Episode 7: What We Ride – Inside the Fuel Moto Garage

What do the people behind Fuel Moto actually ride?

In this episode, we step inside the Fuel Moto garage and put the crew in the hot seat. From daily riders and long-distance machines to performance builds and personal projects, we’re sharing the bikes we own, why we chose them, and what makes each one special.

You’ll hear from the team about their roles at Fuel Moto, how they got into riding, the setups they run, and the upgrades they swear by. Whether it’s horsepower, comfort, sound, or simply the story behind the bike, this episode gives you a closer look at the people who live and breathe this industry every day.

Because behind every tune, tech call, and dyno chart… there’s a rider.

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Transcript

Jamie 0:01

Hey everybody, Jamie from Fuel Moto here, and welcome back to the Fuel Throttle Podcast. Today we're doing something a bit more personal. We spent a lot of time talking about horsepower, tuning, dyno charts, and technical topics, but Fuel Moto has always been more than just parts. And the people behind Fuel Moto aren't just answering phones or building tunes. Almost all of us here ride. So we thought it would be a good time to introduce the people behind the scenes and the motorcycles they own, how they built them, and why. Before we get to the rest of the team, Whitney's here with me today. She's going to be leading the conversation for the rest of the podcast.

Whitney 0:36

Thanks, Jamie. I'm excited to get into this one because customers hear from some of the crew, but they may not always know exactly the person behind the conversations or what they're riding when they leave work here. So I think we should kick this off by putting you in the hot seat if you're good with that? Jamie, you're probably one of the hardest ones to start out with because your garage lineup seems to change and evolve, which I feel like it's a good thing, right? So let's get into it. I know you have a wide variety of bikes from Harleys to sport bikes to performance builds that come through the door here. But what does that current lineup look like for you and what roles do each of those bike fills for you on?

Jamie 1:18

I have a pretty diversified, I guess, interest in motorcycles. I mean, that's pretty much my life and everything about it. And it has been since I was been about six years, seven years old when I started riding. I have currently about 40 some bikes right now. That's mixed Harley's. That includes a lot of shop bikes we have, sport bikes and some of the stuff I collected. And I don't know if many know this, but we buy and sell on the side here. I call it the Fuel Moto Vault, we specialize in 80's and 90's era Japanese bikes, and we build and restore those. And that's kind of a hobby I've had since those days when I was racing those bikes, and I know a lot about them. And actually in a previous life, when I was racing and traveling around the country, my wife and some of our kids when they were very tiny. And that's what I did. So it was a lot of metric, uh road racing, Japanese and European bikes, and Ducatis. I have an affinity for early Suzuki GSXRs from the 80s into the early 90s when I was in high school and stuff like that. And I probably have a dozen of those, and we have a handful of them that we've restored to like concourse quality that probably could be shown at the highest level of any museum or showcase.

Whitney 2:26

That's incredible.

Jamie 2:26

They are really cool. I like a lot of the home allagation specials that they imported for racing. Yamaha OW1, I got one of those, Honda RC30. And on the sport bike side, it's just really fun for me to buy and sell those and some of the old two stroke stuff too. But on the everyday stuff, it's uh Harleys, of course, because that's our bread and butter here. And and there's no better way to know what you're working on than ride the bikes every day. Got it. And I I don't put a huge amount of miles on, I mean, I guess relative to to the amount of bikes I have, but I probably get 15,000 miles a year on a motorcycle, which is which is probably pretty decent.

Whitney 2:59

With all the work and time that you have here.

Jamie 3:01

It's and a lot of it is really cool because a lot of the builds that are special and some of the stuff that doesn't even come to market. Uh we I ride and test it, whether it's back and forth to work or on the weekends, or you know, Lucas might take some of that stuff for the other people here too. That's really fun. But this year I'm probably gonna ride Harley Wise the CVO ST with the 136 in. Um that's a 180 horsepower street motor that we're building now. And I'll put more time on that. I really like that. I'll probably spend a little mixed time on our CVORR. I know we're taking that to Road America next weekend for the show up there. Probably my most favorite Harley, as crazy as it sounds, I got it's called the Dirty Dyna. It's an 05 Dyna with uh just a 95-inch kit and a cam and makes about a hundred horsepower. Man, I think it's so fun to ride. Honestly, I don't really have a a true favorite. Okay. You know, I just like it's hard to judge. It is, I just got a lot of mixed cool bikes I like to ride, and that's just a great part of doing what we do and being part of this year.

