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A quick Happy Birthday America!

In this episode we discuss the Isle of Man TT and the current recording of the movie Isle of Man staring Channing Tatum and produced by Brad Pitt's production company, we do a catch up over the past 6 months and delve into a little AI vs Religion.

In this episode, we sit down with Chris Hauty to talk about his latest novel, Dead Ringer, available now. We dig into how he brings cinematic pacing from his long screenwriting career straight onto the page.Chris's debut thriller, Deep State, became a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice and a Barry Award nominee, marking the arrival of a bold new voice in political suspense. He followed it with the Caliba Award–nominated Savage Road, the high-tension thriller Storm Rising, and the acclaimed novella Insurrection Day—each one sharpening the edge of the Hayley Chill universe.And because this is FuelStopChats, we go beyond the books—talking motorcycles, storytelling, and the freedom of the open road. Chris is a Triumph Scrambler rider, and we explore how the rhythm of riding influences his creativity, discipline, and flow as a thriller writer.If you’re a fan of high-stakes fiction, sharp political intrigue, or just a great conversation with a talented author who also knows his way around a motorcycle, this is an episode you won’t want to miss.

in this episode we discuss James's new book he wrote, Silence in the Signals, Fall Color rides and a visit to the Barber Museum.

In this episode we get into some bourbon and deep dive into a sling shot rental, spoiler alert, I had fun!

On this episode we unpack some issues...Guns, Big Pharma and Mental health and we talk about Old Motorcycles and how new ones will be obsolete in 10 years due to computers running all the systems.

We catch up with Florian to talk about the magazines 25 year anniversary, the GS1300 Give Away, The RoadRunner Get together (Rally), and much more!

On this episode we sit down with Greg Stanley from the Phantom Airborne Brigade, a 501-C-3 that get veteran and active duties paratroopers back in a parachute and knees in the breeze!

Gear talk, are you a darksider?  Helmet Preference? GS1300 giveaway (not us).

In this episode James updates what he has been doping over the past couple years, to include the addition of a 125lbs Irish Wolfhound.

Chris recounts his recent trip across Alaska on a BMW GS750.  

Enjoy and welcome back!  After a 2 year MIA....we are back.  It helps if I hit record and not 30 minutes into the episode....but hey, it's been 2 years, im rusty.  Enjoy and hopefully you find it entertaining, more to come this season as we catch up on rides, bikes, and other things.

We catch up with the Disorderly Drifters, you'll never guess where they are now.  Pakistan? Vietnam? Mongolia? Iraq?  Listen in and find out!

Chris and James....well, Mainly Chris, talk about BBQ across America

James and Chris discuss The Trades and compare that to the costs of Higher Education.

Chris and James welcome back Tracy Charles for another episode in her travels across South America, although now she has a dog that rides on the back of her GS with her, Roo.  We talk about traveling with a 4 legged companion on how Tracy taught Roo how to ride on a motorcycle.

In this episode, we talk a little bit about getting ready for fall riding and then we wrap up our TT experience.

In this episode Chris interviews James on the preparation work to travel to the Isle of Man for the Tourist Trophy 2022 race.  Steamer tickets, AirBnB's, Plane tickets, Package options, air planes...a true planes trains and automobiles episode.

James and Chris visit the Isle of Man for the 2022 TT races.  This is a mini podcast of 7 minutes to talk about initial thoughts, quick highlights and the start of the races.  Recorded on site, audio is not the best.

Join Chris and James as they talk to Molly Vaughan and  Brian Schaffran, the founders of Skidmark Garage and MotoGo, a 501(c) that is educating the female youth of Cleveland how to care and maintain motorcycles.  https://motogocleveland.com and https://skidmarkgarage.com

Chris and James talk about Tires, Bikes and IOMTT among other tangent topics

We start out Season 2 of Fuel Stop Chats with a bit of a bitch session....we take a few weeks off and it seems everything has gone to hell in a hand basket....do you agree?

James and Chris sit down with Wesley Schultz from The Lumineers and Publicist Jim Merlis to talk about the new album Brightside, how motorcycle riding influences the music he writes and even writing songs like Gloria while riding the back roads of the Catskills Mountains.

Adventure Riding!  Back Woods Camping!  James and Chris sit down with Tim James and Inna Thorn from the BDR group.  We discuss past, present and future adventures and our overall enjoyment of the BDR movies as well as the mission of the BDR in keeping backcountry dirt roads open to connect small town to small town.

James and Chris talk with Cindy Bently-Roberts from Wreaths Across America to talk about the organization, donations, participation and motorcycle escorts to honor the fallen heroes.  Remember.  Honor.  Teach.  https://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org

Chris and James sit down with David Goldman, an award winning documentary and portrait photographer/filmmaker. Originally from Toronto he has lived in both Los Angeles and New York. His documentary work has taken him to India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ethiopia and the Northern Territory of Australia. Working on projects about human trafficking, maternal health and marginalized people. David is also known for the album packaging artwork for Blink 182’s Enema Of The State that has sold more than 15 million copies worldwide.  The Motorcycle Portraits series began after considering how ubiquitous motorcycles are in developing countries yet a luxury item in more developed countries. Focusing on the people that ride and how the shared use of this machine connects individuals no matter where in the world they live. 

