Motos and Friends from the Ultimate Motorcycle

Honda Gold Wing + Mike Browne Photographer w Neale Bayly

Motos and Friends Podcast by Ultimate Motorcycling, is brought to you by the all-new, 3rd generation Suzuki Hayabusa. My name is Arthur Coldwells.

The new Hayabusa while staying true to its iconic design, now looks even more dramatic and futuristic; somehow Suzuki’s styling department has refined the Hayabusa’s looks and it is even more gorgeous than before. Really.

But the beauty of Hayabusa is more than just skin-deep. Led by the Suzuki Intelligent Ride System, Hayabusa riders now have the latest in electronic aids, like Traction Control, cornering ABS, a quick shifter, and cruise control. With even stronger acceleration from the Hayabusa’s 1340 cc inline four-cylinder engine, and agile handling delivered by the revised chassis and suspension, the new Hayabusa delivers top-tier sportbike performance.  Take a look at the ultimate sportbike at Suzukicycles.com, or of course you can swoop into your nearest dealer and check it out in person; I promise, you will be absolutely amazed.

In the first segment, Associate Editor Teejay Adams and I discuss the new Honda Gold Wing that was revised last year in the 2021 model. For 2022 the bike is unchanged other than revised colors are now available. A little oddly perhaps there’s no red or even a two-tone version available for 2022, but don’t let that stop you checking out Honda’s flagship.  

Teejay and I had a chance to ride the new bike a few months ago, and of course, we absolutely loved it. What’s not to love? Actually, here at Ultimate Motorcycling, we’ve written plenty about the new Gold Wing, and I’d imagine you’re well up to date on the bike specs from the rider’s POV.

But the Wing is a friendly machine designed to take passengers in as much—if not more—comfort than the rider, so we thought it might be interesting to focus on Gold Wing life—from  the passenger’s seat.  

The second segment is brought to you by the ‘Ultimate’ Editor-at-Large …Neale Bayly. Your favorite reprobrit now finds himself at the Xposure International Photography Festival in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. This annual photography exhibition features the work of the very best photographers in the world.  

This time, Neale is chatting with Mike Browne, the world-class photographer who just happens to do his best work from the seat of his motorcycle. Please check out his YouTube channel

Indian FTR R Carbon and George Puckhaber goes to the Far East

The Motos and Friends Podcast from Ultimate Motorcycling is brought to you by the new Suzuki Hayabusa. Led by the Suzuki Intelligent Ride System, the new Hayabusa stays true to its iconic design, with its straighter, sharper lines making it the most aerodynamic Hayabusa ever. Take a look at the ultimate sportbike at Suzukicycles.com, or of course you can swoop into your nearest dealer and check it out in person; you will be absolutely astonished.

This week Don Williams takes us for a ride on the all new Indian FTR R Carbon. Of course the new iteration of Indian has brought us some excellent cruisers and touring machines—the company is clearly serious. Yet, interestingly, it seems that Indian clearly wants to branch out …a lot.

The new 1200cc V-twin FTR shows the world just how seriously the company is getting with the sport side of its business, and indeed,  the FTR was the machine ridden to Championship victory by Lady Racer Patricia Fernandez. Riding her Saddlemen sponsored FTR to win last year’s Superhooligan class of the Bagger Racing League, Patricia proved that the FTR can consistently make it to the top step of the podium.

The second part of this week’s podcast is the 3rd part of George Puckhaber’s travelogue. We’ve already heard how he travelled down to the end of the South American continent and back, and now he recounts his recent trip to the far East—to Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. This time he didn’t ride his BMW 1200 GS…

 

 

Super Middleweight ADV bikes to the Mojave Megaphone

This episode is brought to you by the gorgeous new, 3rd generation Suzuki Hayabusa. Widely regarded as the Ultimate Sportbike, the new Hayabusa is a refined rocket-ship—it is the quickest, and most technologically advanced Hayabusa yet. The beautifully refined, swooping bodywork is not gorgeous to look at, it’s also the most aerodynamic Hayabusa yet. Check it out at suzukicycles.com or of course you could swoop down to your nearest Suzuki dealer and check it out for yourself.

This week we bring you an absolutely fascinating, sort of ‘all-in-one’ episode. It’s an adventure ride for the ages, right here in our back yard of the Mojave desert in Southern California.

As a brief teaser I can tell you that there is such a thing as the ‘Mojave Megaphone’. It is a true oddity, and interestingly it’s not even that well known locally.

It’s a large—can only be described as—metal art object that looks the same as its name implies. It was placed in the middle of nowhere, California. Who placed it, how they did it, when, and even why—all remain mysteries to this day.

