Talking Motorcycles With Barry Boone

Bryan Smith is National #42 in AMA Pro Flat Track and rides the Howerton Motorsports/Crosley Brands Kawasaki and rides it well. Winner of 6 Springfield MIles, Harley-Davidson ESPN X-Games Austin and for the third year in a row finishes second in the Grand National Championship. Ricky Howerton owns the Howerton Motorsports Crosley Kawasaki team and has, in many ways, revolutionized flat track. The Kawasaki is one of the most forward thinking designs to ever appear on the flat track circuit. The bike was built in the Howerton shops in Indianapolis, Indiana. We look forward to a lively, entertaining and informative conversation with both Smith and Howerton as we discuss their 2015 season and their vision for the future of the sport of AMA Pro Grand National Championship racing.  

Steve McLaughlin is in the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame. That induction could have been for a number of reasons. Steve joins us to discuss the 2015 AMA Pro Grand National Flat Track Season Finale in Vegas and the inaugural Superprestigio of the Americas.  As a third generation motorcycle rider/racer, Steve has been on all sides of the sport of motorcycle racing. He roared on the scene as a fast amateur and went on to be a multi time winner at Daytona International Speedway. One of the most memorable races had to be his victory in the first official AMA Superbike race at the World Center of Racing. That race was a race long duel with Reg Pridmore. McLaughlin was riding the underpowered but lightweight airhead BMW R90S Butler and Smith airhead.  His family history of creating motorcycle race events and series ultimately led to his creating World Superbike working closely with "Big" Bill France! Considering his lifetime body of work and success in racing we are wondering how we will get through all the topics

Brandon Parrish of RiderSurance joins us for Part III of our three-part series on rider safety. Do you have adequate insurance protection if you go down? Does your company cover life flight? Do you know, for sure, that there are no exclusions in your policy for racing and riding motorcycles?   Brandon is a racer's racer who has seen plenty of crashes and injuries. He found himself in the insurance business quite by accident, but now that he is in it, he is truly in it. RiderSurance is also now associated with the  American Motorcyclist Association. Part I featured Chuck Koro of Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys. Part II starred Nick Ientasch and Scott Russell on how not to crash. Now, in Part III, we discuss the importance of the decisions we make before we race or ride motorcycles. We believe the information shared in this series is invaluable to anyone whorides or races motorcycles.   Talking Motorcycles is powered by Crosley Brands!

  Nick Ienatsch of the Yamaha Champions Riding School has over 18 years experience in making street riders and racers better! What are the top five mistakes most of us make everyday? When we leave the school, what are the top five skill sets Nick hopes we are taking with us?  Scott Russell joins us to share a small part of his vast knowledge of riding motorcycles smooth and fast! The AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer has won the Daytona 200 five times and the 750 World Superbike Championship, among many other victories. We are going to spend lots of time with Scott discussing street techniques that enhance our smoothness, speed and safety! You have one more week to enter to WIN a FREE set ofDunlop Motorcycle Tires. In this show, we tell you how! This is Part II of our three-part series on rider safety. This series is designed to keep us physically and financially safer. Part I: Chuck Koro of Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys told us all about what to do before, and immediately following a motorcycle accident.

We ride motorcycles for a multitude of reasons. The movie "Why We Ride" illustrated many of them. I have mine and you have yours. Regardless of why we ride there are times when things go badly. As motorcyclist we go down. What we do in the minutes, hours, days and weeks that follow a motorcycle accident makes a difference. Do you know what those things are? Chuck Koro with Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys joins us in this episode to educate and inform us on the answers to those questions and more. We will delve deeply into the topic of motorcycle accident and injury. Together we will learn valuable information about this all important topic to us all.  The old adage is that there are two types of motorcycle riders, those that have gone down and those that will. We may add one more and that is those that will again. Accidents of many types are a fact of life in motorcycling. It is a subject we may prefer to avoid but that may be a costly mistake! Thank you for listening to this episode of Talking Motorcycles