Whitney 3:54

But I have to ask, if there is one out there, do you have a dream bike that you haven't owned yet?

Jamie 4:02

Well, my my dream bike always, I always had two of them.

Whitney 4:05

Okay.

Jamie 4:05

Um one was a Honda RC30, and I was fortunate enough to get my hands on one of those a few years ago with only like 400 kilometers on it. And that's probably my crown jewel for my collection here. It's really super nice. Okay. Um, that was always my number one. My number two was the Yamaha OW01. I always liked one of those, and I do have one of those now, those are really cool. But I would probably have to say if a Ducati Desmosedici would probably be my dream bike here to have. But those bikes are getting so difficult. If you get one, you're probably not gonna ride it, like the other two I just mentioned, because you know they're rare, they're valuable as far as having a dream bike to ride. Man, I can't say that there's a lot better than that CVO ST with the big motor in it. That is really, really cool, fun to ride. I've updated the brakes, the suspension, it has Öhlins front and rear on it. I have put some really cool lighting on it. And uh, we have a few things we're testing out right now, exhaust system-wise, and other stuff that we'll be doing there. But the CVO RR, it's really cool, has a lot of unique pieces on it, but uh pound from pound, dollar for dollar, you can't beat that ST. No. Just such a cool bike.

Whitney 5:08

Done. That's awesome.

Jamie 5:09

So before Whitney takes over interviewing the rest of the Fuel Moto crew, we're gonna turn the tables for a few minutes. So Whit you're up.

Whitney 5:17

But that was probably the perfect way to kick this off because honestly, Jamie's garage alone could be its own podcast series, and maybe we should highlight them one day. Let us know in the comments wherever you're listening to if that's something you want to hear more of. I'm sure he'd be happy to share more. But my position here at Fuel Moto is to help with any of our marketing efforts. So things like editing this podcast that you're listening to right now, content creation, and keeping our website and our product listings as up to date as possible. I really consider around 2019 when my riding story kind of officially started. It was after I had my second child, and I caught the long-distance endurance riding bug almost immediately, and I haven't looked back since. I started off on a 2003 Harley Davidson Sportster 883. It's the 100th anniversary edition. I still have that bike in the garage to this day, and I love doing thousand-mile rides on it, which I know sounds crazy, but I love the difference between that one and currently my my main bike is a 2024 Harley Davidson Pan America Special. It replaced my 2021 Pan Am. It was a bike that was new to market. It was a corporate employee demo bike that I put 42,000 miles on it within three years. And then my husband has a 2023 Road Glide Special, which I tend to borrow often and add as many miles to it as I can. No upgrades really from a performance standpoint yet. I have to get his approval on it because it has to be a combined effort. So we'll wait to hear back from him and what he thinks and gives me the green light. But for now, we're gonna keep things moving and start introducing more of the Fuel Moto crew and the bikes that inspire them as well outside of the shop here.

Tony 7:25

I've been riding for over 40 years.

Whitney 7:26

That's crazy. 40 years? That's nuts.

Tony 7:30

Okay. Got my motorcycle when I was 16, like right away.

Whitney 7:33

Like instantly. That was the first thing you wanted to do. Screw the car, and you're like, so that's 30 years ago. That's awesome. You have the best parents. Yeah. You really do.

Tony 7:43

That was my golden birthday.

Whitney 7:45

Oh, well then that's fair, but yeah.

Tony 7:47

So all right, I'm Tony. I'm at Fuel Moto. I work with uh customer tech support inside sales, but I do also schedule all the installs that come in the shop.

Whitney 7:55

Okay.

