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Fuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchats#54 Florian N. RoadRunner Magazine Editor-In-ChiefWe catch up with Florian to talk about the magazines 25 year anniversary, the GS1300 Give Away, The RoadRunner Get together (Rally), and much more!2025-06-171h 03Fuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchats#53 Phantom Airborne Brigade - Veteran Non-Profit that gets Paratroopers Jumping Again!On this episode we sit down with Greg Stanley from the Phantom Airborne Brigade, a 501-C-3 that get veteran and active duties paratroopers back in a parachute and knees in the breeze!2025-05-1955 minFuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchats#52 - 2025 GS 1300 Giveaway! (roadrunner.travel) Gear Talk, Mips Helmets, Life CoachingGear talk, are you a darksider? Helmet Preference? GS1300 giveaway (not us).2025-05-0148 minFuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchats#51 - Irish Wolfhound Poop...and other things - 2 year update from JamesIn this episode James updates what he has been doping over the past couple years, to include the addition of a 125lbs Irish Wolfhound.2025-03-2559 minFuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchats#50 - Motorcycle Alaska – Anchorage to Dead HorseChris recounts his recent trip across Alaska on a BMW GS750. 2025-03-1352 minFuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchats#49 - 2 year recap....sort ofEnjoy and welcome back! After a 2 year MIA....we are back. It helps if I hit record and not 30 minutes into the episode....but hey, it's been 2 years, im rusty. Enjoy and hopefully you find it entertaining, more to come this season as we catch up on rides, bikes, and other things.2025-02-2843 min
Fuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchats#48 Return of The Disorderly DriftersWe catch up with the Disorderly Drifters, you'll never guess where they are now. Pakistan? Vietnam? Mongolia? Iraq? Listen in and find out!2023-01-1635 min
Fuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchats#47 - The BBQ EditionChris and James....well, Mainly Chris, talk about BBQ across America2022-12-0932 min
Fuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchats#46 The Trades vs Higher EducationJames and Chris discuss The Trades and compare that to the costs of Higher Education.2022-11-2638 min
Fuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchats#45 Tracy Charles and Roo....Motorcycle Dog!Chris and James welcome back Tracy Charles for another episode in her travels across South America, although now she has a dog that rides on the back of her GS with her, Roo. We talk about traveling with a 4 legged companion on how Tracy taught Roo how to ride on a motorcycle.2022-10-2434 min
Fuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchats#44 Fall Prep and Cont wrap up of Isle of Man TTIn this episode, we talk a little bit about getting ready for fall riding and then we wrap up our TT experience.2022-10-0739 min
Fuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchats#43 Prep work for Isle of Man TT 2022In this episode Chris interviews James on the preparation work to travel to the Isle of Man for the Tourist Trophy 2022 race. Steamer tickets, AirBnB's, Plane tickets, Package options, air planes...a true planes trains and automobiles episode.2022-07-1535 minFuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchats#42 Mini-Pod Isle of Man TT 2022James and Chris visit the Isle of Man for the 2022 TT races. This is a mini podcast of 7 minutes to talk about initial thoughts, quick highlights and the start of the races. Recorded on site, audio is not the best.2022-06-1407 minFuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchats#41 Skidmark Garage and MotoGo, Educating Motorcycle MaintenanceJoin Chris and James as they talk to Molly Vaughan and Brian Schaffran, the founders of Skidmark Garage and MotoGo, a 501(c) that is educating the female youth of Cleveland how to care and maintain motorcycles. https://motogocleveland.com and https://skidmarkgarage.com2022-04-2937 minFuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchats#40 Tires, Isle of Man TT and CampingChris and James talk about Tires, Bikes and IOMTT among other tangent topics2022-04-1846 minFuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchats#39 - A General Bitch SessionWe start out Season 2 of Fuel Stop Chats with a bit of a bitch session....we take a few weeks off and it seems everything has gone to hell in a hand basket....do you agree?2022-03-0743 minFuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchatsEp38 - The Lumineers - Front Man and Triumph Rider Wesley SchultzJames and Chris sit down with Wesley Schultz from The Lumineers and Publicist Jim Merlis