MotoHop On Air: A Motorcycle Podcast
From scooters to super bikes and everything in-between (maybe even some vehicles with more than two wheels), we discuss the latest motorcycle news, new bike rumors, rides and events, the latest projects we're working on, and more...
Episodes
26 episodes
Ep 25 - Nitromethane, COVID, and Thai Flavored Harleys
We talk about Night Under Fire, Top Fuel Harleys and the scooters they rely on, getting COVID, taking a more serious look at starting a motorcycle/scooter dealership, LiveWire's Olympic moment, Harley shipping production of "non-core" models to...
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1:26:47
Ep 24 - A Lot of AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days and a Little Bit of News
We talk about AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, the last bit of motorhome prep before we headed to VMD, hiccups we had, a new addition to the garage from Pike Cycles, burnouts in the Captain's Corner, X-Games Moto X High Air, Harley gets a $89M gran...
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1:39:55
Ep 23 - Motorhome Progress, an Italian Bagger, and ... oh look, a squirrel!
We talk about a 700cc scooter with a manual transmission, Motorcycle & Misfits discussion of neurodivergent minds and motorcycling, @Dum_Rush's new adventure, Vintage Days motorhome progress, Moto Morini's upcoming bagger, flat tracking a J...
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1:33:03
Ep 22 - An old U-Haul, a sheepskin Vespa, and the legal difference between "will" and "may"
We talk about large developments for our AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days plans, the apparent end to the Barber Small Bore event, Harley finds win in warranty practices lawsuit, a new motorcycle record, cylinder deactivation on a motorcycle, Vespa b...
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1:17:09
Ep 21 - Virtual Brakes, AI, and the End of Gas Honda Motorcycles
We talk about where we've been for a couple months, a few recalls, LiveWire virtual brakes, Kymco/LiveWire co-development, Kawasaki hybrids, new products, Honda Dax coming to US in 2025, and more...oh, and we mention AI like every...
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1:14:40
Ep 20 - A Talking Bird, Buell Concept Deviations, and Some Vintage Days Decisions
We talk about a recall correction, planning for AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, a new Himalayan clone/competitor from Honda, LAND acquiring some talent from Zero, whether or not Buell is delivering on the Super Cruiser concept, and more......
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1:15:09
Ep 19 - Taking a peep at the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame
We talk about our visit to the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame, a listener email about the Beeline Moto, a handful of recalls, Zero working on a simulated clutch, Honda working on new airbags, the FIM's beef with Stark, and more...Recalls:<...
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1:25:00
Ep 18 - Hard Times, Honeypots, and Harleys
We talk about the fire evacuation at AIMExpo, Cake & Suzuki Recalls, cybersecurity's intersection with vehicles, new Moto II from Beeline, the CF Moto Ibex 450 is coming to the states, Harley's new models, and more...Recalls:
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Ep 17 - AMA Turns 100, Another BMW Stop Sale Order, and Death of SONDORS?
We talk about another BMW stop sale order, AMA is turning 100, Harley to show off new models, a hydrogen Kawasaki H2, SONDORS might be dying, and more...Recalls:...
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1:30:25
Ep 16 - Separating Steering Columns, Harley Clones, and Fantasy League for Dakar
We talk about Motocompacto stickers selling well, motorcycle gifts we gave and received, a whole bunch of recalls (including a separating steering column), electric bikes going to Dakar, Chinese Harley clones, and more...Recalls:
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1:08:27
Ep 15 - Delayed Motocompactos, More Electric Hondas, and NASCAR to MotoGP?
We talk about Motocompacto delays (and then un-delays), Honda's two wheeled EV plans, a NASCAR team going MotoGP racing, Vespa's design/look gets protected by the court, and more...News Stories:
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1:14:27
Ep 14 - Too Much Turkey, Not Enough Sales
We talk about Black Friday/Cyber Monday, Royal Enfield has another new bike, pricing of the Triumph motocross bike, companies taking maybe too much inspiration from each other, Harley-Davidson selling off part of their business, gift ideas, Ind...
