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Are you shade tree and how do you feel about that term?  We get into the definition and break down some of the stigma around the term shade tree.  Mike from the Riders of Loud Pipes joins us for the conversation and other topics.  TOPICSShade tree defined:  Urban dictionary, Wikipedia (official dictionaries simply define it as a tree that provides shade)U-Turn Eric on Facebook provides some additional detail on the Ducati V4 is the unique firing order vs other V4 engines He continues on with a question as to why we didn't pick the Suzuki V-Strom 1000 for Chuck on prior episode.  This bike is same price as the Versys 1000 and has the 5 axis IMU unit that the Kawasaki lacks.  NEWS RAPID FIRE A moto auction site dedicated to vintage bikes Royal Enfield taking on Harley street with new 650cc twin engine EVENTS 1st Annual Loud Pipes Meetup - TBD…. 2nd Annual Motorcycle Amino East Coast Meetup - June 9th 2018 - Wake Forest, NC. Support the show and receive rewards for your contribution by visiting loudpipes.net/donate.  Patreon is our focus and is an ongoing support model.  There is also a link for one-time donations and support of any size is greatly appreciatedRunning time: 1 hour 23 minutesQuestions or comments: feedback@rdubstudios.com or the Feedback page Support Loud Pipes!

Tonight we open up the truck and see what has been rolled out from the 2017 EICMA show.  WOW a lot has come out and we scratch the surface with our conversation with Moto-vlogger and member of the motonobodies - RougeMogul.EICMA News Ducati V4 Panigale Honda CB1000R Kawasaki Z900RS Cafe Yamaha Tracer 900 (FJ-09 replacement/upgrade) SuperCharged Kawasaki Ninja H2 SX with 200HP BMW K1600 Grand America Indian Scout FTR1200 Harley Sport Glide Moto Guzzi V85 U-Turn Rich got some feedback from listeners about using overpants to work instead of riding jeans. Feedback to Rick on using a sheepskin throw to extend the riding time. Spend My MoneySolo rider, back roads - not much for Highways, but should be able to handle them. Needs to handle mountain twistys well. More comfortable on a cruiser style, but fine with dual-sport style as well. Top of the budget is $13K. Fairly novice rider, 3 years experience. It's more about enjoying the ride than bells and whistles. No real preference on brand. Rich: New: Sportster Roadster New:  Kawasaki Versys 1000 LT Used: Harley FXR - 1989. Rico: New: Triumph Tiger 800 (11k) Used: Suzuki Intruder 1500 Rouge: New: Ducati Scrambler Used: Ducati Diavel Jon: New: Yamaha Stryker - 11,899 Used: Indian Scout Bobber - 11,499 Rouge's Eight Days a Week Chris Craft Classic all wood deck motor boat Ducatia Panigale V4 Ducati Multistrada Enduro Aprillia RSV4 Zero S Telsa Model S P100D AMG C63 Sedan Project: 70's era Harley FLH Shovel EVENTS 1st Annual Loud Pipes Meetup - TBD…. 2nd Annual Motorcycle Amino East Coast Meetup - June 9th 2018 - Wake Forest, NC. Support the show and receive rewards for your contribution by visiting loudpipes.net/donate.  Patreon is our focus and is an ongoing support model.  There is also a link for one-time donations and support of any size is greatly appreciatedRunning time: 1 hour 54 minutesQuestions or comments: feedback@rdubstudios.com or the Feedback page Support Loud Pipes!

