Motorcycle Nation Podcast

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This episode starts off with a quick summary of my road trip to Cedar Springs, MI and then moves along to the loss of two very committed motorcyclists. One local, Mark Garback, a motorcycle safety instructor with ABATE of Indiana and the other Mike “Boz” Kerr, Vice President of the Motorcycle Riders Foundation.

Next up is an interview with Paul Holdsworth that you have to listen to. You will be floored by Paul’s experiences over his many years of motorcycling and he speaks of his role with IronWorks Magazine. Many thanks to Paul as he was patient with my screwed up schedule and waited many weeks to record this podcast. Thanks again Paul. You can find subscription info to IronWorks Magazine by following the link and you can enjoy the musings of Snakebit Sam at IWBlogger.

We close out the show with another Eclipse song, Green Fishing Line. Follow the link to their website and get your own CD if you have been enjoying the music we have been playing on the podcast.

Special thanks to my friend Dennis Tyger for taking the road trip with me. Better friends are hard to find. As always, we appreciate you, the listeners of the Motorcycle Nation Podcast, for taking the time out of your life to support and listen. Safe travels.

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We are led into this episode by the Eclipse Band, an Indiana biker band that plays some good old Southern Rock. We give some quick info on a tire recall and a recall on some Buell motorcycles.

After that it is straight in to Part 2 of our discussion with Paul where we discuss charity rides and the dilution of the available dollar due to the amount of rides out there now. After that we wrap up that conversation with a discussion on rider responsibility. That is the responsibility to our fellow motorcyclists by not doing stupid things to make us all look bad.

The show finishes up with the full version of our lead in song from the Eclipse Band. As always, thanks for listening. Look me up on Twitter at the username @harleymac1 and come check out a free for all motorcycle chat with my cohost Jeff Kirby from Fred Motor Company over on Talkshoe Sunday April 12th at 8 PM EST.

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Episode 7 brings us a tire recall from Metzeler and four motorcycle recalls from Kawasaki. Then we dive into Part 1 of the duocast with Paul Nielsen from Motoworld Media. You will find his blog, podcast, and a variety of photos at the site. After the discussion with Paul I share some good old motorcycling music from Indiana’s own Eclipse Band. Get a drink, have a seat, and kick back and listen to two motorcyclist from very different backgrounds discuss motorcycling.

Phone numbers for recalls
Kawasaki 866-802-9381
Metzeler 877-202-4993

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This episode talks about the recent Indiana Motorcycle Expo and my experience working there for ABATE of Indiana in the safety booth. There is discussion about other roles ABATE played there as well. The ban on off road motorcycles and ATV’s is also discussed briefly and you can voice your opinion by going to the AMA website. The information has moved down to the second spot on the page and is no longer highlighted in the blue box. We wrap up by talking a little about the upcoming Bike Week in New Orleans and also the Myrtle Beach and New Bern, NC rallies. Jump on in and enjoy. Our next podcast will be a real treat for you so make sure you come on back. It only gets better from here.

The ABATE safety bike.

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It is done! We have moved here to our new home and I am excited! This short episode talks about our exciting weekend moving the site and attending ABATE of Indiana Motorcycle Safety Division site meetings and Awards Banquet. Come listen to what I won. We also discuss two awesome events coming up so don’t miss a thing!

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This episode we have plenty of news and a great interview with Susan Rinschler, Service Manager at Cycle Outfitters Limited where we discuss winterizing your motorcycle. Jump on in and enjoy the show.

Leave comments or questions in the comments section as usual and I have a new email if you want to hit me there. Send email to steve@mcnationpodcast.com

Keep your eyes here and your ears on the podcast. Thanks to all of you and the friends you have sent we are filling up the allowable storage on this site and burning up bandwith like a bald tire at a burnout contest. I am working on bringing my old domain back up and will host everything myself. Make sure you keep up to date so that you can change your RSS link when the feed changes so you don’t miss an episode. If you have any questions email me.