Tony 7:56

Um, set up with the customers from, you know, what needs they are, performance level they want to be at, build a package that works best for their bike and their riding style.

Whitney 8:04

Done.

Tony 8:04

But uh I go from booking the appointments to uh a lot of one-on-one with the customers perfect on that process.

Whitney 8:10

And that's every single day here at Fuel Moto.

Tony 8:13

Every day. Yeah, I got my first dirt bike for Christmas, uh Suzuki GR50, which I still have.

Whitney 8:19

You got a bike for Christmas when you were four.

Tony 8:21

Correct. Best sec best Christmas ever.

Whitney 8:23

I would say so. I'm slightly jealous.

Tony 8:25

Yeah rode it every day all summer long. Got my motorcycle license when I was 16. I got a Yamaha Seca 400. So I'm riding that back and forth to high school.

Whitney 8:35

Okay.

Tony 8:35

Bought my Harley, which I still have in 2013. I have a '99 Road King. Since I worked here, it's been through multiple transitions. It's custom paint, wheels, suspension. We did a a big motor in it. Me and Jim Monson down in the shop did a big motor in a couple years ago. So it's uh a really spicy 100-inch kit, um, nearly 12 to 1 compression, big giant Woods cam, bore heads, big throttle body. Makes 127 horsepower on pump gas. So it's it's a blast to ride.

Whitney 9:02

What made you decide on that Road King?

Tony 9:06

Road King? I wanted it was funny when I was looking for a Harley. I was talking to Jamie and I wanted something that looked old. And uh he's like, you don't want something with a carburetor on, you don't want to have to be tinkering with that all the time, buy something that's gonna run good. So he called me one day and he said he found this Road King. He bought it for himself, but decided it would have been the perfect bike for me.

Whitney 9:25

Okay.

Tony 9:26

So he came and we picked it up from the old shop over on the other side of the highway there and rode it home and had it ever since.

Whitney 9:32

The rest is history.

Tony 9:33

Yep.

Whitney 9:33

Awesome. Thanks for sharing.

Tony 9:35

Thank you.

Rob 9:36

So Whitney's gonna ask me a couple of questions. We're gonna uh see what we can do here. Maybe I could figure out how to do some voiceover, make some money off my Sam Elliott voice. Test, test.

Whitney 9:48

Okay.

Rob 9:49

And a one and a two. Hi, my name is Rob. I work in the tech and sales department on the phone here at Fuel Moto. I've been here about three years.

Whitney 9:59

I was gonna say how long have you been?

Rob 10:00

Been in the industry, uh, about 16 years total.

Whitney 10:04

Okay, what were you doing before?

Rob 10:05

Uh uh before here, I ran a uh do-all Harley shop, everything from the big wheel bagger, uh wide rear end, air ride, audio clown bike scene to uh everything in between, a lot of old stuff, which was cool. Yeah. And before that, I was a road rep for a major distributor in the industry. Personal bikes in my garage. My two, I'll call them daily riders. I have a '04 Electra Glide Classic, nice, uh hopped up 100 inch headwork, pro pipe, daily, that's been a great bike. No real audio on it, and then my other daily is my '05 BMW R1200 GS adventure bike, just an outstanding all-around bike, in my opinion.

Whitney 10:58

Have you taken it off-road?

Rob 11:00

It has been down a lot of gravel out west and a little bit of gravel in Wisconsin, but that is a primary ride when I go out west.

Whitney 11:07

Have you done the Trans Wisconsin Adventure Trail?

Rob 11:10

Um, I have not done would it be an option? It could certainly be an option.

Whitney 11:16

Okay.

Rob 11:16

Absolutely.

Whitney 11:17

So you have those two bikes? What else?

Rob 11:18

A guy's just gotta find the time to go do that.

Whitney 11:20

I suppose. Take vacation. Well, I'll put it in for Jamie.

