Episode 111 : More Cold Weather Gear and 2-up Safety Stats




Throttled Motorcycle Podcast show

Summary: The holidays are upon us and we are taking a little break to talk motorcycles this week.  While Kevin wasn’t able to get out on the bike, Larry was able to pick his up from the shop and details some of the improvements and changes<br> Mail Call:<br><br> From John Jones<br><br> From Tom Austin<br> News:<br><br> <a href="http://cyrilhuzeblog.com/2017/11/29/fast-motorcycle-industry-news-255/#comments">Lane splitting</a> is spreading, hopefully.<br><br> <a href="http://blog.motorcycle.com/2017/12/01/motorcycle-news/72040/">EPA</a> raises amount of Ethanol we should be using.<br><br> <a href="https://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/waze-map-motorcycle/">Waze</a> phone app is now more motorcycle friendly.<br><br> Some stats on<a href="http://news.medicine.iu.edu/releases/2017/11/motorcycle-passengers-more-likely-to-suffer-TBIs-study.shtml"> 2-up riding</a>.  We also found some <a href="https://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/is-riding-two-up-a-motorcycle-safety-blind-spot">additional commentary</a>.<br> Topics:<br><br> Is <a href="https://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/why-motorcycle-journalism-isnt-journalism">Motorcycle Journalism</a> real Journalism?<br><br> Interesting look at a <a href="https://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/what-a-funeral-in-spain-tells-us-about-motorcycling-in-the-united-states">funeral n Spain</a> and how it reflects on riding in the US<br> Recalls:<br><br> <a href="https://www.asphaltandrubber.com/recall/2016-2017-triumph-speed-triple-r-s-recall/#more-147036">Triumph Speed Triple R S</a><br><br> <a href="http://blog.motorcycle.com/2017/12/01/recall-2/kawasaki-recalls-certain-2017-2018-zr900-model-motorcycles/">Kawasaki ZR900 (Z900)   </a><br> Paddock:<br><br> <a href="http://cyrilhuzeblog.com/2017/12/03/american-flat-track-announces-2018-schedule/">Flat track</a> schedule.<br> Special Thanks:<br><br> A big thank you to Mathew, Dan, TC, Jorge, Randy, David, Shaun, James, Tyler, Tom, both Chris’s, Paul, Micah, Jeff and Chuck.  Thank you all for becoming supporters of the show.<br> If you would like to help bring new features to the show, go to our website and click the Patreon logo to join the Throttled Crew.  With your help we can grow and be able to provide more content for our wonderful listeners.<br> Follow us on:<br><br> Twitter: @ThrottledShow<br><br> Instagram: ThrottledShow<br><br> Facebook: Throttled Podcast<br> Listen Live:<br><br> You can tune in and listen to Larry and Kevin try and make this podcast each and every week.  Simply go to <a href="http://www.mixlr.com/throttled">http://www.mixlr.com/throttled</a>.  From there you can interact with us as we record.  So far it has been a ton of fun!  Approximately 30 minutes before we go live we make an announcement on Twitter and Facebook, so make sure you are following us.<br> Remember, find us in ITunes and give us a rating.<br><br> Send your feedback to feedback@throttledpodcast.com.<br> Ride safe everybody!!!<br> Visit our Sponsors:<br> Please visit our sponsors!  Let them know that you heard about them from Throttled!<br><br> <a href="https://bestrestproducts.com/">Best Rest Products</a><br><br> <a href="http://ciro3d.com/">Ciro 3D</a><br>  <br>