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August 31st
Grizz "Mike" Newton will be talking with artist, boutique owner, and now moto adventurer Kate Lamontagne or Bee as she is known took a page out of the SSU book and decided to take a month long roadtrip as a birthday treat. You won't want to miss her talk about her personal adventure of a lifetime.....at least her 1st one.
HEEEEEEZZZZZZ Back with just over 6 months on the road of a 2+ year adventure thru S. America & Africa on
Jammin Thru The Global South adventurer Jay Kannaiyan will be calling in from Sao Luis, Brasil. Having complete his ride from La Paz, Bolivia thru the Amazon. Tom says don’t miss this conversation! Don't forget you can join Jay on his adventure by following him on his blog.
The creators of the unbelievable 50 Passes/50 Hours adventure and challenge of endurance Will Allender and Dan Huber will be guests of Tim Yow. The 50/50 as it's known, encompasses riding over 50 Colorado Mountain Passes in 50 hours, 25 paved and 25 off road. The 50/50 is a charity event this year raising money for the Children's Hospital of Denver.
August 24th 
Our friend Sam Kloberdanz from Grand Junction BMW / Harley Davidson / KTM is back to get us up to date of what's happening at Colorado's western most full service dealer that's now open Sundays!
Miss Adventuring Carla King is back to talk with Amy Holland who she met a couple of months ago tearing up the dirt trails in Idyllwild, California. Amy is the founder and editor of Friction Zone Motorcycle Travel and Information magazine, a free monthly available at dealers, accessory shops, and popular motorcycle hangouts throughout in the USA. They'll talk travel, riding and writing, women and motorcycling, safety, and we'll see what else!
Timmer "all things gadget" Bowman 
presents... Ed Davis, the owner and founder of www.Edsets.com a provider of excellent helmet speakers and microphones. Ed is a long time motorcycle rider and very experienced in motorcycle audio.
BMW S1000RR Domonic Anderson drag racer is back! That's right Domonic drag races a BMW and is the first to do so! Domonic pilots the only professional BMW drag bike on the track today the 1000RR sponsored by Morton's BMW. Domonic is dominating the competition in his first year campaigning the new in your face ultra hot rod from the folks at Bavarian Motor Works. Listen in to find out just how the season is going.
Producer of Hard Miles and Hard Miles 2 Dean Tanji is stopping by to talk about the toughest motorcycle rally in the world. Dean's wonderfully insightful DVD takes us behind the scenes on the 2009 Iron Butt Rally rarely seen by those outside the event itself. Ever wonder what goes on in the head of an Iron Butt Rally competitor but couldn't work in the time, money or kaunas to do it yourself Dean takes you there in front row seat style!
August 17th
SideStand Up is proud to welcome our newest correspondents....
Nolan Woodbury and John Cerilli of Vintage Motorcycles On Line.
The guys have agreed to a monthly segment involving every aspect of the motorcycles of yore. Welcome fellas we can't wait for your spot which in the future will air the first Tuesday of each month.
Long time friend of the show Bob Henig is back with the scoop on some really cool fund raising events for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. This Sunday the 22nd is Bob's Garage Tour (awesome museum), Ride and Lunch. You riders in New York don't fret there is an event for you in September too! It's less than 45 days until the 2010 Ride For The Kids, last year Bob and his friends raised over $202K for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation we wonder what Bob and his crew have up the sleeves to top that!
"Pat's guest is
Marc Boyer of cycleracks.com in Boise Idaho. Marc, along with his father Don, have been designing and building Dual Sport racks since 1992. Currently with product for over 30 different models, the racks are 100% made in the USA and have a 100% lifetime guarantee. If you think that is good, wait until you hear about their philosophy of doing business. Join us as we talk about their products, business and and future goals for these folks who service the Dualsport Community."
