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- Aprilia, Arch, blah blah blah motorcycles, BMW, BSA, Cincinnati, Ducati, gearing up, Harley Davidson, Hayabusa, Honda, Indian, Kawasaki, KTM, Moto Guzzi, motorbike, motorcycle, motorcycles, Norton, oops, Royal Enfield, stories, story, storytellers, storytelling, Suzuki, The Montrose Saloon, Triumph, Victory, Yamaha
Jim Lüning “Gearing Up”
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Jim has had motorcycles in his DNA since forever and has always had some sort of bike in his garage. He decided that he wanted to change the gears and do more offroad adventures, to which he needed to prepare himself. He stocked up at Buc-ees and tempted a friend into a van so he…
- Aprilia, Arch, blah blah blah motorcycles, BMW, BSA, Cincinnati, Ducati, gearing up, Harley Davidson, Hayabusa, Honda, Indian, Kawasaki, KTM, Moto Guzzi, motorbike, motorcycle, motorcycles, Norton, oops, Royal Enfield, stories, story, storytellers, storytelling, Suzuki, The Montrose Saloon, Triumph, Victory, Yamaha
Ryan Brandoff “Gearing Up”
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“This story is about friends, motorcycles, and failure. Give it up for failure.” Ryan embarked on a journey in a gifted 1994 Ford F-150 with two friends and 3 sponsored Indian Scout motorcycles. It was more than a journey in miles.
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Jonathan ‘JB’ Brown “Gearing Up”
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JB was told by his dad early on that with $20 and a new pair of shoes, he could work his way across this country. That simplicity and work ethic made sure that JB never wanted for anything but also never had anything growing up, so he learned that if he wanted something, he had…
- Aprilia, Arch, blah blah blah motorcycles, BMW, BSA, Cincinnati, Ducati, gearing up, Harley Davidson, Hayabusa, Honda, Indian, Kawasaki, KTM, Moto Guzzi, motorbike, motorcycle, motorcycles, Norton, oops, Royal Enfield, stories, story, storytellers, storytelling, Suzuki, The Montrose Saloon, Triumph, Victory, Yamaha
Oxana “Gearing Up”
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“Do people change? or The Art of Living” ~Oxana To find herself, Oxana took on many challenges and conquered them all: moved to the States with no English – learned English; walking 20k steps a day – total, she’s walked 7 million steps; read 70 different books – 10k hours of time; and learned to…
- Aprilia, Arch, blah blah blah motorcycles, BMW, BSA, Cincinnati, Ducati, gearing up, Harley Davidson, Hayabusa, Honda, Indian, Kawasaki, KTM, Moto Guzzi, motorbike, motorcycle, motorcycles, Norton, oops, Royal Enfield, stories, story, storytellers, storytelling, Suzuki, The Montrose Saloon, Triumph, Victory, Yamaha
Jovani Roa “Gearing Up”
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Jovani has been preparing gear since he was in the Marines, where he was taught the importance of being ready at any moment. Inspired by one certain actor in one certain movie from 1986, Jovani wanted everything to do with going fast and looking cool, because who didn’t?! All of this preparedness got Jovani motivated…
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Mike Bacos “Travels”
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“Don’t aspire to mediocrity…” Anthony Bourdain Mike actively fights the mundane and his travels on two wheels with camera in hand keep him from living a douchebag, suburban existence. Some find security in the routines of life, but not Mike. He has faced down Squid Game level riding in Thailand and a contrary (or was…
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Amanda Davis “Travels”
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Some of us found our passion during the pandemic – Amanda is one of those folks. She decided to say, “Fuck it, the world is ending and I am going to fulfill my lifelong dream and going to blow my savings account on a riding class and a motorcycle.” Her travels took her around Chicago;…
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David Hanley “Travels”
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A Quarter Mile on Blue Money; the shortest trip anyone has spoken about for this long. This Kawasaki riding guy gets on the fast track with fellow adult grown boys to ride a drag bike that is Pops’ secret side piece.