Links from todays show
Honda Fury motorcycle

http://powersports.honda.com/furyreveal/#/home

Cycle Outfitters Limited (Info and Online Store)

http://www.cycleoutfitters.com

Cycle Outfitters Limited Contact information
5501 S. Madison Avenue
Indianapolis
Toll Free – 888-783-2901

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In episode 3 I tell you about my latest geek tech toy the Zoom H2 recorder. This is a short podcast to work out all the details of recording and downloading with this toy. Please feel free to comment. Episode 4 will be out early to mid week next week complete with an interview. The release date is dependent on being able to hook up with the mechanic that we are going to interview. I will keep you posted.

Websites mentioned on the show:
International Motorcycle Shows http://motorcycleshows.com
Indiana Motorcycle Expo http://indianamotorcycleexpo.com
ABATE of Indiana http://abateonline.org

Ride Safe

Bullitt

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Show notes for episode 2 recorded 1/2/2009.
In news, we discuss the economy and motorcycling, websites that allow you to report road problems, police testing scooters, and an attempt to prohibit carrying a passenger under 14 in Canada.
We move on to motorcycle recalls from Ducati, Harley Davidson, Kawasaki, and Triumph. **I mentioned the NHTSA and may have referred to it using some incorrect nomenclature. The acronym stands for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
In closing, we provide a quick review on Tourmaster Synergy heated gloves.

Websites or contact numbers mentioned during the podcast:
Motorcycle Riders Foundation http://mrf.org
ABATE of Indiana http://abateonline.org 800-23ABATE
Texas Department of Transportation http://txdot.gov
Roadhazard.org http://roadhazard.org
Canada Safety Council http://motorcycling.ca
Cycle Outfitters 317-783-2901

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Steve “Bullitt” McQueen
Motorcycle Nation Podcast

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WOW, it has been a long time!

My last venture at this podcast / blog thing was a frustrating experience and contributed to the abrupt ending of it. The truth is that I tried to work at a tech level much higher than my ability. I tried to host it myself and never figured out how to do everything. Oh, the blog was fine, I just could never figure out how to get my podcast to the blog and on the net. I think that I may have that licked now. I just got an email from Apple telling me that my submitted feed to iTunes was submitted and they are reviewing my request to add MCNation Podcast to the iTunes store. Keep your fingers crossed.

For those of you who are coming back, thank you. To all of you MC Nation virgins, welcome and thank you. A quick intro to me is that I love motorcycles and I am lucky enough to derive a portion of my income from motorcycle related ventures. I manage a motorcycle safety site for ABATE of Indiana and also teach motorcycle safety courses as well. I also hold a motorcycle skills examiner certification for the state Bureau of Motor Vehicles. Beyond motorcycling, I hold a full time job, attend college, and am Dad to 4 kids ranging in age from 18 to 5. In March, I also became a Grandpa. So, I am a pretty busy guy.

I hope that when we get this thing going that you will enjoy it enough to spend plenty of time here and to tell your friends about it. This is the MC Nation which means it is a place for all of us to hang out and discuss all things motorcycling. We will get into safety, tours, recalls, bikes, anything that we want. i hope that each of you will share through the comments area of the blog. In the future, I hope to give all of you the ability to call in during the taping of the podcast and chat. I will be doing some interviews and you will have the chance to weigh in. Another cool opportunity that I hope to extend to all of you is to be able to chat during the recording of the podcast. I have a ustream.tv account set up and down the road I want to do live video of the show being recorded for the podcast feed. Sounds like a lot of fun to me.

So, I hope this thing grows and that we have motorcyclists from all over the world weighing in here. Since my dream is to tour, I really welcome any ideas of placed to visit. Drop those ideas into the comments section at any time or hit the email link and shoot it over via email.

Ride Safe

Steve “Bullitt” McQueen MCNation Podcast

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