This Week-Michael Ferenci joins us for a special music episode. 

Harley Dude and Beemerman discuss the news, sort of.

A special musical presentation.

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Studio guitarist and composer Michael Ferenci joined us this week by phone from his studio in Los Angeles, Ca.  Ferenci has been a fixture in the studios and sound stages of  The City of Angels.  He has played on countless albums and film scores including sessions with Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra, Walt Disney, corp., and other luminaries.  His composition credits are also extensive including major motion pictures, television and cartoons.  We were fortunate enough to visit Ferenci Music and have Michael play guitar and bass on our new theme,  "Beemer Babe Blues" which was composed by Beemerman.

For more information visit his website at:  www.ferencimusic.com

We play the theme all the way through this week for your enjoyment.

Also, as we discussed last week the Highway 33 theme has been completed and we play that through in its entirety as well.

We really hope you enjoy the music and would welcome your comments.

roadshow@highslab.com

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This Week-Grant Johnson of Horizons Unlimited joins us from the UK.

www.horizonsunlimited.com

The offbeat news with Beemerman

Torque Wench with an essay from the Pillion Position

Astute observations from our resident philosopher/poet...Harley Dude

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(technical note) Unfortunately this weeks interview is marred by a buzz in the recording caused by a broked shield in the phone recording equipment.  We apologize for this lapse in production values, but since the interview was SO compelling we released it as is.  The audio is still clear, but the buzz was so broad across the audio spectrum we were unable to remove it even with all the digital magic at our disposal.

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Since 1984 Grant and Susan Johnson have ridden their custom built BMW in 39 countries and logged over 100,000 kilometers. The story of their bike, which they fondly refer to as The Beemerbago, is worthy of an article, in and of itself. When initially planning their adventure Grant was looking for an inexpensive but tough and reliable ride. As fortune would have it he was able to purchase a new 1985 BMW R80GS which had fallen off a truck in its crate  for a cheap price. The frame was bent but since he planned on replacing it with something stronger anyway that was not a problem. Over the past 14 years, besides their travels,they have created a vast website, produced a popular how-to DVD and host travelers meetings around the world on a regular basis. The website started as a collection of letters home from the Johnson's first trip around the world While in Argentina, waiting for a ship to take them to Antarctica, the Johnson's collected the e-mails they had sent to friends and family during their travels and uploaded them to the, then fledgling, Internet. Soon after, "people found it and started asking us questions. A lot of people wanted to know about world-travel stuff, so we added the newsletter and then the bulleting board and it just exploded from there." says Johnson. With over 500,000 user sessions per month, Horizons Unlimited, along with the popular travelers meetings which are held throughout the world spreading the gospel of do-it-yourself world travel, have become a full-time job for Mr. Johnson.

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Some of you may have noticed the new theme music for the show.
The Beemerbabe Blues was composed by Beemerman and we would like to thank Los Angeles studio musician and composer Michael Ferenci for sitting in on guitar and bass and engineering for us.!
You can visit Michaels website at...

www.ferencimusic.com

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Also be sure to visit our website

www.highslab.com for more info, pix and free music downloads.

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Beemerman, Harley Dude, and the crew...out

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This week...Live with Pashnit.com

The Wrench Wench opens her toolbox

More astute observations from Harley Dude.

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This week we had the opportunity to meet up with Tim Mayhew and the Pashnit.com tour group on their last trip of the season.  Beemerman and Wrench Wench rode with them along Highway 33 and conducted an interview with Tim and some of the other riders atop Pine Mountain.
We got some great pix and even a little video.

Also this week we introduce Roadsongs.  According to Tim Mayhew each road should have a theme so why not a song as well.  So, we bring you a brand new composition by Beemerman...The Highway 33 Theme.  Listen for it throughout the show and then for a bit playing out at the end.

Be sure to visit our website at www.highslab.com for the whole scoop.

Also be sure to check out Tim's website www.pashnit.com for the best information on California roads available anywhere on the internet.

Beemerman, Harley Dude and the Roadshow crew...out..............

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Shawn King--host of Your Bike Life

Kate Edwards--travel editor, Friction Zone Magazine

The Wrench Wench shows you how to cook up a Tool Burrito

Harley Dude with insights from the road

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This Week our topic is women and riding.

A special essay by Torque Wench

Part 2 of our interviews with Kate Edwards--Travel Editor--Friction Zone Magazine and Shawn King of Your Bike Life.

The Wrench Wench opens her tool box

Another inightful commentary by Harley Dude.

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Dyan Allen gives us the REAL story on motorcycle insurance.

The Wrench Wench opens her tool box and gets the bike ready for Grand Canyon.

Another insightful moment with Harley Dude.

 

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This Week...Live from Mammoth Lakes California.

Beemermand and Wrench Wench Check in with Harley Dude from on the road.  They disucss the ride, encounters with other riders and Neil Peart's new book, "Roadshow; Landscape With Drums, A Concert Tour by Motorcycle.

Wrench Wench invites you to join her on her own BBS

More thoughts from the Harley Dude.

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This Week

Canadian superbike racer Misti Hurst joins us coming off a double podium this weekend.

The Wrench Wench has the week off while the cleans and lubricates her toolbox, but she has posted a great article on our website, www.highslab.com, on repairing speedometer parts. Check it out!

Beemerman stands out in the rain!

 

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This Week Tim Mayhew from pashnit.com discusses the best and worst roads in California and his thoughts on Sport Touring on a Hyabusa.

The Torque Wench with some thoughts on safety and personal choice.

The Wrench Wench discusses disgusting cage drivers.

Harely dude gets his bike back.

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