Brian Setzer is living a dream, a straddle his V-Strom! Four months into his adventure of a lifetime and newly back to the States for a pass thru inroute to Cenral and South Americas. Brian will be getting us up to date of his Western Canada and Alaska leg. You'll be spellbound listener to where Brian has been and his plans for the future.
August 10th
Our friend Sam Kloberdanz from Grand Junction BMW / Harley Davidson / KTM is back to get us up to date of what's happening at Colorado's western most full service dealer that's now open Sundays!
Mark Kincart of GOAZ is back talking after market lighting for your motorcycle
Denise Maple will be i
nterviewing Becky Brown, the founder of Women in the Wind. Women in the Wind welcomes
all kinds of motorcycles, and members are from all walks of life. It hosts nationals twice a year, and all members are encouraged to attend to meet a great group of women who love motorcycling. Women in the Wind was founded in 1979.
Lisa and Simon Thomas of 2 Ride The World return with more exciting stories from the road. Since the end of 2009 they've ridden through 63 countries, reached Nordkap, passed through much of Europe, traversed Africa, explored the Amazon Jungle,South America, Central America, the USA and have recently ridden over the Pamir Highway (often refered to as The Roof of The World) in Central Asia.
August 3rd
Our friend Sam Kloberdanz from Grand Junction BMW / Harley Davidson / KTM is back to get us up to date of what's happening at Colorado's western most full service dealer that's now open Sundays!
Mark Kincart of GOAZ is back talking after market lighting for your motorcycle.
The Dynamic Duo Chaz and Imre are back. The boys will be discussing the future of accident avoidance. What's on the horizon that will make the roads safer for the motorcycling community? Technology has made leaps and bounds, and we will cover safety technology that has been not only added to the bikes themselves, but the infrastructure as well. Also, we will touch base on the status of the landmark motorcycle crash study that is underway at the Oklahoma State University.
Sean McDermott is bringing Dave Mckay from
Grip Twister Tours back to talk off raod riding in the pacific Northwest! 
What's the long distance riding fund raiser maniac
Robert "Hoagy" Carmichael up to now? The most extreme saddle Sore 100) ever? Will he let us in on what he is going to do, or will the silence continue?........tune it to find out for yourself!!!!!!!!!!!!!
July 27th
Our friend Sam Kloberdanz from Grand Junction BMW / Harley Davidson / KTM is back to get us up to date of what's happening at Colorado's western most full service dealer that's now open Sundays!
Director of Advertisng for the BMWMOA Ted Moyer returns. Ted is fresh back from the MOA's national Rally in Redmond OR. and will be letting us know what transpired and we what missed. Ted my even have news where next years rally will be held.
Miss Adventuring Carla King is back to talk with
Christa Neuhauser, the publisher of RoadRUNNER Magazine, has been a motorcycle enthusiast since her early days. Motorcycling is not only her passion but also her profession. Relocating from Austria in 1999, she and her husband Christian founded the magazine, the perfect platform to share their love for riding and traveling with the motorcycling world at large. After the fatal sidecar accident involving Christian in 2005, she continued to build upon their vision, supported by her two sons and a dedicated team by her side
Jonah Street is off for another off Road Endurance Race. This time to Mongolia to take part in the FA-coat Rally Mongolia 2010. This international cross country rally has been around for 15 years Jonah and fellow countryman Mike Shirley of Reno Nevada will be the first American entrants in the rally's history. Listen in to hear from Jonah how he has prepared and what machine he will be riding for the event.
Tom will be heading for the BMW Riders of Western Colorado's
Color Weekened the 8th annual Thunder in the Mountain Rendezvous
in September.
The plans are to do a live broadcast from the relly. Rallymaster Terry Toner will be making his first stop in to let us all in on what will take place that weekend during the prime time for the Great Aspen to be turning in the spectacular glory. Make plans today to make this rally a must to end you summer of riding fun!!