Rob 11:23

So those are the two roadworthy bikes that I currently own. Okay. And then there's several project bikes in the garage ranging from a '76 Aermacchi SS250 that uh has not run in about 20 years, but is 100% complete and way above average condition. I have a '92 Ultra that has over 200,000 miles on the odometer. That bike's been all over. I rode that bike for many years, but currently, since I got the '04, that bike has been neglected, sitting in the corner of the garage, and it leaks everywhere but the seat. And then I have a uh '93 Dyna Low Rider that has not been 100% put back together in 16 years now. I am a world-class procrastinator. But I am very close. That bike's been a roller, drive line's all in. I just have some odds and ends to finish up. It's got an 89-inch stroker motor in it, all S & S internals, some pretty elaborate headwork uh was done to it. So I can't wait to finish that. This is gonna be the summer that bike gets finished.

Whitney 12:31

All right, I'm holding you to that. So if it was an ideal off-of-work day and it was gorgeous weather, if all the bikes were working in improper, like ready-to-go condition, what would be the first bike you take out for a ride?

Rob 12:46

It would probably be if I'm gonna be staying on pavement and running like to the river, it's gonna be the '04 bagger. Okay, fair enough. That's awesome. Thanks for sharing. You're welcome.

Lucas 12:57

Hi, I'm Lucas. I mainly deal with the remote tuning support and tech side of things, working with people who call and might have issues with uh devices they received and that sort of thing. And the bike I have is a 2017 BMW S1000, basically stock bike that I picked up for a good deal and been a little bit more on the sport bike side of things.

Whitney 13:17

So I can pretty much you've grown up into Fuel Moto here, but have you had a bike that's most memorable that you've had a chance to ride or experience here at Fuel that's like top of mind for you?

Lucas 13:33

It's kind of ironic since we do all Harley stuff. It's similar to Jamie, it's pretty much all been sport bikes and metric bikes that I've ridden. Now, honestly, the best bike I've probably had so far is I had a uh 2020 Super Duke that is kind of similar. The fact to V Twin makes it a little bit closer to what we do here. And in that fact, it's really cool to ride the stuff that we build. And it's because it's a little bit more special riding that sort of stuff. I mean, there's a lot of performance that that comes with the kind of bikes.

Whitney 14:04

So and your main bike, what's the style of riding that you like to do?

Lucas 14:09

Yeah, I haven't really put much much miles on it yet. I just bought it in fall. But make it happen this year. Yeah, right. It's mostly around town stuff with previous sport bikes. I've taken them out to Sturgis. That's more our speed when we go to Sturgis. It's just more convenient than a big bagger or they're more nimble and it's it's fun to kind of go fast.

Whitney 14:27

But into those roads with the Black Hills. Exactly.

Lucas 14:29

Yeah, we don't really have that much stuff here in Wisconsin. So it's a luxury when you're out. Exactly. There's only so much we can ask for here, but you can open it up when you get the chance, I guess.

Whitney 14:39

You could take it anywhere in the country. Where would you take the bike to?

Lucas 14:43

I'll probably bring it down to Tale of the Dragon. I've only driven it in a car so far. Okay. So I'll probably end up going there. And I I believe there's some pretty good riding and stuff. I'd like to go out to the West Coast as well. And um, there's some cool riding kind of in the North East area that I'd like to check out.

Whitney 14:58

So back of the Dragon, anything over there, even I know to check off the Tale of the Dragon, but any of those roads. Yeah, you can't go wrong.

Lucas 15:06

No, and I only had a chance to do the Skyway and the Dragon when I was down there, and there's so much other stuff. They're the Blue Ridge Parkway. Yeah, absolutely. There's so many miles that you can pile on there.

Whitney 15:17

Make it happen this year.

Lucas 15:18

Right. Yep, hopefully.

Whitney 15:19

All right, thank you.

Mike 15:21

Seven years.

Whitney 15:22

Crazy. How'd you end up in the motorcycle world then?

Mike 15:26

I love riding. So my name is Mike. Uh, I work with warranty uh returns, customer service, and more front office work here.

Whitney 15:37

Brand new, fresh to the Fuel Moto crew or share.

