Motorcycles & Misfits

This week on our motorcycle podcast we share our stories from our dirt biking trip this weekend. Mycah got smart and discovered a beginning dirt biking class and gained a lot of confidence and skill from it.. Liza got beat up by a mud hole and was launched off the trail. Charley and Douglas rescued a bike that was launched off a cliff. Liza is looking for a light/midweight adventure bike and Charely has a good suggestion. There's been another rider death in our city, and we discuss how it might have happened. We read listener emails and try our best to be helpful without the expertise of Emma. Lastly, Bagel gives us an update on the resurrection of his Cannonball Vespa rebuild. With Liza, Mycah, Evan, Bagel, Nak, Charley and Isaac. Call and leave us a message at 831-291-5112 Go to www.motorcyclesandmisfits.com to find the links to our Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Patreon and more. And send us an email at recyclemotorcyclegarage@gmail.com

This week on our motorcycle podcast we talk to writer/director Eric Ristau. His film, The Last Motorcycle On Earth, is a dramatic series about a vintage motorcycle collector and bike builder, Conrad Mendel, as he grapples with a new world of technology that threatens to destroy his passion and way of life. This takes place in the not too distant future, where the autonomous vehicles have become the norm and there's a threat of a ban on motorcycles and eventually all human-driven transportation. Next up, we find out who's bike has died (Jim), and exactly how it came to happen. Then we catch up with Emma, who's been in training this week on Ducati's, and find out if her opinion of them has changed. Lastly, we finish up with emails and get into some debates on which is the right bike for the occasion. With Isaac, Johhny, Henry, Nak, Bagel, Liza, Miss Emma, Daniel, Bex and Naked Jim. https://www.lastmotorcycle.com Call and leave us a message at 831-291-5112 Go to www.motorcyclesandmisfits.com to find the links

This week on our motorcycle podcast we are joined by junior riders Ryder and Evan of the MotoCrew USA team. They also brought their dads Miles and Michael, who are living vicariously through their kids (just kidding, they're great riders themselves). We get to know the racers, and also learn about what it takes to support your kids in racing. We let the kids go (they have bedtimes after all)and catch up on the latest goings on in the garage, and answer some questions from listener emails. With Liza, Nak, Jim, Bagel, Miles, Ryder, Evan, Michael and the peanut gallery. https://www.facebook.com/MotoCrewUSA/ https://motocrewusa.com/ www.zazzle.com/recyclegarage/products Call and leave us a message at 831-291-5112 Go to www.motorcyclesandmisfits.com to find the links to our Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Patreon and more. And send us an email at recyclemotorcyclegarage@gmail.com Send us a self addressed stamped envelope to Motorcycles & Misfits 342 Washington St Santa Cruz, CA 95060 and we’ll send you some awesom

This week on our motorcycle podcast we talk about Mycah and Charley's new Grom, and if the Grom clones might just be as much fun for less money. Then we get into game time, where the listeners get to go head to head with the misfit of their choice in trivia game about motorcycle world records. And we've found some pretty weird records. Then we hear from Kat who has become the moto guru of Tinder some how. Next up, we draw a winner for this month's Patreon Prize Pack. Congratulations Mason Rickert. Lastly, we finish with listener emails and Emma dispatches some sage advice. With Mike, Mycah, Emma, Nak, Bagel, Liza, Kat, Douglas, Charley, Bex, Henry, Ben and Scott. www.zazzle.com/recyclegarage/products Call and leave us a message at 831-291-5112 Go to www.motorcyclesandmisfits.com to find the links to our Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Patreon and more. And send us an email at recyclemotorcyclegarage@gmail.com Send us a self addressed stamped envelope to Motorcycles & Misfits 342 Washington St Santa Cruz, CA 950

This week on our motorcycle podcast we are joined by Cat McLeod of Leod Escapes. He's created dream motorcycle trips around the world that take you on an amazing tour that includes track time on a MotoGP track. Whaaaat? That's right. You can ride a Panigale at Mugello in Italy. Or how about riding on our amazing roads here in N. California, and finish with a day at Laguna Seca. There's something for everyone here. Good stuff. But first, we talk about our ride this weekend, and find out who almost died from a stupid mistake. Then Liza crushes the dreams of a new visitor, whilst telling him the realities of what his bike really needs. Jeremy changed a shock. That's all. Then we have Sean McSweeney call in with a report on Daytona Bike Week. Apparently it's not all Harleys and bikinis. There's a little bit of everything for everybody, and apparently there's some racing going on too. Last up, we read listener emails. Thanks for listening! With Liza, Harrison, Jeremy, Frank, Bagel, Henry, Cat, Bex, Nak and Nak

