Oct 16, 2017•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 33
Episode 189: In the calm before the AIM Expo, Chuck and Todd talk to themselves for a change and get all caught up with crap. Wheelnerds stickers and keytags for sale! Check them out here! Classifieds: Ninja 250R As-Is Upgraded... Mint? Chopper GXSR 750 Wooden bike Links: MotoTourers Mileage Mania Challenge 2017 Motus Maniacs Joe Popp (musician) (He recorded the Dicks Dicks Dicks theme used in the beginning). RedPillJunkie (artist) Want to hear yourself on our show? Ridden a bike (like your own)...
Oct 10, 2017•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 32
Episode 188: Chuck's back and Charlie's brexited! We catch up with each other and also welcome back Friend Of Show, Nichole! She's literally at Sturgis and gives up a live update on what it's like there. She also gives us the idea for our next great money-making scheme of mobile bedazzling Ural booth at next year's Sturgis. For some weird reason, I've completely lost all the links for this week's classifieds. So...yeah, that's a thing. Sponsors: Surf and Summit Motorcycle : Surf and Summit Motor...
Oct 02, 2017•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 31
Episode 187: Chuck's out enjoying sun in Hawaii so Todd recruits Charlie, a classier, Britishier version of Chuck and they ramble. Sponsors: Surf and Summit Motorcycle : Surf and Summit Motorcycle offers Suzuki V-Strom rentals for Maine and New Hampshire. Surf and Summit will pick you up at the airport and deliver your rental bike to your hotel at no extra charge. Perfect for one-day excursions from a cruise ship or just getting a unique way of seeing the area with no hassles! Pre-book your rent...
Sep 25, 2017•40 min•Ep. 29
Episode 186: Hi! It's been a minute. Between Todd's vacation and Chuck's honeymoon combined with computer issues on the machine that we've been using for editing, well, it's taken some work to get this episode together but here we go. This week, we're talking with Brandon Holzworth of Nuviz , the HUD-display for Motorcycles. We managed to time it just as Chuck got his hands on one of the Nuviz units to try out on his helmet. We also learn some dark secrets about Todd's past when it comes to food...
Sep 15, 2017•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 28
Episode 185: This week, Chuck turns in his on-site interview with Seth Laam of Laam Seats ( http://laamseats.com ), a customizer of motorcycle seats that your butt will love. We booked a ride-in appointment to Seth's location in Redding, CA and promptly screwed that up because Chuck is bad at calendars. Seth took it all in stride and sat down with Chuck the day after to continually remind him how bad he was at that. He talks about his history and his approach to crafting seats and a bunch of stu...
Jul 25, 2017•2 hr 11 min•Ep. 27
Episode 184: We're talking all about the AIMExpo with Larry Little. Larry is the AIMExpo Vice President and General Manager. He's talking with us about AIMExpo's move to Columbus, Ohio for this year as well as it being in Las Vegas next year. He gives us the history and details behind the Expo and then goes on to talk to us about a very cool charity he is very passionate about: http://www.curethekids.org/ , which is leading the fight against childhood brain tumors. Check BOTH of these links out!...
Jul 17, 2017•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 26
Episode 181: Welcome to the ramblecast. Or in this case, Classified-Palooza. This is an out-of-order one that got shuffled back to move some interview shows up in the release order. So, you'll hear about how I'm selling the Buell (which is already sold). Because I was lazy, I didn't scoop up all the classifieds to archive here but got some of them for you to follow along with. Sponsors: Surf and Summit Motorcycle : Surf and Summit Motorcycle offers Suzuki V-Strom rentals for Maine and New Hampsh...
Jul 07, 2017•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 24
