Merrimack Valley Studio Productions

Brother Professor of our Merrimack Valley chapter checks in on the phone lines. Despite a few dropped calls, he lays out his adventures riding solo across the country. We discussed some destinations, preferences, and probably his best story of showing up unexpectedly at the home of one of his former students. We can all laugh now (and we hope she can too).   Florida, Cleveland, Hilton Head, Vegas...

And finally tonight, we peeled open the door to Stewy's Garage and recorded a truly entertaining episode.   We start by discussing how high temps and humidity steal power and performance from our motorcycles. That discussion evolved into a roundtable about Handlebars, Seats, and Highway pegs.     Engine Idle Temperature Management System (EITMS) The idea is that when the engine temperature reaches...

Our Annual January Fundraiser and Bash is this weekend. Indy and Maker sit down in the studio to give you a preview and talk about planning the event. Doors open at 6, the meat raffle starts at 7:15 $20.00 cover funds six (6) $50 cash door prizes 10 games for assorted meat packages, these aren't your usual meat raffles. We are raffling  off $1500 worth of Quality Meat from McKinnon's Market & Supe...

Had a great conversation with Iron Mike from the Boondocks Chapter of the Nam Knights MC.   There's a lot packed into this 30 minute Call In.   Talked about upcoming events, charitable endeavors (with some absolutely terrific suggestions BTW), his upcoming Rib Eye Round Up and some past donation drives, namely the Wolfhounds Legacy.   Show Notes below. Boondocks Chapter, Nam Knights of America MC...

Brother Outkast joins the Podcast with his next episode of Outkast's Bullpen. This day he highlights getting emergency care at Non-VA Facilities and the requirement to notify the VA within 72 hours. ----- Ask the provider to notify us right away in either of these ways: Through our VA emergency care reporting portal ,  or By calling us at  844-724-7842  ( TTY: 711 ) We must get the notification wi...

Brother Canine checks in from the Bourbon Chapter in Bullitt County, KY. We talk about upcoming events, moving from New Hampshire, and generally about the chapter. 

Our initial discussion with Brother NK Outkast about Veteran Benefits and Navigating the process for accessing the VA. https://www.veteranscrisisline.net

Recurring Segment: Stewys Garage Brother Stewy of the Boondocks Chapter in Florida and I pull up a couple of stools in his (virtual) garage and catch up.  Stewy was one of our first hosts on the podcasts and has been onboard for some our greatest remote recordings, including the parking garage broadcast from the 30th Anniversary Party and even the sidewalk in front of the hotel during the annual N...

Put Us Back in Coach! Its a new season and the boys from Merrimack Valley are back at the podcast table and ready to knock it out of the park. Indy, Scrubs, and Maker kick off the return espisode. As usual we talk about upcoming events and planning events. A couple of shout outs to chapters and patches and we try to answer an age old question about road tripping.. Hotels, Motels, or Camping. 44:00...

This week we got a chance to call into the Hidden Battles Radio show on WCAP to talk about the club, the upcoming Burger Burn, and what the chapter does for our local veterans. Huge thank you to Scott & Chris at Hidden Battles and Mike from the SPC Matthew Pollini Memorial Fund  for inviting me on their show and giving us a chance to spotlight the Merrimack Valley chapter of the Nam Knights MC.

Dropped dropped a few minutes of tape today to open our 2023 Podcast Season! Nothing special, just knocking the rust with Fumes, Professor, and Maker on the Porch overlooking the Rear Company Street. More to come as the crew gets back in studio and gives you a full length episode later this month.

The MVC crew traveled out to attend the Southern tier chapter's Summer Bash again in East Branch, New York, We set up our mobile studio and talked to our Southern Tier brothers about what goes into hosting this great annual event. Brothers Bulldog, Rancher, Contempt, and Shiner all sat down and gave us a few minutes of their time. Cameo's by Brothers Canine and Maddog add some color to the podcast...

This weekend we joined our Southern Tier Brothers at their annual Summer Bash. It was the first time Merrimack Valley did a mobile broadcast in a long time and we're very glad that week did. What a great event and great time.. here's a little sample of what we captured.

The MVP usual suspects return to the studio for our February episode and we're "off the rails" before we even starrted. We start out with a little recap of our January event and we toss around some feedback and ideas. Later on in the episode we discuss our ideas on what make a BIKE NIght a successful event as we prepare for our upcoming Burger Burns.  19:25 Upcoming Events review Shout to NK South...

The Merrimack Valley MVP's return to the studio and it doesn't take long for the train to left the rails. Recapping for time lost and looking forward to the future. Maker, Scrubs, Indy, and Fumes are in studio, Stewy & Oddball call in to provide additional commentary. 01:00  Too Loud 04:00  Knocking the Rust Off - Our January Event is approaching 15:00  Recapping the past months May DC 25:00  June...

Its our Memorial Day episode and the whole crew is in Washington DC for our annual Run to the Wall. Maker mans the control board back home and is completely unsupervised, a risky proposition. We talk about the weekend's Remembrances and a few special moments for Hunter and Professor.

The podcast crew returns to talk about the surge of Events being organized as the Nation awakes. Brother Slider calls in and talks DC & other upcoming events with the regular crew.

The crew is broadcasting from our weekly Cigar Night as the conversation takes unexpected and humorous turns as the hosts talk about the opportunity for a fresh start to the new year.   Indy, Scrubs, Professor, and Stewy join Maker to host the start of our THIRD season of MVP Podcasting!

The crew is back in the studio to record another episode. With not much going on we start tossing around the idea of Virtually Connected Event between several chapters. The talk continues about so of our more recent gatherings and the upcoming Veterans Day Ceremonies.    

Maker & Indy host a bonus episode with Havoc, The Kid, & Sk8tr from Treasure Coast FL chapter.  We run the table of topics talking about the importance of having a community connection, connecting with other chapters, Fundraisers, Anniversaries, and more. We were thrilled to have our Florida brothers join us tonight! Follow the Treasure Coast chapter on facebook at: www.facebook.com/TreasureCoastN...

The Band is back together after a month off thanks to the power of zoom. We've got Knights from Florida to New Hampshire and seemingly everywhere in between. The group has a good discussion about fundraiser raffles and most of the pitfalls chapters can expect. As we also we recap the upcoming events (and some we missed this year) including West Virginia, Maryland, Leigh Valley, Dutchess County and...

NK Madman call in during "Open Mic" to discuss their event coming up in a few weeks. If you've attended before, you know how great this is and we hope to see you again! If this is your first time, this is what you can expect: 100-mile scenic (coastal and historic) motorcycle ride around the smallest state in the country American and Portuguese BBQ Live Music Presentation of Colors Awards, Raffles,...

Back in May we opened the phone lines and waited to see who would call. Canine calls in from the White Mountain Chapter to give us a preview and update on what that chapter is up to.

Staying connected as a very different Memorial Day weekend approached. We've got the geography to back it up with Maker & Indy in studio, Call Ins from Scrubs & Professor at Home, Stewy's slaying trees in North Conway NH, Oddball from a distant land known as the Mitten, and Iron Mike joins the team from Florida.  The crew starts out talking about how different this Memorial Day is but the meaning...

The podcast crew dials into Zoom Record the April edition of NK Radio! Maker & Indy are in studio hosting Scubs, Stewy, and Kid via the magic of technology. OddBall joins us again long distance from just south of the "UP". Yeap we're all hip to the Michigan, Wisconsin  terminology now.  This month we talk about the success of the SuperMarket Gift Card giveways, the ways teleconferencing is changin...