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Caller / Motorcycle Enthusiast
Well, so my thing is stavi. I'll just get into it. Yeah, I'm driving my car. I've doxed myself. Whatever, we can bleep it if you want. Appreciate. Appreciate that. It's car city. It. Public transit sucks here and gas prices, as you know, are on the rise. I've pretty much resented having a car since I got one. I'm just like, I feel like I just have to.
Host / Motorcycle Skeptic
Of course.
Caller / Motorcycle Enthusiast
And. But I'm thinking, oh, I'm 33, I quit drinking, I'm taking a break from weed. And I started really getting fascinated with the idea of getting a motorcycle and. I know, hold on.
Host / Motorcycle Skeptic
Can I just say there needs to be a 90 day moratorium after a breakup where a man is not allowed to even think about buying a motorcycle. Because what you're, what you're describing is.
Caller / Motorcycle Enthusiast
Fair enough.
Host / Motorcycle Skeptic
What you're describing is like the early onset divorced guy behavior because this isn't a divorce. It's a, it's a breakup. I don't know how serious it was. Was it pretty serious or no?
Caller / Motorcycle Enthusiast
Yeah. Yeah. So, yeah, it was, you know. No, it was, it was a six month and, you know, it was. I've still got some work to do. You know, I'm in therapy, but I kind of reflecting on it, I was like, oh, I'm. I'm in it. I kind of wanted to have a partner more than I cared about who it was. You know, okay, we got along. That was good. But it was kind of, you know, it wasn't really Wasn't very exciting, but okay. You know, nothing against her or anything. Yeah. So.
Host / Motorcycle Skeptic
So you're the motorcycle. Yeah.
Caller / Motorcycle Enthusiast
You know.
Host / Motorcycle Skeptic
Well, speaking. Speaking as a 30 year man in his late 30s who just fell off a lime scooter and broke his arm, I'm gonna say don't do it.
Caller / Motorcycle Enthusiast
Okay.
Host / Motorcycle Skeptic
For that. Re. For speaking as a guy who just had a two wheel motor. Now, is a scooter a motorcycle? No, but it is a two wheeled, you know, mechanism. I just do think the. Now you've done some research, isn't the statistics on like motorcycle accidents like really bad?
Caller / Motorcycle Enthusiast
You know, it's. They, it's bad if you're, it's a lot worse if you're a young person and, or you're somebody who's not being careful, you know, but also the statistics are honestly, the biggest problem is cars not seeing you and hitting you like that is like.
Host / Motorcycle Skeptic
Hold on, hold on. You know you will be on roads with cars, right?
Caller / Motorcycle Enthusiast
Yes.
Host / Motorcycle Skeptic
Fucking dumbass. I don't care whose fault it is. I'm just saying whether you die or not, you're like, yeah, but people are saying, you know, going to war, it's actually the bullets that kill you. It's like, okay, who gives a fuck?
Caller / Motorcycle Enthusiast
It's still.
Host / Motorcycle Skeptic
You still die. Who fucking cares? Whatever.
Caller / Motorcycle Enthusiast
Fair enough, fair enough. Yeah.
Host / Motorcycle Skeptic
So yeah, you're talking about like whose fault it is. I'm talking about will you survive or not? Basically my, my main question is versus a car. And by the way, when you say it's, it's young people, I think that's, this is, it's a little bit about you, the recklessness of youth, but it's also being an inexperienced motorcyclist, which I don't know if you've ridden them your whole life or if.
Caller / Motorcycle Enthusiast
No, no. And I haven't. I'm not gonna buy one. I'm gonna take the safety course first where you get to practice on one and you do a lot of learning and you know you can.
