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55: 2017 Harley-Davidson Motorcycles and the Milwaukee Eight Engine Aug 28, 2016

Show notes

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

EVENTS

Upcoming 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 UPDATE

This 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 seconds

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**54: Flying Fortress has Landed and We Make it Rain!** Aug 21, 2016
Show notes

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
EVENTS
Upcoming 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 seconds
Questions or comments: feedback@rdubstudios.com or the Feedback page
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53: Motorcycle Podcasters Challenge and Rico Update! Aug 16, 2016

Show notes

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

EVENTS:

Upcoming events that one or more Loud Pipes! members plan on attending:

12th Annual Barber Vintage Festival (October 7th-9th, 2016)

Running time: 57 minutes

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52: Touring is a Mindset and What Motorcycle Would the President Ride? Aug 06, 2016

Show notes

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

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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 seconds

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51: Yamaha FJ-09 Ride Review - Indian gets Touchy - Motorcycle News Jul 30, 2016

Show notes

Motorcycle Podcasters Challenge starts Monday August 1, 2016

Follow the post on EatSleepR IDE for daily updates

TOPICS

Yamaha FJ-09 ride review
- Check out the ride review video on YouTube
- Visit Matthews Fun Machines to purchase an FJ-09 or other motorcycle, great people there, super friendly and chat with Jim May about Guzzi while you are there!
- Rich also joined Kevin on the Throttled Podcast as a guest for episode 40
Indian Touring bikes get a touchscreen
New motorcycle lineup from Victory for 2017
Some rumors starting to swirl of new engine from Harley, Revzilla has the scoop
Rich received a paper Dyna Low Rider S model in the mail from Harley to build and it’s very cool and realistic! Pictures/video coming soon
Skully has ceased operations

EVENTS:

Upcoming events that one or more Loud Pipes! members plan on attending:

Flat Track racing at Charlotte Motor Speedway (July 30th, 2016)
Harley Davidson Demo Rides at Charlotte Motor Speedway
12th Annual Barber Vintage Festival (October 7th-9th, 2016)

Running time: 1 hour 1 minute

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50: Biker Roundtable - Road Hogs III - Moto Vloggers in Tellico Plains - JR Cigar Jul 21, 2016

Show notes

We celebrated a little by recording episode 50 live at JR Cigar in Mooresville, NC and hosted our second Biker Roundtable. Thanks to those that joined us on the live stream and chat. We plan to do more live streaming on a regular basis, so check out LouPipes.net/live for more details.

Bikers Roundtable

A group of Moto-Vloggers (listed below) made a return trip to Tellico Plains, TN. Check out the guys below for all the video from the adventure.

Some great roads were ridden while on this trip including; Tail of The Dragon, Cherohala Skyway, and The Hellbender 28 (Part of Moonshiner). These roads are ranked in top 4 of best routes in North Carolina per motorcycleroads.com. The crew again stayed in Tellico Plains, TN at Hunts Lodge which is a great place for motorcycle rider. The owner of the campground had a Manga V-65 so Matthew Williams had a nice chat with her.

On the way back from the mountains Matthew and Jon made a pit stop at JR Cigar to be part of the live show. This was so far Jon's longest ride on the spyder and did little over 900 miles for the weekend. He really enjoyed getting out and riding and found that traveling the interstates is not very exciting. Now he see why Rich and Rico like the back roads so much.

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Running time: 1 hour 16 minutes 36 seconds

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49: Loud Pipes Mountain Ride and News Roundup Jul 03, 2016

Show notes

The boys are back... After wrapping up our interviews from Atlanta we are back to our normal show format. The guys talk about the Motorcycle Podcasters Challenge, the first Loud Pipes Ride, Road Hogs III ride, Atlanta trip recap, and some news.

Motorcycle Podcasters Challenge: We are going to have a little challenge between the Motorcycle Men, Throttled, and Loud Pipes. The goal of this challenge is to encourage riding on a consistent bases and will award the podcast team that averages the most points over the month of August. To help with the challenge the team at EatSleepRIDE will provide ride data and we'll be posting our progress on the ESR platform. You can follow via the challenge web site or EastSleepRIDE.

