Cleveland Moto

Nick Klaben joins us on his fire-breathing Honda Hobbit. Don't pet the bears.  Ever. ClevelandMoto LIVE! Episode 510 Tonight at 8pmVery 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://ridermagazine.com/.../2026-suzuki-gsx-8t-and-gsx.../Big fun on little bikes...https://www.wrhs.org/.../mini-mania-big-fun-on-little-bikesNick Klaben has a hot-rod Honda Hobbit with some wicked tech that is an absolute hoot!Support the showRemember folks...Ride Fast and Take Chances! check out our Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/ClevelandMoto

ClevelandMoto 510Very 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-little-bikesNick Klaben has a hot-rod Honda Hobbit with some wicked tech that is an absolute hoot!Support the showRemember folks...Ride Fast and Take Chances! check out our Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/ClevelandMoto

What does it take to get to 10,000 Subscribers? Getting ready for Mid-Ohio American Motorcyclist Association Vintage Motorcycle Days or AMA VMD for short. What's your secret trick for making AMA VMD comfortable? 15 Years, 509 episodes DIY, tips, stories and Whiskey!******No religious or political talk.Support the showRemember folks...Ride Fast and Take Chances! check out our Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/ClevelandMoto

ClevelandMoto 508 Show Notes Tonight 8pm on Youtube Live - Subscribe, ring the bell etc. for notifications. Nick got a boo-boo at Band Camp. Details of said boo-boo. Is tequila really a bad thing? There's a chinese company actually finishing in the top 20 at World Supersport motorcycle racing...https://motomatters.com/.../2025_most_world_supersport...Vespa's new Officina 8 (Experimental products division) is just gorgeous.https://www.rideapart.com/.../vespa-officina-8-scooter.../82,000 Harleys are getting recalled, suffice to say, if you've got a 10 year old softail, make an appointment. https://www.rideapart.com/.../harley-softail-recall-rear.../75,000 square feet of HD main office in milwaukee being sold to an itty-bitty-adorable whisky bar (that I love).https://www.rideapart.com/.../harley-davidson-sells.../15 Years strong, 508 Episodes.motorcycle tips, tricks, news, stories, reports, whiskey, weed and stupidity.NO Political or religious discussions.Support the showRemember folks...Ride Fast

15 Years, 507 Episodes thousands of satisfied listeners who get the best bang per buck!Pete and Chris take a ride, Why are old Triumphs such shit? Sleepy's getting his race bike together. Why did Phil kill so many kids?Support the showRemember folks...Ride Fast and Take Chances! check out our Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/ClevelandMoto

Just a quickie from the truck while out doing pick ups and deliveries. You know, you're stuck in the truck, you've listened to the NOCO MOTO podcast, you've listened to Creative Riding, You've listened to Motorcycles and Misfits, you're done with Front end Chatter and now your head is full of thoughts. Well, why not share them with 10,000 of your friends? Y'all wouldn't have fit in the truck with me anyways. Support the showRemember folks...Ride Fast and Take Chances! check out our Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/ClevelandMoto

ClevelandMoto 505 - Show Notes Tom was right! https://www.motorcycle.com/bikes/news/bajaj-to-acquire-ktm-44622745and https://www.rideapart.com/features/760446/ktm-bajaj-majority-stake-takeover/Triumph has a new 400 and it's a proper scrambler, but you can't have it here....https://www.rideapart.com/news/760334/triumph-scrambler-400-xc-india-motorcycle/Is your DAX not cool enough? https://www.rideapart.com/news/760343/honda-dax-mini-trail-restoration/SETTLE DOWN DUCATI; Leave some sexy for the rest of us. https://www.ducati.com/us/en/bikes/xdiavel/xdiavel-v4Support the showRemember folks...Ride Fast and Take Chances! check out our Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/ClevelandMoto

John has a 1994 Honda CB1000 "Big One" that I gave up on. Here's one that will be sold in time for the podcast, what do you think it's worth? https://iconicmotorbikeauctions.com/auction/1994-honda-cb1000/?utm_source=mailpoet&utm_medium=email&utm_source_platform=mailpoet&utm_campaign=today-s-bikes-on-iconic-motorbike-auctions_052925Isle Of Man TT is a go! Marshalls and Doctors get new wheels...very, very fast ones. https://www.rideapart.com/news/760860/bmw-sponsors-isle-of-man-tt-superbikes/Michael Dunlop (29 Wins) gets a corner named after him on the Snaefell mountain course: https://maps.app.goo.gl/LnJDWgMEaHRMXLsm6A 133.069 MPH Gauntlet has been thrown: https://www.motorcyclenews.com/sport/tt-road-races/2025/may/isle-of-man-tt-timed-practice-day-three/Oscar and I spent a day standing right behind that yellow fence -23 Time winner John McGuinness says he's not happy with the conditions: https://motorsport.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-sport/tt-2025-john-mcguinness-i-didn