Mike 15:40

Yes, today is my uh third day officially. So thank you. Love to be here.

Whitney 15:46

And you brought your bike in today to work. So what's what's in the garage that you have?

Mike 15:50

I did. Yep. I've got a 2017 uh Harley Davidson Road King.

Whitney 15:56

Okay.

Mike 15:56

Uh it was very cold this morning on the way in. But it was uh it was 41 when I left.

Whitney 16:02

Do you have heated gear on?

Mike 16:04

I did, but it failed halfway through. Yeah. So it was chilly this morning.

Whitney 16:08

Fair enough. It's well worth the ride, and and I'm sure the ride home will be better too. Have you done any upgrades to the bike or modifications to it?

Mike 16:16

So I've done some cosmetic things, but I haven't done anything major to performance or engines. I put an aggressive sissy bar on there, put a luggage rack, um, I put different grips on it, I put different floor boards, but I have some major performance work that I want to get done.

Whitney 16:32

Nice.

Mike 16:32

And working here will certainly help.

Whitney 16:34

But what's the dream list then for that build?

Mike 16:36

So ultimately, I really want to put the 129 uh big bore Outlaw Fuel Moto kit on it.

Whitney 16:43

Nice.

Mike 16:44

Uh it just sounds rowdy and I love that.

Whitney 16:46

Perfect.

Mike 16:46

But in the more immediate time frame, I'm thinking probably a uh rowdy, very lopey cam. Okay. And some kind of big intake. And the tune, of course. Yeah. Yeah.

Whitney 16:59

Mandatory in that sense. Perfect. Well, thanks for sharing.

Christian 17:03

Yeah, absolutely. Okay, I'm Christian. I am a technician here. I went to MMI and graduated in '98. Worked at a Kawasaki Polaris dealership for four years, and then I've been in the Harley world since 2001.

Whitney 17:17

That's crazy. How long have you been here at Fuel?

Christian 17:19

Uh since 2020. Six years.

Whitney 17:22

That works.

Christian 17:24

I have a Beta 300 two-stroke. Uh it's like an off-road enduro bike, and then a little KLX 140, a little minibike.

Whitney 17:32

So style of riding for you is woods riding.

Christian 17:35

Yeah. Most mostly off-road.

Whitney 17:37

Here in Wisconsin, or do you do any outside of the state?

Christian 17:41

Uh Wisconsin and mostly the UP.

Whitney 17:42

Okay. Where's your favorite place to ride then outside?

Christian 17:45

Uh probably outside of Marquette, Michigan.

Whitney 17:47

That's a go-to for you?

Christian 17:48

Yeah, absolutely.

Whitney 17:49

Time of year. I'm assuming like summer and fall is probably the best time, but early spring and early spring too.

Christian 17:56

Yeah, yeah.

Whitney 17:57

Okay.

Christian 17:58

When it's not too hot.

Whitney 17:59

So you have the Enduro. What's the other one that you had?

Christian 18:01

It's just a little Kawasaki, like a mini bike. But my friends have tracks and we ride mini bikes like during the week.

Whitney 18:07

That's gonna be fun.

Christian 18:07

Depending on the year. This year it's been down, but Okay.

Whitney 18:10

Well, thanks for sharing.

Christian 18:11

Yeah.

Jim 18:12

Uh I am Jim, and I basically handle uh engine components, which would be like the cylinders, pistons, cylinder heads. Technical questions when it comes to measurements or volumes or configurations. Generally speaking, if someone has a technical question that uh they don't know, don't understand, I try to help them. You're the go-to person.

Whitney 18:36

Perfect. And how long have you been here at Fuel?

Jim 18:38

I worked here in 2011 for a while when we did Twin Cams. Okay. And then again, about six years ago. I have known Jamie and Cindy for probably 35 plus years now.

Whitney 18:51

Crazy.

Jim 18:51

Yeah. We've known each other since we were probably 17 years old.

Whitney 18:56

Okay. For the bikes that you own. Can you share what you've got in the garage right now?