Host / Motorcycle Skeptic
I think taking the safety course is fine either way. Maybe this is something you need to scratch some weird itch. But I would say do the statistic. Look up the statistics of in a fucking, in a, in a motorcycle versus like just a good regular car. A RAV4. We're the, we're big RAV4 fans here. Statistics of, of, of motorcycle versus a RAV4 or whatever and see, I just think it's the, the risks of motorcycles aren't worth it as your day to day shit. But, but I don't think there's anything wrong with being the kind. I think motorcycles are cool. And I don't see anything wrong with, you know, even being a hobbyist or taking even, you know, the guys that like to do long rides, but they're on like these scenic, you know, that's
Caller / Motorcycle Enthusiast
what I was, that's what honestly was picturing, you know, because honestly I, I work at a place where I can take our shitty, you know, kind of bi directional transit system to my job, you know, and so I don't even really drive that much during the week. So. Yeah, let me tell you this. The open roads, yeah, I would say
Host / Motorcycle Skeptic
you, you, the way you have couched this question is you hate cars. So what, you know, so let's switch to motorcycles. That's not really even what you're talking about here. Because if you're talking about you're going to be taking, you're going to be taking. First of all, switching to a motorcycle doesn't make it any less of a car city that you live in, right? And you're saying I can take public transit, that's fine. You're basically saying public transit and a motorcycle together equal a car and they don't. It's a different thing. You know, like you look a motorcycle like I think daily using. My point was I'm not against owning a motorcycle or ever riding one. I just think, I think, I think it's cool to have when you have, I see them as a luxury item or like a, when you have extra income, you get a, you become a guy who buys a motorcycle and you ride for leisure. Leisure or you do it almost like you just like it as a piece of engineering. I get that more and more the more I, I was never a big car guy, motorcycle guy. That's just not the type of stuff I get. But there are people who love cars as a, like, you know, they're just marvels of engineering or whatever. And okay, fine, if that's, if that's your version of appreciating art, essentially it's, it's someone who thinks art is gay, able to talk about silhouettes and no one's going to call you a homo basically is part of being a car guy or even a motorcycle guy to me. So that's my, my perspective on them is motorcycles. I don't think they should be your fucking day to day transit. If you're saying, can I in a non car city replace my car with a motorcycle and feel good? Can my, can a motorcycle be my daily driver? My answer is probably no. My gut reaction is no, for statistical safety reasons. But at the same time, I do plenty of shit that statistically is going to kill me. Right. Like, I'm a hypocrite in many ways. My diet, the amount of. The sheer amount of edibles I've been. I mean, the amount. The molecules of THC in my system the last two months have been insane.
Caller / Motorcycle Enthusiast
I hear you. I had to. I just. I had to put it on pause. I just started. I started taking 30 milligrams. Like there were 10 milligrams. And I was like, yeah, no.
Host / Motorcycle Skeptic
Yeah, no, it's tough. And I don't want to talk about the milligrams I'm on because I will sound like one of those. We remember growing up, there was a weird kid who lied about how much drugs they did.
Caller / Motorcycle Enthusiast
Yes.
Host / Motorcycle Skeptic
And it's like, no, you didn't take. You didn't take 40 tabs of acid. We know you didn't do that. When I talk about the amount of. The amount of edibles that elders can ascribe, you've seen me take this amount of. I'm at the. I'm over 100 a day right now. Right. Which is a tough place to be beautiful.
Caller / Motorcycle Enthusiast
I love that for you. I don't know how good, man.
Host / Motorcycle Skeptic
It's not good. The thing is, it doesn't get me that high. I just am scared of the amount of putting. I'm like, wait, I've been doing this for, like, so many days in a row that it's just. Can't be good for you. It just can't. Taking anything intoxicating to these levels this many days in a row, there's no way it's positive. I'll put it that way. Maybe it's not negative. But anyway, that's neither here nor there. That.
Caller / Motorcycle Enthusiast
My point is I should ride a motorcycle as little as possible. If and when I get one.
Host / Motorcycle Skeptic
It's basically, listen, take the safety course. What I'm saying is, take the safety course.
Caller / Motorcycle Enthusiast
You.
Host / Motorcycle Skeptic
Like I said, this is sort of divorced behavior. You know what I mean?
Caller / Motorcycle Enthusiast
Sure.
Host / Motorcycle Skeptic
It's like, oh, yeah, I did also
Caller / Motorcycle Enthusiast
cut off my po. I had a ponytail and cut. Got out short haircut recently.
Host / Motorcycle Skeptic
You're doing things backwards. You're doing things backwards. Dude.
Co-host / Motorcycle Supporter
You have that ponytail for the motorcycle.
Host / Motorcycle Skeptic
If you were telling me I'll grow a ponytail to ride a motorcycle, I
Caller / Motorcycle Enthusiast
was like, damn, it's hot as fucking this helmet. Maybe I should cut my hair. So I am sort of. I don't know.
Host / Motorcycle Skeptic
I've Been fucking guys, changing his whole life around. He's changing his entire life around. A hobby he hasn't even experienced yet. You're changing your entire life for something you're imagining. So look, I would say take the safety course. You're. This is just you wanting to be a different guy, by the way, because in your head, it's. The motorcycle symbolizes a type of rough, individual masculinity that you don't possess right now that you're, that you're jealous of. And so it's, it's more symbolism than anything. You. You want to feel and look, you want people to see you and see fucking James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause. You know what I mean? There's a little bit of. There's a little bit of that. There's. I do think there is some. I think that's a. Listen, that's a big part of everything we do. Right? So I'm not. Again, I'm not. I'm not knocking you for it. I'm just saying let's look at the dangers of the thing of the. You're basically. You want to transform yourself to a different type of guy. And I'm just saying, let's look at. It's basically like, let's go. Let's talk to a therapist before transitioning. And I'm not saying you're. I'm not saying, I'm not saying you shouldn't transition into a motorcycle guy, but let's make sure there aren't other solutions first because you know what I mean?
