Karmic Llama

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Karmic Llama

FromThe Wheelnerds

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70 minutes

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Feb 3, 2012

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Remember the cranky guy that wrote the cranky article about adventure riders in the NY Times awhile back? Well, we're talking to him! And turns out he's quite a bit to say on the subject of motorcycles! Also, for some reason, Chuck keeps bringing up private time.

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Feb 3, 2012

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The Wheelnerds share their passion of everything two-wheeled and invite you to come along and sit in on the bull session where they talk about their (and your) favorite topic: motorcycles!

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Karmic Llama: Remember the cranky guy that wrote the cranky article about adventure riders in the NY Times awhile back? Well, we're talking to him! And turns out he's quite a bit to say on the subject of motorcycles! Also, for some reason, Chuck keeps bringing up priv... by The Wheelnerds
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