Many of us have ridden coast to coast. We do it on Harley-Davidson Ultra Classics, BMW R1200GS's, Honda Gold Wings or RT's. Our guest tonight has done it many times. It is always an adventure whatever we choose to ride. NormNelson defines an adventure motorcyclist.  His prize 1958 Harley-Davidson Sportster has been his choice for two coast to coast rides to Alaska including all the way up the Alcan Highway. The interesting thing is those two trips were 25 years apart! Norm has competed in two coast to coast Motorcycle Cannonball twice. In his first effort he finished third. His second try resulted in a second place finish. In 2016, Norm Nelson will compete in his third Motorcycle Cannonball. This time he will be riding a 1911 Reading Standard 500cc Single cylinder, single speed motorcycle that is little more than a bicycle frame with about 5 horsepower. All motorcycle road racers would like to say they have won at the World Center of Racing, Daytona International Speedway. Norm Nelson has 7 wins at Daytona

Roland Sands of Roland Sands Designs kicks off our all new show!   We are very excited to present this episode with one of the most prolific motorcycle builders/customizers of our time. Roland has put his touches on just about every type of motorcycle ever built. He and his team have contributed an amazing body of work to the motorcycle community. It is difficult to imagine the total number of hours involved in these amazing builds.   In addition, he is involved with the IV League Flat Trackproject and that is the epicenter of Flat Track Hooliganmotorcycle races. When the AMA Pro Flat Track series rolls into Las Vegas for the championship event/Superprestigio of the America's weekend, the event will feature the Super Hooligan races!   Hehas joined forces with Richie Morris Racing racing to promote the talents of Shayna Texter in GNC1 Grand National racing. What more does he have going on? We find out in the special edition of Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone powered by Crosley Brands!   Crosley B

Larry Little was part of the team that founded the Aim Expo in Orlando. It has now been announced that Aim Expo has been sold and now is under the MIC banner. Larry joins us to bring us up to speed about the sale of the fastest growing motorcycle trade show in North America.  Larry is never at a loss for words and is the man responsible for the tremendous growth of this trade show that combines a manufacture trade show with a consumer trade show. The concept is an obvious hit amongs industry insiders and motorcyclists. We have many questions about the 2016 show in Orlando. Larry will bring us the answers! Talking Motorcycles is powered by Sozo! Special thanks to Harley-Davidson, Crosley Brands, Dunlop Motorcycle Tires and NextMotoChampion.com!

Royal Enfield is one of the biggest names in motorcycling in India and is the world’s oldest motorcycle company to be in continuous production, has named Rod Copes as its President for North America. Rod will now be responsible for driving the business in the United  States and Canada for Royal Enfield. With Copes on board Royal Enfield fully intends on rapidly expanding its brand in the US of A, which is also its top export market at present. Royal Enfield NA President Rod Copes joins us for this episode of Talking Motorcycles to bring us up to speed on their plans for the North American market going forward. Their new distribution center is located in the heart of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The new game plan includes factory owned retail stores.  Rod Copes had a 20 year history with the Harley-Davidson Motor Company. His final position with Harley-Davidson was Director of Global Sales and Customer Service. This would appear an unlikely career path for a man with a Masters degree in engineering, He brings to Ro

Royal Enfield is one of the biggest names in motorcycling in India and is the world’s oldest motorcycle company to be in continuous production, has named Rod Copes as its President for North America. Rod will now be responsible for driving the business in the United  States and Canada for Royal Enfield. With Copes on board Royal Enfield fully intends on rapidly expanding its brand in the US of A, which is also its top export market at present. Royal Enfield NA President Rod Copes joins us for this episode of Talking Motorcycles to bring us up to speed on their plans for the North American market going forward. Their new distribution center is located in the heart of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The new game plan includes factory owned retail stores.        Rod Copes had a 20 year history with the Harley-Davidson Motor Company. His final position with Harley-Davidson was Director of Global Sales and Customer Service. This would appear an unlikely career path for a man with a Masters degree in engineering, He bri

JD Beach is the newly crowned MotoAmerica Supersport Champion and he joins us LIVE! The versatile rider is a National Number AMA Pro Flat Track GNC1 flat track racer who just happens to be one of the best road racers in America as well. With eight wins in 2015, JD convincingly won the championship in a crowded field of fast competitors on great equipment. The Graves Motorsports Yamaha team gave him a great ride and he was on point all season! Jake Gagne is the 2015 MotoAmerica Superstock 1000 class champion! Riding for Danny Walker's Roadrace Factory Yamaha team, he was the class of the field. What's in store for 2015? Europe? Many believe Jake is one of the most talented racers in the world. We have many questions and he will have answers! Danny Walker came on the show pre-season and told us his goal was to win the Superstock 1000 championship with Jake Gagne on a Yamaha R1. We look forward to hearing Danny's valuable insight and his outlook for the road ahead. The team took on a major challenge with three

