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Phil, Dustin and John McElfresh give loads of tech advice and we tell you all about ACF-50 and Corrosion Blocker.

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ClevelandMoto Show Notes 569

Honda launches a 250cc Scrambler in China, or, is it actually a SuperSport?

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/2026/october/honda-cb250ss-concept/

Style and Story????? SS Can only mean SuperSport

Gordon Tillmann joins us from Humble Texas, he's just bought a Vespa GTS310SS and he's riding it home, well, not directly home.

Charles McGahagin was also in town today picking up his Moto Morini Vettore 450 and taking it to Baltimore.

KTM not going to India, well, not all of it. not yet at least. Per their very not-indian CEO...

https://www.rideapart.com/news/811663/ktm-shuts-down-rumor-production-is-moving-to-india-bajaj-auto/

National Powersports Auctions numbers are in for August and September...it's interesting to see what prices have gone up over last year.

https://www.npauctions.com/images/market-report/26NPA-MarketReport-august.pdf

https://www.npauctions.com/images/market-report/26NPA-MarketReport-september.pdf

Sleepy has been Adventuring like a fiend...if you haven't done it yet, check out his Motostories channel. It's excellent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLu73DKj9ck

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Podcast 568 Show Notes:

Harley trades King of the Baggers for FIM GP Single-Brand events. Butt-hurt from taking a whooping from Indian or just spending their shrinking budget more carefully?

https://www.rideapart.com/news/778095/harley-davidson-bagger-world-cup-motogp-new-details/

Indian CEO's take:

https://www.visordown.com/news/indian-motorcycle-ceo-hits-back-harley-davidson-over-king-baggers-exit

The new BSA (Mahindra) is finally for sale in the USA. We've heard warnings from our UK listeners...what do you think?

https://powersportsbusiness.com/top-stories/2026/08/27/bsa-gold-star-650-finally-arrives-in-u-s-after-lengthy-homologation-shipping-delays/

Triumph has announce a Bonneville version of their 400cc motorcycle. Odd, it seems to have lost 25% of it's 40HP.

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ClevelandMoto Podcast 567 Show Notes!

There have been some very interesting bikes sold on Iconic Motorbikes recently.

https://iconicmotorbikeauctions.com/auction/no-reserve-1967-honda-dream-ca77/

Look, a Brough Superior that doesn't hurt to look at...

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/2026/september/aston-martin-and-brough-superior-street-legal-roadster/

Bruce Gordon is back from his Cross-America on Rt. 20 trip and is going to tell us all about it.

China is going to make a fake v-twin. Well, it will have 2 cylinders and 2 pistons, but only one will be making booms.

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/new-tech/2026/august/qjmotor-v-twin-single-engine-patent/

Who can find the best deal on a motorcycle on Facebook marketplace this week?

https://www.facebook.com/share/18ZN3RfCH4/

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Topic Grab bag and Mail Call!

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ClevelandMoto 566 Show Notes:

Superbike Factory mega-dealership in the UK goes bust leaving customers who spent $$$$ with no bikes.

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/.../superbike-factory.../

Everybody has a new 450...

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/.../bmw-f450r-naked-teaser/

Guzzi has the Trip 500, or is it a 457?

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=122205381980377130&set=a.122173997216377130

What did Phil buy for $4500, first clue, it's a 2018 and it's more than 1000cc's.
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Show Notes

ClevelandMoto 564

Parker Zamarelli needs to borrow a sidecar rig for his wedding on Halloween.

Oscar is in town.

Is this the end of MV Augusta? Not even the Chinese will save them....

[https://www.motorcycles.news/.../mv-agusta-production.../...](https://www.motorcycles.news/.../mv-agusta-production.../...)

Or, is CFMoto saving it's $$$ to buy Ducati?

[https://www.rideapart.com/.../audi-ceo-gernot-dollner.../](https://www.rideapart.com/.../audi-ceo-gernot-dollner.../)

Ducati lost 40% of their profit last year. Ouch.

Get a Vettore 450 (Allthrike) for $1000 off.

[https://www.motomoriniusa.com/vettore450](https://www.motomoriniusa.com/vettore450)

And they're letting me order the 3 1/2 !

$4499
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BULTACO IS BACK BABY!!!!

Wait - it's just another Chinese take-away.

https://www.rideapart.com/news/806516/bultaco-coming-back-with-chinese-built-adventure-bike/

So, that says Leonart, who are they?

https://leonartmotors.com/

But who the hell is Chongking Andes? Are they these guys?

http://www.andesmotos.com/product.aspx?page=2&keywords=&type=1

Or, are they these guys?

https://chongqingmotorcycle.com/

We saw 2 Scott Flying Squirrels at the IOMTT, didn't think you could buy one this cheap tho':

As lively as a Squirrel and never sheds a nut

https://iconicmotorbikeauctions.com/auction/1966-scott-flying-squirrel/

Johnny Mac got an 'Old Wing, so can you...

https://iconicmotorbikeauctions.com/auction/1976-honda-gold-wing/

Indian Motorcycles Sales drop 61% They're actually selling less than Guzzi).

https://www.advrider.com/indian-motorcycle-struggling-in-2026/

Weather permitting we're going to test ride a brand new Royal Enfield 350 Bullet. Their top of the range 350.

