Fuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchats

Fuel Stop Chats with James & Chris ~ ~ ~ Twitter and Instagram @fuelstopchats

Whenever you are on a motorcycle ride, either a trip across the country, a weekend clover leaf with some friends or just out to get new bottle of whiskey and cigars, if you ever stop for gas, more times than not, someone will walk up and say those famous two words, "Nice Bike..." and a conversation usually goes from there. This podcast is about Motorcycle talk, trip advice, packing lists, history, routes, cigars and more. James and Chris are not professional riders, but are passionate about a good ride, a fun trip and the history that surrounds us on a ride. Have a quick listen and drop us a note, a question or a topic on twitter @fuelstopchats. Also, we try to post pictures from the rides or routes we discuss, our instagram is @fuelstopchats as well.

Episodes

June 17, 2025 63 mins

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!

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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!

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

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

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

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February 28, 2025 43 mins

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.

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January 15, 2023 35 mins

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

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December 8, 2022 32 mins

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

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November 25, 2022 38 mins

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

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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.

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

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July 15, 2022 35 mins

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.

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June 13, 2022 7 mins

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.

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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

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April 17, 2022 46 mins

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

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March 7, 2022 43 mins

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?

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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.

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December 16, 2021 32 mins

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.

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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

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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 artwor...

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