Cleveland Moto

Clevelandmoto 533 - Phil's back from Italy, what's popular there? Nick DiVitto is in town and we've got a new podcast set-up and we're getting ready for the AIM expo.  Support the show Remember folks...Ride Fast and Take Chances! check out our Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/ClevelandMoto

ClevelandMoto Show Notes 532 Christmas Special Want to be their hero around your house on Xmas?  Tractor Supply has taken $300 OFF their Coleman mini-bike.  https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/vc/christmas-countdown-mini-bike-offer?mi_u=100024666431&mi_ign=Weekly12182025&LOY_PROFILE_ID=22978133-1618-4f59-b85a-f397a3c4e8c6 Riders Share has already compiled their Best Bikes of 2025 list. Have...

This week we have a very special guest who has come on the cast to discuss the amazing Around The World in 19 days world record trip he just completed! Join us in Welcoming Ryan "Fort 9" Kluftinger to discuss his new movie Yalla Habibi!! Support the show Remember folks...Ride Fast and Take Chances! check out our Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/ClevelandMoto

Show Notes 530 Inside Baseball - Dealer tricks.  AI won't save your motorcycle business. I get 20 emails a week promising me it will double our sales. It won't. But that won't stop them from selling me a $10,000 package.  https://www.rideapart.com/features/780743/artificial-intelligence-ai-dealership-powersport-business-report/ What makes it diabolical is there are motorcycle indust...

So much whiskey! Dan comes back from the Bourbon Trail with gifts for the guys.  Thanks Dan, now Tom is schnookered and we're running off the rails.  So, you're telling me that basically all the motorcycles are going to be made in India or China?  Major Indian motorcycle companies Bajaj Auto : A major player in both the Indian and global markets, known for its innovation and extensive ex...

This is our Thanksgiving Extravaganza, we've gathered our whole crew with ClevelandMoto veteran Nick DiVitto and MotoHoppers Matt and Missy in for the festivities, tasty drinks, fun guitars and singing and general holiday spirit.  Speedy Pete regales us with the report from his Ecuador adventure Hint: It was extreme.  Watch the whole 3.5 hour extravaganza here.  https://www.youtube.com/live/6...

Motorcycles are 30x more deadly than cars!?!? https://www.rideapart.com/features/779034/motorcycle-death-statistics-us-dot/ If you're under 40 years old and a Male...just stop riding?  https://www.iihs.org/research-areas/fatality-statistics/detail/motorcycles-and-atvs#age-and-sex VIETNAM to ban gasoline motorcycles by 2026 https://www.motopinas.com/motorcycle-news/vietnam-to-ban-gasoline-moto...

ClevelandMoto Podcast 527 Show Notes: Triumph knows there are still people with $$$ out there, $22,995 for a Tiger 1200 Rally Pro Desert. Arriving at dealers in January.  https://www.advrider.com/triumph-offers-desert-alpine-tigers-for-2026/ Ducati promised this Road-Legal Desmo 450 Enduro for 2027, but it looks like it's coming in early. Will people pay over $12,000 for a Street-Legal Desmo...

EICMA wrap up, everyone is bringing in their favorite bikes from Eicma. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKBZ7WngAaA Play along with the chat feature on Youtube and let us know what your favorite new bike is...will it be vaporware? Will it actually exist?  https://www.youtube.com/@ClevelandMoto/streams You've heard of Daytona, you've heard of Sturgis, but have you heard of Galveston? 500,...

In addition to the current tariff on imports, how about a 50% tariff on the Aluminum and Steel in your next motorcycle? :  The Department of Commerce is weighing an expansion of Section 232 tariffs that could add hundreds of new product categories – including motorcycles, electric motorcycles, parts, and some OHVs – to the existing 50% duties on steel and aluminum derivatives. The Motorcycle Indus...

ClevelandMoto Podcast 523 Show Notes:  The New Indian CEO seems to at least be a motorcycle fella... https://www.linkedin.com/in/m-kennedy/ Triumph launches 29 new models over the next 6 months.  Well known Triumph dealer says there are already too many variants / models available and this will probably cause them a huge expense.  Triumph USA's website claims they will have 33 new models?!? h...

ClevelandMoto Podcast 521 SHOW NOTES: Find the video here:  https://youtube.com/live/B7miPUp8iEg Kawasaki announces new line of super-nakeds :  https://www.kawasaki.eu/en/Motorcycles/Supernaked.html But is it any better than the one we got in 2016?  https://www.motorcycle.com/bikes/new-model-preview/2026-kawasaki-z1100-and-z1100-se-first-look-44650111 Because the one from 2016 sure does look the s...

ClevelandMoto 522 Show Notes:  2024 BMW G310GS in Sport Style Colorway... https://configurator.bmwmotorcycles.com/index_en_US.html?#/configurator/25G2/P0N3W,S0137,S0182,S0192,S0451,S0539,S0665,S0ZUC/COLOURS we've got one that just came in on trade with 70 miles on it for everyone to ride... Get there at 7pm if you want to take a test ride.  Erik Buell goes bankrupt....again.  https://electrek...

