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Charley Boorman from A long Way Round  and  Long Way Down makes our news but not in a good way. We talk some baseball? New land speed record. Surprise! A woman in Murfreesboro Tn losses her teeth. Crazy Mike Gaboff  has a bad week. Norwalk, Connecticut man claims dumbass of the week award - and you know that ain't easy. Rhode Island gets a thumps up from the Dawghouse Pack. Drunk rider in Oregon wrecks twice in same night - the second time put him in critical condition! Kharma's a bitch when you spend funny money on a bike. AMA Motocross hits Budds Creek. MotoGP in Silverstone.  

Homeless biker tased twice. Bed causes biker's death. Another announcement  about who's going into the AMA Hall of Fame this year. MotoCross at at High Point PA World Superbike at Misano. In segment 3 we talk with Sgt Tim Chambers of Rolling Thunder fame and TheSalutingMarine.com

Lots of racing this week and we don't even get to it all.  We will talk NHRA  next week! In the News  Former boxing champion seriously hurt in a motorcycle crash. LIT Motorcycles new  ummm bike?!?!?!   What's the Pack's feelings on this? Man in Wisconsin hits a lot of bikes. New record holder for  DawgHouse idiot award!! And he must have been going for it because he got caught in the same town as the previous  record holder! We discuss last week's World Superbike and AMA  Superbike  from Miller, then hit this weekend's AMA Pro Road Racing at Road America Moto3 was a great race!!!  Moto2 was hopping too. MotoGP  was in Catalunya! Is Casey Stoner mailing it in? MotoCross news :  Bubba Stewart  hurt, what happened and how bad?

Segment 1: Phil and Drew talk about their  Rolling Thunder experiences. Segment 2: Old bikers in Wisconsin need to go back to school. Our Comrades in communist Calgary are tired of hearing us. Sometimes flipping out on Grandpa ain't such a good idea. New Celebrity Grudge match from 2 motorcycle  shows. Segment 3 Racing:  Results from Daytona Sportbike, and a little  more  WSBK action.  

Our First Screw up! Did you catch it? Phil hits some events and meets some listeners...Somegaveall.org Thunderforthecause.org AMA launching an online survey for women riders. Rolling Thunder turns 25 and celebrates with a lawsuit. Actual legislation we all agree with in a northeast state??? Who gets to keep the booty at the end of the day? Cops cause bike accident - or at least ignore it. Prius driver needs a beating. Luckily there were people there to give it to him. In Racing ROSSI WINS....but ROSSI also finishes 2nd?????!?!?!?!??!?!?!   Is Stoner retiring... we'll get to that in the bonus segment.   Wet track conditions rule at Le Mans.  Who's fastest in the rain?  

Finally we are in the new studio! Listen to us  discuss the challenges of building a new studio and how this all came about. This was a huge challenge for us but we pulled it in  with literally minutes to spare.  We have a new call in number 703-996-9634. In Ken's news: Auction  to buy crashed motorcycle of Arizona Razorback's Football coach. Biker in Poplar Bluffs  flees the cops while doing a no-no: Shake and Bake Baby! AMA Pro Racing is going through some restructuring. Eaglerider now rents rides for people without a motorcycle license. Buzzards do more than just eat dead things. Cleveland Cycle Works - stop the hate-mail! In the racing news: World Superbike was in Donington Park, England this past weekend. Checa had some issues but Tom Sykes, Marco Melandri and Leon Haslam had good weeks. Still no damn American in WSBK.  More rumblings MotoGP superstar Valentino Rossi retiring. Find out more by listening to The DawgHouse.  

Problems with the 2012 EBR 1190RS appear to be getting addressed as both Danny Eslick and Geoff May saw podium spots this weekend.While Ken was disappointed by Polaris' decision to use the old Indian bikes for their 2012 models he was pleasantly surprised when they announced a new line of Indians is on the way. Champion racer Joe Cubbage wasn't very nice to his old man so he gets to go to prison to think about it for a year. Rule one of speeding on the streets...don't tell the Cops you can go faster! A bike from the Japanese Tsunami has washed up on the shores of Canada. A Monza quickie - one cancelled and one abbreviated. Bubba Stewart got the hook at Gibbs Racing and it looks like he'll be on a Suzuki soon. MotoGP of Portugal: Lorenzo was faster, but Stoner was smarter...Pedrosa was just bummed. Moto2 has become the Luthi, Marquez, Espargaro show. AMA Supercross Lites shootout results. AMA Daytona Sportbike is a jumble of talented racers and the season is getting hot. AMA Superbike looked like the Hayes-Young show, but Erik Buell Racing has awoken - will they have enough to join the top 2?

