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ClevelandMoto episode 570 show notes: The new Honda cbr500r is a 4-cylinder, and it only costs $140 more than the parallel twin. That's pretty freaking interesting.   https://www.motorcyclenews.com/.../honda-cbr500r-four/ Versys powered KLE650SE to take on the Tenere?  https://www.visordown.com/.../kawasaki-kle650-se-could-be... Will Sean O'Hara be here with raptors of various shapes and sizes?  Harley Bob is also here!  Support the show Remember folks...Ride Fast and Take Chances! check out our Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/ClevelandMoto

Phil, Dustin and John McElfresh give loads of tech advice and we tell you all about ACF-50 and Corrosion Blocker.  Support the show Remember folks...Ride Fast and Take Chances! check out our Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/ClevelandMoto

ClevelandMoto Show Notes 569 Honda launches a 250cc Scrambler in China, or, is it actually a SuperSport?  https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/2026/october/honda-cb250ss-concept/ Style and Story????? SS Can only mean SuperSport  Gordon Tillmann joins us from Humble Texas, he's just bought a Vespa GTS310SS and he's riding it home, well, not directly home.  Charles McGahagin was also in town today picking up his Moto Morini Vettore 450 and taking it to Baltimore.  KTM not going to India, well, not all of it. not yet at least. Per their very not-indian CEO... https://www.rideapart.com/news/811663/ktm-shuts-down-rumor-production-is-moving-to-india-bajaj-auto/ National Powersports Auctions numbers are in for August and September...it's interesting to see what prices have gone up over last year.  https://www.npauctions.com/images/market-report/26NPA-MarketReport-august.pdf https://www.npauctions.com/images/market-report/26NPA-MarketReport-september.pdf Sleepy has been Adventuring like a fiend...if you haven't done it yet, check out his Motostories channel. It's excellent.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLu73DKj9ck Support the show Remember folks...Ride Fast and Take Chances! check out our Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/ClevelandMoto

Podcast 568 Show Notes:  Harley trades King of the Baggers for FIM GP Single-Brand events. Butt-hurt from taking a whooping from Indian or just spending their shrinking budget more carefully? https://www.rideapart.com/news/778095/harley-davidson-bagger-world-cup-motogp-new-details/?utm_campaign=yahoo-feed Indian CEO's take: https://www.visordown.com/news/indian-motorcycle-ceo-hits-back-harley-davidson-over-king-baggers-exit The new BSA (Mahindra) is finally for sale in the USA. We've heard warnings from our UK listeners...what do you think? https://powersportsbusiness.com/top-stories/2026/08/27/bsa-gold-star-650-finally-arrives-in-u-s-after-lengthy-homologation-shipping-delays/ Triumph has announce a Bonneville version of their 400cc motorcycle. Odd, it seems to have lost 25% of it's 40HP.  Support the show Remember folks...Ride Fast and Take Chances! check out our Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/ClevelandMoto

ClevelandMoto Podcast 567 Show Notes! There have been some very interesting bikes sold on Iconic Motorbikes recently. https://iconicmotorbikeauctions.com/auction/no-reserve-1967-honda-dream-ca77/ Look, a Brough Superior that doesn't hurt to look at... https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/2026/september/aston-martin-and-brough-superior-street-legal-roadster/ Bruce Gordon is back from his Cross-America on Rt. 20 trip and is going to tell us all about it. China is going to make a fake v-twin. Well, it will have 2 cylinders and 2 pistons, but only one will be making booms. https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/new-tech/2026/august/qjmotor-v-twin-single-engine-patent/ Who can find the best deal on a motorcycle on Facebook marketplace this week? https://www.facebook.com/share/18ZN3RfCH4/ Support the show Remember folks...Ride Fast and Take Chances! check out our Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/ClevelandMoto