Corinna Mantlo returns to Talking Motorcycles to bring us up to speed on the2015 Motorcycle Film Festival, which is scheduled for Sept. 23-27 in Brooklyn, N.Y. As the event's co-founder, Corinna is definitely on the cutting edge of the motorcycle film culture. Interestingly, she will be calling in from Cine Meccanica where they are previewing the 1968 movie Girl on a Motorcycle, featuring the great Marianne Faithful!   Corinna is completely immersed in the Cafe culture and is a very interesting and talented lady who lives, sleeps and breathes the vintage scene, enjoying both vintage motorcycles and vintage cars as a lifestyle!   We will also tell you how to enter to WIN FREE Dunlop tires! It's easy and fun to enter! You can't win if you don't enter!   Talking Motorcycles is powered by SOZO!   Special thanks to: Harley-Davidson, Crosley Brands, Dunlop Motorcycle Tires, Bell Helmets and NextMotoChampion.com! FB/Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone Twitter: @twowheelb

Triumph Motorcycles is doing something they have not done since the 60's by sponsoring a Grand National! The Ramspur Winery Calistoga Half Mile National presented by Triumph Motorcycles Terry Otton of Ramspur Winery and his partners are promoting the Calistoga Half Mile and they are announcing that Triumph Motorcycles has signed on as the Presenting Sponsor. We get all the backstories of how this package came together, who is involved and what it means to the race and the sport. This is the second year they have promoted this race and they are bringing back popular features and adding new ones! George Latus is the owner of Latus Motors Racing Factory Triumph team who will be competing at the Ramspur Winery Calistoga Half Mile. They are also fierce competitors in the MotoAmerica Series with their rider Bobby Fong currently 6th heading into the championship race at New Jersey Motorsports Park. What does it take to race with teams in two different series while managing your motorcycle dealerships? We get answ

The Stayin’ Safe experience combines the pleasures of motorcycle touring with real world, real-time advanced skillscoaching. Regardless of which tour you choose, our programs are similar in that they offer riders of nearly every motorcycle type a fun opportunity to enjoy some of the best riding roads and attractions in the country while also learning advanced visual strategies and techniques for smoother cornering and safer riding. With a target ratio of three or four participants to each tour leader/coach, we conduct our instructional tours primarily on mountain roads, in rural settings and smallish towns with limited riding on divided highways and in urban environments (although we do have custom programs available for this type of riding). Using one-way radio communication, coaching commentary is provided during the tour in real-world riding situations. This approach enables riders to apply new visual strategies and to sharpen cornering and braking skills en route in real time. In addition to the real-tim

The 75th Sturgis Rally is expected to draw 1,000,000 motorcyclists and it is well underway! It is a who's who of motorcycling with everything a motorcycle enthusiast could possibly ask for. Talking Motorcycles is looking for the inside story of Sturgis 2015 and these two guests will provide the updates! Kris Schoonover, Event Manager and Execution Manager for the Harley-Davidson Motor Company calls us LIVE from the heartbeat of Sturgis with updates concerning all the amazing events happening in 2015. We go inside the bike shows, AMA Pro Flat Track Black Hills event and the kickoff of the 75 year deal Harley has struck to sponsor Sturgis. This should be a fun conversation with a real motorcycle enthusiast who loves it all! Terry Rymer of Black Hills Harley-Davidson joins us LIVE to update the events at Exit 55 plus the Grand National Flat Track and much more! The Black Hills Half Mile event has seen their share of rain outs and we are in hopes this year we will be getting a post race report from a completed