Posting a GoPro video of yourself speeding on Facebook will get you arrested - or your mother! It's a good day to sport wood on your BMW. Shotgun on bike equals headless horseman. Ken and his motorcycle poser rant. Luthi and Marquez battle it out in Moto2 but Pol Espargaro takes the win. Will Rossi quit because his Ducati ain't up to par - or will we see The Doctor pull off a comeback? Spies tough year continues with nothing pointing towards a turn-around...at least not yet. Dovi and Crutchlow continue to impress - at least each other. Stoner and Lorenzo show its a two-man battle to Pedrosa's dismay.

Once again Speed TV diss's U.S. motorcycle racing fans by preempting WSBK for NASCAR post-race coverage...pulleeeeze! New one-percenter reality show coming up in May...is it real reality or made-up reality? Brammo announces electric bike capable of over 100mph and > 120 mile range - it may be time to reconsider our opinion of battery-powered motorcycles. 1903 Indian auctioned off in Drew's backyard, but no Drew didn't buy it. Justin Bieber takes the last bit of respect away from Ducati...oh the humanity! Cuba's motorcycle resurgence as collector's Harleys with smuggled-in parts hit the Havana roads. Ryan Villopoto has serious get-off in Supercross and puts an end to a season he's already conquered. Cardenas looking very strong in Daytona Sportbike, but the Wolverine is on the prowl. Blake Young makes a historic charge after tussle with Josh Hayes. Very wet WSBK in Assen and a very bad decision by King Carlos.

After a lot of consternation about Hero Honda of India buying Ducati, one of our listeners keyed us in several weeks ago that Audi was very interested.  Well Olaf was right and today it was announced that Audi had purchased Ducati.  I wonder how Valentino Rossi feels about joining his iconic Italian team only to have it sold to a German company? Our beloved governor in the State of Virginia has finally done something us riders have requested for decades and that's repealing the law prohibiting riders from riding 2-up in a lane: thank you Governor McDonnell! Taiwan court says if you open your car door into traffic and a motorcyclist hits it you're gonna pay big -- lots of nucks. The AMA announced its 2012 Hall of Fame nominees - quite a few well-known names, but they're missing the most important one; Just kidding! Michigan governor has approved an optional helmet law - so if you're 21 or over in the state you can choose to go helmetless...but you gotta buy extra insurance. For BMW Motorad it was the best of times and the worst of times.  First they announced their biggest quarter in the company's history followed shortly by a $3 million U.S. fine for failure to act fast enough on recalls. Mitch Daniels won't be the next president of the U.S. but he issued a very entertaining article on suggestions for buying a motorcycle. A study comes out with proof that the first year of riding a motorcycle is the most dangerous, only exceeded by the risk during the first 30 days. Once again Ryan Villapoto won the Supercross race...had lunch, signed autographs and had a few drinks before the second place racer crossed the line. The DawgHouse guys get ready for a full weekend with both AMA and WSBK races.