Our wrap up for the 2025 Distinguished Gentleman's Ride in Cleveland, Ohio. 229 bikes left Skidmark, much fun, only 1 crash...but he was our oldest rider and he jumped up like a hero. Here's the Video: https://youtube.com/live/w-6gNcwJQQkSupport the showRemember folks...Ride Fast and Take Chances! check out our Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/ClevelandMoto

PODCAST 503 The return of Oscar the Romantic Hispanic. https://www.youtube.com/@ClevelandMoto/streamsShow notes: Are we done with electric motorcycles? Livewire Way back in 2019:. "The range of new bikes are expected to haul in more than $1 billion of annual sales in 2022 compared to 2017".Then back in 2021...The $1.7 billion Harley-Davidson electric motorcycle SPAC deal, Jochen Zeitz, Harley’s chief executive, will be the chairman of LiveWire for up to two years following the completion of the deal. In an investor presentation, LiveWire projected units sales volume of 100,961 electric bikes by 2026https://www.cnbc.com/.../harleys-electric-motorcycle...Dec 14, 2021 Can Harley-Davidson's LiveWire spin-off go from selling fewer than 400 electric motorcycles this year to selling nearly 101,000 around the world in 2026?Ouch in just 4 years, that did not age well. "LiveWire sold over 117 electric motorcycles through March 2024, an 86% increase compared to last year"July 2024 "The comp

ClevelandMoto 502 Show Notes: Neglecting little things can cost you BIG$$$The ABS Control Pressure Pump is $3000 for a BMW R-series. https://bmwparts.calmoto.com/.../1022.../34517728203.html...It's nearly $2000 for a Triumph Tiger 900https://triumphparts.crosscountrycycle.net/.../T2027010...Harley only charges $600 or so for their ABS Controllers, but it doesn't stop guys from trying to service them at home: https://www.hdforums.com/.../1359588-dreaded-stuck-valve...BMW bumps boxer by 100cc - Do we need a 1300 Boxer? https://www.bmwmotorcycles.com/.../tour/r1300rt.html...Guzzi V7 is $2200 cheaper than the Triumph T100 and Has more power, more torque and less weight? Oh, the Guzzi has 1 more gear in the transmission.https://www.motoguzzi.com/.../v7-stone-850-v-twin-4s-2023/BENDA Builds a itty-bitty bmw? https://www.visordown.com/.../patents-reveal-benda-bd250...Patents Reveal Benda BD250-3B Boxer-Powered RoadsterSupport the showRemember folks...Ride Fast and Take Chances! check out our Youtube channe

We're nearly sunk before we started with technical glitches!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNmJq5I30v4ClevelandMoto Podcast 500 Show Notes: https://www.youtube.com/@ClevelandMoto/streamsGetting rid of the CEO isn't enough. H Partners mgmt wants to fire board members and pick the new CEO. That's a pretty big ask considering you only control 9% of the stock. https://www.rideapart.com/.../harley-davidson-h-partners.../Guzzi is back at ClevelandMoto - The Tesla doesn't have radar, but this Guzzi Stelvio does....https://www.motoguzzi.com/.../stelvio-pff-rider.../Build a million motorcycles a year? Enfield says "Hold my Beer!"https://www.rideapart.com/.../royal-enfield-huge.../Updates to the DGR Rally and Skidmarks 10th anniversary bash. https://www.gentlemansride.com/Support the showRemember folks...Ride Fast and Take Chances! check out our Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/ClevelandMoto

Cleveland Moto podcast 501 tonight, live, on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U07-SEQVTroShow notes 501 1. Harley-Davidson CEO Jochen Zeitz to Retire in 2025Jochen Zeitz, CEO of Harley-Davidson, announced plans to retire in 2025 after five years at the helm. Zeitz introduced the "Hardwire" strategy in 2021, focusing on high-margin products and modernizing the brand to appeal to younger riders. Despite these efforts, the company forecasts flat to declining profits for 2025, citing tempered consumer spending on big-ticket items. Harley's stock has risen over 11% since Zeitz took charge, though it has underperformed compared to the S&P 500's 77% climb during the same period.​Reuters2. Harley-Davidson Board Member Resigns Over 'Grave Concerns'Board member Jared Dourdeville resigned, expressing "grave concerns" about the company's future. In his resignation letter, he cited "severe underperformance" by leadership, chaotic turnover, declining sales,

