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Wingman's Garage

Wingman's Garage
'Welcome to Wingman's Garage, the often rambling, somewhat informative motorcycle podcast hosted by Chris "The Wingman", Daniel “The Track Rat", among with Adam and “Happy” (formerly known as Eeyore). Join us on our weekly podcasting adventures as we share our rides through country roads, track days and the daily commute to share riding tips or maintenance tricks, and discuss new gear, trends, and of course, motorcycles.
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Episodes

Tylor G's MX Adventures, a New AMBTN and Our Bike Swap

In this week's episode, the boys welcome Tylor Gentry -- a local motocross racer and budding apparel maven -- to the garage to discuss his adventures and mishaps competing in the offroad racing scene. After glimpsing into his life, Tylor gives some useful advice for other upcoming racers and how to ensure that thier bikes are always ready. Then, we discuss his newest venture, AMBTN Apparel, an extreme sport and fitness-based apparal line and how it came to be. Afterwards, Chris, Tyler and Daniel...

May 17, 20161 hr 21 min

Pregaming, Track Day Hilarity and Road Safety

Following a short absence last week, Chris, Tyler and Daniel kick this week's show off with the time-honored trandition of pregaming to set the mood and to announce that our future pregame hijinx will be made available for our Patreon patrons! After a brief discussion about Harley-Davidson's Live Wire and the loss of one of the motorcycle industry's greatest minds, Daniel shares some of the dumbest things he's seen people do at a trackday. In our last segment, the boys get serious as they discus...

May 11, 20161 hr 8 min

Weekend Rides, Playlists and Can't Have That!

In this week's Podcast, Chris, Tyler and Daniel talk about the events of their weekends, including a 100-plus bike benefit ride and after ride shenanigans. Following a "quick" recap of the last round of Supercross and the Valentino Rossi's podium crushing run at Jerez, the boys take time to out to discuss their "Can't Have That" moments, usually involving a Harley or someone in a car, before delving into a question posed by a member of the audience: "What do we listen to when we ride?" All this,...

Apr 27, 20161 hr 8 min

Road Atlanta, MotoAmerica and a Waste of a Good Monster

This week, Daniel shares his experience at the MotoAmerica AMA Superbike Races held at Road Atlanta this past weekend. All the thrills of Supersport, Superstock and Superbike are presented to you as only can be seen through the eyes of a corner worker sitting trackside as the racers scream past. Then, we answer a few questions before Tyler is appalled by the sacrifice of a Ducati Monster, as it is chopped and reworked into a custom "rat" bike on a show that's distracting the boys. Join in the fu...

Apr 19, 201649 min

First, Worst and Liquid Propulsion

When the cat's away, the mice will play in this this week's episode of Wingman's Garage, as Chris and Tyler lose their minds without a sick Daniel to reign them in. After a short recap of the action in this past weekend's Supercross round in Indianapolis and MotoGP and Austin's Circuit of the Americas, the boys delve into a topic suggested by Eeyore, one of our loyal listeners: "What was your first bike? And what was the Worst?" All this in Episode 15 of Wingman's Garage!

Apr 14, 20161 hr 17 min

MotoGP, Stealership Etiquette and Daniel's Weekend

This week on Wingman's Garage, Chris, Tyler and Daniel discuss the drama that played out on racetracks around the world, starting with Super Cross in Santa Clara, California. Next, the boys discuss a two bike crash suffered by Ducati and Marc Marquez' first podium of the year in Aragon. After the break, Daniel talks about his weekend working as a trackday corner marshal at Kentucky's National Corvette Musuem, before Chris and Tyler drop some science about what not to do when visiting or calling ...

Apr 04, 20161 hr 5 min

The Wall of Death, the Ducati Effect and Going Full 'Tard!

This week's episode of Wingman's Garage starts off with Guy Martin's world speed record breaking assault on the infamous Wall of Death before Chris announces the long awaited arrival of his newest steed, a 2008 Ducati Hypermotard 1100. This brings about a short discussion of the Ducati effect, a phenomenon that draws non-riding onlookers to the Italian bikes. Listen in and join the fun!

Mar 31, 201645 min

BeIn, Controversy and Other Bad Ideas

Episode 12 of Wingman's Garage opens up to the sounds of chaos as Chris, Daniel, Tyler, Tina and Dallas lead into the current home of motorcycle racing on American TV, the BeIn Channel, and how difficult it is for some of us to catch it. Then, we take a look into the first round of MotoGP in Qatar before Tyler delves into Ryan Dungee's Supercross penalization in Detroit. Finishing off the show, the boys talk about some of the worst ideas you could have when it comes to riding and motorcycles. Pu...

Mar 23, 20161 hr 16 min

More Racing, the Z125 and Apocalypse Bikes!

The guys (and Silent Tina) go geek in Episode 11. Racing news stars off the first segment, with World Superbike in its second round, MotoGP getting underway and Supercross going full-bore in Daytona. After tripping on some comic-related geekery, the guys talk about Kawasaki's Grom-Killer, the Z125 Pro, a new 125 cc street bike that is going head to head with Honda's littlest giant before talking about the role of smaller displacement machines in America's motorcycle culture. To close the show ou...

