{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"Seeking Challenges on Motorcycles with Kris Ziemlo #460","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/seeking-challenges-on-motorcycles-with-kris-ziemlo-460","audioUrl":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thefastlifepodcast/ziemlo_final.mp3?dest-id=640264","description":"Since the early Days of performance baggers, Kris has been a familiar face, and in today's episode, you're going to hear about how he took his Road Glide around the track for a full year of the Bagger Racing League, then did a 180 and rode it to some of the most remote and sketchy places in the Americas.  First to Alaska's Prudhoe Bay and now through Mexico.     Kris Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kzeliminator/     Join our Patreon community to gain access to our Patreon-only podcast, Garage Talk, our chat room, and ad-free episodes! https://Www.patreon.com/fastlifegare   Big thanks to our Show Sponsors   ⚡️ @arlennessmotorcycles https://www.arlenness.com Code \"FASTLIFE10\" for 10% off   ⚡️ @cowboyhdaustin https://www.cowboyharleyAustin.com   ⚡️ @lawtigersdallastexas https://lawtigers.com 1-800-LAW-TIGERS   ⚡️ @kabuto_americas https://kabutoamericas.com"},"annotations":[{"startTime":792.0,"endTime":800.6,"type":"term","title":"gravel road","url":"/glossary/gravel-road","quote":"...I'll throw some navies on it and you know go do some some gravel road how would like you pretty much knew that you were gonna have to swap the tires out...","canonicalId":"term:gravel-road","priority":0.9,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"A gravel road is an unpaved surface made of loose stones. 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