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This week the guys talk about riding some Moto Guzzi motorcycles again and catch up on a few news related topics. Chit Chat The Loud Pipes store is now open! Barber Vintage Museum video is now available on YouTube Edward Lake is 500th person to like us on Facebook! Two Moto Guzzi quick spins Griso 8V SE (we mentioned engine on California is a 1200, which is incorrect it is 1400cc) V9 Roamer Other topics: Victory starts a bike build off titled operation Octane New Triumph Bobber Sena 30k Jack Daniels Indian Chief Vintage sold for $150,000 at auction The garageWe are bringing back the garage segment, but this time not to talk about maintenance items, Rich is going to build a custom bike! 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 appreciated.Running time:  1 hour 26 minutesQuestions or comments: feedback@rdubstudios.com or the Feedback pageSupport Loud Pipes!

In this latest installment of the Loud Pipes! show, the boys are joined once again by The Fashionista who has an Iron Butt.  We get a first hand report from Deb Gasque about her first attendance at the AIMExpo 2016.AIMExpoFor the past four years, held at the Orange County Convention center in Orlando, FL and Deb called it Disney World for the motorcycle community. Entry level bike from Benelli the 302R.  Pricing is set at $4,400 and has a Moto Guzzi feel to the look Yamaha YZF-R6 retails for $12,200 and will be available March 2017.  The new model will have 6 mode traction control, ABS, aluminum tank, and a magnesium sub-frame. BMW RnineT - Micah one of the Riders for LoudPipes wanted to get Deb's input on this bike. Yamaha SCR950 - Add another bike to add the current scrambler craze Suzuki GSX-R1000 and GSX-R1000R - All new for 2017 and they have huge cans! Suzuki GSX-R750 - had issues getting approval in all states, but is now 50 state approved Suzuki V-Strom 650 and 1000 updates Favorite bike at the show - Deb liked the looks and would like to ride the R6. The BMW give away S1000XR Pikes Peak bike (below) - upgraded body work done by Twisted Throttle Klim - now releasing helmets for off-road, dual sport, modular, and street.  Deb is testing one now and will report back. BMW K1600 Bagger - Was not seen by Deb at the AIMExpo, but we will get a ride on this bike for sure. Electric bike world - did not see a large showing of electric bikes.  Speaks to our thoughts that this is a long way off from becoming more main stream.  Still waiting for LiveWire Harley!  Changing location - 2017 its going to be in Columbus, OH and 2018 it will be in Las Vegas, NV.  Deb is excited about the changes as this allows for more people to attend event.  Also the state of Ohio is pro-motorcycle with several other things to do and see.  The September date should also help with people that want to ride to the event. U-TURN We talk with Deb about her experience attending Barber this year, her second time at the event  She recommends that we should camp next year to broaden the experience Help keep the show AD free 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 appreciated.Running time:  1 hour 16 minutesQuestions or comments: feedback@rdubstudios.com or the Feedback pageSupport Loud Pipes!

The guys recap their 2016 trip to the Barber Vintage Festival including the ride home and activities from the last day of the festival.  Vintage Festival Day 3 Interview with Lee Conn, President of Motus Motorcycles to update changes for 2017, thoughts on the festival, and more.   Previously in episode 56, Rich got his first taste of the Motus MST Episode 20 was our first introduction to Motus after Rico toured the factory Quick update from Brian Case, Vice President of Motus Motorcycles and Head of Design Rico rides the Motus MST and MSTR with Lee Conn just outside the Barber Motorsports complex Ride home from Birmingham to Atlanta area set us up nicely for completing the trip home We want to give thanks to some great people we met at Barber Guys at the beer stand from Five Star Event Catering for handing out some additional coozies Ken Ciocci (apologies, we said Mike during the recording) from Spectro Oils for helping Jon with his Spyder leak.  Please check them out, great people and some fine products as well if you are looking for performance oil. Help keep the show AD free 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 appreciated.Running time:  1 hour 13 minutesQuestions or comments: feedback@rdubstudios.com or the Feedback pageSupport Loud Pipes!

Day 2 of the 2016 Barber Vintage Motorcycle Festival and this was a working day (show promotion), but we had a great time and are joined by a guest to recap the events from today.More pictures coming soon as we are gathering all the content from this event. Help keep the show AD free 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 appreciated.Running time:  23 minutes 45 secondsQuestions or comments: feedback@rdubstudios.com or the Feedback pageSupport Loud Pipes!