Rich and Jon talk about various topics this week and mix in some recent riding and plans for the future.We are looking for feedback and interest in a mountain meet up and ride event, send your thoughts to feedback@rdubstudios.com or the Feedback page NEW Topics Kawasaki teases a new supercharged model  Could the new Suzuki Hayabusa be turbo charged? Refining some of our colder(er) riding gear with overpants  Tour Master Overpants (Jon: winter/rain) Joe Rocket Phoenix Ion Pants (Jon: summer) Enevate Announces 5-Minute Extreme Fast Charge Battery Technology for Electric Vehicles Harley-Davidson wireless headset interface module released Robot motorcycle racer soundly beaten by human champion Valentino Rossi U-TURN We spend a minute talking and laughing about all the walnuts on the road during our PA ride last week More detail on the 2018 Gold Wing front suspension Spend my money!Next: Solo rider, back roads - not much for Highways, but should be able to handle them. Needs to handle mountain twistys well. More comfortable on a cruiser style, but fine with dual-sport style as well. Top of the budget is $13K. Fairly novice rider, 3 years experience. It's more about enjoying the ride than bells and whistles. No real preference on brand.the garage Rich is rebuilding forks on the R6, parts ordered and MFM will do the work For $80 each. Done! Rich is starting to build a luggage rack for the Deuce. Sketch started and looking at size needed for luggage Auto relatedIs there going to be a mid-engine Corvette and how do we feel about thatEVENTS 1st Annual Loud Pipes Meetup - TBD…. 2nd Annual Motorcycle Amino East Coast Meetup - June 9th 2018 - Wake Forest, NC. Support the show and receive rewards for your contribution by visiting loudpipes.net/donate.  Patreon is our focus and is an ongoing support model.  There is also a link for one-time donations and support of any size is greatly appreciatedRunning time: 1 hours 12 minutesQuestions or comments: feedback@rdubstudios.com or the Feedback pageSupport Loud Pipes!

First order of business is to bring Rico up to speed on the PA road trip.   MPC individual trophy was delivered to Dangerous Dave during a dinner meet up at Fegley's Bethlehem Brew Works Saturday mountain ride with Dangerous Dave, Zyon, and Chris all Riders of Loud Pipes! members New Gold Wing! check out all the detail on this site U-TURN We clowned the Yamaha Venture for a 4700 rpm redline and decided to compare that to HD Harley-Davidson Street Glide (2018) makes 111 ft/lbs torque at 3,250 with a 5,500 redline Spend My MoneyThe criteria was to buy a touring motorcycle with all the bells and whistles and a budget around $30k.Jon  New: 2018 Goldwing! Used: BMW K1600 GTL Rich New: BMW K1600 GTL ($27,745 including premium package)  70ish pounds lighter than the new Wing (772 vs 842 both fueled and ready to ride) 160HP / 129 ft/lbs inline 6 (no numbers on the Wing yet) Front: BMW Motorrad Duolever; central spring strut (take that fancy new Wing) Used: 2016 Harley-Davidson FLHTKSE - Screamin Eagle Limited CVO Ebay $30,470 Rico 2018 Indian Roadmaster - DUH! 2016 BMW C 650 GT Premium Support the show and receive rewards for your contribution by visiting loudpipes.net/donate.  Patreon is our focus and is an ongoing support model.  There is also a link for one-time donations and support of any size is greatly appreciatedRunning time: 2 hours 20 minutesQuestions or comments: feedback@rdubstudios.com or the Feedback pageSupport Loud Pipes!

For this episode it is advisable to review the bikes below before or while listening.  We often refer to them by name or number during this episode, so having the visual as you listen may be beneficial.   Bike picture review Rico's Cousin joins us to pick Jon's brain about the show and pick our favorites. The gallery below has names and or numbers that were called out during the show. 395 397 361 139 - on the street 332 - turbo 75 65 48 597 586 - Elum Pick Rich - Flat Track Rico - Flat Track 217 - Rico Pick Buell Callout Misfit 249 Rich Pick 240 240 232 - Mike's Pick 232 - Mike's Pick 232 - Mike's Pick Lo-Life-Luci Lo-Life-Luci Lo-Life-Luci Lo-Life-Luci U-TURN Ducati is no longer for sale, but it was fun while it lasted Rich looks at another sporty touring option after a visit to Motorcycles of Charlotte: Triumph Tiger Explorer XRT (The top of the line on-road edition) Triumph Tiger Explorer XRT @ Motorcycles of Charlotte Support the show and receive rewards for your contribution by visiting loudpipes.net/donate.  Patreon is our focus and is an ongoing support model.  There is also a link for one-time donations and support of any size is greatly appreciatedRunning time: 01 hours 08 minutesQuestions or comments: feedback@rdubstudios.com or the Feedback pageSupport Loud Pipes!

