The Doctor And The Designer Go For Broke

The Doctor And The Designer Go For Broke

A motorcycle designer and a plastic surgeon walked into a bar in New Orleans. What happened next? A plan to set a world speed record on the salt flats at Bonneville. Ex-Confederate designer JT Nesbitt and LSU-based surgeon Praz Patcha fell into a fast friendship and decided to take a shot at speed record immortality. But nothing comes easy on the salt, as Nesbitt knows. For Patcha, who’d be doing the riding, this was his first go-round. How did they do? When the pair finally made it back to New Orleans after the attempt, Patcha broke into tears. But were they tears of joy or tears of sorrow? All will be revealed within. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Don't Shed a Tear for Indian

On the Lowdown 123, Harrison Withers gives us the skinny on the aftermath of Indian Motorcycle’s Harley attack ads from a few months ago that split the punters into two camps. One side praised Indian’s guns-loaded, America-first agenda while everyone else gagged on the whole affair. According to Withers, both camps missed the story. Did Indian motorcycle lose its mind or is a plan executing on schedule? Here’s a hint. The product isn’t an Indian motorcycle. It’s the company itself.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The Real Reason That Damon's Electric Motorcycle Business Failed

On episode 122 of the Lowdown Radio Show the topic is the star-crossed Damon HyperSport, the motorcycle that promised 200 horsepower, 200 miles-per-hour, and a 200 mile range from its electric propulsion system. 200/200/200. Catchy and easy to remember. And, seemingly, irresistible for investors, who poured tens of millions of dollars into the Vancouver startup. A startup that has now gone bust without having produced a single motorcycle. Michael Uhlarik did two stints at Damon and he’s here to share his experiences on how, and how not, to design a motorcycle company. For more lowdown on the inside of the motorcycle business, find Michael at motorcycleinsider.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Don't Make The Mistake Of Getting The Wrong Gear

On episode 121 of The Lowdown Radio Show Oregonian Brian Price joins Neil to talk all-things riding gear. Price, easily the biggest riding gear nerd we've ever met, has elevated choosing gear for motorcycling to far more than just grabbing a jacket from the closest on the way out the door. At least it should be more than that, according to Price, who has spent much of his professional life—he’s also an online gear retailer—musing about the helmets on our heads and the gloves on our hands. If you’ve ever wondered about neck braces or airbags or the boots on our feet—boots, incidentally, are Price’s obsession—it's a conversation that will, hopefully, prompt you to think far more critically about what’s saving your skin.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

California Dreaming: Here's What's Coming Next For The Motorcycle World

Wonder where all the young riders have gone? Well, the ones in California that aren’t riding electric Surrons and the like are riding ratty old choppers and Triumph Desert Sleds. Episode 120 of The Lowdown Radio Show features Nathanial Ramirez, a young Mexican-American enthusiast whose tasteful films document the west coast scene. Ramirez tells us about his influences—Spaghetti Westerns among them—and why any motorcycle over 10 grand is, to many his age, irrelevant. We’re going to be featuring video clips from his Motorcycle Archives project so, if you can, head over to YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]