Caller / Motorcycle Enthusiast
Sure, sure, sure.
Host / Motorcycle Skeptic
Because what you're so, so anyway, I get that's sort of how I see motorcycles. And again, I understand there's people who. And you're like, oh, but if you're safe, it's like, I get that. But again, I just fell off a scooter and it ruined. I'm rich and a scooter injury has ruined my life, dude. I have so many resources and it still fucked me up compared to a normal person. And so I would just say think about how, okay, what does your life look like if out of under no fault of your own, you know, by the way, the roads in St. Louis suck dick. You know what I mean? Like, the roads are bad. You hit a pothole or some fucking asshole in a car swore. Who's the real problem? Swerves and hits you. No fault of your own. You get hit, you break your fucking leg. You know what I'm saying? What is your life look like with a fucking broken leg? How do you Navigate your day to day life because I can tell you as a guy with just simply. I called my fucking. I needed my mom. I was so lucky that I had this happen in Baltimore because I had my. One of my best friends and my mom like I had my best friend drive me around get. Help me get to my doctor's appointments. My. I had to travel from. I had to go to the movie. I had to pack up. I couldn't pack a suitcase. The first. The first week I broke my arm, I had my mom pack my fucking suitcase like I was a little kid going. Going to a basketball tournament.
Co-host / Motorcycle Supporter
I hear you.
Host / Motorcycle Skeptic
So that's. Yeah.
Caller / Motorcycle Enthusiast
I do live alone, so probably wouldn't
Host / Motorcycle Skeptic
listen if you actually were married ironically or had a greater support system. I'm just saying this is. I can't believe how like fucking. How truly unk mode this. This advice is. But yeah, I really. I would say yeah because I've just gone through it. I would say think about that.
Caller / Motorcycle Enthusiast
Unfortunately, I guess, yeah. I called the wrong person at the wrong time.
Host / Motorcycle Skeptic
You literally called me a month ago. I would be like, nice. Get a leather jacket. Eat some pussy on the motorcycle. But now I'm fucking dude. I'm.
Caller / Motorcycle Enthusiast
I'm.
Host / Motorcycle Skeptic
I'm fucking Mr. Safety now. And I'm like, I would just think about it.
Caller / Motorcycle Enthusiast
Yeah.
Co-host / Motorcycle Supporter
I'm here to tell you the exact opposite.
Host / Motorcycle Skeptic
Hurts.
Co-host / Motorcycle Supporter
God.
Host / Motorcycle Skeptic
There we go.
Co-host / Motorcycle Supporter
Get on that motorcycle. Get on that leather jacket. Look fucking awesome. Of course I feel awesome.
Host / Motorcycle Skeptic
This is. This is this year he gets to do you going to the army. This is you going to the. The way he covets be the symbolism of the motorcycle guy. You covet the symbolism. Symbolism of the army guy. You come. You covet discipline. El cuz you have none. And this guy wants to be cool. Easy Rider because he's a dork. Probably he was probably a. A fantasy dork with a. What kind of ponytail guy were you? Are you into like Magic the Gathering?
Caller / Motorcycle Enthusiast
I start. No, I did start collecting and then gave up on collecting Pokemon cards. That probably will just tell you what kind of thing failed Pokemon card.
Host / Motorcycle Skeptic
The Pokemon card collector to motorcycle guy pipeline. If this isn't a dork trying to be cool, I don't know what the fuck it is. Eldis. The same way you go to the army is a fucking. A pussy trying to be tough. This is a dork trying to be cool.
Caller / Motorcycle Enthusiast
I think. I think if.
Co-host / Motorcycle Supporter
I think if you get this motorcycle, you will. You will grow as a person.
Host / Motorcycle Skeptic
Okay. There you go. Fine.
Caller / Motorcycle Enthusiast
Two.
Host / Motorcycle Skeptic
Two different types of rice decide who you want to listen to. That's fine.
Caller / Motorcycle Enthusiast
Right on, right on, I guess. Yeah, I appreciate that.
Host / Motorcycle Skeptic
That is the beauty of these columns. We often give you two.
