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Highside/Lowside podcast: Used motorcycle dream garage

May 28, 2024

It's the kind of totally theoretical thing we motorcyclists might talk about around the campfire on a trip: If you had $20,000 to spend on three used motorcycles, what would you choose?

And because it's the kind of thing we'd talk about, it's a perfectly good topic for a Highside/Lowside podcast conversation around the virtual campfire. For this imaginary spending spree, your hosts Zack and Spurgeon are joined by Patrick Garvin of J&P Cycles, a man who has been through a lot of used motorcycles himself and brings a diverse array of personal preferences to the task.

The rules are $20,000 at listed prices, used bikes only, and the guys unveil their high-priced choice, a medium-priced purchase, and their least expensive pick. You may be surprised that adventure-riding fan Spurgeon was the only one not to choose an ADV bike for his most expensive choice. You also may be surprised by some of their lower-priced picks.

Check out the podcast to see what they chose and then let us know what you would have done differently.

Listen to Highside/Lowside

As always, for those who prefer visuals of all of the bikes we’re discussing, we’ve got the YouTube link above. But if you're listening to this inside your helmet on your commute and just want the words, the podcast version is available via Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and LibSyn to name a few of your favorite podcasting apps.

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