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1:16:44
Ep 13 - Death of a Star (Venture), what makes a scooter, and stealing Kawasakis from EICMA
We talk about a recall for the Rocket 3, whether Yamaha is killing the Star Venture, Buell's direct to consumer and dealership hybrid sales model, a new Pet Bag from Givi, part 2 of EICMA coverage - including a 58hp 6 speed manual scooter, and ...
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1:21:07
Ep 12 - Motocompactos selling out, a Goldwing stagecoach, and EICMA news
We talk about Motocompacto preorders, an All-Women racing series, a maybe not vaporware 400-ish mile electric motorcycle, weird co-branding choices by Indian, the first bits of EICMA news, and more...News Stories:
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1:38:13
Ep 11 - Sturgis tracking cell phones, Chinese concept bikes, and electric motorcycle history
We talk about the Motocompacto, Sturgis tracking cell phones for attendee data, Harley/Livewire financial updates, CF Moto bringing the heat to EICMA, an abbreviated history of electric motorcycles, and more...News Stories:
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1:37:39
Ep 10 - Italian Motocross, British Lust, and Bad Days
We talk about a couple updates to my bikes, more info on the Ninja 7 Hybrid, Ducati's new 10,000+ rpm single and motocross effort, new special edition paint options from Triumph, Yamaha's beautiful new retro bike, BMW's new 200hp sport tourer, ...
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1:36:36
Ep 9 - 3 Wheeled Hybrid, 2 Leaking Harleys, and 1 Hydrogen Scooter
We talk about Saddlemen's Mini Fairing leaks, 2024 AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, new bikes from Yamaha and Royal Enfield, two Harley recalls, a correction/follow up from last week, preview some of the concepts from the 2023 Japan Mobility Show (...
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1:33:48
Ep 8 - Question Your "Human to Wheel" Ratio
We talk about Kawasaki's upcoming hybrid, Royal Enfield being smart by putting Noraly/Itchy Boots on the pre-production Himalayan 450/452, an almost 70mph Segway, a 690cc Super scooter, Honda's E-Clutch for those that don't want to dea...
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1:58:14
Ep 7 - More Roads to Rewired Hardwires
We talk about BMW lifting their stop sale order, pig races, someone actually did replicate the Long Way Up Livewires, some attractive pricing on new Triumph 400 models, a 300cc V-Twin Cruiser, reading between the lines of Buell Super Cruiser pr...
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1:30:09
Ep 6 - Not Sponsored by BMW
We talk about BMW Motorrad changing the head of design, getting ready to release the new R 1300, US BMW Motorrad dealers not being allowed to sell any gas powered BMW - new or used... a lot of BMW talk, our experience at Turbos & Tacos, new...
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1:13:36
Ep 5 - Bypassing Ignition Locks, Dealers, and Logic
We talk about potential issues with Kawasaki keys, more Honda Motocompacto talk, AMA Hall of Fame inductions, new Ducati spy shots, onslaught of Chinese models we'll probably never get, buying a Suzuki scooter without going into a dealership, a...
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1:08:21
Ep 4 - Broken Fasteners, A Dead Rally, and New Motocompos
We talk about the Harley's recall and trademark issues, a bunch of new motorcycles, possible end to a large motorcycle rally, swappable battery mini bikes, Honda's new Motocompacto, and way more...News Stories:
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1:40:13
Ep 3 - Bigger, Faster, Stronger: Bugs & Bikes
We talk about the first real photos of Triumph's dirt bike project, April's new RS457, a cruiser with a fuel range more than almost every vehicle, no more lane splitting in Texas, and more...News Stories:
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1:08:08
Ep 2 - British Motocross, Italian Lust, and Bad Journalism
We talk about the 2024 Honda Monkey & Super Cub, Triumph's dirt bike project, Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 leak, Vespa GTV 300, Electrek writer Micah Toll making less than honest claims about a Honda ICE scooter, diesel mini bike project, an...
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