Coming to you fresh out of last week and looking all the way into next year, Front End Chatter #32 covers:

– Speculation, rumour, gossip, semi-educated guesses and, in a few cases, actual established facts about the new motorcycles we can expect to see in 2016 (and 2017).

– Whether BMW’s new hi-tech flashing brake light gizmo is really such a bright idea.

– MotoGP recap from Sachsenring, the battle for championship points still to fight, and the battle for focus Martin found himself fighting during the race.

– Plenty of talk ahead of British Superbikes’ crazy £50,000 scheme at Brands Hatch, including what it all has to do with Hulk Hogan.

– Plus all your Tweets, emails, faxes and telegrams including two-strokes, racing at Daytona in the 1970s, racing at the TT in your 50s, the future of the 300cc sports class, and plenty more.

Be a part of Britain’s best motorcycle podcast by emailing your thoughts, opinions, feelings or questions to anything@frontendchatter.com. We’re also on Facebook (www.facebook.com/FrontEndChatter); Twitter (@SimonHbikes and @Mufga) and iTunes (bit.ly/iTunes) – where you can subscribe or download old episodes FOR FREE. And, of course, good old-fashioned www.frontendchatter.com.

No animals were harmed during the making of this podcast. Apart from one dog.

Coming to you fresh out of last week and looking all the way into next year, Front End Chatter #32 covers:

– Speculation, rumour, gossip, semi-educated guesses and, in a few cases, actual established facts about the new motorcycles we can expect to see in 2016 (and 2017).

– Whether BMW’s new hi-tech flashing brake light gizmo is really such a bright idea.

– MotoGP recap from Sachsenring, the battle for championship points still to fight, and the battle for focus Martin found himself fighting during the race.

– Plenty of talk ahead of British Superbikes’ crazy £50,000 scheme at Brands Hatch, including what it all has to do with Hulk Hogan.

– Plus all your Tweets, emails, faxes and telegrams including two-strokes, racing at Daytona in the 1970s, racing at the TT in your 50s, the future of the 300cc sports class, and plenty more.

Be a part of Britain’s best motorcycle podcast by emailing your thoughts, opinions, feelings or questions to anything@frontendchatter.com. We’re also on Facebook (www.facebook.com/FrontEndChatter); Twitter (@SimonHbikes and @Mufga) and iTunes (bit.ly/iTunes) – where you can subscribe or download old episodes FOR FREE. And, of course, good old-fashioned www.frontendchatter.com.

No animals were harmed during the making of this podcast. Apart from one dog.

Britain’s original motorcycle podcast is back once again with a hundred minutes of talk, discussion, argument, ill-informed rumour, shameful name-dropping and awful impressions covering:

– Everything that happened at the Isle of Man TT races, including asking the question NOBODY IS EVER ALLOWED TO ASK!

– All the last corner antics from the Assen round of MotoGP, including Rossi vs Marquez and Niklas Ajo vs his knees.

– Whether getting the ’80s and ’90s GP band back together in Spain is a race we’d want to see in Britain – and whether it’s really a race at all.

– All the excitement surrounding Honda’s absolutely staggering RC213VhyphenS. It’s Márquez’s race bike on the road! Well, apart from the engine. And the frame. And the suspension, brakes, wheels, tyres, petrol tank…

– What it’s like to take on 241 other BMW owners at the UK round of the BMW GS Trophy qualifying event. And, indeed, exactly what any of that actually means.

– Plus all your questions and emails answered, or at least read out loud.

Thank you, as always, for downloading us, subscribing to us on iTunes, liking our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/FrontEndChatter), following us on Twitter (@SimonHbikes and @Mufga), and telling everyone you know who rides a bike about the veritable audio feast that is Front End Chatter.

Britain’s original motorcycle podcast is back once again with a hundred minutes of talk, discussion, argument, ill-informed rumour, shameful name-dropping and awful impressions covering:

– Everything that happened at the Isle of Man TT races, including asking the question NOBODY IS EVER ALLOWED TO ASK!

– All the last corner antics from the Assen round of MotoGP, including Rossi vs Marquez and Niklas Ajo vs his knees.

– Whether getting the ’80s and ’90s GP band back together in Spain is a race we’d want to see in Britain – and whether it’s really a race at all.

– All the excitement surrounding Honda’s absolutely staggering RC213VhyphenS. It’s Márquez’s race bike on the road! Well, apart from the engine. And the frame. And the suspension, brakes, wheels, tyres, petrol tank…

– What it’s like to take on 241 other BMW owners at the UK round of the BMW GS Trophy qualifying event. And, indeed, exactly what any of that actually means.

– Plus all your questions and emails answered, or at least read out loud.

Thank you, as always, for downloading us, subscribing to us on iTunes, liking our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/FrontEndChatter), following us on Twitter (@SimonHbikes and @Mufga), and telling everyone you know who rides a bike about the veritable audio feast that is Front End Chatter.