The guys talk about their experience at the first day of the 2016 Barber Vintage Festival.  Before getting to the festival chat, we talk about how Rico took a nice older lady out for a evening ride on the Roadmaster.On to the Festival: The guys talk about taking a few laps around Barber Motorsports Park Meeting The Fashionista who has an Iron Butt The Barber Museum - all can say is WOW Meeting up with Kevin from the Throttled Podcast Help keep the show AD free and receive rewards for your contribution by visitingloudpipes.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 appreciated.Running time:  1 hour 07 minutes 20 secondsQuestions or comments: feedback@rdubstudios.com or the Feedback pageSupport Loud Pipes!

We made it to Birmingham Alabama in preparation for the 12th Annual Vintage Motorcycle Festival at Barber Motorsports Park.  We covered 425 miles from Charlotte today and even though we were tired, we put together some conversation of today's ride and activities. <img data-load="false" data-image="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53f8e2c8e4b0d77c2329c334/57f79b9e440243051b0d3b1e/57f79b9ebebafb13aa7d7d61/1475845045020/IMG_4871.JPG" data-image-dimensions="2500x1875" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="IMG_4871.JPG" data-click-through-url="" data-type="image" src="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53f8e2c8e4b0d77c2329c334/57f79b9e440243051b0d3b1e/57f79b9ebebafb13aa7d7d61/1475845045020/IMG_4871.JPG?format=1000w" /><br> <img data-load="false" data-image="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53f8e2c8e4b0d77c2329c334/57f79b9e440243051b0d3b1e/57f79bc8f5e23175d8f0e38c/1475845090557/IMG_4842.JPG" data-image-dimensions="2500x1875" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="IMG_4842.JPG" 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In this installment of Loud Pipes! the guys have a little food chat, talk about Jon visiting the Ray Price Capital City Bike Fest, flat track racing, and a few other items. Food Items: Rico was eating some chicken wings, which turned into a great place to each chicken and waffles in Atlanta - Glady's Knights' Chicken & Waffles Jon asked what is better - Dunkin' Donuts or Krispy Kreme.  This came about due to Jon's wife listened to a podcast (we got this) and what they said was the better donuts. Jon Visiting the Ray Price Capital City Bike Fest - This was over the weekend of September 24th and held in downtown Raleigh, NC.  There was about 8 blocks of downtown closed off for the festival along with events happening at the Ray Price Harley-Davidson dealership.  There was a lot of different events happening during the festival which included - public bike show, live bike build, live shows, Drift Trike Exhibition,  live stereo build, parades and rides, pin-up contest, and much more.Here are some of the bikes Jon saw: <img data-load="false" data-image="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53f8e2c8e4b0d77c2329c334/57efcfdae58c621a298aec71/57efcfdac534a5d610f9b536/1475334114142/20160924_095646.jpg" data-image-dimensions="2500x1406" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="20160924_095646.jpg" data-click-through-url="" data-type="image" 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src="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53f8e2c8e4b0d77c2329c334/57efcfdae58c621a298aec71/57efd16f893fc0cfc2e1fe8f/1475334518812/20160924_111904.jpg?format=1000w" /><br> Flat track racing - Indian has announced the 2017 wrecking crew (Bryan Smith, Brad Baker, and Jared Mees).  The flat track racing has completed for the 2016 season the champion this year is Bryan Smith and he rides a Kawasaki Ninja 650.U-Turn: It's called a dual bending value - this was from episode 58 where Jon could not find the "Marketing" term for the front forks on the 2017 Harley-Davidson. Rich has let his baby go.  He has sold his KLR to Zyon, who is one of our First Five Riders.  He is going to turn the KLR into his winter bike.   The Motus yellow light means - you left the turn signal on too long.  This was feedback from John Jones listener that has Motus number 15. Feedback from listeners of show: Koner French thanks for the nice note about show and sharing your 82 Yamaha Maxim Jeremy Franklin will be at Barber and will meet up with us. EJ Kooker checking in with guys to make sure we were safe from the protests and riots that had taken place in Charlotte. 1982 Yamaha Maxim from Koner French EVENTSUpcoming events that one or more Loud Pipes! members plan to attend:  12th Annual Barber Vintage Festival (October 7th-9th, 2016)  - Please make sure you find the guys as they will have Loud Pipes! SWAG...Help keep the show AD free 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 appreciated.Running time:  57 minutes 22 secondsQuestions or comments: feedback@rdubstudios.com or the Feedback pageSupport Loud Pipes!

