ShopTalk, Weekly Motorcycle Talk Show Podcast!
Welcome to Cycle Source Magazine’s Weekly Motorcycle Talk Show Podcast!
Join us every week as we go full throttle into the heart of motorcycle culture! Hosted by the crew at Cycle Source Magazine, our podcast features in-depth conversations with industry legends, top custom bike builders, skilled craftsmen, passionate riders, and fearless racers from across the two-wheeled world.
🔥 What to Expect:
✅ Exclusive motorcycle industry news & updates
✅ Tech tips & how-tos from the pros
✅ Featured products, gear reviews & shop talk
✅ All the two-wheel BS we can cram into an episode!
Whether you're into choppers, bobbers, baggers, racing, or restoration, we've got something for every type of rider and wrench-turner. New episodes drop every week — don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe to stay in the loop with the latest from the motorcycle scene!
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Episodes
296 episodes
Shop Talk 340: Smokeout Buildoff Heats Up, Knucklehead Build & Key Giveaway
Shop Talk 340 jumps straight into the Smokeout Garage Buildoff as four more builders step up and bring serious ideas into the mix. From a knucklehead in a ’63 Pan frame to a dirt-style Harley concept and a long-running Sportster build, this epi...
Shop Talk 339: Smokeout 2026 Buildoff Underway, FXR Feature & Mama Tried Preview
Shop Talk 339 dives straight into the grassroots side of custom motorcycle culture. Chris Callen, Mark Persichetti, and Heather Callen break down motorcycle news, upcoming events, and what’s already taking shape for Smokeout 2026.The Gar...
Episode 338Shop Talk 338: Harley’s Ride Program, The Panster Legacy & Bringing Chopper Culture Back to Thunder Beach
Spring’s on and Shop Talk is back with a full throttle episode covering motorcycle news, builder stories, and the culture that keeps it all alive.We kick things off with Harley-Davidson’s new Ride program, then dig into the story behind ...
ShopTalk Ep. 337 | Alicia Noori – From Crash to Clothing Brand, 2026 Woman of the Year
Alicia Noori’s story is the kind that sticks with you.In Episode 337 of ShopTalk, the 2026 Cycle Source Reader’s Woman of the Year opens up about loss, grit, motorcycles, and motherhood—and how a life-changing crash led to the creation o...
No Cookie-Cutter Builds | S&S Independence Tour 2026 + Naked Softail Breakdown | ShopTalk 336
ShopTalk is back with Episode 336—and this one hits hard.We’ve got the crew behind the 2026 S&S Cycle Independence Tour in the house—Dave Perewitz, Jason Mook, Jeff Zielinski, Cory Ness, and Howard Kelly from S&S...
ShopTalk 335 | Pipes Gilliland & Brock Davidson | Race-Ready Softail ST + Donnie Smith Show Build
Pipes Gilliland of Gilliland Customs and Brock Davidson from Brock’s Performance join ShopTalk to break down a race-ready, naturally aspirated Softail ST built for the Donnie Smith Show. We dig into the parts, performance strategy, and the buil...
ShopTalk Live With the Ives Brothers: Wall of Death Stories, a Killer Shovelhead, and Smokeout Key #1
Motorcycle history meets full-throttle showmanship in this episode of ShopTalk. The Ives Brothers join us for a deep dive into the Globe of Death and the Wall of Death—sharing stories from their circus upbringing, life on the road, close...
🎙️ ShopTalk – Bubba Boswell | Racing, Harley-Davidson & Real Industry Talk
Welcome to ShopTalk, America’s first and favorite motorcycle talk show. This episode, we pull up a chair with Bubba Boswell of Boswell Harley-Davidson—a name that carries real weight in the motorcycle industry.We dig into racing, the cur...
Danger Dan Hardick | Custom Bikes, Shop Life & Real Motorcycle Talk
ShopTalk Episode 331 brings the heat with special guest Danger Dan Hardick—motorcycle lifer, shop owner, podcast host, and all-around solid human. As the voice behind Danger Dan’s Talk Shop and the founder of MC ShopT’...
ShopTalk Episode 330 With Eric Gorges, Voodoo Choppers
Welcome to ShopTalk, America’s first and favorite motorcycle talk show. Tonight, we’re joined by Eric Gorges of Voodoo Choppers and host of A Craftsman’s Legacy—a bike builder, author, and TV personality with stories and insight only he can bri...
ShopTalk 329: Buck Shaw From Tennessee Motorcycle Music Revival & a Look Back At 2025
ShopTalk rolls back in with another full night of real motorcycle talk, no polish required. This week we’re joined by Buck Shaw from the Tennessee Motorcycle & Music Revival, digging into what it takes to build an event that blends bikes, m...
