Motorcycle Men

Chapter Two

Eager for a "doable adventure", author of "Welcome to Metropolis: Riding Solo into the Heart of America", Christopher Koch sets off on an impromptu, ill-equipped and underprepared 2,500-mile motorcycle trip down the Mississippi River from St. Paul to New Orleans in early November 2014. In this segment of Chapters, Chris joins me to explain some of his adventure down the Mississippi. 

Other title by Chris. Everyday Happiness

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Chapter One

Sam Manicom Sam learned to ride a motorcycle and within 3 months of starting to ride, he set off to travel the length of Africa. This one-year trip turned into an eight-year, 200,000 mile, motorcycle adventure across 55 countries around the world. His four books Into Africa, Under Asian Skies, Distant Suns (Southern Africa, and South and Central America) and Tortillas to Totems (North America) vividly describe this epic journey.

In this episode, Sam tells us what led up to this journey and we hear chapter 10 of "Into Africa".

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 Thanks for listening, we greatly appreciate you support. Ride Safe and remember....       

 ... We say stupid crap so you don't have to.

Hello Boys and Girls  

 I just wanted to say a few words to close out 2020 and bit good riddance to this horrible year. 

But I also wanted to thank you all for being our listeners. Thank you.

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   The Gold Star Ride Foundation  

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   Don't forget to get over and check out Ride With Ted over on the Motorcycle Men Channel on YouTube.     

   Thanks for listening, we greatly appreciate you support. Ride Safe and remember....       

 .... We say stupid crap so you don't have to.

Hello Boys and Girls  

ANOTHER remote podcast today so things might not seem as normal as they do when we are live. Regardless we did talk about

• Ted's bike up and running
• How do you beat the winter blues?
• How do you store your bike in the winter
• Off-season riding alternatives
• Harley Livewire vs. Zero SR/S
• IMS Announces shows
• New Motorcycle Quiz by Justin   
• Failed Livestream event.

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  Tobacco Motorwear  /  Shinko Tires /  Scorpion Helmets  /  Wild-Ass Seats

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  The Gold Star Ride Foundation  

  GET YOUR MOTORCYCLE MEN SHIRTS HERE!!! /  Get your Motorcycle Men Neck Gator and Mug here!!

  Don't forget to get over and check out Ride With Ted over on the Motorcycle Men Channel on YouTube.     

  Thanks for listening, we greatly appreciate you support. Ride Safe and remember....       

.... We say stupid crap so you don't have to.

Hello boys and girls!!

Today we have author and Moto Guzzi enthusiast Nick Adams on the podcast to tell us about his travels around Canada on his 1970's Moto Guzzi's  Great stories and quite the interesting gentlemen. Here are some links where you can check out Nick's books and YouTube Channel.

Nick's Books: On Audible, On Amazon

Nick on Socialmedia: YouTube Facebook

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 Special Thanks to our Sponsors:  

 Tobacco Motorwear
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The Motorcycle Men Support David's Dream and Believe Cancer Foundation
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 Don't forget to get over and check out the Ted Shed Video's over on the Motorcycle Men Channel on YouTube.   

Thanks for listening, we greatly appreciate you support. Ride Safe and remember....    

.... We say stupid crap so you don't have to.

Hello Boys and Girls  

ANOTHER remote podcast today so things might not seem as normal as they do when we are live. Regardless we did talk about

• Ted's Bike repair
• Motorcycle buying sources
• European Owners Face more restrictions that could come to the US
• Kawasaki announces 5 new bikes
• Livewire on the drag strip
• Harley Pro-Stock kicking ass on the strip with the FXDR
• Harley Riding academy Give-Away for the holidays
• Check out the South Jersey Film Festival at REVSISTERS.com
• Harley Davidson History #13
  • Chris with 43 points
  • Justin with 32 points
  • Tim with 22 points
    • The release of this item saved harley davidson.
    • 1986 saw the end of what feature on the Sportster?
    • In 1995, Harley introduced what feature on the Electra Glide Ultra?
    • Introduced in 1999 as "new", this used parts from its previous model.
    • In 2000, how many different models did Harley Produce?
    • In 1955, Yamaha's first production motorcycle was called what?
    • What year was the first Isle of man TT race held?

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 The Gold Star Ride Foundation  

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 Don't forget to get over and check out Ride With Ted over on the Motorcycle Men Channel on YouTube.     

 Thanks for listening, we greatly appreciate you support. Ride Safe and remember....       

.... We say stupid crap so you don't have to.

Hello Boys and Girls  

Due to Illness and all that, we had to do yet ANOTHER remote podcast today so things might not seem as normal as they do when we are live. Regardless we did talk about

• The Ride to the Keys
• First Gear OutRider Heated Gloves
• Potential 2nd Bike
  • Roadster
  • 48
  • Sportster XR1200
  • Iron 883
  • 1200 Custom
  • V-Rod
  • Sport Glide
  • Fat Bob
  • Triumph Bonneville 120
  • Triumph Street Scrambler
  • Janus Halcyon 250
• Yamaha Introduces E-Scooter
• Volcom Introduces All-terrain Electric motorcycle
• Harley History #12
  • Which was a stock feature on the '88 XLH883 Sportster Hugger?
  • In 1993, the Sportster 883 finally got what upgrade?
  • How much was the 1957 XL883 Sportster?
  • What was not a color available for the 1957 Sportster?
  • True or false on the 1970 models.
  • How many people attended Sturgis in 1947?
  • How many Triumph dealers?

