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 Chare...

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 th...

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 ca...

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 s...

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 f...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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 th...

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 f...

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.mot...

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/rec...

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...

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...

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 k...

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 dis...

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 ou...

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...

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 d...

This week on our motorcycle podcast we are joined once again by Jocelin Snow, who regales us with her stories from the recent GS Trophy competition in S. Africa. It was there that she won a place on the team to go to Mongolia next year and compete against the best riders in the world. The competition was grueling, including riding blindfolded, deep mud and sand, and being given a new task to compe...

This week on our motorcycle podcast: -We cover what we're working on -Talk to author Sarah Andreas about the book she's writing that shares stories of women who have been empowered through motorcycling -Discuss the selling and buying of bikes and the planning of our moto adventures for 2018 -Read listener emails and answer some technical questions With Liza, Bagel, Kat, Naked Jim, Emma and Nak htt...

This week on our motorcycle podcast we bring to you a variety of topics. First up, we get a crash report from Segoline whose hand is now in a cast. Then we talk about the latest motorcycle crash study, and how you can lower your chances of getting in a crash. Next up, we hear from Emma who updates us on the MAG bankruptcy, and what it means for us. After that, we talk about what items we hope to f...

This week on our motorcycle podcast we: -Hear from Segoline who went dirtbiking for the first time and tried hard to crash. -Get an update on the GS Trophy event from Carmel -Guest Reg Kittrelle joins us to talk about his career in motorcycling, and his book about riding over 50yrs old. -Play a game called Motorcycle, Express Train or Blue Jeans -Read listener emails With Liza, Bagel, Isaac, Segol...

This week on our motorcycle podcast we: -Hear from Bex who did her first engine pull and autopsy -Get to know Jon from Vermont and Julio from South Africa, who both stopped by to hang out with the Misfits. -Kat gives us an update on the changes to the 2018 line of Zero motorcycles -Bagel shares his opinion on the announcement of the new electric Vespa scooter -Emma defends her belief that the Hond...