{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Front End Chatter #222","description":"Hello and sorry and welcome to Front End Chatter, and episode 222 of the motorcycling podcast that may (or may not) owe you an apology. That grovelling worm is Martin Fitz-Gibbons, and that recalcitrant rascal is Simon Hargreaves. Having spent several months avoiding facing up to the monster they unwittingly (in both senses) created, they\u2019re back with two hours of unrehearsed waffle about all things biking. As always they\u2019d like to atone for their two-wheeled transgressions to Bennetts, Britain\u2019s best motorcycle insurers, represented on the interwebs by both BikeSocial (bikesocial.co.uk) and BikeClub (bikeclub.bennetts.co.uk) \u2013 between them a bewilderingly big bonanza of motorcycling news, product reviews, used bike buying guides, industry expert advice and so much more. &amp;nbsp; In this contrite (but alas not concise) episode of Britain\u2019s best biking podcast, Simon and Mufga discuss: &amp;nbsp; \u2022\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002Bikes for which manufacturers owe us an apology \u2022\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002Riding a Manx Norton (ah) followed by a Norton Manx R \u2013 read more in Bike magazine \u2022\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002BMW\u2019s R1300RS and Moto Guzzi\u2019s V100 Mandello S \u2013 read more in Bike magazine \u2022\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002Touring to Spa on BMW\u2019s ludicrous M1000XR \u2013 read more in RiDE magazine \u2022\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002How \u2018downgrading\u2019 tyres can improve a bike\u2019s ride and handling \u2022\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002What went on at the 2026 Isle of Man TT \u2022\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002Every biking engine layout, what they have in common, and which is best \u2022\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002Whether speed limiters ruin sports-tourers \u2022\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002The glory days of grey imports, and why they died out &amp;nbsp; Thank you, one and all, for choosing to pour some Front End Chatter into your ears. Please keep sending your questions, thoughts, comments, wonderings and ponderings to&amp;nbsp;anything@frontendchatter.com &amp;nbsp; Until next time \u2013 whenever that may be... ","author_name":"Front End Chatter","author_url":"http:\/\/www.frontendchatter.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41646070\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/202967875"}