Jim 19:01

Yeah, right now I'm actually prepping for Road America. Heck yeah. Uh I have a track day on Monday and Tuesday where I'm coaching, and then Thursday I'm racing Twins Cup on my uh 2023 Aprilia RS660.

Whitney 19:16

So pretty much a racing bike.

Jim 19:18

Yeah. It's uh actually a fully built, pretty much super bike.

Whitney 19:22

Nice. So style of riding that you enjoy doing is definitely on race track like Road America.

Jim 19:27

Yeah, I started out like most people riding street bikes, but uh it turns out that everything I really wanted to do was on the racetrack. I think I got my road racing license in 1997. Jamie had already been racing uh for a couple of years by then. So we've been around each other a lot for that reason.

Whitney 19:46

Have you ever raced against each other?

Jim 19:48

I think we were going to at Mid Ohio. I was on a two-stroke GP type bike and he was on a crazy built Ducati. Oh my gosh. And it blew up in practice. So we actually didn't get to race against each other, but we would have. I think if he had the time, he would definitely try it.

Whitney 20:11

Okay, fair enough.

Jim 20:12

I guess a lot of people don't know this, but he is actually a phenomenal rider and uh he has a great balance and he knows technical things, so his stuff usually is spot on, and you know, yeah, he's tough to beat.

Whitney 20:25

Perfect. All right, well, we'll leave that up to him to decide if that's gonna happen or not. But thanks for sharing.

Chad 20:31

I build dreams one horsepower at a time. That's what I like to tell people.

Whitney 20:35

All right, we can start over again.

Chad 20:36

Hello, everybody. I'm Chad. I'm a technician here at Fuel Moto, and I've been here about two and a half years, and I work on customer bikes day in and day out.

Whitney 20:44

Perfect. Because you're wrenching on bikes every single day. I'm sure your garage has to be pretty epic too. So what do you have in the garage?

Chad 20:51

Uh I've got a lot of equipment from welding to wrenching. I do pretty much everything. It's kind of a curse. It is a curse.

Whitney 21:00

And a blessing at the same time.

Chad 21:01

So it's a blessing, right? I don't have to wait around for things that I want to get done. You can take care of it. I'm not on anybody's waiting list. I usually take care of my own stuff.

Whitney 21:10

So what bikes do you have in the garage?

Speaker 6 21:11

In my garage, I have an 81 FLH and a 2019 road guide.

Speaker 4 21:17

Stock or upgrades to either of them?

Chad 21:20

Uh the FLH, the '81 is pretty much stock. It has a S & S super e carb on it, and that one runs pretty sweet the way it is. So we just cruise around with it like that.

Whitney 21:29

Okay.

Christian 21:29

Uh the 2019 has quite a bit of modifications on it.

Whitney 21:33

What have you done to it so far? Um is it a long laundry list?

Chad 21:37

Yeah, it's a pretty long laundry list. Uh there's a couple things that we haven't done to it. Brake calipers and paint. It's pretty much done head to toe. Uh the the Road Glide has suspension, it's got a Öhlins front and rear. Okay. Uh it's got a big bore 124 with uh Level + 2 heads, Jackpot Riot Exhaust, uh the Red Shift 5 5 2 Cam.

Whitney 22:00

Perfect. So if a customer was to come in and ride your uh '19 Road Glide stock and then jump back on the bike with all the modifications you've done to it, what's the first thing that they would notice?

Chad 22:11

Um probably the power and the height. Okay. It does have uh roughly a w inch and a half front and rear race on the suspension. Okay. It's all in the front and rear. So it rides pretty nice. Perfect. I got it set up the way I like it, and I like the bikes to perform and and the rideability. Yeah.

Whitney 22:30

All right. Thanks for sharing.

Chad 22:31

Thank you. That went better.

