Friday, September 6, 2013

Go listen to this

Normally I wouldn't recommend a podcast. 99% of the podcasts I've heard are absolute self serving garbage. This assessment carries across podcasts that relate to the various equipment intense sports that I partake in as well as politics and pornography.

Here is the exception: http://twowheelpodcast.podbean.com/

Two Wheel Podcast is run by Ralph Rodriguez, "Soggydoo" on pnwriders.com. Ralph is a long time rider on the street and track. Professionally he engineers for a talk radio station, so his podcast is somewhat better produced than anyone elses'. On the motorcycle Ralph is responsible for encouraging new sport riders to take it to the track, and got me on the track for the first time.

TWP's guests come from all sides of motorcycling, racing, and engineering. For instance I'm listening to an interview of Dave Moss (http://feelthetrack.com), a professional tuner and racer.

In July 2013 Ralph hosted a suspension clinic at his house near Medford, Oregon with Dave Moss. At that clinic Dave took 50 of us and educated us on the science behind the suspension on our bikes. He took a plethora of different bikes and as he set each one up, tried to impart to us the how/why/what of making the bike work like its designed to. Dave genuinely wants to make the sport safer through better knowledge of the technology and technique.

Other guests include: Kevin Schwantz (motoGP champion), Blake Young (racer), Rob Burch (motofitgroup), and Larry Pegram (racer).

Its worth some time to listen to.

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