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Shinko Tires

Scorpion Helmets 

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The Motorcycle Men Support David's Dream and Believe Cancer Foundation

The Gold Star Ride Foundation  

GET YOUR MOTORCYCLE MEN SHIRTS HERE!!!

Get your Motorcycle Men Neck Gator and Mug here!!

Don't forget to get over and check out Ride With Ted over on the Motorcycle Men Channel on YouTube.     

Thanks for listening, we greatly appreciate you support. Ride Safe and remember....      

.... We say stupid crap so you don't have to.

Hello Boys and Girls  

Due to Illness and all that, we had to do a remote podcast today so things might not seem as normal as they do when we are live. Regardless we did talk about

• Long Way Up
• Topics:
  •       When do you call it quits for the season?
  •       If you can't ride, do you have motorcycle related plans for the off-season (repairs, custom work)?
  •       What can or will you do to keep riding through the winter?
• Paid off my bike, now what?
• Geography
• YouTube Talk
• History of Harley Davidson #11
  • In 1930, Howard Hughes created what?
  • In 1933, A harley Davidson Model J with sidecar was seen where
  • Between 1960 and 1975 only 108 of these were produced.
  • Harley Davidson tried to patent what?
  • What motorcycle was upgraded to a Shovelhead in 1966.
  • The first production motorcycle started production when?
  • Suzuki motorcycles originally made what before motorcycles?

• Special Thanks to our Sponsors:   
• Tobacco Motorwear
• Shinko Tires
• Scorpion Helmets 
• Wild-Ass Seats
• The Motorcycle Men Support David's Dream and Believe Cancer Foundation
• The Gold Star Ride Foundation  

GET YOUR MOTORCYCLE MEN SHIRTS HERE!!!

Get your Motorcycle Men Neck Gator and Mug here!!

Don't forget to get over and check out the Ted Shed Video's over on the Motorcycle Men Channel on YouTube.     

Thanks for listening, we greatly appreciate you support. Ride Safe and remember....      

.... We say stupid crap so you don't have to.

Hello Boys and Girls  

We continue the History of Harley Davidson and other funky stuff

We also chatted about:   

• Ted's Bike repair 
• Long Way Up
• Harley Pulls out of India 
• Bronx back on the table        
• HD History #10
  • Which engine served HD the longest?
  • True or False In the early 1960's, Only 1 in 5 Harley sales was a Hummer.
  • In 1957 the Sportster made it's debut. Its signature peanut tank came from what?
  • The original Sportster tank held how much fuel?
  • In 1965 and 1966, Harley's best selling bike was...?
  • Bonus Question #1 - The highest paved road in the world is where?
  • Bonus Question #2 - The longest road in the world is?

 Special Thanks to our Sponsors:   

 Tobacco Motorwear
 Shinko Tires
 Scorpion Helmets 
 Wild-Ass Seats
 The Motorcycle Men Support David's Dream and Believe Cancer Foundation
 The Gold Star Ride Foundation  

 GET YOUR MOTORCYCLE MEN SHIRTS HERE!!!

Get your Motorcycle Men Neck Gator and Mug here!!

Don't forget to get over and check out the Ted Shed Video's over on the Motorcycle Men Channel on YouTube.     

Thanks for listening, we greatly appreciate you support. Ride Safe and remember....      

.... We say stupid crap so you don't have to.

Hello Boys and Girls,

Today we have another wonderful interview with another inspiring author and rider. Tiffani Burkett, author of "Chronicles of a Motorcycle Gypsy" and "South of the Border", joins me in the V-Twin Cafe to tell us about her adventure around the USA and points south. A very enjoyable person to speak to and both of her books are greatly entertaining. They can be found in Audiobook format on Audible and in print version on Amazon. Check them out!!  Well worth the read or listen.

Tiffani's Books
Tiffani's Facebook & Instagram 

Hey, now is your chance to get your Motorcycle Men shirt!! Yes, that's right, you can now get yourself a Motorcycle Men short sleeve T, Long Sleeve Tee, Sweatshirt, Hoodie or Polo shirt. The fine folks at Great Plains Apparel were kind enough to put together this wonderful package for us and shirts are waiting for you!!

Also now available is the Motorcycle Men Neck Gator and Coffee Mug!!! 

Special Thanks to our Sponsors:  

Tobacco Motorwear
Shinko Tires
Scorpion Helmets 
Wild-Ass Seats
The Motorcycle Men Support David's Dream and Believe Cancer Foundation
The Gold Star Ride Foundation  

Don't forget to get over and check out the Ted Shed Video's over on the Motorcycle Men Channel on YouTube.   

Thanks for listening, we greatly appreciate you support. Ride Safe and remember....    

.... We say stupid crap so you don't have to.