Mar 16, 201655 min

Erik Buell Racing, Thruxtons, Winglets and Why Daniel Doesn't Want a Ducati

In this week's episode, Chris, Tyler, Daniel and the Tina jump right into the third reboot of Erik Buell Racing, the only remaining American sport bike company and what they hope to see now that EBR has some true financial backing. Daniel discusses how Triumph's new-for-2016 Thruxton gets a revamp to 1,200 cc and has the performance catalog thrown at it. After the break, the boys discuss the "Winglet War" occuring on the MotoGP tracks, with the sudden rise of aerodynamic wings being attached to ...

Mar 07, 20161 hr 3 min

A Lot of Supercross, a Little Bit of Superbike and a Crash

With temperatures finally becoming more Spring-like, Chris, Daniel and Tyler gather again to discuss the recent round of Supercross in Atlanta. Following Tyler's near perfect play-by-play on the dirt, we shift gears into the first round of World Superbike at Phillip's Island to discuss Nicky Hayden's first race in WSBK since 2003, plus the highlights of the battle between Chaz Davies and Johnathan Rea. Plus, we answer a listener's question about how to get into the motorcycle racing venue in the...

Mar 01, 201659 min

Shenanigans, Mischief and Hooliganism

After a few delays, Dallas, our first ever special guest has finally made it into the Garage.to join Chris, Daniel and Tyler in a celebration of two-wheeled mischief, track day shenanigans and a glimpse at what really happens after hours on the race track. But, don't think we'll stop there; the boys talk a bit more about the upcoming machines from the likes of Yamaha and Honda, counting the days to the beginning of the roadracing season, and even get into the Supercross season before answering a...

Feb 24, 20161 hr 19 min

Supercross, Triumph, Track Day Prep and G-D Katanas

The Wingman's Garage boys gather once again in the cold of Winter 2016 and jump right into some Supercross action with Tyler leading the charge. After a brief segue into the upcoming World Superbike and MotoGP series, we accept a listener's challenge to share our thoughts on Triumph's new motorcycle lineup, then head into what every rider needs to do prepare themselves and their bikes for their first day out to the track. But, don't think the fun stops there, as the boys talk about keeping reali...

Feb 16, 20161 hr 8 min

Revzilla, the Battle of the Hypers and the H2

Winter has struck back this week, forcing Chris and Daniel to delay the recording of Episode 6. But, never fear, as your dynamic duo is back and delving right into the sudden announcement of the merging of two major players in the online motorcycle retail world, Revzilla and Cycle Gear before taking a look at Daniel's new AGV Guy Martin Corsa helmet and first thoughts on Shoei's X-Fourteen flagship helmet. Then, Chris relates the ongoing war between his beloved ZX-14 and the upstart Ducati Hyper...

Feb 12, 20161 hr 7 min

Superbikes, Recalls and Dealership vs. Online Shopping

Coming off of an unusually pleasant winter weekend, the Daniel, Hedgehog, Chris and their guest, Tina, are thrust back into the harsh reality of the cold season. With the 2016 racing season beginning to pick up with MotoGP and World Superbike testing already underway, the boys are ready for things to heat up. Chris also shares news of a massive 60,000+ bike recall that will make you want to call your local Suzuki dealer immediately. And speaking of dealers, the boys discuss the dos and don'ts of...

Feb 02, 20161 hr 5 min

Winter Sucks, Motocross and Dream Rides

As #Snowpocalypse2016 rages on, the boys at Wingman's Garage have lost their minds without being able to ride. Listen in as Chris and Daniel wrestle over the Playstation controller while they play Ride before Hedgehog delves into a State of the Union in the motocross/supercross world. Then, at the prompt of one of our listeners, we wax philosophical over our bucket list rides and where we'd go and how we'd get there.

Jan 27, 20161 hr 1 min

Resto-Mods, Motards and ADVs! Oh My!

With not much happening in the motorcycle world this past week, Chris and Daniel bring up some proposed "Resto-Mod" project ideas before tackling a few questons about the rise of Supermotos and the sudden shift in younger riders' interest to Adventure type bikes. We even managed to keep this one just at an hour to avoid spoling anyone's bed time!

Jan 19, 201656 min

Our Top Fives!

This week, Chris and Daniel are joined by Tyler -- the Hedgehog -- to share what we believe are the top five bikes to watch for in 2016, detailing the how and why we believe that 2016 will be a breakout year for many motorcycle manufacturers. Then, buckle in as we take it back a bit further and whittle down the competition to just a few of the bikes that we believe were the greatest of all time. Plus, we answer a few questions from one of our listeners and even look at a few of the current trend...

Jan 12, 20161 hr 47 min

First Ramblings

In our first ever Podcast, Chris and Danny discuss the motorcycle world's big moments of 2015, as well as the state of the industry, before delving into the colorful world of motorcycle racing. But, don't let this fool you into thinking that we're operating on a giant budget; we're doing good if we can share some recording space with a pair of vocal felines!

Jan 07, 20161 hr 14 min
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