Caller / Motorcycle Enthusiast
I really. You guys have both given me a lot. A lot to chew on.
Host / Motorcycle Skeptic
There you go, bro.
Caller / Motorcycle Enthusiast
And I was drinking an A W diet sugar free when I called you the good shout out to them. You turned me on.
Host / Motorcycle Skeptic
You just said that and my mouth started watering. Elvis, can you get me one? Actually, now that he said it, yeah, I'll grab. Thanks man.
Co-host / Motorcycle Supporter
Hertz got it. At the very least, shave yourself a goatee and see how you feel. And then look at shave an awesome goatee, look in the mirror, see how you feel. And that's your answer, right?
Host / Motorcycle Skeptic
Listen. No, no, here's what you do. You buy. You either buy or rent a leather jacket. Shave a goatee into your face, take the safety course while. While you're taking the safety course, wear the leather jacket to bars with your goatee and your new short hair. See if doing that for one week scratches the itch. And you're like, that was fun. I larped as a fucking motorcycle guy for a week and I got out of my system. Crack it for me.
Caller / Motorcycle Enthusiast
Oh, okay. Thank you. I guess I'll give that a shot. Last time I had to goatee, it did not look good. So maybe that's my answer.
Host / Motorcycle Skeptic
Yeah, well, there you go, man. Sorry I have to shout because I have one arm.
Co-host / Motorcycle Supporter
Maybe, maybe I need to get a motorcycle because every time I've shaved a goatee on myself it has looked fucking awesome to the point.
Host / Motorcycle Skeptic
Where the fuck are you gonna find. What was there a movie where King Kong rode a motorcycle and you can borrow that. Where the are you gonna find a motorcycle?
Co-host / Motorcycle Supporter
They make some big ass hog. That's the reason. Like I would need one so big.
Host / Motorcycle Skeptic
You would need such a. Hilariously it. You're six six, 300 fucking pounds. You think they just make motorcycles for you?
Caller / Motorcycle Enthusiast
I'm six five eldest. You got me beat by one inch,
Co-host / Motorcycle Supporter
but there you go, baby, you know, work.
Caller / Motorcycle Enthusiast
Yeah, well.
Host / Motorcycle Skeptic
Oh, that's an even. That's even more hilarious. You're fucking six five and you need a motorcycle to feel cool. God, I'm talking to two fucking tall losers right now, dude. You guys fucking stink. Both of you. Don't listen to you know what fucking motors. I don't care what you fucking do on your motorcycle.
Co-host / Motorcycle Supporter
Let's offline. Show me some. Send me some motorcycles you're considering.
Host / Motorcycle Skeptic
I'm kind of curious. Yeah, you and elders are going to start our tall motorcyclists. I'm talking to the future admins of our tall motorcycle riders.
Co-host / Motorcycle Supporter
Tall bikers.
Host / Motorcycle Skeptic
Tall bikers, dude. Well, you guys will workshop the name. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So anyway, good luck, buddy. We're rooting for you.
Caller / Motorcycle Enthusiast
Thanks.
Co-host / Motorcycle Supporter
Yeah, keep us updated.
Host / Motorcycle Skeptic
Keep us updated. Yeah, let us know if you get get a call. All right. See you, brother.
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Tennessee 2012.
Host: Stavros Halkias
Date: May 21, 2026
Episode Theme: Should You Become a Motorcycle Guy After a Breakup?
In this lively and comedic call-in episode, Stavros Halkias and his co-host field a call from a listener contemplating a major life change: trading car ownership for a motorcycle, especially after a breakup at age 33. The conversation dives into midlife impulses, masculinity, safety concerns, and whether transforming yourself after a breakup is liberating—or just a cliché. With signature wit and vulnerability, Stav and his co-host hash out the real motivations and consequences behind “becoming a motorcycle guy,” offering both practical advice and relentless ribbing.
Stavros, on symbolic masculinity:
“You want people to see you and see fucking James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause.” [09:02]
Co-host, team “Do It!”:
“Get on that motorcycle. Get on that leather jacket. Look fucking awesome. Of course I feel awesome.” [12:26]
Caller, self-awareness:
“I did start collecting and then gave up on collecting Pokémon cards. That probably will just tell you what kind of… failed Pokémon card—” [13:01]
Stavros, the pipeline:
“The Pokémon card collector to motorcycle guy pipeline.” [13:11]
Callers’ heights revealed:
“You’re fucking 6’5 and you need a motorcycle to feel cool. God, I’m talking to two fucking tall losers right now, dude.”
—Stavros to caller and co-host, [15:33]
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