Bob 22:34

My name is Bob. Uh I'm the guy that many of you talk to when you call in. Uh, I spend my day on the phone. You've heard me on the podcast before. I'm the old guy here. I ride almost every day. Jamie and I have joked about that. I I'm the guy that'll push my bike out in the rain to ride to work. Perfect. So I ride a Road Glide. I've been riding Road Glides since '03. Okay. Uh my current Road Glide is a '22 117. I ride an ST. I have our RTX pipe on it, and I've got a Woods 777 XE for a cam in it. Because I utilize RPM very differently than most people. My normal, and when I say normal, I'm quite serious about this. My normal shift RPM is 5,000.

Whitney 23:20

Really? Yeah.

Bob 23:21

So that's even on a lazy Saturday with my wife on the back.

Whitney 23:24

She doesn't know any different. No, no. No.

Bob 23:27

Well, when you're married as long as she and I have been.

Whitney 23:29

Fair enough.

Bob 23:30

Um, but even I I say this, but and many people automatically assume that means I'm wide open throttle, hair on fire all the time. Yeah. And that's just not the case.

Whitney 23:40

Okay.

Bob 23:41

If I'm in third gear 5,000 RPM, I'm doing over 60.

Whitney 23:46

Sure.

Bob 23:47

So I'll just take a couple gears, put it in cruise, and putt on in to work. It's utilizing RPM as a mechanical advantage over the weight of the bike.

Whitney 23:57

Okay.

Bob 23:57

That's how it works. So I use a cam that's for upper RPM. I dressed my bike with lower fairings because I ride early and late because I put a lot of miles on everything. But the Road Glides for me, like many people are finding out, the Road Glides are a very comfortable bike to ride. It's my means of transportation. When it's not snowing out. Right. And I I I joke about this, but I've been blessed. My, you know, I've had my wife on the back of my bike at 22 degrees.

Whitney 24:25

She's a trooper.

Bob 24:26

Wasn't happy.

Whitney 24:27

Yeah, but she's there.

Bob 24:28

Yeah. So riding cold isn't a big deal.

Whitney 24:32

Okay.

Bob 24:33

But riding comfortable is. And having a bike that can perform like the cam that I added. People ask me why I haven't done more. Because this is my daily rider and it works. Sure. I don't need 180 horsepower as a daily rider.

Whitney 24:48

So if you had the option to upgrade to a different bike or get a different bike, would you take that offer or would you still stick with your current road glide?

Bob 24:59

At this point, my mindset is I'd stay with my current bike. Okay.

Whitney 25:04

That's fair.

Bob 25:05

I'm not a techie.

Whitney 25:06

Yeah.

Bob 25:07

So that nice big touch screen that comes on these Gen 2 touring bikes is not in my comfort zone, I guess is how I'd phrase it. That's fair. I don't use GPS. It's just not my thing.

Whitney 25:23

Okay.

Bob 25:23

I'm a map guy.

Whitney 25:25

Really?

Bob 25:25

And one of my favorite statements is I like to ride on roads I've never been on. And I feel that the definition of being lost is that you don't know where you are, and you care that you don't know where you are.

Whitney 25:42

That's true.

Bob 25:43

I I don't care. I'm riding my bike. The newer bikes, the tech level that's on there is a little more than what I'd be comfortable with. Now, in a couple years, I may change my perspective.

Speaker 4 25:54

Absolutely.

Speaker 7 25:54

But basic, you know, I I do very minimal things to the rest of the bike. I don't do big bars, I don't do big tires, I have brakes, I have cam. You've got it set up for you. Right. Exactly.

Whitney 26:06

That's awesome. Thanks for sharing.

Speaker 7 26:08

Absolutely. Thank you.

Whitney 26:09

Okay, that was a fun one. And there's such a wide variety of bikes that the crew here at Fuel Moto. And I hope it gives everyone listening a better look at us and the motorcycles that fuel the passion outside of the shop here. But if you have any questions on like specific bikes, feel free to reach out to us. We're happy to share more details with you. You can do that by emailing us at marketing @ fuelmoto.com. But thanks for hanging out with us and being part of the Fuel Moto community. Coming up in the next episode, Jamie's getting back to more of the technical side of things with another episode of the Fuel Throttle Podcast. So stay tuned for that and we'll catch you on the next one.