July 20th
The man behind one of SideStand Up's newest sponsors Ironhorse Motorcycle Lodge John Powell will be making his first of many visits. John will be inviting our listeners to visit one of the world's most unique motorcycle resort. Ironhorse Motorcycle Lodge is locate in the heart of the Greta Smoky Mountains where Tom will tell you is home to some of the finest moto riding roads in the States if not the world! From pavillion to cabins with awesome views why stay anywhere else while visiting Western North Carolina!
Nolan Woodbury & John Cerilli both talented moto writers and photographers turn a passion of motorcycles into an on-line magazine Vintage Motorcycles On-Line. VMOL is dedicated to keeping the older machines on the road through restoration. If you are a veteran restorer of old machines, new to idea, or just a dreamer of moto days gone by these two have the answers for you.
Tom and the SideStandUp Crew welcome Warm & Safe Heated Gear as sponsors. Mike Ebers will be stopping by to let our listeners in on what sets Warm & Safe apart from other builders of heated gear. Mike will be catching us up on the history and the future of Warm & Safe America's premiere builder of heated motocycle gear. BTW Mike will be stopping by on a continuing basis to keep the SSU listeners up to date on the latest on what's on the Warm & safe drawing board!
HEEEEEEZZZZZZ Back with just over 5 months on the road of a 2+ year adventure thru S. America & Africa on Jammin Thru The Global South adventurer Jay Kannaiyan will be calling in from somewhere in South America. From the Blog to photos this adventurer let's us come along as he seeks answers to the question of life. Tom says don’t miss this conversation!
July 13th
Denise Maple will be interviewing Becky Shimek and Cara Mae McGuire – the founders and editors of HelmetHairMagazine.com Helmet Hair Magazine is a rapidly-growing quarterly online magazine directly serving the female motorcycle community.
Denise will be doing her interview from the BMW MOA National Rally!
The Dynamic Duo Chaz Aagaard and Imre Szauter are back. Chaz and Imre will be continuing their discussion on roadway engineering issues as it relates to motorcycles.... tar strips, median barriers, cable crash prevention systems. You can bet Tom will be asking why does Massachussets think those 8' wide painted crosswalks that turn to ice when wet are safe?
Tom met Geezer "John" Rohowitz on his 2006 journey BFEK in Dawson Creek, British Columbia after asking for directions to the start of the Alcan. The friendship started when John not only offered the directions but led Tom to the starting signpost. John and his Lady Barbara just returned from an adventure that took them from the Pacific Northwest to Ireland, now if that isn't a globe shrinkerof a trip! John is a true renaissance man in every sence of the word a world moto traveler and member of the Oakland Motorcycle Club that is tied as the third oldest continous running motorcycle club in the States. Tune in to hear from one of Tom's heros talking about his recent trip and a host of other topics relating to John's passion for motorcycling.
July 6th
Our friend Sam Kloberdanz from
Grand Junction BMW / Harley Davidson / KTM
is back to get us up to date of what's happening at Colorado's western most full service dealer that's now open Sundays!
SideStand Up's newest sponsor is...
Two Brothers Tires Atlanta's Motorcycle Tire Specialist shipping nationwide . Tim Keel will be on to let our listeners in on what he and brother Ernie can do for us!
It's Independence Day and that means BestScenicRoutes.com is a year old! It's also the first Tuesday of July which means the brains behind BestScenicRoutes.com Sean McDermott is back. Sean just returned from a moto camping road trip around the Olympic Peninsula (OP) for the 4th of July weekend with his wife Monica (another case of a guy marrying up). Sean will be filling us in on their adventure, how the first year of BestScenicRoutes.com has gone and what's in the future.
Tom is very proud to announce Mark Kincart from GOAZ.COM has joined the crew evaluating gear . You would be hard put to find anybody anywhere with Mark's pedigree dealing with all aspects of moto gear from boots to the latest in lighting. Mark will be doing a segment the first Tuesday of each month this will be like having our own consumer reports!
