ShopTalk Episode 321 With Tom Banks & Kelsey From the TransAmerican Motorcycle Endurance Run
ShopTalk, Weekly Motorcycle Talk Show Podcast!Show Notes
This week’s ShopTalk comes to you from a brand-new—but somehow familiar—spot just six blocks from where Cycle Source first kicked off nearly 30 years ago. The crew’s breaking in their new digs and catching up with special guests Tom Banks and Kelsey Jackson from the Trans American Motorcycle Endurance Run. Tom and Kelsey share a full recap of the inaugural Trans AM—what went right, what went sideways, and how this wild new cross-country challenge might just become a lasting tradition in the v...
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