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Paul Holdsworth “Travels”
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Paul’s first long distance travels began in 1969 – what a year of history to begin – on a brand new Harley! His trip out to California with new buddy, Bill, involved an army surplus tent, a sleeping bag that only grew in size, stops at airports to grab heavy weight oil, casual walks across…
- Aprilia, Arch, blah blah blah motorcycles, BMW, BSA, Chicago, Cincinnati, Ducati, Harley Davidson, Hayabusa, Honda, Indian, Kawasaki, KTM, louisville, Moto Guzzi, motorbike, motorcycle, motorcycles, Norton, Royal Enfield, stories, story, storytellers, storytelling, Suzuki, The Montrose Saloon, Travels, Triumph, Victory, Yamaha
Tom Prendergast “Travels”
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Tom has miles under his tires, as evidenced by his membership in to the Iron Butt Association, but his trip to the northern tip of Alaska from Chicago is 8,000 miles RT that brings to life Ice Road Truckers, The Princess Bride’s R.O.U.S. as mosquitos, the reality of the metric system, an unexpected pillion rider,…
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Richie Arndt “Wrenched”
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Richie is back at it and this time he’s riding off road in Colorado. What happens when a famous small town doesn’t have the hardware to fix the problem? Richie finds the humor in the frustration.**sound is rough, please be careful using headphones
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Kaitlin Gossett “Wrenched”
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Kaitlin lives to tell a tale from her first off-road adventures on the Kentucky Adventure Tour. She pushed her limits and found that a solution can be a mere few miles away.**sound is rough, please be careful when using headphones
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Lewis Meyer “Wrenched”
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Lewis is not shy to wrench on anything even with mass amounts of electrical tape on everything or plant raspberry bushes to deter wayward wanderers. **sound is a bit rough, careful if listening with headphones
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Jo Adams “Wrenched”
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Jo takes on the world of dirt racing, before his alter ego, Dirt Reynolds, is known. His early experience of riding a dirt bike is filled with plenty of opportunities to wrench and ride and wrench and ride and wrench and ride. **sound is a bit rough, careful if listening with headphones
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MC Mark Martinich “Rescued”
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Mark came down from Milwaukee to emcee the event and told his own tale of a life of getting rescued. From motorbikes to women, Mark has been saved on many an occasion and has brought his voice to Flat Out Friday and now BBBM Storytellers!
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Jim Luning “Rescued”
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Who hasn’t dreamed of riding the Blue Ridge Parkway with little to no traffic? How amazing would that be? Well, Jim found out it was really sweet, until his tire blew out and he was left on the side of the road with no one around. Not only was Jim rescued, but he found long…
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Grant Schwingle “Rescued”
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Grant, at 17 years old, went to visit Cambodia and the ancient ruins of Angkor Wat in Siem Reap. His trip not only rescued him from a life as a desk jockey, but also rescued another life that soon became a part of his family, then there was the bike he was riding that broke…
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Monique Hubartt “Rescued”
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Monique travels across the US on her bike in an unforgettable adventure, but she finds herself in need of a rescue. What happens next involves a moving truck, a shattered window, and being taken for a terrorist. Her tale not only stuns but offers some great advice!
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Phil Jagow “Rescued”
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Some bikes are rescued, some people are rescued, and sometimes a life is rescued. Phil is battling daily for his own life, but what keeps him motivated is a life with motorcycles. Since being diagnosed with cancer in 2019, Phil has ridden more than 50k miles on an array of bikes, even taking on snow…
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Sandy Jones “Rescued”
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Sandy learned a lot about herself and her prized bike when she rescued it from an accident after loaning it out to her then boyfriend, an inexperienced rider. As we all know, hindsight is 20/20, but what comes after can be truly powerful, and Sandy figured out how to rescue herself by rescuing her bike…
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