ClevelandMoto 566 Show Notes:  Superbike Factory mega-dealership in the UK goes bust leaving customers who spent $$$$ with no bikes.  https://www.motorcyclenews.com/.../superbike-factory.../ Everybody has a new 450... https://www.motorcyclenews.com/.../bmw-f450r-naked-teaser/ Guzzi has the Trip 500, or is it a 457? https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=122205381980377130&set=a.122173997216377130 What did Phil buy for $4500, first clue, it's a 2018 and it's more than 1000cc's.  See less Find the video here:  https://www.youtube.com/live/C861GnjT0vc?si=ZyK69rVdIs9fc0Bn Support the show Remember folks...Ride Fast and Take Chances! check out our Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/ClevelandMoto

Here's the video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbBWt2nfWrk Topic Grab bag and Mail Call!  Support the show Remember folks...Ride Fast and Take Chances! check out our Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/ClevelandMoto

Video Here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-oDnAEMGX0 Show Notes  ClevelandMoto 564 Parker Zamarelli needs to borrow a sidecar rig for his wedding on Halloween.  Oscar is in town.  Is this the end of MV Augusta? Not even the Chinese will save them.... [https://www.motorcycles.news/.../mv-agusta-production.../...](https://www.motorcycles.news/.../mv-agusta-production.../...) Or, is CFMoto saving it's $$$ to buy Ducati?  [https://www.rideapart.com/.../audi-ceo-gernot-dollner.../](https://www.rideapart.com/.../audi-ceo-gernot-dollner.../) Ducati lost 40% of their profit last year. Ouch.  Get a Vettore 450 (Allthrike) for $1000 off. [https://www.motomoriniusa.com/vettore450](https://www.motomoriniusa.com/vettore450) And they're letting me order the 3 1/2 !  $4499  See less Support the show Remember folks...Ride Fast and Take Chances! check out our Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/ClevelandMoto

BULTACO IS BACK BABY!!!! Wait - it's just another Chinese take-away. https://www.rideapart.com/news/806516/bultaco-coming-back-with-chinese-built-adventure-bike/ So, that says Leonart, who are they?  https://leonartmotors.com/ But who the hell is Chongking Andes?  Are they these guys?  http://www.andesmotos.com/product.aspx?page=2&keywords=&type=1 Or, are  they these guys?  https://chongqingmotorcycle.com/ We saw 2 Scott Flying Squirrels at the IOMTT, didn't think you could buy one this cheap tho':  As lively as a Squirrel and never sheds a nut https://iconicmotorbikeauctions.com/auction/1966-scott-flying-squirrel/ Johnny Mac got an 'Old Wing, so can you... https://iconicmotorbikeauctions.com/auction/1976-honda-gold-wing/ Indian Motorcycles Sales drop 61% They're actually selling less than Guzzi).  https://www.advrider.com/indian-motorcycle-struggling-in-2026/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic Weather permitting we're going to test ride a brand new Royal Enfield 350 Bullet. Their top of the range 350.  Support the show Remember folks...Ride Fast and Take Chances! check out our Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/ClevelandMoto

We're on the couch and giving you our feedback from the Manx Classic TT.  Support the show Remember folks...Ride Fast and Take Chances! check out our Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/ClevelandMoto

ClevelandMoto Podcast 561 Show Notes:  https://www.youtube.com/@ClevelandMoto/streams The guys are just one night before leaving for the Isle of Man Classic TT.  https://www.iomttraces.com/classic/ Dan and Oscar are already in the air. What are Phil and Sleepy Packing?  2x Fatalities in practice.  https://www.visordown.com/.../manx-grand-prix-issues... Michael Dunlop will be riding 2 classic Enfields in Senior 500cc and Junior 350cc classes. John McGuiness will be riding a very special Italian bike in Senior 500:  https://www.instagram.com/reels/DcRs2oxi267/ And if you've got $100K laying around, they'll build you one:  https://paton.it/en/paton-bic-500-8v-ru-1968-eng/  See less Support the show Remember folks...Ride Fast and Take Chances! check out our Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/ClevelandMoto