This week on our motorcycle podcast we cover: -Jim and Liza's visit to the Santa Cruz Vintage Motorcycles shop -Liza's got a new toy(Sena 10C) -Who got new bikes this week -Jim and Nak talk about why you should be watching MotoGP -Jim's visit to the Moto Talbott museum for a flat track gathering -We catch up on emails finally With Liza, Frank, Harrison, Bagel, Henry, Miss Emma, Nak, Isaac, Bex and Naked Jim. www.zazzle.com/recyclegarage/products Call and leave us a message at 831-291-5112 Go to www.motorcyclesandmisfits.com to find the links to our Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Patreon and more. And send us an email at recyclemotorcyclegarage@gmail.com Send us a self addressed stamped envelope to Motorcycles & Misfits 342 Washington St Santa Cruz, CA 95060 and we’ll send you some awesome stickers for free.

This week on our motorcycle podcast we let Bex take the wheel and drive. We start out talking about what we're working on in the garage. Then we get an accident update from both Henry and Mike, who learned a lot of valuable lessons dealing with lawyers and insurance agents. Next up we interview MotoAmerica racer John Knowles, who Bex met when she held an umbrella for him at a race. That's correct, Bex and Kat were umbrella girls. We talk about what it's like to be a motorcycle racer, and what goes through your head at the starting line. With Bex, Frank, Naked Jim, Nak, Bagel, John, Kat, Liza, Award Winning Mike and Henry. Special appearance by Mike the Squid. https://www.facebook.com/John-Knowles-520-1512407815641952/ www.zazzle.com/recyclegarage/products Call and leave us a message at 831-291-5112 Go to www.motorcyclesandmisfits.com to find the links to our Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Patreon and more. And send us an email at recyclemotorcyclegarage@gmail.com

This week on our motorcycle podcast we are joined by Austin Rothbard of Twistedroad.com. We've mentioned this site before, which is being called the Airbnb of motorcycle rentals. Austin has joined us to explain how this really works, and put to ease all the concerns you may have in renting your bike to a stranger. Next up we play a round of What's It Worth, British auction style. See how well Miss Emma stacks up against the peanut gallery. Then we discuss the latest announcement about Harley Davidson partnering with Alta Motors. Will this be the right move for Harley? Or is this a better move for Alta? Lastly, we finish with listener emails and ride announcements. With Liza, Frank, Award Winning Mike, Bagel, Nak, Austin, Miss Emma, Naked Jim, Bex, Lauren and Isaac. https://www.twistedroad.com/ www.zazzle.com/recyclegarage/products Call and leave us a message at 831-291-5112 Go to www.motorcyclesandmisfits.com to find the links to our Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Patreon and more. And send us an email at r

This week on our motorcycle podcast we play a new game of Mystery Guest. We ask the Misfits to ask yes or no questions and try to figure out what amazing thing our mystery guest has accomplished. But since his journey is so unique, they fail miserably at this game. Mike Rinowski put 41,000 miles on his Fatboy traveling around Vietnam. It started out as just a way to spend his free time, but turned into an emotional journey paying homage to our lost soldiers there. And on his return to the states, he rode that same bike across America to visit the Vietnam Memorial Wall, which brought everything full circle for him. He tells the store of this awesome experience in his book, Harley Tracks: Across Vietnam to The Wall. Next up we find out we hear from Mike about his new bikes. Charley does an upgrade on his brakes. Mycah learns a lesson about petcocks. Liza reveals a new toy. Nak goes on a drunken rant. Lastly, we read listener emails. With Liza, Henry, Mycah, Charley, Bagel, Neighbor Mike, Miss Emma, Award Winn

On this special podcast, we bring to you the interviews from the One Show in Portland, OR. Liza does a wandering description of the event, while Bex covers the floor conducting short interviews with all the interesting people she meets. This is such an amazing and special event, and 3 days there still wasn't enough time, because every bike has a story. So we did our best and chased down some of the people there who's stories we wanted to share. - Chris Wiggins from the Creative Riding Podcast and find our more about his history with bikes, and his prep for the flat track races that weekend. http://creative-riding.com/WPMaster/podcast/, - Enrico De Haas of Wannabe Choppers in Germany, who built one of the surprises of the show. It's an electric chopper that is a true piece of art. http://www.wannabe-choppers.com/ - Jeff Durrant, an artist from Utah with paintings on display that evoke the passion and grit of motorcycles. https://www.ironcylinder.com/ - Joy from Fox Racing, who fills us in on their collab