ClevelandMoto 499 How about a company that only builds BMW R100's? How about they build them to your customer order? https://www.boxrmoto.com/galleryThe HD CEO survived rednecks shooting their bikes with Machine Guns, but couldn't survive bad sales numbers.   But, he is giving you a 1000 v-twin for under $10khttps://us.carbikez.com/motorcycle-news/2025-harley-davidson-nightster-priced-at-9999/NOCOMoto wants to make sure everyone knows how wrong we were about Full Self Driving and Lidar. Well, the body count isn't getting any smaller. https://fuelarc.com/news-and-features/self-driving-teslas-are-fatally-striking-motorcyclists-more-than-any-other-brand-new-analysis/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJlAntleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHkp9Egy5gDLCjlWbwzX1f6jx9NA50O5O7piKt6jP_QBjA3BDhsvQb-IP6Ans_aem_Pzh4vIG5Lvv7Gecg2cwYHwSupport the showRemember folks...Ride Fast and Take Chances! check out our Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/ClevelandMoto

https://studio.youtube.com/video/JGHDymtb7o4/editClevelandMoto Podcast 498 - What the tariff is going on here?   We discuss the impact of tariffs in our industry and have some numbers for you to chew on.Support the showRemember folks...Ride Fast and Take Chances! check out our Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/ClevelandMoto

Show Notes 497Youtube video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNMSF5NbYO4https://www.gentlemansride.com/ridesWill you be there? What will you ride? Mutt bites the dust....https://www.rideapart.com/news/754500/mutt-motorcycles-enters-administration/Tesla that killed a biker in 2024 was proven to be on Autopilot. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bFWkJQ4yqshttps://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-sued-by-family-motorcyclist-killed-autopilot-crash-2024-08-02/#:~:text=Landon%20Embry%2C%2034%2C%20died%20on,Salt%20Lake%20City%20last%20week.Tesla fails the Wile E. Coyote test: https://www.theverge.com/news/634130/tesla-fsd-wile-e-coyote-youtube-test-cybertruckWhat are we gonna do for our 500th episode?Support the showRemember folks...Ride Fast and Take Chances! check out our Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/ClevelandMoto

ClevelandMoto Podcast 496 Live tonight on Youtube, chat along, make rude comments. No filter. https://www.youtube.com/live/cohL_cUVtU8?si=wKfRnkwR5_wdfVldSpecial Guest Brian Schaffran from Skidmark Garage shows up to promote MotoGo Bringin' Back Shop Class Gala Benefit at the The Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum.Go to https://www.youtube.com/@ClevelandMoto/streamsFor more info sign up to the ClevelandMoto Podcast facebook pagehttps://www.facebook.com/events/533717146426995/MotoGoGalaShopClass2025.jpegSupport the showRemember folks...Ride Fast and Take Chances! check out our Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/ClevelandMoto

ClevelandMoto Podcast 495 Show NotesVideo is here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQwHGC6bkFoInsta 360 partners with BMW on a new action camerahttps://www.rideapart.com/.../insta360-x4-bmw-motorrad.../KTM discontinues their 125cc line of motorcycles. This will have a strong impact on "L" reg riders in India and the UK.https://www.rideapart.com/.../ktm-discontinuing-125cc.../The Honda Goldwing turns 50~https://www.motorcycle.com/.../2025-honda-gold-wing-50th...Freestyle Shenanigans - Opinions and New about shop activity Support the showRemember folks...Ride Fast and Take Chances! check out our Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/ClevelandMoto

https://youtube.com/live/agGmqCQb45Q?feature=shareBuell Super-Cruiser unveiled and test ridden at Daytona bike weekhttps://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/2025/february/buell-super-cruiser-heading-to-daytona/Slingshots are banned at Daytona Bike week and biketoberfesthttps://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/2025/03/02/slingshots-banned-from-main-street-for-daytona-bike-week/81050017007/#:~:text=Slingshots%20banned%20from%20Main%20Street%20along%20with%20cars%2C%20trucks%20during,Florida%20but%20tagged%20like%20motorcycles.Harley Shows off it's KING OF THE BAGGERS street legal super-bagger at $110,00.00!!!!!https://ridermagazine.com/2025/03/04/2025-harley-davidson-cvo-road-glide-rr-preview/The Can Am Canyon - An ADV bike for the TriCycle Set has sold so many units they didn't have a bike to demo ride at Daytona which pissed off a bunch of old guys. It's 10" wider than a HD Trike. https://can-am.brp.com/on-road/us/en/models/3-wheel-vehicles/canyon.html?ds_rl=1284705&gad_source=1&gcl

https://www.youtube.com/live/BtZ8RqwDvI8?si=kn8gpeaStxBAoEJI The history of Moto Morini motorcycles (ca 1937) Show Notes #492 Cole Base from Base Speed and Machine https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwyG6F7--4nozMVrYfL-g-QSent us a gift box with some cool stuff inside. You'll be impressed. I certainly was. John and Carter want to know what songs they should start working on for the AMA VMD JAM.Phils Moto Morini History LessonMotorcycle NewsThe nurburgring limits motorcycle access to only 4 days per year! https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/2025/february/motorcycles-banned-from-nurburgring/Guy Martin is going for 400 mph in a Turbine powered motorcycle. https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/2025/february/straightliners-speed-weekend/Honda finally calls it quits on the BIG ONEhttps://www.rideapart.com/news/750819/honda-cb1300-superfour-final-edition/Support the showRemember folks...Ride Fast and Take Chances! check out our Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/ClevelandMoto