VIDEO HERE:  https://www.youtube.com/live/Q0tgzNIP9g8?si=2T3A2PHPHWbM_6p4 ClevelandMoto Podcast 560 Show Notes:  Waze rolls out a new Motorcycle Mode for their navigation software.  https://blog.google/waze/waze-updates-gemini-motorcycle-mode/ Moto Guzzi Days 105 anniversary Sept. 2-6 2026 Grand opening of their new factory.  https://www.cyclenews.com/2026/07/article/moto-guzzi-world-days-2026-dedicated-to-opening-of-new-museum-and-new-factory/ Enfield 750 Himalayan spotted in the UK.  https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/new-bikes/2026/august/royal-enfield-himalayan-750-spy-shots/ Sarah and her Mom and Dad all take (and pass) the MSF Basic rider course.  Harley has one of their directors buy a Million dollars worth of HOG stock. Is it a vote of confidence, or is it just stock fraud? Doesn't matter, it didn't work and he's now holding a very expensive bag. His Million $ buy bought them a 2 day winning streak. Now they're back to underperforming.  https://www.fool.com/coverage/filings/2026/08/05/harley-davidson-director-nova-buys-40-000-shares-for-usd983-000-what-does-this-say-about-hog-s-prospects-in-2026/ Support the show Remember folks...Ride Fast and Take Chances! check out our Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/ClevelandMoto

ClevelandMoto 559 Show Notes:  Catch us tonight live at 8pm https://www.youtube.com/@ClevelandMoto/streams The Mini-Bike King Greg Castillo is in the house! Aprilia has a new scooter, is it ADV enough? Is $7299 too much?  https://www.revzilla.com/com.../aprilia-sr-gt-400-first-look VAG didn't say they "Weren't Selling Ducati" so, I guess that means they're selling Ducati.  https://www.rideapart.com/.../patritalia-spa-supposedly.../ Over 16,000 BMW S1000RR's may just decide to shut off, whenever the hell they want.  https://www.usatoday.com/.../bmw-recalls.../91087966007/... AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days Wrap up - hear about all the shenanigans. Support the show Remember folks...Ride Fast and Take Chances! check out our Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/ClevelandMoto

Check out the Video here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot_tgsdmjPE BMW reveals GS Trophy bike and you can build one yourself. The base model is basically a tarted up R9T and starts at around $18k  https://configurator.bmwmotorcycles.com/index_en_US.html?country=US&cookie=1#/configurator/27R4/P0N4S,S06AC,S0ZUC/COLOURS Keep in mind this isn't an R1300gs which comes in at about $3k more.  https://www.motorcycle.com/bikes/new-model-preview/bmw-reveals-r-12-g-s-gs-trophy-competition-bike-for-2026-event-44668126 Harley Stock is downgraded to "JUNK".  But, what exactly does JUNK mean?  https://www.cartoq.com/bike-news/sp-downgrades-harley-davidson-junk-status-profitability/ Well, it's pretty obvious people bought the dip: https://share.google/fa4HEXLu8NLdrI7Id Under their new CEO they're aiming directly at Sturgis with the new Deadwood.  https://www.rideapart.com/news/801519/harley-davidson-deadwood-specs-features-price/ India Succeeds where Pierer failed. Bajaj killing it with KTM in their arsenal,.  https://www.visordown.com/news/ktm-recovery-takes-huge-step-forward-bajaj-mobility-ag-posts-q2-report Support the show Remember folks...Ride Fast and Take Chances! check out our Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/ClevelandMoto

ClevelandMoto Podcast 557 Show Notes Aprilia does a 125cc GP Bike for on-road use...but, we can't have it. At $7190 USD would you even consider it?  https://www.totalmotorcycle.com/motorcycles/2026/2026-aprilia-rs125gp-replica/ What does the European market get from Aprilia that we don't in the USA?  https://www.aprilia.com/en_EN/models/ Harley is selling off their training XR350a from QJMotor, but some dealers are out of their damned minds: https://motohunt.com/l/12877366/2023-Harley-Davidson-X350 More sensibly priced units can be had in Florida:  https://motohunt.com/l/13096446/2023-Harley-Davidson-X350RA Do you really know what your Compression is?  https://motorcyclemojo.com/2019/04/compression-ratio/ So, you want a tough electric motorcycle?  https://northforgemobility.ca/ John Got a 77 GL1000,  Well, that escalated suddenly.  https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1977/7/1/honda-gl1000 Support the show Remember folks...Ride Fast and Take Chances! check out our Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/ClevelandMoto