This week on our motorcycle podcast we get a recap of last weekends' One Show in Portland that Liza, Bex and Naked Jim attended. Listen to the One Show Interviews on Podcast #243 for more details. Then we find out who's got new bikes (Liza and Emma) before Emma gives her update on the current situation with Harley Davidson. Next up we open a gift box full of goodies from our friend Alan, then we find out why you shouldn't flick your lit cigarette out the car window. Lastly, we finish with listener emails. With Liza, Frank, Michael, Bex, Nak, Bagel, Emma, Award Winning Mike, Lauren the Hot Cop and Naked Jim. www.zazzle.com/recyclegarage/products Call and leave us a message at 831-291-5112 Go to www.motorcyclesandmisfits.com to find the links to our Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Patreon and more. And send us an email at recyclemotorcyclegarage@gmail.com Send us a self addressed stamped envelope to Motorcycles & Misfits 342 Washington St Santa Cruz, CA 95060 and we’ll send you some awesome stickers for free.

On this motorcycle podcast: Kat handles hosting duties. What we did today. Naked Ride report. Some tip of the iceberg talk about tech and motorcycles. Liz talks about her new gear review channel, Gear Up, Get Out and women in motorcycling. with Kat, Frank, Nak, Bagel, Bryan, Emma & Liz. Get Up, Get Out. www.zazzle.com/recyclegarage/products Call and leave us a message at 831-291-5112 Go to www.motorcyclesandmisfits.com to find the links to our Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Patreon and more. And send us an email at recyclemotorcyclegarage@gmail.com Send us a self addressed stamped envelope to Motorcycles & Misfits 342 Washington St Santa Cruz, CA 95060 and we’ll send you some awesome stickers for free.

This week we bring you the second show from our double dumper weekend. In this show, we go old school and basically shoot the shit talking about what we worked on today, and then catching up on some awesome emails. We also pick a winner for our Patreon prize pack contest. Congratulations Alex McGuffin! With Liza, Charley, Bex, Bagel, Katrina, Miss Emma, Mycah, Nak and Naked Jim. www.zazzle.com/recyclegarage/products Call and leave us a message at 831-291-5112 Go to www.motorcyclesandmisfits.com to find the links to our Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Patreon and more. And send us an email at recyclemotorcyclegarage@gmail.com Send us a self addressed stamped envelope to Motorcycles & Misfits 342 Washington St Santa Cruz, CA 95060 and we’ll send you some awesome stickers for free.

This week on our podcast we bring to you a double dumper. That's right, not one but two shows instead. Last week Bagel and Clay went to Portland for the moto film festival that our short, The Sobbing Scooterist was accepted into. It was a great honor to be a part of this well run festival, and even though we didn't win, Bagel came home feeling like a star so that's a win in our books. Bagel talks about the other films he saw there, and Mike and Liza talk about the making of the Sobbing Scooterist. With Liza, Award Winning Mike, Bagel and Nak. http://www.pdxmotorcyclefilms.com/2018-films/ www.zazzle.com/recyclegarage/products Call and leave us a message at 831-291-5112 Go to www.motorcyclesandmisfits.com to find the links to our Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Patreon and more. And send us an email at recyclemotorcyclegarage@gmail.com Send us a self addressed stamped envelope to Motorcycles & Misfits 342 Washington St Santa Cruz, CA 95060 and we’ll send you some awesome stickers for free.

This week on our motorcycle podcast we head on down to the Moto Talbott museum in Carmel Valley for a special interview. We got the chance to sit down with the one and only Wayne Rainey. Wayne is a legend in motorcycling (no really, the AMA awarded him that title) with 3 world championships under his belt. He also happens to be the president of the MotoAmerica racing series, despite the fact that he had a career ending crash in 93 that left him in a wheelchair. But that hasn't slowed him down. His post crash life included racing karts and owning his own race team. We dive into the current state of American racing, as well as getting to know a bit about his history, as well as what it takes to get a curve at Laguna Seca named after oneself. With Liza, Miss Emma, Naked Jim, Nak and Michael. Go to the races! http://www.motoamerica.com/ https://youtu.be/gNJTEeGIZqo www.zazzle.com/recyclegarage/products Call and leave us a message at 831-291-5112 Go to www.motorcyclesandmisfits.com to find the links to our Face