to talk about the new album Brightside, how motorcycle riding influences the music he writes and even writing songs like Gloria while riding the back roads of the Catskills Mountains.2022-01-141h 00Fuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchatsEp37-B.D.R. - Backcountry Discovery RoutesAdventure Riding! Back Woods Camping! James and Chris sit down with Tim James and Inna Thorn from the BDR group. We discuss past, present and future adventures and our overall enjoyment of the BDR movies as well as the mission of the BDR in keeping backcountry dirt roads open to connect small town to small town.2021-12-1632 minFuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchatsEp36 - Wreaths Across America with Cindy Bently-RobertsJames and Chris talk with Cindy Bently-Roberts from Wreaths Across America to talk about the organization, donations, participation and motorcycle escorts to honor the fallen heroes. Remember. Honor. Teach. https://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org2021-12-0932 minFuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchatsEp35 David Goldman - themotorcyleportraits.comChris and James sit down with David Goldman, an award winning documentary and portrait photographer/filmmaker. Originally from Toronto he has lived in both Los Angeles and New York. His documentary work has taken him to India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ethiopia and the Northern Territory of Australia. Working on projects about human trafficking, maternal health and marginalized people. David is also known for the album packaging artwork for Blink 182’s Enema Of The State that has sold more than 15 million copies worldwide. The Motorcycle Portraits series began after considering how ubiquitous motorcycles are in developing countries yet a luxury item in...2021-12-0337 minFuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchatsEp34 Black Friday and Mail Fraud ScamsChris and James come back after a fat thanksgiving to talk about the ramp install in Chris's truck, Black Friday and an attempted motorcycle sale certified check fraud.2021-11-2627 minFuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchatsEp 33. Florian Neuhauser - Road Runner Magazine Editor-in-ChiefJame and Chris sit down once again with Florian from Road Runner to discuss the upcoming Fall issue, as well as other riding tales from the road. Florian shows off a pretty cool travel guitar from Ciari Guitars.2021-11-0139 minFuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchatsEp32 - Disorderly Drifters Pt 2Chris and James welcome our friends the disorderly drifters - five friends riding Monkeys and a CT90 from the North Dakota / Canada Border to Ushuaia, back again from Mexico. We talk about Coco's Corner, packing list adjustments, monkey problems and Iron Butt certification "The Disorderly 1600".2021-10-2237 minFuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchatsEp31 Transportation - Ride or Trailer, Ultimate Power RampChris and James discuss transportation, when is it ok to truck/trailer? ever? Camping/Glamping abilities and the ultimate power ramp at ultimatepowerramp.com 2021-10-1533 minFuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchatsEP30 Michael ONeill Author, Photographer - Road Work, Images and Insights of a Modern Day ExplorerIn this episode, Chris and James sit down with Amazon travel section best seller author Michael ONeill to discuss his new book Road Work. A travelog of American and Canadian roads from the perspective that only a motorcycle can produce. We also discuss other authors and books that inspire us as riders as well as some suggested reading from listeners. Tune in and enjoy! Road Works is available on Amazon in hardback and for downloads via Kindle and the Apple Book Store.2021-10-081h 01Fuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchatsEp29 Tour of Honor update with Steve BrooksLearn a. little about your states monuments while touring on your motorcycle. Tour of Honor's Steve Brooks gives us an update on this years tour, a little talk about the ride to meet that was held this year and discussion of next years rides.2021-10-0132 minFuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchatsEp28 Yes or No - Helmets, Lane Splitting, Lane Filtering - Motorcycle Crash Safety TalkIn this episode James and Chris talk about helmet laws, lane splitting and lane filtering. Also, a video breakdown of an accident and having rider awareness 2021-09-2453 minFuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchatsEp27 Fall Color RidesIn this episode, Chris and James talk about great places to see fall colors, what to think about before going (the planning aspect of it) and the dangers of wet slippery leaves on the roads.Like, Subscribe