This episode has a more serious tone as we are joined by two members of the Iowa Chapter of B.A.C.A (Bikers Against Child Abuse).  One of the Riders of Loud Pipes (Jebie) is a member of this chapter and wanted us to interview them.B.A.C.A  Mission Statement FAQ Ammo (Security Officer) - 2009 Victory Jackpot  Wrench (PR Rep) - 1997 Vulcan Classic (big bore kit and stroked) Only 1 Chapter in Iowa 2 years ago, now there are 6 U-Turn:AMD custom build competition closes America team at AIMexpoNews Round Table: Red shift cams for Mil8 Can-Am 2018 Lineup Support the show and receive rewards for your contribution by visiting loudpipes.net/donate.  Patreon is our focus and is an ongoing support model.  There is also a link for one-time donations and support of any size is greatly appreciatedRunning time: 01 hours 05 minutesQuestions or comments: feedback@rdubstudios.com or the Feedback pageSupport Loud Pipes!

We are joined by a guest this week.  Happy Jack is a moto-vlogger and recently had a chance to ride the new Yamaha Venture.  We had a great time discussing the demo ride, his Harley, and the riding that he joined Jon and Rico on during the Homestead Hootenanny.  <img data-load="false" data-image="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53f8e2c8e4b0d77c2329c334/59ce860de5dd5b824ebf3981/59ce860ebebafb6926fca878/1506706967959/received_10209974530469903.jpg" data-image-dimensions="1238x1238" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="received_10209974530469903.jpg" data-click-through-url="" data-type="image" src="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53f8e2c8e4b0d77c2329c334/59ce860de5dd5b824ebf3981/59ce860ebebafb6926fca878/1506706967959/received_10209974530469903.jpg?format=1000w" /><br> <img data-load="false" data-image="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53f8e2c8e4b0d77c2329c334/59ce860de5dd5b824ebf3981/59ce860ea803bbd341a59896/1506706965150/received_10209974571470928.jpg" data-image-dimensions="1419x1419" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="received_10209974571470928.jpg" data-click-through-url="" data-type="image" src="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53f8e2c8e4b0d77c2329c334/59ce860de5dd5b824ebf3981/59ce860ea803bbd341a59896/1506706965150/received_10209974571470928.jpg?format=1000w" /><br> <a href="#" class="previous"></a> <a href="#" class="next"></a> Support the show and receive rewards for your contribution by visiting loudpipes.net/donate.  Patreon is our focus and is an ongoing support model.  There is also a link for one time donations and support of any size is greatly appreciatedRunning time: 01 hours 05 minutesQuestions or comments: feedback@rdubstudios.com or the Feedback pageSupport Loud Pipes!

We celebrate our three year anniversary with episode 100, recorded at the Thirsty Nomad Brewing Company in Charlotte, NC.  Big thanks to all that rode out with us in person, Mike and Micah from the Riders of Loud Pipes!  Shannon (Apersv) and Tracy who Jon met through Moto Amino, round out the crew at the brewery.  We had some call in guests as well; Deb (The Fashionista Has an Iron Butt), Bacon's Broken Bits, and Markus from the Riders of Loud Pipes (original First Five member).   Larry from Creative Riding kicked off the party with a nice audio congrats that he sent in advance.We sincerely thank you all for being a part of the show and we are looking forward to many more! Rich, Rico, and Jon Support Loud Pipes!