This week on our motorcycle podcast Liza gives an update on the Dakar Rally. Congrats to winner Matthias Walkner. Next up, we hear from Naked Jim, who spent the day at the Corbin factory getting a new seat made and hanging out with Mike Corbin himself. Then we hear from Kat who's got an R6 with problems no one can figure out, and a Ninja 250 gas tank stripping project. Simmer down boys. Not that kind of stripping. Next we enter Emma's deep and dark History Hole, where we learn why the Britten V1000 may still be the best bike ever made. But it doesn't end there. Henry joins us for a crash report, and tell's us how he's doing after being hit by a car. Lastly, we finish with listener emails, and answer some hard questions to the best of our abilities. With Liza, Zach, Devin, Isaac, Bagel, Miss Emma, Kat, Nak, Naked Jim, Bex and Henry. www.ciro3d.com/ www.zazzle.com/recyclegarage/products Call and leave us a message at 831-291-5112 Go to www.motorcyclesandmisfits.com to find the links to our Facebook, Instagram,

This week on our motorcycle podcast we have a lively crew, and......Zach is back! We get an update on Henry, who crashed during our last recording. Then we get into our main subject with our guest, Robert Pandya. Robert works in the motorcycle industry, and like so many, was concerned about the recession in the industry. He decided to do something about, and started the Give A Shift roundtable discussions with other industry insiders. They've been coming together to try to pinpoint the problems, and offer solutions. Although he breaks it down for us, there is no easy solution. But he gives us some suggestions on where we can start. Next we hear from Nak and Liza who had a recent retail nightmare while trying to be a tool box. Then we get into listener emails, and do our best to answer some questions. With Liza, Animal Dave, Isaac, Bex, Bagel, Miss Emma, Zach, Nak and Naked Jim. https://miles-by-motorcycle.com/give-a-shift www.ciro3d.com/ www.zazzle.com/recyclegarage/products Call and leave us a message at 83

This week on our motorcycle podcast we are joined by Shawn Thomas of BMW's (this will make sense once you listen to the show). Shawn is the brand ambassador for BMW when it comes to all things adventure riding. He's really got the dream job. He's also been sharing his passion with his daughter Hailey, and has taken her on adventure trips to Costa Rica and Columbia. We learn a lot about Shawn in our interview, and discover he has the weirdest UTB bike we've ever heard. Oh yeah, throughout the interview we were getting messages about Henry, who was hit by a car while we were recording. We dispatched people to help him and his bike. (Bike is crunched, Henry has 2 broken bones in his leg but will be okay). We also read listener emails, draw names for our swag giveaway, talk briefly about the Dakar rally, and mention a cool new site where you can basically airbnb your motorcycle. https://www.twistedroad.com/ Go to https://www.mcshopts.com/, enter the code MISFITS, and get $5 off your first months order. https://ww

This week on our motorcycle podcast we gather in our new studio. It's also the end of the year, which means it's time to look back and reflect on some of our favorite guests, events, rides and memories. It's also game time, so Liza unveils a version "Would You Rather". Then we talk about what events or goals we have set for 2018. We finish up with what we're grateful for. Happy Holidays! With Liza, Bagel, Charley, Mycah, Syd, Saunya, Neighbor Mike, Kat, Naked Jim, Animal Dave, Jeremy and Segoline. Send us a self addressed stamped envelope to Motorcycles & Misfits 342 Washington St Santa Cruz, CA 95060 and we’ll send you some awesome stickers for free. www.ciro3d.com/ www.zazzle.com/recyclegarage/products Call and leave us a message at 831-291-5112 Go to www.motorcyclesandmisfits.com to find the links to our Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Patreon and more. And send us an email at recyclemotorcyclegarage@gmail.com

This week on our motorcycle podcast we are joined by Tony Gera, winner of the Baja 1000 Ironman class. Winning this elite race is no easy task, especially when you're doing it on your own as an ironman. And not just that, Tony is his own mechanic stripping down, rebuilding and riding a bike that he bought on Craigslist for $700. Riding with broken bones? No problem for Tony. This guy is the real deal, and only at the age of 22, we expect to hear his name a lot in the future of extreme racing. Send us a self addressed stamped envelope to Motorcycles & Misfits 342 Washington St Santa Cruz, CA 95060 and we'll send you some awesome stickers for free. With Liza, Bagel, Orlando, Miss Emma, Brock, Naked Jim, Tony, Jocelin, Isaac, Henry and Bex. http://score-international.com/roost-tony-gera/ https://tonygera.wordpress.com/ www.ciro3d.com/ www.zazzle.com/recyclegarage/products Call and leave us a message at 831-291-5112 Go to www.motorcyclesandmisfits.com to find the links to our Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Patre