Podcast 671: Suzuki's Biggest Flop, The Gladius

Podcast 671: Suzuki's Biggest Flop, The Gladius

Is the Suzuki Gladius a good bike? Yes. Then why did it fail so big? It was the next version of an already popular bike, the SV650. Known for being great performance at a great price, the SV650 became a hit on the road and on the track. So where did Suzuki go wrong? They marketed it to women. This backfired in 2 ways. Men labeled it a 'girls' bike, and women were insulted that they substituted aesthetics over performance. Suzuki learned their lesson, and the follow up to the Gladius was the gen 3 SV650. We go into detail about what went wrong and also talk about why the SV650 was so great (and still is). With Liza, Stumpy John, Miss Emma, Naked Jim and Bagel. www.motorcyclesandmisfits.com motorcyclesandmisfits@gmail.com www.breakingawayadventures.com/shop/p/mi…-rally-v4 www.patreon.com/motorcyclesandmisfits www.zazzle.com/store/recyclegarage www.youtube.com/channel/UC3wKZSP0J9FBGB79169ciew womenridersworldrelay.com/ motorcyclesandmisfits.com/shop www.leodescapes.com/ adifferentagenda.com/products/10-days-wrwr-ada2026

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Podcast 663: Cheese on Your Helmet

Podcast 663: Cheese on Your Helmet

Lots to talk about on this week's episode. -The new t-shirt is available for ordering https://motorcyclesandmisfits.com/shop -The Misfits Rally is April 16-19 https://www.breakingawayadventures.com/t...

16 Helmi 2h

Podcast 662: Bitch in a Ditch

Podcast 662: Bitch in a Ditch

The girls have taken over, and John is the only guy brave enough to stay for the podcast. Wendy, Jo and the Kerry's came to town for a fun weekend of riding the PCH, dirtbiking, good food, shenanigans...

9 Helmi 2h 1min

Podcast 661: Naked Bike, Ride

Podcast 661: Naked Bike, Ride

Liza is back from England, where she spent time at the Ace Cafe, as well as the Triumph Factory. It was here that she got to hang with some of the engineers who design the components for the new bikes...

2 Helmi 2h 7min

Podcast 660: Retro Episode w/Mike Corbin

Podcast 660: Retro Episode w/Mike Corbin

We are dipping into our back catalog this week, with another of our favorites from way back. In 2015 we went to the Corbin factory in Hollister, set up a mobile studio in the R&D department, and inte...

26 Tammi 1h 31min

Podcast 659: Delete That

Podcast 659: Delete That

We had a beautiful sunny day in the garage, with lots of projects going on. Funnily enough, there were two people with the opposite problems with their clutch, that had the same solution. "Get rid of ...

19 Tammi 1h 59min

Podcast 658: AimExpo '26

Podcast 658: AimExpo '26

The AimExpo in Anaheim was the place to be this week, and the Misfits were there. We saw old friends, new tech, and lots of bikes. We managed to get some really cool interviews with: Rekluse Clutch, ...

12 Tammi 2h 21min

Podcast 657:Retro episode It's All in the Design w/Darrin Caddes

Podcast 657:Retro episode It's All in the Design w/Darrin Caddes

Darrin Caddes may not be a name you know, but you know his work. Darrin is a designer who has worked for many companies, most recently Plantronics. But it’s his time with BMW and Indian that made a ma...

5 Tammi 1h 27min

Podcast 656: When Tech Goes Too Far

Podcast 656: When Tech Goes Too Far

At what point does new technology go too far? Many of the new features on bikes, such as the adaptive LED Matrix headlight on the new Tracer GT, are there for safety but they come at a price. Sometime...

29 Joulu 20252h 6min

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