The CAT IS BACK! Cat Macleod just returned from a three week whirl-win moto adventure through Italy, Slovenia, Czech Republic, including the Motot GP at Mugello. If you have two wor three eeks and want to really have an adventure Europe Cat has the answers from renting a machine, the best bargain hotels, the best mountain passes, weather tips, the two pieces of gear Cat doesn't leave the house without, and much more.
June 29th
Mike Brown the rider who "lives to eat another day" Road to Americade and is coming back on to tell us about the trip. If you were hungry when Mike comes on you'll be starved when he after he's off!
The brains behind the Cal24 the longest running endurance rally in the U.S. Tom Melchild is back bringing this year's winner Jerry White along with him. We're looking forward to hear how this year's cal 24 went from both Tom & Jerry's angle.
ABATE has come along way since it's inception in the 70z. Ben Hochberg manager of ABATE of Colorado's Rider Education Division will be making his first visit to SideStand Up to let us know just how. Ben will also be letting us in on the new riding course they are offering from the Motorccyle Safety Foundation the Advenced Rider Course - Riding and Street Skills (ARC-ST) Ben is very excited abouth the new course that takes the Experienced Riders Course to the next level.
Tom's found another one! Brian Setzer started riding by renting a scooter in 2007 while in Laos. Like the rest of us the BUG got him! Riding a V-Strom Brian is somewhere in N. America on a multi-month adventure heading for Alaska. His site is awesome, you don't want to miss where's been and where he's going!
June 22nd
Our friend from Grand Junction BMW slash Harley Davidison slash KTM Sam Kloberdanz is back to get us up to date of what's happening at Colorado's western most full service dealer that's now open Sundays!
Ted Moyer Director of advetising for the BMW MOA will be stopping by for his monthly update. It's time to get your machine ready to head to the Pacific Northwest. The National Rally is in Remond OR is only 23 days away
It's the 4th Tuesday of the month and that means
Miss Adventuring Carla King is back! Carla's guest is Belfast-based motorcycle adventurer, author, and humorist Geoff Hill. They'll be talking about his books including Way To Go (Delhi to Belfast on a royal Enfield plus Route 66 on a Harley) and The Road To Gobblers Knob (Chile to Alaska on a Triumph. They'll also be talking about his just completed Adelaide to Adelaide dodging wombats on the world's longest national highway Australia's Highway One.
Craig Vetter
is back again with Tim Yow talking moto design an effort to produce motorcycles with more range on less fuel. Craig sees a connection between "living better on less energy" and our national security.
World rider an adventurer Tiffany Coates will be on. In 1997 the BMW adventure rider Tiffany Coates set off on her very first bike trip from the UK, heading to India with her best friend with just two months of bike riding experience between them. "It proved to be a baptism of fire," says Tiffany. "As we wobbled our way out of the UK and across Europe, negotiating with the various bureaucratically obsessed border crossings as we meandered and muddled our way through Asia to India. That first journey was supposed to last nine months but I ended up crossing four continents and spending two and a half years on the road. I was truly bitten by the bike travelling bug."
Tiffany has covered several continents and a hundred thousand miles since then. Her strong spirit and love of adventure has endured her through some real tough times, including in her own words: 'being pursued by angry mafia in Nicaragua, chased by elephants in Zambia, threatened by the military with guns in Iran and being mugged in Caracas.
June 15th
SideStand Up introduces a
nother new correspondent Larry Kachadourian. Larry is coming out of the box swinging talking to Moto Adventurer Jacqueline Lucenti. Jacqueline quit a job and sold everything to chase her dreams. Jacqueline chronicled her Florida to Alaska trip on the Adventure Rider online forum titled “Hoon on the loose”. You want to hear what it took to be a woman rider on a solo adventure on two wheels, what she learned about herself, others, and how it changed her life!