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ClevelandMoto Podcast 561 Show Notes:

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The guys are just one night before leaving for the Isle of Man Classic TT.

https://www.iomttraces.com/classic/

Dan and Oscar are already in the air. What are Phil and Sleepy Packing?

2x Fatalities in practice.

https://www.visordown.com/.../manx-grand-prix-issues...

Michael Dunlop will be riding 2 classic Enfields in Senior 500cc and Junior 350cc classes.

John McGuiness will be riding a very special Italian bike in Senior 500:

https://www.instagram.com/reels/DcRs2oxi267/

And if you've got $100K laying around, they'll build you one:

https://paton.it/en/paton-bic-500-8v-ru-1968-eng/
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We're on the couch and giving you our feedback from the Manx Classic TT.

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ClevelandMoto Podcast 560 Show Notes:

Waze rolls out a new Motorcycle Mode for their navigation software.

https://blog.google/waze/waze-updates-gemini-motorcycle-mode/

Moto Guzzi Days 105 anniversary Sept. 2-6 2026 Grand opening of their new factory.

https://www.cyclenews.com/2026/07/article/moto-guzzi-world-days-2026-dedicated-to-opening-of-new-museum-and-new-factory/

Enfield 750 Himalayan spotted in the UK.

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/new-bikes/2026/august/royal-enfield-himalayan-750-spy-shots/

Sarah and her Mom and Dad all take (and pass) the MSF Basic rider course.

Harley has one of their directors buy a Million dollars worth of HOG stock. Is it a vote of confidence, or is it just stock fraud? Doesn't matter, it didn't work and he's now holding a very expensive bag. His Million $ buy bought them a 2 day winning streak. Now they're back to underperforming.

https://www.fool.com/coverage/filings/2026/08/05/harley-davidson-director-nova-buys-40-000-shares-for-usd983-000-what-does-this-say-about-hog-s-prospects-in-2026/

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ClevelandMoto 559 Show Notes:

Catch us tonight live at 8pm

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The Mini-Bike King Greg Castillo is in the house!

Aprilia has a new scooter, is it ADV enough? Is $7299 too much?

https://www.revzilla.com/com.../aprilia-sr-gt-400-first-look

VAG didn't say they "Weren't Selling Ducati" so, I guess that means they're selling Ducati.

https://www.rideapart.com/.../patritalia-spa-supposedly.../

Over 16,000 BMW S1000RR's may just decide to shut off, whenever the hell they want.

https://www.usatoday.com/.../bmw-recalls.../91087966007/...

AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days Wrap up - hear about all the shenanigans.

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BMW reveals GS Trophy bike and you can build one yourself. The base model is basically a tarted up R9T and starts at around $18k

https://configurator.bmwmotorcycles.com/index_en_US.html?country=US&cookie=1#/configurator/27R4/P0N4S,S06AC,S0ZUC/COLOURS

Keep in mind this isn't an R1300gs which comes in at about $3k more.

https://www.motorcycle.com/bikes/new-model-preview/bmw-reveals-r-12-g-s-gs-trophy-competition-bike-for-2026-event-44668126

Harley Stock is downgraded to "JUNK".

But, what exactly does JUNK mean?

https://www.cartoq.com/bike-news/sp-downgrades-harley-davidson-junk-status-profitability/

Well, it's pretty obvious people bought the dip:

https://share.google/fa4HEXLu8NLdrI7Id

Under their new CEO they're aiming directly at Sturgis with the new Deadwood.

https://www.rideapart.com/news/801519/harley-davidson-deadwood-specs-features-price/

India Succeeds where Pierer failed. Bajaj killing it with KTM in their arsenal,.

https://www.visordown.com/news/ktm-recovery-takes-huge-step-forward-bajaj-mobility-ag-posts-q2-report

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ClevelandMoto Podcast 557 Show Notes

Aprilia does a 125cc GP Bike for on-road use...but, we can't have it. At $7190 USD would you even consider it?

https://www.totalmotorcycle.com/motorcycles/2026/2026-aprilia-rs125gp-replica/

What does the European market get from Aprilia that we don't in the USA?

https://www.aprilia.com/en_EN/models/

Harley is selling off their training XR350a from QJMotor, but some dealers are out of their damned minds:

https://motohunt.com/l/12877366/2023-Harley-Davidson-X350

More sensibly priced units can be had in Florida:

https://motohunt.com/l/13096446/2023-Harley-Davidson-X350RA

Do you really know what your Compression is?

https://motorcyclemojo.com/2019/04/compression-ratio/

So, you want a tough electric motorcycle?

https://northforgemobility.ca/

John Got a 77 GL1000, Well, that escalated suddenly.

https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1977/7/1/honda-gl1000

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13 years ago! Recorded 07/12/2013

Quite a rogues gallery showed up in Johnny Mac's garage and we recorded the shenanigans.

