Airhead 247 Podcast

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Airhead 247 Podcast: Nathan Mende (part 2) Feb 24, 2023

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This week Nathan goes thru a list of mods, improvements and changes for the mono and paralever GS. Support the Airhead 247 Podcast by becoming a member of the BMW MOA—it’s FREE. Follow this link 247.bmwmoa.org and use the code airheads247 to register for a FREE one year digital membership. It’s a quick and easy process and a simple way to support this program. Email and contact us directly: airheads247@hotmail.com

Airhead 247 Podcast: Nathan Mende (part 1) Feb 10, 2023

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Support the Airhead 247 Podcast by becoming a member of the BMW MOA—it’s FREE. Follow this link 247.bmwmoa.org and use the code airheads247 to register for a FREE one year digital membership. It’s a quick and easy process and a simple way to support this program. Email and contact us directly: airheads247@hotmail.com Nathan Mende has a lifetime of experience as a motorcycle mechanic and airhead enthusiast—his shop –boxerworks.org in Watkinsville, GA –specializes in all things 247. In part one of our conversation we’ll dig into Nathan’s early days and introduction to BMWs, discuss the effect of Bring a Trailer on airhead values and the big news here—his introduction of replica GS Paris Dakar 9 gallon steel tanks for the monolever and paralever GS bikes. Off we go…with Nathan Mende on the Airhead 247 podcast.

Airhead 247 Podcast: Damir Senic Jan 27, 2023

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Support the Airhead 247 Podcast by becoming a member of the BMW MOA—it’s FREE. Follow this link 247.bmwmoa.org and use the code airheads247 to register for a FREE one year digital membership. It’s a quick and easy process and a simple way to support this program. Email and contact us directly: airheads247@hotmail.com Our guest this week has been putting up some great airhead content on YouTube via his channel, Airhead Barn. Damir Senic is originally from Croatia and picked up his love of 247 BMWs from his father. Damir is now a resident of Colorado and his latest project—a 1977 R75/7— is a wonderful video series that captures nearly every aspect of a complete teardown and rebuild as well as a postscript with a few add’tl repairs and modifications, after the break in miles. So off we go, for a visit with Damir Senic.

Airhead 247 Podcast: Elspeth Beard Jan 13, 2023

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Support the Airhead 247 Podcast by becoming a member of the BMW MOA—it’s FREE. Follow this link 247.bmwmoa.org and use the code airheads247 to register for a FREE one year digital membership. It’s a quick and easy process and a simple way to support this program. Email and contact us directly: airheads247@hotmail.com Elspeth Beard probably the most famous R60/6 still in circulation. If you are not familiar with her, she was the first British woman to circle the globe on a motorcycle but that’s only part of her story. She’s also an accomplished architect and still active in the motorcycle scene in the UK. Many of you have read her book, Lone Rider and if not, a good one to put on the to do list for sure. Elspeth still owns and rides the 60/6 among a few other bikes, so we’ll chat about that lessons from her trip and a number of airhead topics this week on the program. Also this week, our first in a series of Tech Talks with William Plam from Boxer 2 valve. Our topic this week, brake systems on the Type 247.

Airhead 247 Podcast: Tom Cutter (Part 2) Dec 30, 2022

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Airhead 247 Podcast: Tom Cutter (Part 1) Dec 16, 2022

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Airheads 247 Podcast: Duane Ausherman (part 2) Dec 02, 2022

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Is there a more famous photo of a /2 VW conversion than the one with a bearded, leather clad Duane Ausherman from the late 1960’s? With that, we are thrilled to have Duane with us this week. Of course, we’ll talk about the /2 VW conversion but there’s so much more. Duane was in on the vanguard of BMW dealers in the early 70’s when company started expanding and building markets in the west coast. Duane later worked with the venerable Crag Vetter and nearly all of us have referenced his website https://w6rec.com/ as a trusted source for airhead maintenance and service information. Plenty of BMW history and airhead talk this week with Duane Ausherman on the Airhead 247 Podcast. We value your comments and suggestions and critiques. Drop us a line at airheads247@hotmail.com

Airheads 247 Podcast: Duane Ausherman (part 1) Nov 18, 2022

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Support the Airhead 247 Podcast by becoming a member of the BMW MOA—it’s FREE. Follow this link 247.bmwmoa.org and use the code airheads247 to register for a FREE one year digital membership. It’s a quick and easy process and a simple way to support this program. Is there a more famous photo of a /2 VW conversion than the one with a bearded, leather clad Duane Ausherman from the late 1960’s? With that, we are thrilled to have Duane with us this week. Of course, we’ll talk about the /2 VW conversion but there’s so much more. Duane was in on the vanguard of BMW dealers in the early 70’s when company started expanding and building markets in the west coast. Duane later worked with the venerable Crag Vetter and nearly all of us have referenced his website https://w6rec.com/ as a trusted source for airhead maintenance and service information. Plenty of BMW history and airhead talk this week with Duane Ausherman on the Airhead 247 Podcast. We value your comments and suggestions and critiques. Drop us a line at airheads247@hotmail.com

Airheads 247 Podcast: Daniel Rintz Nov 04, 2022

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Support the Airhead 247 Podcast by becoming a member of the BMW MOA—it’s FREE. Follow this link 247.bmwmoa.org and use the code airheads247 to register for a FREE one year digital membership. It’s a quick and easy process and a simple way to support this program. Our guest this week is filmmaker, world traveler and media designer Daniel Rintz. The second of these is what we’ll focus on, as a good portion of his world traveling was done on both a first- AND second-generation airhead GS. Daniel’s two films Somewhere Else Tomorrow and Somewhere Else Together capture his travels, and journey of discovery. His website (link below)highlights both films and documents bike repairs during his travels, something we’ll dig into a bit later in our conversation. We’ll also answer the burning question, would he take an airhead GS around the world again? https://open-explorers.com/home.html We value your comments and suggestions and critiques. Drop us a line at airheads247@hotmail.com

Airhead 247 Podcast: Mark Spitler Oct 20, 2022

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Support the Airhead 247 Podcast by becoming a member of the BMW MOA—it’s FREE. Follow this link 247.bmwmoa.org and use the code airheads247 to register for a FREE one year digital membership. It’s a quick and easy process and a simple way to support this program. In researching the 90S a few years ago, I came across some postings online by Mark Spitler. This led to a few email exchanges regarding painters and general repair protocol on the 90s. Little did I know I’d stumbled across a very well versed and experienced mechanic and enthusiast. Mark grew up in southern California right in the heart of the hot rod scene, living next to a famous drag racer of all things. His interest and knowledge with the 247 runs deep, as you’ll hear in our conversation. It’s Mark Spitler on the Airhead 247 Podcast.

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