MotoGP Season Kicks-off! Ken is forced to surrender his man-card after being scared by a spring. Study says motorcycle deaths up in Pennsylvania since relaxing helmet laws, but study's numbers are very confusing. Concow, CA woman taking her first ride on a 3-wheeled motorcycle plunges off cliff and loses her life. Fleeing from the police is never wise, but when you do it with a passenger it's amazingly stupid. We're all giddy at The DawgHouse was the MotoGP season kicked off. First we enjoyed a great Moto2 race where some of the early favorites did not disappoint.  Marc Marquez came back after virtually no practice or testing and put in a very impressive performance.  The odd-on favorite, Tom Luthi started off well, but a confrontation with Marquez didn't go his way and he took a swing (actually a slap) at Marquez after the race.  Crazy Joe Iannone showed he'll have a big part of the 2012 season. MotoGP was everything we could've hoped for after a long winter.  Ben Spies had a rough week in Qatar, including laying down his bike twice. He never quite recovered and put in an uninspirational performance. Ducati had reason to look ahead as Nicky Hayden looked strong during the week, but his race was only so-so.  Meanwhile Valentino Rossi almost surely wants to forget Qatar all together. Casey Stoner needs to work on tire management and curing his front-end issues.  Have no doubt that Honda will spare no pocket-change to get that bike right by the next race. Dani Pedrosa looked like the Dani from before his accidents.  He's healthy and he's hungrey and he managed wear on the new tires better than almost anyone else.  The lone exception may be Jorge Lorenzo who followed Casey waiting for his grip to go away...and it did late in the race.  Certainly a frustrating experience for the Wold Chamption so expect he'll be back with a full-on flame thower under his seat. Ken's pick for the surprise of the Qatar premier race was Stefan Bradl, who easily adjusted to the new 1000cc purp0se built 2-wheeled rocket ships. Bradl was competitive throughout the race, but it wasn't going to get him past the two real stars of Qatar, Andrea Dovisioso who had has an incredible premier on the Monster Tech 3 Yamaha along with his team mate who he battled, Cal Crutchlow. Dovi shows he deserves to be a team's top rider - and Crutchlow impresses too.

Ken started off this episode fired up with a stupid business move by Harley Davidson to restrict where independent motorcycle shops can purchase parts. Ken also watched Indoor EnduroCross for the first time and was thoroughly entertained. A tragic accident in Hawaii involving 50 motorcycles took two lives in a chain-reaction wreck. One of the military bases in the local area of the DawgHouse just announced that fluorescent vests are now optional. One of our sponsors was just swept up by MAG as they purchased the Motorcycle Superstore to join J&P Cycles in their retail group. Kansas motorcyclist finds out that hitting a buffalo with your motorcycle isn't a pleasant experience. North Dakota man's father tells him he's going to steal his motorcycle...and does! The heir to the throne of England has a problem with mice - they ate his Ducati...or at least part of it. AMA Supercross crowned a champion in record time, leaving four races to determine 2nd and 3rd. King Carlos Checa once again demonstrates his domination of World Superbike as he took both races in Imola. It's hard to hold back our excitement as we get ready to kick off MotoGP season this weekend...Yahoo!

We kicked off the showing talking about a lot of changes coming to the DawgHouse world.  First we're building a new website with new subscription options, including premium content.  We also announced our new studios that are under construction and the birth of a dream a real professional DawgHouse Radio Productions Studio. The man who had more influence on Harley Davidson for the past 30 years, Willie G. Davidson announced his retirement. New Hampshire is at it again, trying once more to muffle motorcycles. The Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC) gave a very depressing forecast for 2012. Man catches the edge of a manhole cover, loses control and hits a brick wall - wearing no helmet of course...ouch! Ryan Villopoto moved one step closer to the Supercross championship in Toronto. The guys are getting excited as we get ready for round two of World Superbike with an Imola preview.

No news is good news? Yeah, that's right - we skipped the news for the first time in more than 3 years cause we got a packed show. All eyes in the U.S. were focused on the world center of racing, the Daytona Speedway, where we had a full suite of racing: the Daytona AMA Pro Flat Track, the AMA Supersport Daytona, the world famous Daytona 200 and the kick off of AMA Pro Superbikes! We also touched on what may soon be the earliest end to the AMA Supercross season as Indianapolis saw the last contender for Ryan Villopoto's title went down. We wrap things up with an interview with Lee Conn of Motus Motorcycles as the prepare to go into full production on their new American Superbikes.

It was a wet Daytona Supercross, but Ken remembers a time that it was a lot wetter. Getting off that stretcher could be worse than what put you there. We come across a new type of motorcycle theft: Craigsjacking. Marlon Brando's estate sues Harley Davidson and the Motor Company settles.  U.K. insurance company offers up 10 ways to keep your bike at home. We had the good fortune to visit again with the 2011 Daytona 200 winner Jason DiSalvo.  He's on the same team but he's got a new Triumph ride.  In a few short days we'll see what he and the new bike can do at the Daytona 200 - we suspect he'll do quite well.  We'll also get to see how the DawgHouse knack for interviewing racers the week before they stand attop the podium holds up...like it did just a year ago with Jason.