In this episode of Loud Pipes! the guys circle back and talk about the new Milwaukee Eight.  But unlike episode 55 where we talk about news articles about the engine, we - well Rich got a first hand impression.  The guys also talk about the Harley and the Davidson's series on the Discovery channel.Patreon UpdateWe have made some reward changes.  Our private social network perk has moved to the $5 level and we grandfathered anyone that was supporting at the $1 level.  We also have been working on our Barber Shop reward.  Please check out our patreon page for details on all our rewards.Milwaukee Eight - first ride impression2017 Harley-Davidson Ultra Limited Twin cooled 107 cu in Milwaukee Eight Matte grey and black Dyna Low Rider S Screamin Eagle 110 cu in twin cam Rubber mounted Other topicsTesla announces a new model S -  P100D: Can do 0-60 MPH in 2.5 seconds Has a range of 315 miles Its the 3rd fastest accelerating production car U-Turn:Harley-Davidson 2017 Lineup Changes: Models discontinued: Switchback Seventy-Two Fat Boy Low Electra Glide Ultra Low Road Glide Ultra CVO V-Rod - rumors at this point nothing official. Street 500/750 now available with ABS, Smart Security System with hands-free, proximity-based security fob.  Each are a factory-installed option. EVENTSUpcoming events that one or more Loud Pipes! members plan to attend:  2017 Harley Davidson Open house September 22nd thru September 25th 12th Annual Barber Vintage Festival (October 7th-9th, 2016)    Help keep the show AD free 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 appreciated.Running time: 1 hour 15 minutes 22 secondsQuestions or comments: feedback@rdubstudios.com or the Feedback pageSupport Loud Pipes!

This is a special episode as it marks the 2nd anniversary of Loud Pipes!  Also this date is import in American history as it marks the 15th anniversary since 9/11, so the guys take a moment to remember all the lives lost on this day.Tonight the guys are going to give updates on past guest that have been on the show as well as some special guests calling into the show. Smith from Mortons custom cycle Alex Crookes from EatSleepRIDE - No major update on app, but they are heading to the "Tail of the Dragon" Lee Conn from MotusRecent appearance on Jay Leno's garage Richard Janis Motorcycles Discovery days coming up in September Looking forward to seeing them at Barber again Neville Lee 2 wheels 1 cause Matthew WilliamsNo major moto vlogging update.  He has fixed the Manga from issues on June mountain ride.  Jim May - Mathews Fun Machines Flying Fortress is in and they have a demo bike, stop by and take it for a ride Charlie Hearn - Motorcycle of Charlotte BMW has a Scrambler coming out soon BMW has a 310R coming out soon Triumph is talking about redoing the Street Triple to an 800 model Ural has a new special edition. The Gear Up Sahara Zero had two new bikes release this year - DSR and FXS.  They also have a 10th Anniversary DSR.  There is talk that a redesign of bikes for 2018. MV Agusta updated their Brutale 800 this year Morgan three wheelers announced an EV Model.  As will be bringing 4 wheel cars to America, but no date yet. Events: The Distinguished Gentleman's Ride - September 25th.  This event was started in 2012 and in 2015 the ride had over 37,000 participants in 410 cities in 79 countries which raised over $2.3M (US) for prostate cancer research. Indian Motorcycles in Gastonia is now hosting a Bikes, Cars, and Coffee on Saturday.  The first event was September 3rd. Deb Gasque (The Fashionista has an iron butt) - Joined the guys for the show Will be doing the 50CC at the end of September, leaving from Jacksonville, FL and riding to San Diego, CA in 50 hours. After completing the 50CC will take back road back to east coast and stop at Barber to visit with the guys. Kevin McKinney from Throttled Podcast Also attending Barber and will meet up with the guys One year anniversary show will be in a couple of weeks Ted Ketler from Motorcycle Men Podcast - Called into the show Aerin Shaw from Dr. Jekill and Mr. Hyde Robert Rivera airbrush artist Jocelyn Dorsey WBTV-2 Roundtable Aaron Smith, road hogs, and vloggers EVENTSUpcoming events that one or more Loud Pipes! members plan to attend:  2017 Harley Milwaukee Eight demo rides.  September 17th and 18th (pre-open house event, no-sign up and will be first come first serve) 12th Annual Barber Vintage Festival (October 7th-9th, 2016)    PATRON UPDATEWe are working on a new support level called the "Barber Shop" to coincide with our 2nd annual trip to the Barber Vintage Festival.  As of now we have set the support level at $10/month with a new logo t-shirt and some sort of annual Loud Pipes! swag.Help keep the show AD free 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 appreciated.Running time: 1 hour 11 minutes 05 secondsQuestions or comments: feedback@rdubstudios.com or the Feedback pageSupport Loud Pipes!

