Front End Chatter #222
About this episode
In episode 222, Simon and Martin discuss various biking topics, including manufacturer apologies, bike reviews, and the Isle of Man TT.
Hello and sorry and welcome to Front End Chatter, and episode 222 of the motorcycling podcast that may (or may not) owe you an apology. That grovelling worm is Martin Fitz-Gibbons, and that recalcitrant rascal is Simon Hargreaves. Having spent several months avoiding facing up to the monster they unwittingly (in both senses) created, they're back with two hours of unrehearsed waffle about all things biking. As always they'd like to atone for their two-wheeled transgressions to Bennetts, Britain's best motorcycle insurers, represented on the interwebs by both BikeSocial ( bikesocial.co.uk ) and BikeClub ( bikeclub.bennetts.co.uk ) – between them a bewilderingly big bonanza of motorcycling news, product reviews, used bike buying guides, industry expert advice and so much more. In this contrite (but alas not concise) episode of Britain's best biking podcast, Simon and Mufga discuss: • Bikes for which manufacturers owe us an apology • Riding a Manx Norton (ah) followed by a Norton Manx R – read more in Bike magazine • BMW's R1300RS and Moto Guzzi's V100 Mandello S – read more in Bike magazine • Touring to Spa on BMW's ludicrous M1000XR – read more in RiDE magazine • How 'downgrading'…
People in this episode
Hosts: Simon Hargreaves, Martin Fitz-Gibbons
Topics covered
- motorcycling
- bike reviews
- touring
- motorcycle manufacturers
- engine layouts
- speed limiters
- grey imports
Keywords
- motorcycling
- BMW
- Moto Guzzi
- Isle of Man TT
- bike reviews
- engine layouts
- speed limiters
- grey imports
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Bennetts, BikeSocial, BikeClub
Products: BMW's R1300RS, Moto Guzzi's V100 Mandello S, BMW's M1000XR
Books & works: Bike magazine, RiDE magazine
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