• Heated Gear http://www.gearchic.com/blog/2018/10/25/heated-womens-motorcycle-gear-updated

• Adventure Boots: SIDI, TCX, and Forma; Options for Inserts - Gearchic

• Joanne’s Favorite Dainese Boots - Revzilla

• Babes Ride Out 7 - Santa Margarita

• Riding Jean Recommendations for the Curvy and Gifted in Inseam - Revzilla

• Julia LaPalme - Instagram

• Hinterland: Women’s Casual Apparel - Instagram

• NHTSA Motorcycle Statistics - 2017 Data (Reported in 2019)

• EICMA: November 5 - 10 - 2019 Live Coverage and Updates @ A&R

Listeners,

We'd like to thank you for the past five years of listening to our podcast. Our little hobby of discussing motorcycles, protective gear, two-wheeled gossip and news evolved into something far beyond expectation, to our delight reaching some of the most remote corners of the globe. Though I have decided to pursue other creative outlets, Joanne will continue in the podcast-sphere under the Gearchic Podcast and Gearchic website. Past Moterrific episodes and interviews will remain in this space for the foreseeable future. I will post to the site periodically and monitor any messages sent using the Contact Us page; however, you may contact Joanne directly via any of her social media feeds as Gearchic on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. 

Thank you!

Cristi Farrell and Joanne Donn

The trackday killing lawsuit if the judge rules in its favor - Revzilla

Small Bikes, Big Shootout - A brief discussion

Benelli's Grom-let - A&R

Zero's Flameworthy 2012 Recall - A&R

(Above) Spoiler Alert: Yeah, it's Petra.

Ladies' To Do List of Events

womensmotorcyclesummit.com

classrides.com/_calendar/AllWomen2018.html

The Electric Takeover - News and Updates

https://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/tvs-zeppelin-hybrid-gas-electric-cruiser-concept/

https://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/harley-davidson-alta-motors-street-tracker-concept-carbon-projects/

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-28/china-to-start-new-energy-vehicle-production-quota-from-2019

Spy Shots

Is Triumph beefing up their existing Scrambler?

Poor Harley and the US Motorcycle Industry

https://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/tuesday-was-not-a-cheerful-day-in-the-us-motorcycle-industry

Moto Events

www.americansupercamp.com

http://www.texastornadobootcamp.com

~Ladies Only~

http://babesrideout.com/blog/2018/1/16/babes-in-the-dirt-4-registration-is-live

http://www.classrides.com/_calendar/AllWomen2018.html

Moto E World Cup

https://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/fim-enel-motoe-world-cup-details/#more-148777

Upcoming Gear Reviews

http://www.gearchic.com/blog/2018/1/5/dainese-carvemaster-2-womens-gtx-jacket

http://www.gearchic.com/blog/2017/10/26/winter-is-coming-revit-neptune-gtx-womens-jacket

A lovely shot of the 2009 Ducati Multistrada 620 Joanne Borrowed in California

• What is the Give A Shift Roundtable?

• Primer on Buying Used Bikes/Scooters

• Keanu Reeves is a Gentleman

• RIDE with Norman Reedus on AMC

• Beautiful Bikers Conference

• Instagram.com/gearchic - pics of Joanne's California Rides around SF, Oakland and Lake Berryessa

  • Ducati Multistrada 620

  • Honda CB1

• Ride 2 for Playstation 4 : So realistic

• <not Motorcycle related> Black Mirror on Netflix. Watch it

First off, thank you for listening over the years as it's taken us much longer than expected to reach our 100th episode. Neither Joanne nor myself thought we would be doing this for 4+ years, but here we are and much of that is due to you, the listener, as the posts, emails, stories, and questions fuel us to hang up our helmet for a few extra hours and chat about something we both share a passion for - motorcycles.

As always, if you have any special requests, questions, comments, or feedback, we appreciate you letting us through social media or our website. If you would like to spread a little love for us over at iTunes with a rating and a positive comment, we'd greatly appreciate that.

Thank you!

We couldn't very well give you a half-assed 100, so we've squeezed in an incremental episode to lessen the blow 'til we find something to do for our big birthday. Enjoy our discussion of the EICMA releases and for more bike coverage beyond our discussion, visit our ol' buddy Jensen at Asphalt & Rubber.

• Honda's Neo Cafe, the  CB1000R, is hot...and wayyyy different than its big sister!
• Who doesn't love  a Monkey!!!  
• Honda rigs up their off-road machine much like a GSA in this version of the classic Honda Africa Twin
• Ducati V4 Pani-WHOA
• Ducati adds more gusto to their Scrambler 1100 and a killer retro paint job to the Desert Sled
• We're digging on the KTM 790 Adventure, but will it and its counterpart be worth the wait for 2019?
• A favorite of mine gets a ca-fantastic rework - the ol' Kawi Z900

Show Notes:

BMW recalls - Check out our friends over at Asphalt & Rubber who have been diligently tracking up to 7 recalls from the brand.

To follow along on my Euro road trip, check out my Instagram account at @moterrificmedia

AIMExpo - No word on the final numbers, but Vegas baby!

To follow along on Joanne's tour of West Virginia, check out her Instagram account at @gearchic

Worse for Wear - If you missed our last episode or Joanne's Meet and Greet in Philly, go baaaaaaack to Episode 98.

Rev'It acquires North American distributorship for Italian farkle brand Rizoma - Cycle News Press Release

Honda...*IT* is coming...and Cristi will be there in real-time reporting for Ride Apart on October 24. Until then, check out the videos - Honda Global Unveil

Protect Your Feet - Joanne's Off-Road Friendly Boot write-up - Women ADV Riders

What does adventure mean to you? We pose the question to our listeners since marketing in the motorcycle industry seems to define it as exclusively adventures in dirt.

The motorcycle industry gets visibility with a Cover Girl

Joanne through her Gearchic Blog has added valuable training resources - Gearchic 

Check out the spectacular workmanship on Laura's jeans! (all handmade in Richmond, VA)

Listen as I ask Laura all the hard hitting questions about her jeans and find out why you should save your lunch money to buy these "jeans" which are really a technical riding pant in disguise.

We also cover important features of riding jeans such as how to read the tags, how to tell if your jeans were made for crashing in and how important seam construction is to protecting you in an impact. 

• Shop.WorseWear.com

• Facebook.com/worsewear

• Armalith Fabric

• Entrepreneur's Guide to Sewn Product Manufacturing

• On Saturday, the evening of September 30th join Laura and Joanne at a little party in Philly to try on her jeans or get measured up for a custom pair: https://www.facebook.com/events/804848576349084

Where in the world will Cristi travel to this year? Hint #TeamOrange #LotsOfGreenAndBlue

AIMExpo - You going? Check out who is - Exhibitor Floor Plan

Harley makes some model changes - LA Times

MotoAmerica opens up the Junior Cup to all brands - MotoAmerica 

REI steps up their visibility of women in consumer marketing - Forbes

Cycling Industry acknowledges women account for nearly half of its consumer base - Momentum

Cristi's New Lid, Review to Follow in Next Podcast - 6D Helmets

A little minibike race action - M1 GP Clinics

Gear Chat: 

• Alpinestars Motegi Race Suit for Women
• Bell Race Star Helmet
• Breaking in Leathers!