S11E09: What If Motorcycles Were Banned? A trip back in time to explore the future

Highside/Lowside - A Motorcycle Podcast

In honor of "Back to the Future" turning 40, industry experts like Ryan Fortnine, Matt Oxley, and Ari Henning take a trip back in time with Zack & Spurg to explore five massive motorcycle "What if" scenarios:

What if Boeing built motorcycles?

What if Harley-Davidson abandoned "heritage" for "cutting-edge"?

How would a different World War II outcome have changed German and Japanese engineering?

What does a truly safe motorcycle look like?

If gas motorcycles were banned tomorrow, would the community survive on electric and hydrogen alone?

Plus, Zack analyzes his actual Alpinestars airbag crash data, comparing his 65-mph highside to Marc Marquez's infamous tumbles.

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In honor of "Back to the Future" turning 40, industry experts like Ryan Fortnine, Matt Oxley, and Ari Henning take a trip back in time with Zack & Spurg to explore five massive motorcycle "What if" scenarios:

What if Boeing built motorcycles?

What if Harley-Davidson abandoned "heritage" for "cutting-edge"?

How would a different World War II outcome have changed German and Japanese engineering?

What does a truly safe motorcycle look like?

If gas motorcycles were banned tomorrow, would the community survive on electric and hydrogen alone?

Plus, Zack analyzes his actual Alpinestars airbag crash data, comparing his 65-mph highside to Marc Marquez's infamous tumbles.

Check out more from RevZilla:

2026-03-06 125 min
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