Thu, 22 March 2007  This episode-HatsOff Emergency Helmet Removal System.In this special edition of Road Show we bring you Kirk Williams of HatsOff USA. The HatsOff device is a small, inflatable plastic bladder that can be inflated with a squeeze bulb or air gun to remove your helmet gently from the top of your head in the case of an accident. Use of this device by first response or hospital personnel greatly reduces the risk of injury to your spinal column. In the sequence of pictures below Williams demonstrates the use of the device.    The basic kit comes with the bladder, which installs easily under the lining of your helmet, and the inflation tube.   Williams recommends, however, that riders purchase the inflation bulb as well, because EMT crews on the street are not carrying the equipment to inflate them. This is a situation the HatsOff company, and we here at Road Show, believe strongly needs to change. Pictured below are the squeeze bulb and air gun inflation tools. Williams recommends the squeeze bulb for street riders as it is less likely to be damaged and is extremely reliable.  For more information or to purchase a kit, visit www.hatsoffusa.com or e-mail info@hatsoffusa.com They can also be contacted directly at 714-524-0108 ***As per your response, Chef Ara will not be featured on any more Road Show Podcasts. Thank you for your input and we appreciate your continued support. If you have any questions or comments about this episode we encourage you to e-mail us at roadshowpodcast@gmail.com
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Fri, 16 March 2007  This episode-Chef Ara. A bit about frog jumping. Ghetto Garage. ================ Contact us at roadshowpodcast@gmail.com
Subscribe to Road Show by e-mail and never miss an episode. Enter your email address: ------------ Chef Ara Chef Ara has spent the last 40 years feeding the rich and famous, and was well paid for his efforts. So well paid, in fact, that he worked only six months a year; spending the other six touring on a succession of BMW motorcycles-hence the moniker Beemerchef. Last October, at the age of 59, Chef Ara packed all his worldly possessions into a camper and a BMW R1100 GS with sidecar, and hit the road for good with his faithful canine companion Spirit. Among the things they packed for the journey was a full satellite broadband rig, from which Ara has been transmitting to the world an extensive blog of his and Spirit's journeys. In just a few short months, his blog has become wildly popular worldwide. Roadshow was fortunate, this week, to catch up with Chef Ara from somewhere in the Nevada desert. Listen to the podcast to hear the man speak for himself. Be sure to visit his blog at:
A Week on the Road, Frog Jumping Contests, and People Who Wouldn't Talk to Us After some long and painful repairs to the Road Show Beemer, we finally hit the road, on March ninth, headed for Yosemite. We stayed at our favorite place in the area, the motorcycle friendly and very reasonably priced, Oakhurst Lodge. We left rather early for the park and after a pleasant climb up the superb Highway 41, made our first stop in Fish Camp.
The gentleman in the store advised us not to continue into the park until later in the day because of ice still in the shady parts of the road. This turned out to be a good idea.
After entering the park, 10 bucks a head for a seven day pass, we made the long climb up the hill and were treated to this view just before descending into The Yosemite Valley.
El Capitan, Half Dome, and Clouds Rest as seen from the famous "Tunnel View"
The Entrance to The Wawona Tunnel
Inside View of the Wawona Tunnel
After leaving the park, we headed west on Highway 140 along the spacious Merced River. A recent rockslide had closed part of the road and a one way detour created 15 minute waiting times at the roadblock. Above, a rear view mirror view of an enterprising individual who had set up an impromptu used book sale for the captive audience. -------------- Yesterday, 3.15.07 was a full day, and again, one full of surprises. Having just finished off the Yosemite Loop Kate, our editor, offered us a chance to go further north and do another one. I felt good about that actually, because we wrote crap on that first assignment. We did, however, meet the deadline, which, to me anyway, was pretty darn impressive. The last couple of days I have noticed some cracks developing in the working relationship and personal relationship between Patti and me. Nothing I would call a big problem or give me cause for any kind of termination alarm. There has, however, been a kind of stress that has not been there before and I have found it troubling. The good news is both of us have been able to own up to my part of it. A good example would be yesterday morning. We had been too tired to make the trip from Oakhurst to San Andreas in one ride, so we split the difference and found a decent hotel in Sonora. Being an early riser, particular on trips like this when there is so much to do during the day, I was up in the pre-dawn twilight doing some blogging and planning. There is already an ongoing annoyance factor built in to the relationship on my side stemming from the fact that I think Patti sleeps too much. Therefore, I was doing my little thing on the computer waiting rather impatiently for her to wake up. The moment she opened her eyes I said, c-mon we're burning daylight here, in that whiny, impatient tone I know I get in my voice without even realizing it. I could see her whole countenance change as she jumped out of bed and headed for the shower I continued to work on the blog and process some pictures, thinking it would take her much longer than it actually did. Much to my surprise, and ultimately to my embarrassment, she was in and out of the shower and ready to go in a flash. "I'm amazed you got ready so fast", I said somewhat sheepishly. "With you spurring me on like that I thought I better be," was the rather sharp reply. This bothered me on a couple of levels. Her use of the word "spurring" made me realize just how sharp my tongue had been, and how unkind. Now though I was at a loss for words. Therefore, we geared up, saddled up, and spent the first part of the ride in relative emotional discomfort.
The issue really turned out to be about communiation and once I stopped and gave her all the information things smoothed out again. The lesson learned...always communicate clearly with your riding partner.
Kate did not give us an assigned loop this time that left me in the position of choosing the route. In addition, I got somewhat schizophrenic about it. There was a loop out of San Andreas we had already worked out except for some minor details. However, at the end of our last conversation in Oakhurst she has mentioned something about riding the Sacramento River Levees, which is something I really wanted to do.
In typical Bee merman fashion I changed my mind at the last minute, deciding to do the Delta Run. A nearby Starbucks provided an internet connection to get the detail and we headed west to ride along the river.
Along the river there are these really cool drawbridges periodically.
Beemermans Ghetto Garage Below is a photo of part of the original Ghetto Garage Tool Kit
But, here is a pic of the tool kit I mentioned was available at Lowes.
As you can see, it is extremely compact!
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Sun, 4 March 2007  This Week-Dave Barr, world record holder and master of the Harley Davidson and Kelly Woodhouse owner of Bikersfield join us on the show. Beemerman discusses various types of grease for the beginning wrencher. .Subscribe by e-mail and never miss and episode: Sign up to receive our Cafe Press newsletter so we can inform you when new items become available. Comments[0] |
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