We are one show away from hitting another major milestone, 100 episodes and 3 years doing the LoudPipes Podcast.  Rich and Jon talk a little about plans for episode 100, some Yamaha news, and flat tracking racing.New Topics: Ducati's New V-4 Engine: Ducati unveils a new V-4 Desmosedici Stradale engine. Sound from Ducati's video and sound of outgoing Panigale  Ducati has been running the V-4 engine in MotoGP for the last 10 years There was a very limited street bike in 2007 that was V-4, but this is officially Ducati's first street bike with a V-4 How good has Indian been in American Flat Track racing:From the club house chat, Rich did some quick research that may surprise you U-Turn:Anymore on 2018 Harley Models - Everyone is loving the Fat Bob, except for Rich and we say farewell officially to the V-RodSpend my Money:I want the ultimate long distance touring bike.  The more creature comforts the better and have $30K to spend.New Roundup: Yamaha releases a new model - Star Eluder Yamaha press release states that the Star Venture is delayed until the latter half of December 2017 Team America seeks a new member EVENTS: Ray Price Capital City Bikefest - September 22-24 - Raleigh, North Carolina Bucket List Ride (Mini Iron Butt) - October 14th-15th 2017 (Ride from Manteo, NC to Murphy, NC) Support the show and receive rewards for your contribution by visiting loudpipes.net/donate.  Patreon is our focus and is an ongoing support model.  There is also a link for one time donations and support of any size is greatly appreciatedRunning time:  01 hour 03 minutesQuestions or comments: feedback@rdubstudios.com or the Feedback pageSupport Loud Pipes!

Episode 100 and our three year anniversary celebration will take place on Saturday September 9, 2017 @ around 1:30pm at the Thirsty Nomad Brewing Company.  If you plan to be there in person, want to call in, or send a note or audio in advance please contact us on feedback@rdubstudios.com before Saturday please! Larry from Creative Riding joins us to discuss 2018 Harley-Davidson Motorcycles and brings in a ringer, Super Hooligan racer Chris Wiggins to join in the fun.Topics and links: Super Hooligans Championship Series SoCal Hooligans Speed Merchant American Flat Track 2018 Harley-Davidson Models: Low Rider Fat Bob Fat Boy Breakout Heritage Chris was in this video (Heritage Softail) Matt Laidlaw has a great video on the new Softail including conversations with some of the engineers.  Rusty Butcher EVENTS: Ray Price Capital City Bikefest - September 22-24 - Raleigh, North Carolina Bucket List Ride (Mini Iron Butt) - October 14th-15th 2017 (Ride from Manteo, NC to Murphy, NC) Support the show and receive rewards for your contribution by visiting loudpipes.net/donate.  Patreon is our focus and is an ongoing support model.  There is also a link for one time donations and support of any size is greatly appreciatedRunning time:  01 hour 30 minutesQuestions or comments: feedback@rdubstudios.com or the Feedback page   Support Loud Pipes!

