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  • Two Wheel Tuesday: The False Neutral Podcast #77 – True Confessions

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    This month, the False Neutral crew discuss a mess of different stuff, a good deal of it involving some level of irrationality. Why does Garrett subscribe to Hot Bike magazine, even though he’s never said anything good about Harleys? Why did he spend countless hours fixing something on his TX750 that wasn’t broken, when he’s…

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  • Two-Wheel Tuesday: The False Neutral Podcast #76 – Just Re-Do It

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    All three of your hosts are present again this month. We all have workshop progress to report, including the CL125S, Bultakenstein, the TX750, and Eric’s XS400. I discovered the current location of the bike that was the subject of my very first Hooniverse article. We then go on to discuss Yamaha’s E-bikes, Husqvarna Vitpilen 701,…

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  • Two Wheel Tuesday: The False Neutral Podcast #75 – Diamond Jubilee

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    The False Neutral crew dives into our third year of podcasting with some tragedy (mechanical and human) some comedy, and a slapstick pratfall. We’ve managed to do a bit of work on our bikes, and there’s a whole lot more work to do that we’re still scheming about and planning. We discuss DIY carbon fiber,…

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  • Two Wheel Tuesday: The False Neutral Podcast – “Everything Needs Fixing”

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    Pete, Eric, and Garrett are all on hand this month. We update you on all the things that need fixing, including Garrett’s dirt bikes, Pete’s house, and Eric’s shoulder. We discuss Harley’s news: a factory closure, X-Games snow hillclimb, and production electric bike announcement. That leads to an examination of Moto-E’s upcoming electric spec class,…

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  • Two Wheel Tuesday: The False Neutral Podcast – "Everything Needs Fixing"

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    Pete, Eric, and Garrett are all on hand this month. We update you on all the things that need fixing, including Garrett’s dirt bikes, Pete’s house, and Eric’s shoulder. We discuss Harley’s news: a factory closure, X-Games snow hillclimb, and production electric bike announcement. That leads to an examination of Moto-E’s upcoming electric spec class,…

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  • Two Wheel Tuesday – An Interview with Ducati’s Jason Chinnock

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    BONUS EPISODE! Eric had the chance to interview Ducati North America CEO Jason Chinnock. Jason was in Detroit for a local launch of the new Panigale V4 and Panigale V4S. He was gracious enough to sit down and talk about the current Ducati lineup and where he sees the company going forward. This bonus episode…

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  • Two Wheel Tuesday – An Interview with Ducati's Jason Chinnock

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    BONUS EPISODE! Eric had the chance to interview Ducati North America CEO Jason Chinnock. Jason was in Detroit for a local launch of the new Panigale V4 and Panigale V4S. He was gracious enough to sit down and talk about the current Ducati lineup and where he sees the company going forward. This bonus episode…

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  • Two Wheel Tuesday: The False Neutral Gets A Reboot

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    Pete, Eric, and Garrett are together again as we reboot the False Neutral as a monthly podcast. The line-up and topics will be the same as ever. For January, we discuss the scarcity of plating shops, the bogus nature of Facebook promotions, and the evils of modern fuels. We also update you about work on…

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  • A quest to bring a 90's icon back to its sports bike glory

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    When you love a specific point in time for your preferred mode of transportation, you find yourself hunting down ways to gain a piece of that time. For Peter Monshizadeh, that point in time appears to be when sport bikes were colorful, stylish, and well built during the early 1990’s. That’s why Peter decided to…

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  • Anthony Bourdain explores the world of Hazan Motorworks

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    A custom built motorcycle can easily be considered a bit of rolling art. Such are the pieces created by Max Hazan out of his Hazan Motorworks shop in Los Angeles. The frames spring forth to cradle the heart that is the engine while the wheels and tires stand strong like a pair of shoulders firm…

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