and if you have feed back feel free to hit us up at fuelstopchats@gmail.com2021-09-1741 minFuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchatsEP26 - Long Distance Trip Planning and Alabama Lot Lizardsin this episode, James and Chris talk about planning and conducting long distant multi day motorcycle trips, how to prep, how to pack and things to think about. Also, James talks about his Alabama Lot Lizard experience.....not for the faint of heart, rider beware2021-09-061h 13Fuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchatsEP25 Live from The Dragon with Killboy.com's Darryl Cannon (not the best audio)OnSite Live with Darryl Cannon from Killboy.com to talk about the Dragon, how many paved pull-offs do you think there is in the 11 miles of dragon? thinking you guessed wrong too.2021-08-2532 minFuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchatsEp 24 - Disorderly Drifters AKA the Monkeys Would you ride around the world on a 125?5 friends prepare to embark on an epic life time trip on 4 Honda Monkeys and 1 Honda CT90. Starting in ND USA and heading "To The Bottom" Ushuaia South America.....then over to South Africa, then up to the UK, then over to Mongolia and other places in between. BatShit Crazy....or Absolutely Brilliant...you be the judge. Follow them here or at Disorderly Drifters, Youtube, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok.2021-07-2356 minFuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchatsEP23 Marc Labelle - Dirty Honey Front ManDirty Honey front man Marc Labelle joins James and Chris before heading out on tour with the Black Crows to talk about music and rides, Alaska to Croatia, Harley to BMW off road. follow Marc @campmoto on Instagram for more music, tours and motorcycle news and check out Dirty Honey on tour with The Black Crows this summer!2021-07-1440 minFuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchatsEP22 Jack Riepe - BMW MOA - Author, Humorist, Playboy and general man about townEp22 - Jack Riepe Author of CONVERSATIONS WITH A MOTORCYCLE, MOTORCYCLES SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS, THE MOTORCYCLE RIDER’S DIET and CIGAR SMOKING IN POLITE SOCIETY stops by to talk about the BMW MOA Rally, and his love of the K bike, I mean the R bike....I mean the K bike. Check out Jack's books available at https://jackriepe.com2021-06-2337 minFuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchatsEP21 - Tracy Charles - Back Again from Colombia!We have a return visit with Tracy Charles, out on her world wide adventure with her GS Tracey talks about roads, foods and general observations while traveling through Colombia.2021-06-2234 minFuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchatsEP20 The Playlist - Dirty Honey and Bob Seger to Wicked Soundtrack and Cuban Radio, what do you listen to?The Playlist - Dirty Honey and Bob Seger to Wicked Soundtrack and Cuban Radio, what do you listen to? Chris and James talk music this episode, what they listen to and how it changes depending on the bike and road.2021-06-1143 minFuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchatsEP19 Road Runner Magazine Editor-in-Chief Florian Neuhauser ReturnsEP19 Road Runner Magazine Editor-in-Chief Florian Neuhauser returns to discuss up coming issue with the HD ADV 1250 Panamerica, bikes past and present and riding with the kids2021-06-0437 minFuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchatsEp18 Tail of the Dragon's KillBoy Photography Darryl CannonIn this episode we sit down with the Tail of the Dragon's photographer Darryl Cannon, owner of KillBoy photos and Killboy.com to talk about how he got started and interesting sites on one of the worlds most sought after rides. 2021-05-2737 minFuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchatsEp17 James and Chris catch up after 3 weeks offJames talks about construction skills, motorcycle awareness month and some short stories from the road2021-05-1749 minFuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchatsEp16 Tyrone WilliamsEp16 Tyrone Williams - long time friend and riding partner joins the podcast to talk about being introduced to multi day rides and what to expect, as well as how to prepare2021-04-1745 minFuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchatsEp15 Dr. Russell Lowe, PhD in the Art of Motorcycle DesignEp15 Kiwi Dr. Russell Lowe, PhD in the Art of Motorcycle Design talks to us about his time on the Bonneville Salt Flats, Parachuting blindfolded and E-Bike concepts and designs.2021-04-091h 04Fuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchatsEp14 Kim Moon and Andrew DaviesEp14 Kim Moon and Andrew Davies talk K1600 Enthusiast topics, Michigan rides, Army times and the benefits of education2021-04-021h 09Fuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchatsEp13 with RoadRunner Editor-in-Chief Florian NeuhauserEpisode 13 We have a Fuel Stop Chat with RoadRunner Magazine Editor-in-Chief Florian Neuhauser to talk about my favorite magazine! How it started, Blue Rim Tours, favorite bikes, subscriptions….just listen, you’ll like it! Subscribe and Like it if you do. 2021-03-261h 17Fuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchatsEp12 Todd Ketterman from The Black Motorcycles and Road To Recovery Non-Profit OrganizationTonight we talk to Todd (our resident fashionista) about "The Black Motorcycles" and Road to Recovery, a not for profit organization the helps inner city kids with addiction problems.2021-03-1930 minFuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchatsEP11. Tracy Lynn Charles. Retired widow sells all worldly possessions, buys a GS and embarks on a motorcycle trip around the worldTracy Lynn Charles. Retired widow sells all worldly possessions, buys a GS and embarks on a motorcycle trip around the world. COVID creates challenges for border crossings, but determination is packed in her saddle bags! Check out Tracy's travels at TLC_Travels on instagram and YouTube.2021-03-1232 minFuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchatsEP10 Steve Brooks from Tour of Honor talks about the motorcycle scavenger hunt to honor the military and first responders James and Chris welcome Steve Brooks from Tour of Honor to talk about the motorcycle scavenger hunt to honor the military and first responders. Find out more at www.tourofhonor.com2021-03-0532 minFuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchatsEP9. Rob Carlo -Road Warrior AKA R-Dub, NYFD (Ret). We talk 911, Motorcycles and Long Distance RidingRob from Americas Ultimate Long Distance Rider joins us tonight to talk about his riding inspiration, What it's like to ride 70k miles in a year and the joys of the open road.2021-02-2533 minFuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchatsEp 8. Packing Lists, tips tricks and lessons learnedin this episode, Chris and James talk about what they pack on their bikes for different kinds of travel, some talk about tents and preferences for sleeping.2021-02-1941 minFuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchatsEp7 Wil Willis - US Army Ranger, USAF PJ, Former Host of History Channel Forged in FireWe sit down for an extended unedited fuel stop chat with Wil Willis to discuss a little forged in fire, motorcycles, cars, fatherhood, his new production company and veteran relations. One for the books! Airborne!2021-02-101h 12Fuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchatsEP6 a Fuel Stop Chat with Angie Sandow, a one arm Motivating Motorcyclist & MusicianOn this fuel stop chat, we sit down with Angie Sandow, to discuss motivations in becoming a one armed motorcyclist and musician2021-02-0550 minFuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchatsEp 5. Todd joins us to discuss the massive fire in Austria and rider fashionTodd K joins joins Chris and James to talk about bikes, we discuss the Austria fire and some other must see museums for motorcycles, riding gear fashion and what he has coming up around the next bend for his ideas for rider fashion. 2021-01-2933 minFuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchatsEp4. Road Runner Magazine - Going Fast and If you are going to loose a race don't be a poor sportIn this episode, Jame and Chris discuss some Road Runner articles, race across the desert with a coyote and James almost goes to jail. Enjoy, leave some feed back and subscribe!2021-01-2239 minFuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchatsEp 3. Why We Ride, First Bikes and Banana PuddingIn this episode, Chris and James discuss their first bikes and how they came to love motorcycle riding, a couple hot spots to visit in Texas for some hill country riding and the love of a good banana pudding.2021-01-1628 min
Fuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchatsEp2 Jerry Lyver from North American Biker Rescue (NABR) Waffle House stories and moreIn this episode we do a fuel stop chat with Jerry Lyver to discuss North American Biker Rescue (NABR), a Facebook group 42k strong that respond to "Chrome Alerts" when bikers need assistance, we have a ride through social media to discuss winterization for your motorcycles and a couple food stops along the way. Enjoy2021-01-0846 min
Fuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchatsEpisode 1 Introduction, favorite routes and Chris finally says thank youIn this episode, we do our basic introduction, who we are and what to expect, we talk about some of our favorite routes to ride and chris shares a story worth the listen to. Enjoy2021-01-0625 min