The gang is back in full force as everyone returns from vacation, classes, and riding.NEW Topics: While Jon was riding back from Robbinsville, NC in July with Broncoride, they did a motovlog with Jon about Loud Pipes Podcast,  Check out his channel and the video. Jon took a trip to New Bedford, MA with Bobby (Irishman80) from Moto Amino app.   Main reason for trip was to get Fish and Chips from Gene's Famous Seafood, meet other Moto Amino members, and get a photo Total miles for trip: 1,766 Total ride time of trip was 70 hours Ten states (North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Washington DC) Music to listen to while riding - Riders of Loud Pipes! Playlist,  Loud Pipes! R.A.F Designer Mix, and NortEast Ride Spend My Money!Scenario: early 40s rider with 20 years experience. Looking to move from a cruiser to a more sporty bike with touring potential (hard bags). Budget is around $10k and enjoy spirited riding, but this bike will serve no track duty. I ride solo only so no two up consideration. Prefer engine with character to simply the most performance on paper. Dislike chains as final drive.PICKS:Jon: New: Versys 1000LT $12,999 Used: 2012 Moto Guzzi Norge 1200GT 8V $7,500 Rico: New: Zero FX $9,495 or 3 Honda Grom $3,199 Used: 2010 BMW F800GS Rich: New: Yamaha FJ-09 $10,699 Used: 2010 Honda VFR1200F $6,500 News: New Harleys - Will talk more in depth next show Confederate and zero deal to make electric bikes Indian first ever manufacturer title America flat track grand national champ. Garage:Jon repacked his two brothers racing exhaust as he hit the 5k mile change interval.EVENTS: Ray Price Capital City Bikefest - September 22-24 - Raleigh, North Carolina Barber Vintage Festival - October 6th-8th, 2017 - Leeds, Alabama - CANCELLED due to personal obligations Bucket List Ride (Mini Iron Butt) - October 14th-15th 2017 (Ride from Manteo, NC to Murphy, NC) Support the show and receive rewards for your contribution by visiting loudpipes.net/donate.  Patreon is our focus and is an ongoing support model.  There is also a link for one time donations and support of any size is greatly appreciatedRunning time:  01 hour 23 minutesQuestions or comments: feedback@rdubstudios.com or the Feedback pageSupport Loud Pipes!

Matthew Williams (YouTube: ophbalance, Instagram: ophbalance) returns as guest co-host to update us on his new motorcycle and some recent wrenching. TOPICS:Before we started talking bike, Matthew and Rich recall some terrible beers of PA and upstate NY: Milwaukees Best ICE,  Keystone ICE,  Schlitz, Kochs Golden Anniversary Matthew picked up a 2005 Honda VTX 1300 Took on the task of replacing a hybrid battery pack, pic 1, pic 2, pic 3  Suzuki Intruder is for sale, but we discuss replacing fork seals Things Matthew hates about his motorcycles (all in good fun on YouTube) Intruder, VTX Hard bags for the VTX Color for Matthew's bike at some point, inspired by the Dodge Indy pace truck edition  The Magna is a quite a motorcycle U-TURN: John Jones writes in and recommends looking at a Cobrra NEMO 2 for chain oiling Rich recalls the Scottoiler from his days with the KLR. Harley fine reduced for the illegal tuning devices settlement EVENTS: Ray Price Capital City Bikefest - September 22-24 - Raleigh, North Caroliona  Barber Vintage Festival - October 6th-8th, 2017 - Leeds, Alabama - CANCELLED due to personal obligations Support the show and receive rewards for your contribution by visiting loudpipes.net/donate.  Patreon is our focus and is an ongoing support model.  There is also a link for one time donations and support of any size is greatly appreciatedRunning time:  1 hour 16 minutesQuestions or comments: feedback@rdubstudios.com or the Feedback pageSupport Loud Pipes!

This week we introduce two new segments to the show, for times when we do not have an event, guest, or other original content style topic.  The news roundup and spend my money segments proved to be good fun the first time out of the gate. New Roundup:  Going forward, we plan to cover the news in a rapid fire style.  One person will read the headline and summarize the story.  Everyone else gets 60 seconds to respond and then on to the next topic.  Can-AM 10th anniversary models Indian has big plans for Sturgis this year Royal Riding launches Roadmaster touring seat line BMW K1600B demo rides at Sturgis 2018 Honda Goldwing speculation Spend My Money: New segment where we'll take a scenario that we create or from listeners.  We'll weigh all the requirements and provide one new and one used option for each of us on the show.  So a minimum of two bikes (assuming we all pick the same) and a maximum of six bikes to choose from. Requirements we need: budget, riding style, solo or two up frequency, any other preferences, any must avoids, and as much detail as you want to provide.  First up, someone that may sound familiar to listeners: Early 40's rider with nearly 20 years experience, started on a KLR650 and have ridden a softail Deuce for past 10 years.  Looking for something more sporty and the option for touring (bags).  Looking to keep it around $10k and there is no brand preference.  Also prefer more character to the bike vs. highest specs.  We'll follow up on this in the next couple episodes UTURN: Bacon's Broken Bits wants Rich to ride the Harley Roadster for comparison We spend a good amount of time discussing how long it would take for Rich to ride to Costa Rica! EVENTS: Ray Price Capital City Bikefest - September 22-24 - Raleigh, North Caroliona  Barber Vintage Festival - October 6th-8th, 2017 - Leeds, Alabama - CANCELLED due to personal obligations Support the show and receive rewards for your contribution by visiting loudpipes.net/donate.  Patreon is our focus and is an ongoing support model.  There is also a link for one time donations and support of any size is greatly appreciatedRunning time:  1 hour 11 minutesQuestions or comments: feedback@rdubstudios.com or the Feedback pageSupport Loud Pipes!