Chris and James come back after a fat thanksgiving to talk about the ramp install in Chris's truck, Black Friday and an attempted motorcycle sale certified check fraud.

Jame and Chris sit down once again with Florian from Road Runner to discuss the upcoming Fall issue, as well as other riding tales from the road.  Florian shows off a pretty cool travel guitar from Ciari Guitars.

Chris and James welcome our friends the disorderly drifters - five friends riding Monkeys and a CT90 from the North Dakota / Canada Border to Ushuaia, back again from Mexico.  We talk about Coco's Corner, packing list adjustments, monkey problems and Iron Butt certification "The Disorderly 1600".

Chris and James discuss transportation, when is it ok to truck/trailer?  ever?  Camping/Glamping abilities and the ultimate power ramp at ultimatepowerramp.com 

In this episode, Chris and James sit down with Amazon travel section best seller author Michael ONeill to discuss his new book Road Work.  A travelog of American and Canadian roads from the perspective that only a motorcycle can produce.  We also discuss other authors and books that inspire us as riders as well as some suggested reading from listeners.  Tune in and enjoy!  Road Works is available on Amazon in hardback and for downloads via Kindle and the Apple Book Store.

Learn a. little about your states monuments while touring on your motorcycle.  Tour of Honor's Steve Brooks gives us an update on this years tour, a little talk about the ride to meet that was held this year and discussion of next years rides.

In this episode James and Chris talk about helmet laws, lane splitting and lane filtering.  Also, a video breakdown of an accident and having rider awareness 

In this episode, Chris and James talk about great places to see fall colors, what to think about before going (the planning aspect of it) and the dangers of wet slippery leaves on the roads.Like, Subscribe and if you have feed back feel free to hit us up at [email protected]

in this episode, James and Chris talk about planning and conducting long distant multi day motorcycle trips, how to prep, how to pack and things to think about.  Also, James talks about his Alabama Lot Lizard experience.....not for the faint of heart, rider beware

OnSite Live with Darryl Cannon from Killboy.com to talk about the Dragon, how many paved pull-offs do you think there is in the 11 miles of dragon?  thinking you guessed wrong too.

5 friends prepare to embark on an epic life time trip on 4 Honda Monkeys and 1 Honda CT90.  Starting in ND USA and heading "To The Bottom" Ushuaia South America.....then over to South Africa, then up to the UK, then over to Mongolia and other places in between.   BatShit Crazy....or Absolutely Brilliant...you be the judge.  Follow them here or at Disorderly Drifters, Youtube, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok.

Dirty Honey front man Marc Labelle joins James and Chris before heading out on tour with the Black Crows to talk about music and rides, Alaska to Croatia, Harley to BMW off road. follow Marc @campmoto on Instagram for more music, tours and motorcycle news and check out Dirty Honey on tour with The Black Crows this summer!

Ep22 - Jack Riepe Author of CONVERSATIONS WITH A MOTORCYCLE, MOTORCYCLES SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS, THE MOTORCYCLE RIDER’S DIET and CIGAR SMOKING IN POLITE SOCIETY stops by to talk about the BMW MOA Rally, and his love of the K bike, I mean the R bike....I mean the K bike.  Check out Jack's books available at https://jackriepe.com

We have a return visit with Tracy Charles,   out on her world wide adventure with her GS Tracey talks about roads, foods and general observations while traveling through Colombia.

The Playlist - Dirty Honey and Bob Seger to Wicked Soundtrack and Cuban Radio, what do you listen to? Chris and James talk music this episode, what they listen to and how it changes depending on the bike and road.

EP19 Road Runner Magazine Editor-in-Chief Florian Neuhauser returns to discuss up coming issue with the HD ADV 1250 Panamerica, bikes past and present and riding with the kids

In this episode we sit down with the Tail of the Dragon's photographer Darryl Cannon, owner of KillBoy photos and Killboy.com to talk about how he got started and interesting sites on one of the worlds most sought after rides. 

James talks about construction skills, motorcycle awareness month and some short stories from the road

Ep16 Tyrone Williams - long time friend and riding partner joins the podcast to talk about being introduced to multi day rides and what to expect, as well as how to prepare

Ep15 Kiwi Dr. Russell Lowe, PhD in the Art of Motorcycle Design talks to us about his time on the Bonneville Salt Flats, Parachuting blindfolded and E-Bike concepts and designs.

Ep14 Kim Moon and Andrew Davies talk K1600 Enthusiast topics, Michigan rides, Army times and the benefits of education

Episode 13 We have a Fuel Stop Chat with RoadRunner Magazine Editor-in-Chief Florian Neuhauser to talk about my favorite magazine!  How it started, Blue Rim Tours, favorite bikes, subscriptions….just listen, you’ll like it!  Subscribe and Like it if you do. 

Tonight we talk to Todd (our resident fashionista) about "The Black Motorcycles" and Road to Recovery, a not for profit organization the helps inner city kids with addiction problems.

Tracy Lynn Charles.  Retired widow sells all worldly possessions, buys a GS and embarks on a motorcycle trip around the world.  COVID creates challenges for border crossings, but determination is packed in her saddle bags!  Check out Tracy's travels at TLC_Travels on instagram and YouTube.