Editor Don Williams has heard rumors of the Mojave Megaphone for years, and finally decided to go visit it. Persuading our always-up-for-anything off-road fast guy—Associate Editor Jess McKinley, they sourced a BMW F 850 GS Adventure, and a KTM 890 Adventure R to compare and review, and headed into the Mojave to find out exactly what’s there.

This episode will—for sure—make you want to put the daily grind to one side, drop everything, and just get out and go for a ride…  It certainly did that for me. If you want to check out the Don’s pictures and story please visit our website at ultimatemotorcycling.com.

BMW M1000R Sport + Nearly Antarctica#2 w George Puckhaber

Welcome to this week’s podcast, brought to you by the all new, latest generation Suzuki Hayabusa. It is the quickest, most technologically advanced, and aerodynamic Hayabusa yet. Learn more about why the new Hayabusa is the ultimate ride, at suzukicycles.com—or of course you can head down to your nearest dealer and see the new Hayabusa for yourself.

This week we bring you Senior Editor Nic de Sena’s impression of BMW’s completely revamped S 1000 R-M Sport. This is the upright, hyper-naked version derived from the BMW S 1000 RR superbike and the version that Nic rode is the top-of-the-line S 1000 R that comes with the M package, and the Sport package as well.

After that, we continue with the second and final part of my friend Gentleman George Puckhaber’s fascinating story of his self-guided ride to the bottom of the World. This was a year-long trip to the lowest part of South America, the town of Ushuaia, Argentina. Next stop Antarctica if you are so inclined!

In last week's part 1 telling of the trip, George left Southern California on his BMW GS1200, headed down through Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, through the Darien Gap and into Columbia. We pick up the story this week as he reaches Ecuador.

From us here at Ultimate Motorcycling, and the good folk at Suzuki bringing you the new Hayabusa—we hope you enjoy this episode!

Dual Sport bike comparison and Nearly Antarctica with George Puckhaber

Welcome to Motos and Friends, an Ultimate Motorcycling Podcast brought to you by Suzuki motorcycles. The all-new 2022 Suzuki Hayabusa motorcycle is here—check it out at suzukicycles.com or of course, at your local dealer. The ultimate ride awaits!

This week on Motos & Friends we take you on a couple of journeys. The first was relatively local, and pretty short, to Moab, Utah, where Associate Editor Teejay Adams and I tested the Yamaha TW200 and the Kawasaki KLX230 on a long, local fire road trail and later on the street. These relatively entry-level bikes, but man, we had huge fun on them, and in several ways both bikes surprised us.

In the second segment, I chat with a dear friend of mine, Gentleman George Puckhaber. As a successful TV show Producer, with projects such as “The World’s Deadliest Catch”, “Ice Road Truckers”, and “Storage Wars” on his resume, George decided that he wasn’t quite living large enough.

So, checking an item off his bucket list, he bought a big BMW 1250 GS ADV bike, and headed South. Ultimately riding a long and winding path through some 11 countries and covering nearly 40,000 miles, he rode through Patagonia and the Andes, all the way through Chile and into Argentina to the bottom of the World—Ushuaia—pretty much the last place you can get to before reaching the Antarctic.

George’s ambitious journey took some telling, so we’ve had to separate it into two parts, the second of which you’ll be able to hear next week. It’s a really cool story from a really great guy—we hope you enjoy hearing all about it!        

The new H-D Sportster plus Highway 2 Track days

The all new H-D Sportster S, and Corina Roberts chats about her road riders track day: Highway 2 Track days. 

https://www.redbirdsvisions.org/highway-2-motorcycle-track-days.html 

Kawasaki ZX-10R plus Eric Bostrom and MyBackmate.com

Senior Editor Nic de Sena gives us his thoughts on Kawasaki's new ZX-10R, a tweaked version of the outrageously successful motorcycle that in Johnnie Rea's hands has won the WSBK Championship for the last six years in a row.

In the second segment we chat with now retired factory professional road racer Eric Bostrom who has an interesting take on back injury, recovery, and ways to help your body heal itself. The inventor of Backmate, Eric talks to us about his discoveries. There must be something to his theories as he now races on and off road bicycles at the professional level.

Download his free eBook for more information, and of course you can order the Backmate at MyBackmate.com   

Honda CRF300L Rally plus Big Bear Run with Nice de Sena

This week we go off-road! Don Williams tells us about Honda's brilliant new CRF300L Rally, a very different bike from the CRF300L apparently, and in the second segment Nic de Sena tells us about his recent challenges on the Big Bear Run.

Yamaha R7 plus Brian Weston of Arai helmets

Website Editor Ron Lieback talks to us about his ride on the new Yamaha R7, and Brian Weston from Arai helmets gives us the lowdown on what exactly makes Arai the premium helmet on the market, and why you should be wearing one.