Pat's guest this week is David Wood, AKA Woodworks over on ADV. He has ridden in Death Valley and Vietnam and mostly recently tackled the Contiental Divide Trail. It follows the Continental Divide along the Rocky Mountains and traverses five states: Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico. David did this solo on his BMW F800GS. Listen in to hear of this adventure that is right here in the states and in the backyard of many. The ride report link is here 
Tim "Timmer" Bowman, our All Things Gadgetal correspondent is bringing on Pete Elvin, founder and owner of Bike MP3 They'll be discussing a nifty gadget that allows an iPod or other MP3 player to be played directly through the GL1800 audio system using the GL1800's handlebar controls. He's got some other non-Gold Wing specific products in the making as well as another major product announcement for the Gold Wing. They'll also chat about what it's like to do business with Chinese manufacturers.
June 8th
Just over 3 months on the road of a 2+ year adventure thru S. America & Africa on Jammin Thru The Global South adventurer Jay Kannaiyan will be calling in from somewhere in Ecuador. The craziness started before he even cleared the States. Tom says don’t miss this conversation!
Denise presents>>>
Laura Klock. Laura and her husband run and build bikes through Klock Werk Kustom Cycles in Mitchell, South Dakota. Laura and her two daughters Erika and Karlee, are the first mother-daughter-daughter trio in history of land speed racing to hold records at the same time.
Director of Interglatic Communications Mike Abernathy will be talking to Charlie King of Clear Shot a lens cleaning system. Clear Shot is an compact all-in-one, compact lens cleaning kit, perfect for cleaning and maintaining all of your eyewear and performance optics. Mikey has tried it even took in to Bike Night where other moto riders agreed Clear Shot works great.
Departing London June 12 MickMcDonaldof Compass Expeditions will be leading a 100 day Road of Bones adventure ending in Magadan Russia. Jerry Cook will be on to give us the full scoop of what Compass Expeditions has planned for this very exciting adventure. Compass Expeditions also offers tours year round tours in South America.
June 11th 2010 the oldest continuous endurance rally Cal24 will set off. The Cal24 is a fund raiser for Polio Plus to aid in the effort to eradicate Polio around the globe. Tom Melchild will be on to talk about this years event, what it takes keep a rally going year after year, where it’s held, and what rider might expect.
(A rally with paintball guns? The Cal24... is that the caliber of the PB guns? Tom needs to ask about this one)
June 1st
Grand Junction BMW, Harley Davidson, & KTM's Sam Kloberdanze will be back letting us know what is going on around the shop and Western Colorado during for the month of June.
One of the newest members of the SideStand Up Sean McDermott welcomes Pat Hahn racer, author, and director of public outreach efforts for the Minnesota Motorcycle Safety Center. Sean and Pat will be addressing the need for every rider to be more visible. In 30 minutes these two can't cover everything we need to know check out HighViz.org for the most up to date informatiom.
Tom welcomes back the rider, inventor, and man behind LDComfort. Mario will be sharing the latest in what the leader in riding undergarments has to offer, and why 8 out of 10 long distance riders wear LDComfort.
Mark Kincart will be introducing a brand new way to buy motorcycle gear GOAZ Motorcycles . From A to Z in moto gear is available in a new way and Mark will be here to let us know exactly how.
The Dynamic Duo Chaz Aagaard and Imre Szauter are back. This month's topic roadway engineering issues as it relates to motorcycles....tar strips, median barriers, cable crash prevention systems. You can bet Tom will be asking why does Massachussets think those 8' wide painted crosswalks that turn to ice when wet are safe?
Grizz “Mike” Newton will be sitting down with Mark Moses the Owner and General Manager of Indian Motorcycle Charlotte. Mark lives and breathes Indians above all other things automotive. An avid rider and well-known automotive guru, Mark was owner/GM of Indian Motorcycle Toledo until 2003 and worked at the new Indian Motorcycle Company at Kings Mountain NC, before opening Indian Motorcycle Charlotte. His quick mind and contagious passion for excellence influences everything that happens at America's First Indian dealer!
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