Support the show and receive rewards for your contribution by visiting loudpipes.net/donate.  Patreon is our focus and is an ongoing support model.  There is also a link for one time donations and support of any size is greatly appreciatedIn this episode we talk about a couple of bikes Rich was able to get some seat time on.  The guys give their input on the new Indian 2018 lineup.TOPICS: Demo Ride: Triumph Bonneville Bobber Ducati XDiavel S Riders of LoudPipes - Barber Shop member Mike takes the Deuce for a ride and validates the 96 ci performance Indian 2018 Lineup New Roadmaster Elite (23k Gold Trim): New Springfield Dark Horse Big thanks to the following for making this episode possible Motorcycles of Charlotte for the bikes, please check them out!  Welcome to our newest Riders of Loud Pipes! member Dangerous Dave All of the Riders of LoudPipes! U-TURN:Rico's take on the Indian Scout BobberEVENTS: Ray Price Capital City Bikefest - September 22-24 - Raleigh, North Caroliona  Barber Vintage Festival - October 6th-8th, 2017 - Leeds, Alabama - CANCELLED due to personal obligations Running time:  59 minutesQuestions or comments: feedback@rdubstudios.com or the Feedback pageSupport Loud Pipes!

Support the show and receive rewards for your contribution by visiting loudpipes.net/donate.  Patreon is our focus and is an ongoing support model.  There is also a link for one time donations and support of any size is greatly appreciatedIn this installment of Loud Pipes! we are joined by a fellow friend/rider/moto-vlogger Amp'd Moto.  Clocking in at almost an hour and half we got a little long winded for this one. TOPICS Amp'd Moto - Background 10ish years in the saddle and has ridden various sport bikes in the past Current Ride - 100th Edition Harley-Davidson V-Rod Amp'd Moto Moto-Vlogging  Setup and Editting Dual cameras - Helmet - Go-Pro Hero 5 Black, Handlebar - Go-Pro Hero 4 Black with Sena GP10 Audio Back Pack for the Sena 20s headset in the helmet with the small dime mic Currently uses MacBook Pro and iMovie and has previously used a PC with Adobe Premier Pro Amp'd is looking at next bike and is looking at the FJ-09.  We talk about other bikes in the same class, get everyones view on them, and set the stage for a future episode Indian Scot Bobber - we give our initial thoughts from photos and specs U-TURN Rich has completed his demo ride video of the Moto Guzzi Flying Fortress (MGX-21) Indian broke three land speed records. 8 Days a week List from Amp'd Moto: Street Glide Special Yamaha FJ-09 Ducati Panigale Honda Africa Twin Honda CRF250L 2018 Chevy Camaro Shelby GT500 67' Eleanor Project: Rat Rod Old Beetle - hard top euro edition EVENTS: Ray Price Capital City Bikefest - September 22-24 - Raleigh, North Caroliona  Barber Vintage Festival - October 6th-8th, 2017 - Leeds, Alabama - CANCELLED due to personal obligations Running time:  1 Hours 27 minutesQuestions or comments: feedback@rdubstudios.com or the Feedback page Support Loud Pipes!