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The False Neutral #61: Debunking Internet Lore
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This week Garrett and Eric dive into internet lore when it comes to motorcycle maintenance and modifications. Items like race fuel, aftermarket pipes, and dino v synthetic oils. Garrett also discusses his upcoming four-day trip and how he talked his friend with the old Kawasaki to buy something newer for the trip. Please remember to like,…
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The False Neutral Episode 60: Freestylin
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Garrett and Eric are rolling without Pete to quarterback the show for the first time, so, we are just freestyling it and catching up since it’s been a few weeks. Garrett talks about his new to him FZ1 and a former bike that found it’s way back into the garage. Garrett is also planning for…
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A Writer's Quandary …fixed with help from a BMW motorcycle
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Sometimes, desperation gives clarity Simple dirt. It’s made of gravel, pebbles, flakes of once great ancient trees, rotted plants, mud and sand swept up, down, back and forth from millions of years of erosion. Maybe it’s not so simple? Lately, my dream job in the automotive industry has become abhorrent to my creative mind. What…
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The False Neutral Episode 59: Pete Heads Out
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This week the gang is back together, but that ends up being a story unto its self! As maybe you can gather by the title, work, life, the universe and everything has taken all of Pete’s time and in an attempt to balance it all, he is going to be stepping away from the show.…
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Nicky Hayden: The Passing Of A True Champion
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Happiness is the exercise of vital powers, along lines of excellence, in a life affording them scope. The test of a persons character is not how they act to others when things are going well, but when they aren’t. In the outpouring of messages on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram yesterday with the news of Nicky…
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Two-Wheel Tuesday – 19,000 RPM: All Day, Every Day
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Thanks to their tiny pistons and rods, production 250cc four-cylinder street bikes could safely access engine speeds that would turn larger engines into jackhammers—and before too long, molten metal. At one time, all the Big Four Japanese motorcycle manufacturers built 250cc fours. But the cost of a high performance four doesn’t change too much based…
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False Neutral #58: Steve Ledsham of JAL Restorations
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This week’s episode features England’s Steve Ledsham, the man behind JAL Restorations. We wanted to have Steve on based on the stunning catalog bikes he has built and restored. Unfortunately, this episode was fraught with production issues. First, Garrett on the west coast had to wake up at 5 AM to address the transatlantic time…
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False Neutral #57: The Six Grand Solution
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After revisiting a couple of old topics (The TMax’s odd engine, the Vitpilen 401’s long gestation period, and our dashed hopes for the new Harley Street Rod), we discuss Garrett’s stable of bikes, which is suddenly smaller, and his reserve cash, which is commensurately larger. The three of us put our heads together to come…
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False Neutral #56: How Many Bikes Do You Really Need?
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Garrett’s back! Yay! We have a lot to catch up on with him this week, so our episode is longer than they’ve been lately. After we update each other on what’s been going on, we debate the question of how many bikes a motorcyclist needs. What is the optimal number, and how many is too…
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False Neutral #55: Gettin’ Horizontal
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Garrett’s still AWOL this week, so Eric and Pete keep this episode a bit briefer than usual. Our topic is a bit obscure: horizontal-cylinder engines. We start with Guzzi’s Falcone and Nuovo Falcone. Then, we fawn all over the Ducati Supermono, explain how reciprocating counterweights work, and school Ducati on what the Scrambler Sixty2 should have…