Front End Chatter, Britain’s best motorcycle podcast, celebrates its 30th episode with a Q&A special. This time we’ve passed the handlebars over to you, dear listener(s), as Simon and Martin spend a full hour finding, inventing, and in some cases, actually knowing, answers to your questions. Topics include:

– Why many riders find life gets in the way of riding, often for years at a time

– Are bikes getting taller? And does size (of a bike’s seat height) really matter?

– Is the Ducati Scrambler “completely wanky”? (Not our words…)

– 10 (or so) great roads to ride in Europe (and one in Wales…)

– The invention of the British SuperCeleb championship, where Hollywood (the culture) meets Hollywood (the baker) at Hollywood (the corner)

– Are the DVLA being sneaky buggers, or are some people just not paying enough attention?

– Plus an ex-pat makes us all feel better by bursting a few bubbles about the reality of riding in Australia

Thank you for downloading and, hopefully, listening. All questions, comments, replies and general communication is welcomed to anything@frontendchatter.com

You can find us on Twitter at @SimonHbikes and @Mufga or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/FrontEndChatter

Subscribe to Front End Chatter for free on iTunes (bit.ly/FECiTunes) or find us direct at www.frontendchatter.com

 

Front End Chatter, Britain’s best motorcycle podcast, celebrates its 30th episode with a Q&A special. This time we’ve passed the handlebars over to you, dear listener(s), as Simon and Martin spend a full hour finding, inventing, and in some cases, actually knowing, answers to your questions. Topics include:

– Why many riders find life gets in the way of riding, often for years at a time

– Are bikes getting taller? And does size (of a bike’s seat height) really matter?

– Is the Ducati Scrambler “completely wanky”? (Not our words…)

– 10 (or so) great roads to ride in Europe (and one in Wales…)

– The invention of the British SuperCeleb championship, where Hollywood (the culture) meets Hollywood (the baker) at Hollywood (the corner)

– Are the DVLA being sneaky buggers, or are some people just not paying enough attention?

– Plus an ex-pat makes us all feel better by bursting a few bubbles about the reality of riding in Australia

Thank you for downloading and, hopefully, listening. All questions, comments, replies and general communication is welcomed to anything@frontendchatter.com

You can find us on Twitter at @SimonHbikes and @Mufga or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/FrontEndChatter

Subscribe to Front End Chatter for free on iTunes (bit.ly/FECiTunes) or find us direct at www.frontendchatter.com

 

After six weeks of sponsored silence, Britain’s least-consistent motorcycle podcast is back. In episode 29, Simon and Martin discuss:

– Why watching MotoGP racing is a bit like watching two walruses fighting, or a Shakepearean play, or something.

– Will Valentino win the title, will Ducati win a race, and will Melandri win a point?

– The North West 200 race that was won by a movie star.

– The new Honda Africa Twin, and whether it would have been much, much better or much, much worse if it was more like a Varadero.

– Why Royal Enfield have bought Harris (not Rolf), and whether there are any warnings to be learned from Hero investing in EBR

– The passing of Geoff Dukeobe (sorry, Duke OBE) and whether TT spectators in the 1950s got better value from slower racing.

Thank you very much for listening. If you like, or at least tolerate this, check out all our other podcasts at www.frontendchatter.com or search for Front End Chatter on iTunes – and subscribe! Email anything@frontendchatter.com with questions, comments and anything else, or find us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/FrontEndChatter) and Twitter (@SimonHbikes and @Mufga).

 

Welcome to Front End Chatter episode 28, in which Martin and Simon:

• discuss the drama of the 2015 season-opening MotoGP race from Qatar

• preview (just) the upcoming 2015 season-opening British Superbike race from Donington

• interview BSB Series Director Stuart Higgs in the back of a van and talk about what’s in store this year, why BSB is a success, whether the rules on electronics and the Showdown are a good thing or a bad thing, and what he regrets most after seven years in charge

• ruminate on Dani Pedrosa’s poorly wrist and Casey Stoner’s unlikely MotoGP comeback

• and read out listener’s emails on subjects such as Marco Melandri’s performance, why the law is an ass, the current status of Front End Chatter’s T-shirts and what we think of the current BT Sport MotoGP line-up.

Hope you enjoy it; please send in your questions (verbal or written), subscribe via iTunes or Android, like our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/FrontEndChatter) and talk to us on Twitter

@SimonHbikes

@Mufga

Welcome to Front End Chatter episode 28, in which Martin and Simon:

• discuss the drama of the 2015 season-opening MotoGP race from Qatar

• preview (just) the upcoming 2015 season-opening British Superbike race from Donington

• interview BSB Series Director Stuart Higgs in the back of a van and talk about what’s in store this year, why BSB is a success, whether the rules on electronics and the Showdown are a good thing or a bad thing, and what he regrets most after seven years in charge

• ruminate on Dani Pedrosa’s poorly wrist and Casey Stoner’s unlikely MotoGP comeback

• and read out listener’s emails on subjects such as Marco Melandri’s performance, why the law is an ass, the current status of Front End Chatter’s T-shirts and what we think of the current BT Sport MotoGP line-up.

Hope you enjoy it; please send in your questions (verbal or written), subscribe via iTunes or Android, like our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/FrontEndChatter) and talk to us on Twitter

@SimonHbikes

@Mufga