This is one of my absolutely favorite episodes because Pittsburgh Paul, Joe Hongosh and Mark McDermott were all in the same room together. Talk about gasoline and matches...it's a great episode and about the most pure Clevelandmoto experience you can ask for.

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Oh, back when the Grom was a BRAND NEW PRODUCT from Honda.

Dustin and I were locked in his hyperbaric studio for a really tight podcast.

Recorded 5/24/2013

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Harley's bringing it back to the USA.

Ducati Enters Street-Legal Enduro: Ducati unveiled the Desmo450 EDS, bringing their racing-derived off-road platform to a street-legal, single-cylinder dual-sport.

motorcycle.Harley-Davidson Shuffling Production: Harley-Davidson announced the return of its Revolution Max engine production back to United States manufacturing facilities.

MotoGP Rule: MotoGP lawmakers are pushing forward with a proposed 2027 "one bike" practice rule, sparking heavy criticism from riders who feel it will limit testing and data collection during race weekends.

Indian Claps Back in "Influencer" Row: Indian Motorcycle has denied claims that they helped orchestrate an anti-Harley-Davidson influencer campaign, following a swirl of online industry rumors.

AMA Vintage Days prep continues. Give us your updates.

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Richard and Jansen from Janus bring us a Halcyon 250 and a Halcyon 450 to ramble around on and we have an EPIC 3 hour interview with them going way back to the 49cc days.

One of my absolute favorite episodes.

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Isle of Man TT wrap up:

Weather continues to be an issue, gorgeous weather during practice week has degraded into classes being cancelled entirely.

https://www.cyclenews.com/2026/06/article/2026-isle-of-man-tt-results/

Sidecars are officially cancelled, also at the Southern 100 but will that hold for the IOM Classic in August?

https://www.iomttraces.com/latest/news/statement-sidecar-2026/

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/sport/tt-road-races/2026/june/shaun-parker-gofundme-fundraising-page-launched/?recirculation=taboola_native

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/sport/tt-road-races/2026/june/maria-costello-paralysed-crowdfunding-launched/?recirculation=taboola_native

Down to earth Manx news here:

https://www.youtube.com/@manxradioiom

Definitely worth a listen.

HUGE SHOUT OUT - To our friends Liza Miller and Hayley Bell leading the Legacy Lap at the IOM TT this year.

https://www.rideapart.com/news/797558/norton-manx-r-first-iom-tt-womens-relay-ride/

Our friends Patrick and Luke are obviously enjoying the TT immensely:

https://www.facebook.com/100071561585042/videos/pcb.1014734610921916/2145045499373521

A NEW 2-stroke from Kawasaki - and you'll never have to dick with the jetting? BLASPHEMY!

https://www.visordown.com/news/kawasaki-kx327-motocrosser-and-kx327x-enduro-two-strokes-revealed

AMA Vintage Days Preview - What are you bringing? Where / How are you sleeping? What are you going to ride around on when you get there?

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ClevelandMoto Show Notes 553

IOM TT 2026 Troubles

Daniel Ingham has died as a result of a crash in practice.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c775y2pn0llo

Sidecars are suspended based on 2 bad crashes

https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/48897637/isle-man-tt-record-setting-crowe-brothers-sustain-head-injuries-crash

Everyone says Indian is going to go out of business now that it's no longer part of Polaris. If that's the case it seems odd they're launching a performance parts division.

https://www.motorcycle.com/bikes/news/indian-announces-american-racing-operations-performance-division-44665495

Brad McFadden of the GOAT. is joining us.

https://lostatlastadv.com/about-us/

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1530294958687347&set=gm.991791283328124&idorvanity=705593385281250&__cft__[0]=AZYxEWR3IKBDmvBIjVyLZeGljHAP8Kmwoacg547fGmSwShV5FBcLbSufcsippm0CU2zp-e2oTQnjaTTbAw_uRcAgqnniYwNvD6yCdlwBR7on5ruU5bbpY3vZ3QBYiWD5-C12pOr5uFvRP5Ou12h_5fLM8j9R2O7ayDq1RZENMdyCaIh6gns89Ctw8DSJZFJVWzlhJmM0GWVNc6XdWCq_1wn3&__tn__=EH-R

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