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Tim Clarke and Matt Berry visit the (now closed) International Motorcycle Museum. Music by Otis McDonald. Download our feed here.
The Gist
Our hosts discuss motorbike adventures worthy of Homer's Odyssey. Peppered with mechanical mishaps and astute geographic observations (including an enlightening anecdote about Oshkosh, Wisconsin), the journey features everything from shenanigans around Lake Michigan to ordering online through Atomic Moto. There are plenty of opportunities to side-eye dodgy elevation maps while fumbling with onboard cameras.
At the National Motorcycle Museum, we observe complex motorbike anatomy in the form of cafe cowlings, throttle stops and essentials underneath. You might even start picking up on cryptic dialogues reminiscent of modernist poetry. Remember folks, "history is the future is our history is the future."
Meanwhile in Maggie land, turning keys initiates fuel pump priming (who knew?). That's assuming the electromagnetic chip in said key is able to communicate with the immobilizer antenna that's stuffed into her Triumph's airbox. Ah, British engineering.
Guest Interview
The National Motorcycle Museum was a non-profit museum in Anamosa, Iowa. It was founded in 1989 by motorcycle builders, racers and riders. The museum's collection included more than 300 motorcycles, vintage signs, artwork, collectibles and memorabilia.
The museum also had thousands of photos, postcards and posters. It was open for more than 30 years. In January, the museum announced that it was going to shut down due to financial reasons. It closed permanently on September 5, 2023.
Some of its holdings will be auctioned to pay bills. Their average customer rating was 4.8/5 from 985 reviews. We're sad to see it go.
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