We have another great episode for you.  Rich and Jon had a pre-interview with a person that has some vintage bikes and plan to have a future show to talk about all their bikes.  While Rich was visiting Jon in Raleigh, they went to Garcia Moto Motorcycle Dealership and Rich got to test ride two sport touring bikes.Motorcycle Podcasters Challenge has been completed.  After a long month of riding, the team that won the very cool trophy was the Throttled Podcast (Kevin and Larry).  Check out youtube video of Rich and Jon awarding the trophy. Test Rides Ducati Multistrada 1200s Motus MST The MST and MST-R were recently reviewed by Jay Leno as well, great video to get a sense for these bikes.U-TurnThe guys talk about how Skully is gone and shenanigans have been uncovered. Below are links to articles the guys found: Skully Officially Admits its over Open Letter to Skullys Customers Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Isabelle Faithhauer Lawsuit EVENTSUpcoming events that one or more Loud Pipes! members plan to attend:  12th Annual Barber Vintage Festival (October 7th-9th, 2016)   Help keep the show AD free 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 appreciated.Running time: 1 hour 04 minutes 38 secondsQuestions or comments: feedback@rdubstudios.com or the Feedback pageSupport Loud Pipes!

The winner of the challenge is....You'll have to listen to find out or checkout the YouTube video where we revealed the trophy.  This was great fun recording with most of the challenge participants and congrats again to... you know what to do.  Be sure to signup for the newsletter for updates on future challenges MotorcyclePodcastersChallenge.comFinal Results Team Points Behind Throttled 212.5 Loud Pipes! 182 -30.5 Motorcycle Men 38 -144 Rider Miles Points Kevin 2778 220 Larry 2709 205 Jon 2573 203 Rich 1688 161 Ted 642 58 Chris 641 42 Tim 164 14 Support Loud Pipes!

In this episode the guys talk about rides taken during the past week.  Rich was able to attend bike night at Cycle Gear in Matthews, NC.  Rich was joined by one of our newest Patrons captainmicahp.  After bike night he and Rich took a little spin to OMB.Guys give a little update on the Motorcycle Podcasters Challenge.  The throttled podcast team has turn up the wick this past week and have almost made Loud Pipes mathematically out of the challenge.  Jon has picked up the plates for the trophy, so it all completed.  Please make sure you join us Wednesday August 31st at 9pm for a live steam of the trophy award show.  We will also post photo of trophy at this time as well.Rich talked about his troubles with getting the brake bled on Rico's R6.  Rich was unable to use bleeder tool he picked, so he went old school.  Rico gave him advice on how to make it easier.The guys talk about the new Harley-Davidson Engine - Milwaukee Eight.What would the president ride.  This episode we talk what would our 43rd President - George W. Bush ride? Rich: Harley-Davidons Softail Rocker C Rico: Triumph Thunderbird Commander Jon: Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe Mr Anderson (Patron via Live Stream): Triumph Rocket EVENTSUpcoming events that one or more Loud Pipes! members plan to attend:  12th Annual Barber Vintage Festival (October 7th-9th, 2016)   Help keep the show AD free 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 appreciated.PATRON UPDATEThis week, we welcome Zyonsdream (how we knew him previously on ESR) as the fifth and final member of the Loud Pipes First Five. We also welcome Micah as another new member, both have already started mixing it up on our private Slack channel. Running time: 59 minutes 27 secondsQuestions or comments: feedback@rdubstudios.com or the Feedback pageSupport Loud Pipes!