Shelina Moreda of Petaluma, California returned to road racing in America at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca with the TOBC racing team. She has just returned from racing the Suzuka 4 Hour Endurance race in Japan and now is back in the paddock racing with the MotoAmerica series in the USA. This mega talented rider has raced many types of motorcycles including the AMA Pro Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson Series. She has done many things in road racing and we are excited to have Shelina on the show to catch up with this vibrant rider. She has joined Michelle Lindsay's TOBC racing team is planning to complete the balance of the 2015 season! Michelle Lindsay should write a book about her life experiences. It has been an incredible year for her and the TOBC Racing Team. They began the year hoping to compete at Pikes Peak but the sponsorship deal collapsed and she continued to move forward. In an amazing turn of events, the TOBC team won the Daytona 200 to begin the year! The 200 winning motorcycle is now in the Barber

Bryan Fuller is a Master Builder, Designer, TV Personality and Author of how-to-build books through his own publishing company, Full-Bore Publishing. Bryan is the host of Velocity Channels' new show "Naked Speed". In 2005, Bryan decided to set up his own shop and moved to downtown Atlanta, where his wife had family. Having been born in Jacksonville, Texas, Bryan stayed true to his roots, naming his first Atlanta based build the “Texas T”. That year, he competed and placed 4th place overall at the AMD World Championship of Bike Building for Freestyle. He then won the coveted GM Design Award in 2010 at The SEMA Car Show with the “Impaler” and the 2013 Birmingham World of Wheels Best in Show with a one-of-a-kind Cadillac hearse, named the “Thundertaker”. During this time, Bryan continued his TV career as host of "Two Guys Garage" and made several appearances designing and competing with his own designs on episodes of "Biker Build-off" and "Cafe Racer TV".  Bryan is the new host of "Naked Speed" on the Velocity

Paul Pellend A man with MS... A Motorcycle... A Million Mile... Paul kicked off his Endless Road Tour in September 2012 with nothing less than setting his first world record! He completed 100 Saddle Sore 1000's on 100 different motorcycles! That means 100 times he road 1000 miles in 24 hours on 100 different bikes. In addition he is an Iron Butt Competitor in the Ironbutt Rally with you top 10 finishes riding in the event where must complete 1000 miles per day for 11 consecutive days! It is "The World's Toughtest Motorcycle Competition". In 2005 Paul was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis which is an autoimmune disease that attacks the central nervous system.He was told that a cure was a million miles away. So Paul set out to ride the million miles and bring it back! He has delivered keynote speeches at the IBA Nationals, seminars at AMA VIntage Motorcycle Days, Americade and other events sharing his passion for long distance touring and his personal techniques for riding further than most think possible

In part two of our flat track series we go behind the scenes with 7 time AMA Pro Flat Track Grand National Champion to discuss the season to date. We take a look at the DuQuoin Magic Mile and the upcoming Indy Mile Grand National. As analyst on Fanschoice.TV, Chris Carr spends his time explaining and informing fans around the world what they are seeing take place on the track. We have many questions for Chris and look forward to asking them! Bryan Smith, National #42, is the rider for the Crosley Radio/Howerton Motorsports team and at present is the king of the Mile tracks. Having won Springfield, Sacramento and DuQuoin Bryan is on a roll. We discuss the amazing race at DuQuoin where he won by a margin of victory of 0.000. It was the closest finish anyone can remember. The battle continues this Saturday at the Indy Mile Grand National and we get his thoughts on that. Many questions remain to be answered and we definitely look forward to asking the 7 time champion for his opinion!   Listen to learn how you

AMA Pro Flat Track is visiting the DuQuoin Mile for the first time since 2005. This event and the famedIndy Mile are a production of FamilyEvents.com. Leah Burdette from Family Events joins us to discuss the backstories about how and why they chose to bring DuQuoin back to the schedule and we get the inside scoop on the Indy Mile the following Saturday. Kevin Atherton, former National #23, has had every experience possible at the DuQuoin Mile. He joins us with his take on the return of the AMA Pro Grand National Championship to DuQuoin and we check in on his 2015 season with the Zanotti Racing Team. George Latus is the owner of the Latus Motors Racing factory Triumph team for flat track and MotoAmerica road racing. We check in with George about their successful season ongoing with their rider, Bobby Fong, in the MotoAmerica series and discuss the 2015 flat track season including the DuQuoin Mile and the Indy Mile events next up on the tour! In this edition of Talking Motorcycles we provide details about ho