The Lowdown Show - By ADVrider

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Young People Aren't Buying Motorcycles, But Does It Matter? Apr 12, 2024

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This week, Neil is talking to Zac Kurylyk, aka Kawazacky, the managing editor here at ADVrider. Kawazacky has a long history here at ADVrider, joining as an inmate more than 15 years back, using the Ride Reports as inspiration to move beyond the world of commuting. He's been running around the halls of motojournalism for roughly the same amount of time, writing for online and print mags across the US and Canada, starting here at ADVrider five years ago. Today, he phones in from his workshop to talk bikes.

Over the past couple of the years, one of the most controversial columns that Zac has written asks: Why aren't kids buying motorcycles today, like they did in the 1970s? Inmates had lots of opinions, blaming everything from parental neglect to video games to distracted drivers, but Neil asks Zac: Why does it matter if young people lose interest in bikes? According to Zac, riders' rights are at stake, if things don't change...

Later, this episode discusses: Who are the motorcycle rebels of today? And what are Neil and Zacs guilty pleasure bikes, the ones they secretly want even though they don't make sense?

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Why Are Electric Motorcycles Struggling So Much? Apr 05, 2024

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For episode 1 on The Lowdown Show, we’re joined by Michael Uhlarik, a world-renowned motorcycle designer, founder of Motorcycle Global and an avid fan of electrification.

Why have major players in the space emerged onto the scene with so much excitement and then fizzled? What happened to Cake? And is this the natural path forward for electrification in the motorcycle industry?

We’ll put all of these questions and more to Uhlarik and learn plenty about the tribulations and triumphs of battery bikes.

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