Rico is in the house for Ep54 and we get all excited about a peek at the Moto Guzzi MGX-21 Flying Fortress in person, plus an update on MPC, and some news.MOTORCYCLE PODCASTERS CHALLENGE UPDATE Follow the story on ESR for daily points updates Update on points through halfway point (Throttled still leads over Loud Pipes!) Announcement of the winner will be done via live stream August 31st 9:30pm ET The teams will also meet post-challenge roundtable style to recap and discuss possible changes for the next challenge If you have ideas or thoughts on the challenge: feedback@rdubstudios.com or the Feedback page Motto Guzzi MGX-21 Flying Fortress Rich got a peek at a fresh delivery at Matthews Fun Machines Stunning level of detail and carbon fiber does not translate well in pictures.  Patron update Welcome to Chris who is now #4 of the First Five group, so only one spot remains! Next Monthly Production Hangout is Sunday Aug 28, 2016 Something special in the works for Barber that we'll announce in the next show News and other topics You can rent Indian Motorcycles from Eagle Rider 2017 Spyders from Can-AM Harley agrees to $15 million settlement with EPA The Milwaukee Eight engine from Harley - Davidson seems legit based on EPA data EVENTSUpcoming events that one or more Loud Pipes! members plan to attend:  Cycle Gear Charlotte - bike night - August 26th 5pm 12th Annual Barber Vintage Festival (October 7th-9th, 2016)    Help keep the show AD free 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 appreciated.Running time: 1 hour 12 minutes 37 secondsQuestions or comments: feedback@rdubstudios.com or the Feedback pageSupport Loud Pipes!

Rico joins us during this episode to give an update on his move and we talk mostly about our riding experience during the Motorcycle Podcasters Challenge. Jon joined the Motorcycle Men for Season 2 episode 33 MOTORCYCLE PODCASTERS CHALLENGE UPDATE Follow the story on ESR for daily points updates Update on points through halfway point (Throttled leads by 11 points over Loud Pipes!) We discuss some possible changes coming in the next challenge likely in May 2017 We always encourage people to ride within their limits, stay hydrated, and watch for signs of heat related issues Sport Ryder Rentals, Dallas, Texas area - Rich planned to rent from here, but just didn't work out Other Topics Rico looking at Amsoil for his Roadmaster to help with heat Also doing a little bike shopping by way of a CSC CX3 Adventure.  Rico on a 250?! EVENTS:Upcoming events that one or more Loud Pipes! members plan on attending:  12th Annual Barber Vintage Festival (October 7th-9th, 2016)   Help keep the show AD free 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 appreciated.Running time: 57 minutesQuestions or comments: feedback@rdubstudios.com or the Feedback pageSupport Loud Pipes!

Motorcycle Podcasters Challenge update Follow the story on ESR for daily points updates Update on rides through challenge day 4: Rich is making daily posts about it on ESR (follow @macdracer) Starting to feel like a chore to Jon, so he's going to change his perspective  What Motorcycle Would the President Ride?  Interesting topic that grew out of our Patreon Slack group.   Since we are electing a new President this year, we considered what motorcycle would the current President and past Presidents ride? Rich: President: Indian Bagger, First Lady: Harley Low Rider Jon:  President: Honda Goldwing, First Lady: Sportbike Aaron: President: BMW touring, First Lady: Harley We are looking for your feedback, let us know your thoughts.  Based on the amount of feedback received, we may or may not continue this process going back through prior Presidents Touring is a mindset:Inspired by Dr. Clint Ackerman and his US tour this year on a 1993 Suzuki Intruder 1400 <img class="thumb-image" data-image="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53f8e2c8e4b0d77c2329c334/t/57a5654046c3c411bbcd3def/1470457161549/" data-image-dimensions="1280x818" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" data-load="false" data-image-id="57a5654046c3c411bbcd3def" data-type="image" src="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53f8e2c8e4b0d77c2329c334/t/57a5654046c3c411bbcd3def/1470457161549/?format=1000w" /> EVENTS:Upcoming events that one or more Loud Pipes! members plan on attending:  12th Annual Barber Vintage Festival (October 7th-9th, 2016)   If you enjoy the show, want to keep it AD free, and receive generous rewards for your contribution, check out our donation page 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 appreciated.Running time: 58 minutes 31 secondsQuestions or comments: feedback@rdubstudios.com or the Feedback pageSupport Loud Pipes!