ClevelandMoto podcast 520 show notes:   Want to ride better? Just tell yourself you are Batman. https://www.rideapart.com/.../batman-... British military goes back to Royal Enfield for their latest military motorcycle. https://www.motorcyclenews.com/.../ro... Honda reveals the cb500 super 4. Wait, didn't a Chinese company just released this exact same bike? https://www.motopinas.com/.../honda...

ClevelandMoto Podcast 519 Show Notes Harley Dealers aren't doin' so good...why do you think?  YAMAHA BUSTS OUT THE RED AND WHITE FOR THEIR 70th Birthday!  https://www.yamaha-racing.com/news/motogp/yamaha-unveil-special-yamaha-70th-anniversary-livery-ahead-of-du/ ANOTHER HARLEY RECALL:  https://www.rideapart.com/news/772497/recall-harley-davidson-sprotster-s-triple-clamp-fail/ HONDA AFRIC...

Show notes podcast 518 :  So, you think you're fancy. Are you motorcycle show in Milan fancy? https://www.eicma.it/it/ If I was in California October 11th I can tell you what I would be doing. https://www.motorcycle.com/.../moto-b... . ClevelandMoto loses its oldest listener. https://www.motorcycle.com/.../john-p... . 15 years of this podcast. 200+  combined years of experience, tricks, tips,...

Want to watch it in living color?  https://youtube.com/live/8HFemgWdt1Q Since 2010 this collection of Motorcycle guru's have been dropping casts every week. tricks, tips, ride reports, Moto news and stupidity. no religious or political discussions, we want to have fun. Support the show Remember folks...Ride Fast and Take Chances! check out our Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/Clev...

Wanna see our lovely faces:  https://youtube.com/live/DF0RcGEoBnA Show Notes: We just talked about dying at the Isle of Man last week...Then comes this dickhead: https://www.rideapart.com/.../isle-of-man-tt-classics.../ Did someone say BMW R9T flat tracker kit? I'm listening: https://www.motorcyclenews.com/.../bmw-r12-nine-t.../ Yammie Noob (Whatever that is) suggests that the Janus is danger...

Show Notes Podcast 515 Watch the video here:  https://youtube.com/live/3fIviE2FsaM How about a 95 mph speed limit? https://www.visordown.com/news/90mph-speed-limit-trial-begins-d3-motorway-prague-towards-linz Sleepy tells us what it's like to get ready for your first track day. Have you ever considered taking your motorcycle on a track day? What is tech all about? https://fasttraxmp.com/motor...

Can you go 160 mph? Sure, but can you do it backwards? This guy can.  https://www.motorcyclenews.com/.../jonny-davies-double.../ So, does the concept CB100F trip your trigger?  https://www.rideapart.com/.../honda-cb1000f-se-concept.../ $41,000 for a side by side? We saw a couple of these at Mid Ohio and that's it...I'm done.  https://www.rideapart.com/.../polaris-xpedition-side-by.../ Bi...

So, you wanna go out on the track? https://www.motorcyclenews.com/.../20... Would you buy a 91 Horsepower, 800cc adventure bike from these guys?  https://transprous.squarespace.com/pr... What if I told you it was only $6175? https://transprous.squarespace.com/ Cycle World Magazine did a hell of a write-up on QJMotor if you're not sure what we're talking about. https://www.cycleworld.com/...

World's greatest Motorcycle Podcast. We're gonna discuss the weekend at the greatest Motorcycle event in the world, Mid Ohio AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days! The Romantic Hispanic is in town!  Woot Woot!!! Support the show Remember folks...Ride Fast and Take Chances! check out our Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/ClevelandMoto

More guests than your mind can handle. Such a fun event. Big thanks to Dan Davis and the crew at the Crawford Auto and Aviation Museum and the Wester Reserve Historical Society.  Support the show Remember folks...Ride Fast and Take Chances! check out our Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/ClevelandMoto

Nick Klaben joins us on his fire-breathing Honda Hobbit.  Don't pet the bears.  Ever.  ClevelandMoto LIVE! Episode 510 Tonight at 8pm Very special guests Nick Klaben and a couple cool events coming up.  https://www.youtube.com/@ClevelandMoto/streams "Imma pet dat dawg" can Kill!!! https://www.rideapart.com/.../motorcyclist-killed-by.../ Cool, or too little, too late?  https://riderm...

ClevelandMoto 510 Very special guest Nick Klaben and a couple cool events coming up.  https://www.youtube.com/@ClevelandMoto/streams "Imma pet dat dawg" can Kill!!! https://www.rideapart.com/.../motorcyclist-killed-by.../ Cool, or too little, too late?  https://ridermagazine.com/.../2026-suzuki-gsx-8t-and-gsx.../ Big fun on little bikes.... https://www.wrhs.org/.../mini-mania-big-fun-on-...