Episode 24: Michael Uhlarik And Why The Future Is Brighter Than You Think

What does it take to design a motorcycle when the brief comes from the battlefield instead of the showroom?

In this episode of Bore and Stoke, we sit down with longtime motorcycle designer Michael Uhlarik to talk about his career shaping bikes across the globe, his latest project developing an electric motorcycle for military use, and why we’re looking at the wrong metrics when it comes to the future of this sport.

00:00 Intro

00:34 Advertisement

01:03 Introducing our special guest

03:22 Motorcycle background

10:29 LEGO is the reason

14:23 The connection between LEGOs and MotoGP

24:21 Motorcycle trends

34:10 Advertisement

34:42 Michael’s take on today’s MotoGP bikes

43:35 Aerodynamics on street bikes are superfluous