First Loud Pipes Ride: The guys joined up on June 24th and took a little ride from Blacksburg, SC to Little Switzerland, NA and back to Charlotte, NC. This was a nice 300 mile trip that included the Diamonback (NC 226a). Plan was to do the Devil's Whip, but thanks to Apple Maps we ended up riding the Diamondback a second time.

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Road Hogs III Ride: Rico was the only member of the Loud Pipes team to make the trip. He talked about the ride and taming the snake. We are planning to have another round table with the Road Hogs crew.

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Atlanta Recap: We talk about getting out of Atlanta and our trip to Tellico Plains, TN for the MotoVloggers meetup. The riding was a great time, but the weather sucked as it rained on and off most of the day. The group went to Bald River Falls via River Road and traveled the Cherohala Skyway. Around mid afternoon the Loud Pipes Crew split from the MotoVloggers due to a long weekend from the Atlanta trip. On the trip back to Charlotte the guys made a pit stop at Sierra Nevada Brewing.

Check out the MotoVloggers from the meetup:

Cruiser Brewser
Wolf's World
Rouge Mogul
Amp'd Moto
Bacon's Broken Bits
Sam Smith
Matthew Williams - was planing on making it but had motorcycle break down on ride out.

News:

Harley announces an all new bike for flat track racing, first all new design in 44 years
Indian announces plans to take on Harley in flat track racing
Victory and S&S Cycle announce new performance cams
Harley confirmed the LiveWire in the next 5 years. That will be 7 years after Rich and Rico rode the prototype. Hear and see our ride here: loudpipes.net/3

Events:

Upcoming events that one or more Loud Pipes! members plan on attending:

Moto Vlogging Meetup Makeup - July 15th-17nd.
12th Annual Barber Vintage Festival (October 7th-9th, 2016)

Running time: 1 hour 24 minutes 30 seconds

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47: Robert Rivera Jr Interview Jun 10, 2016

Show notes

In this episode the guys release their second of three interviews from the road trip to Atlanta. This interview is with a very talented artist by the name of Robert Rivera Jr. Robert has been working with airbrush and other techniques for more than 13 years and has been drawing since he was in the 3rd grade. Overall we were blown away with Robert's work and highly suggest you visit YouTube for the video version of this episode.

Robert was featured by Southland's Full Throttle and is the first artist to be featured by Full Throttle. Some of his work can also be found in prior issues of the American Bagger Magazine for bikes from the Baddest Bagger competition. You notice some of Robert's work during this competition.

Kotic Kustoms creates some amazing bikes, which often provide the canvas for Robert's paint.

We were introduced to Robert by way of Aerin Shaw, featured in episode 46.

Here are a few examples of Robert's work and we encourage everyone to check out his Facebook page.

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Events:

Upcoming events that one or more Loud Pipes! members plan on attending:

Ducati XDiavel demo Ride in June/July
Moto Vlogging Meetup Makeup - July 15th-17nd.
12th Annual Barber Vintage Festival (October 7th-9th, 2016)

Running time: 32 minutes 56 seconds

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46: Aerin Shaw - Dr. Jekill and Mr. Hyde Exhaust Jun 03, 2016

Show notes

There is also a video version of this episode, check it out on YouTube.

In this episode the guys sit down with the lovely Ms. Aerin Shaw, Vice President and General Manager for the Jekill and Hyde Company USA. Aerin shares details about why the Dr. Jekill & Mr. Hyde exhaust system was developed. Currently the exhaust is only available in the USA for the following brands: Harley-Davidson, Indian, and Honda Goldwing.

The exhaust is one of the top European brands in the market as it allows riders to quiet their bike to avoid sound tickets. That is correct - some European countries will ticket you as much as $3,000 dollars and impound your bike if it's too loud!

Aerin then dives into her little side project - Les Femmes Vitesse. Aerin shares about how she started this project and the requirements to be a member. Sorry guys - this group is only for Fast Women and you can only join by being invited by another Les Femmes Vitesse rider.

Aerin also shares details – and a few stories – about what bikes she rides, which include a Harley-Davidson Road King Police bike for work, and a sizzling hot and wicked fast Suzuki Hayabusa on weekends – in black and pink of course! Zoom!