ShopTalk Episode 328 — Sub Kulture, Shak’s Road Glide & New Kicks from Milwaukee LeatherShopTalk Episode 328 — Sub Kulture & Shak’s Road Glide
Episode 328 of ShopTalk—America’s first and favorite motorcycle talk show— we’re bringing fresh blood into the family. This week we sit down with Jason Romeo of Sub Kulture Garage Works, the newest content creator joining the Cycle Source TV cr...
ShopTalk Episode 327: Cycle Showcase Sneak Peek, a Killer Chopper, and New Paughco Pipes
Sunday night rolls in, and so does another round of America’s first and favorite motorcycle talk show. In Episode 327, we’re hanging out with Randall Noodle — the mad scientist behind Cycle Showcase. He’s cracking the lid on what’s coming in 20...
ShopTalk Episode 326: The Biker’s Holiday Gift Guide, a Killer FXR, and New Gear You Need to See
America’s first and favorite weekly motorcycle talk show is back, and this Sunday we’re rolling straight into the season of giving—two-wheel style. ShopTalk Episode 326 brings you our annual Biker’s Holiday Gift Guide, packed with must-have gea...
ShopTalk Episode 325 With Chopper Kings
Welcome to ShopTalk Episode 325 — America’s first and favorite weekly motorcycle talk show. Tonight, we’re hanging out with Alex “King” Bado of Chopper Kings, a rider, builder, and hustler who packed up his life in Italy, came to the U.S., and ...
ShopTalk, Episode 324 with John Jessup and A1 Mike
We’re back in the studio with Episode 324 of ShopTalk, and this one’s packed.🏁 A1 Mike Beland – A1 Cycles: Mike’s dropping in to talk about his new, industry-changing performance product. If you know A1, you already know it’s gonna be f...
Episode 323 With Moto Clay
Welcome to ShopTalk, America's first and favorite motorcycle talk show. In episode 323 we welcome special guest Moto Clay — the Hawaiian-born rider turning every mile into a mission for positivity, connection, and keeping motorcycle culture aut...
ShopTalk Episode 322: The Future of Indian Motorcycles with Kameron Amstutz.
America’s first and favorite weekly motorcycle talk show is back with another killer episode. This week, Chris, Heather, and the crew sit down with Kameron Amstutz of Music City Indian to celebrate their 10-Year Anniversary and dig into some bi...
ShopTalk Episode 321 With Tom Banks & Kelsey From the TransAmerican Motorcycle Endurance Run
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 Ba...
ShopTalk Episode 319 –Chip Lyle on Four Corners Rally, Harley’s New CEO & SmokeOut Builder Updates
America’s first and favorite weekly motorcycle talk show is back with another packed episode! This week we sit down with Chip Lyle, the man behind the upcoming Four Corners Rally, to talk about what’s in store for riders headed th...
ShopTalk Episode 318 – Chasing 400mph at Bonneville with Denis Manning & Chris Rivas
This week on ShopTalk, we’re talkin’ with racing heavyweights Denis Manning and Chris Rivas—two guys with enough salt in their veins to make Bonneville feel like home. In just a few weeks, they’re gunnin’ for the holy grail of land speed—400 mi...
ShopTalk Episode 317 – Garage Build-Off Updates, Klock’s Panhead & a Paughco Gem
Welcome back to ShopTalk, America’s first and favorite weekly motorcycle talk show. In Episode 317, we’re checkin’ in with three more of the 2025 Garage Build-Off builders to see how their projects are shaping up as the deadline looms. From bus...
ShopTalk Episode 316 – The Original Performance Show Heads to Sturgis
In this week’s episode of ShopTalk—America’s first and favorite motorcycle talk show—we sit down with Kurt Peterson from Lil’ Evil Inkorpor8ted and Pete Nowaskey to talk about their Performance Show Series rollin’ into Sturgis. These t...
**Episode 315 – Deadbeat and Doing It Right: Steve Bramanti Joins ShopTalk**
On this week’s episode of *ShopTalk*, America’s first and favorite weekly motorcycle talk show, we sit down with Steve Bramanti—the man behind Deadbeat Customs. Known for their no-frills, grassroots style and killer moto gear, Deadbeat Customs ...
ShopTalk Episode 314 – Wide Open: Racing, Rallies & Wrenches With Max Flinders & Mad Monkey Racing
This week on ShopTalk, America’s first and favorite weekly motorcycle talk show, we’re diving headfirst into the world of high-speed thrills and rally culture. King of the Baggers racer Max Flinders joins us alongside Mad Monkey Racing...