Airhead 247 Podcast: Matt Cooper (R90x Brakes - part 2)

On the program this week a double barreled conversation with Chris Ory and Nathan Mende from Boxerworks in Watkinsville, Georgia. We’ll dive into Chris’ acquisition of Boxerworks, his R65 "adventure", Nathan’s take on the 1977 R100S, tubeless wheel conversions and much more. Connect w/ Boxerworks: https://boxerworks.org/ Join the BMW MOA for FREE! Use this code-- airheads247--in the link below: https://bmwmoaf.givingfuel.com/memberforces Other Moto BMW MOA Podcasts www.bmwmoa.org/page/digitalcontent Visit our website for additional content and the 247 Store: airhead247.com Drop us line: [email protected] Support our Sponsors and Friends: Boxer 2 Valve / William Plam www.boxer2valve.com/ Air Support BMW / George Thomas www.airsupportbmw.com/ https://bmwmoaf.givingfuel.com/memberforces

Part 2 of our chat with Matt Copper where we cover R90X product offerings and what the home mechanic can expect when doing a front rotor/disc conversion. Find Matt's Products here: https://www.r90xdesigns.com/ Join the BMW MOA for FREE! Use this code-- airheads247--in the link below: bmwmoaf.givingfuel.com/memberforces Other Moto BMW MOA Podcasts www.bmwmoa.org/page/digitalcontent Visit our website for additional content and the 247 Store: airhead247.com Drop us line: [email protected] Support our Sponsors and Friends: Boxer 2 Valve / William Plam www.boxer2valve.com/ Air Support BMW / George Thomas www.airsupportbmw.com/

On the program this week, part one of our chat with Matt Cooper from R90X. If you are not familiar, R90X offers a full line of front brake upgrades for your airhead 247 and is a proud independent product developer, which we love to feature here on the program. This was a long, in depth convo with Matt so we’ve split the interview up into two parts—first up is Matt’s origin story, so to speak, we’ll dig into a bike he’s had—seemingly forever and we’ll cover some general airhead brake talk—all in this episode. Part 2, which will air in a few weeks, will cover R90X product offerings and what the home mechanic can expect when doing a front rotor/disc conversion.

On the program a triumphant return visit from Ande Kahora at Barrington Motr Works to dig in deep on /6 transmission and final drive repairs. Find Ande here: https://www.barringtonmotorworks.com/ Join the BMW MOA for FREE! Use this code-- airheads247--in the link below: bmwmoaf.givingfuel.com/memberforces Other Moto BMW MOA Podcasts www.bmwmoa.org/page/digitalcontent Visit our website for additional content and the 247 Store: airhead247.com Drop us line: [email protected] Support our Sponsors and Friends: Boxer 2 Valve / William Plam www.boxer2valve.com/ Air Support BMW / George Thomas www.airsupportbmw.com/

On the program today Eli Carver. Regular listeners will remember our chat with his brother Tyson in a previous episode and now—we complete the circle with brother Eli. On deck we chat about his R100GS, R80 G/S and his custom RT that stole the Handbuilt show a few years back. William Plam is with us for a slight deviation from the form here—but for good reason. William just released a new maintenance and repair video on the Boxer 2 Valve YouTube channel—this time it’s a level 2 service video on the venerable K75. We’ve touched on K bikes here in the past with segments from William and our man Leo Goff and a lot of you out there either own or have thought about adding a K to the stable. Either way, William joins us for another interesting and informative chat.

Back after a little summer break....on the program this week we’ll chat with a dynamic duo—they are world travelers and airhead enthusiasts of the highest order—Celia and Shaye Williams. Katie Hunter is back with another Moto She Wrote essay entitled What’s Not To Lose. Follow Katie here: https://www.motoshewrote.com/ Follow Celia and Shaye's adventures here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083896381733 Join the BMW MOA for FREE! Use this code-- airheads247--in the link below: bmwmoaf.givingfuel.com/memberforces Other Moto BMW MOA Podcasts www.bmwmoa.org/page/digitalcontent Visit our website for additional content and the 247 Store: airhead247.com Drop us line: [email protected] Support our Sponsors and Friends: Boxer 2 Valve / William Plam www.boxer2valve.com/ Air Support BMW / George Thomas www.airsupportbmw.com/

On the program this time we remember Brook Reams, who passed on June 13, 2025. How many times did so many of us reference his YouTube channel and website?..... countless. Brook’s work provided immense detail and inspired confidence to tackle the most basic and sometimes complicated jobs. Question about a part number or assembly procedure—odds are it’s there. Through those works, he left us a great record that will continue to inspire us and keep the 247 relevant for years to come. In this program we'll revisit the first interview with Brook which aired back in August of 2022, a sort of origin story, if you will. In addition, we’ll hear from his son Branden and longtime friend Matt Norman from EME. Thank you Brook----for everything. Brook and Branden's Website https://brook.reams.me/ Brook and Branden's YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@BrooksAirheadGarage Join the BMW MOA for FREE! Use this code-- airheads247--in the link below: bmwmoaf.givingfuel.com/memberforces Other Moto BMW MOA Podcasts www.bmwmoa.org/page/digitalcontent Visit our website for additional content and the 247 Store: airhead247.com Drop us line: [email protected] Support our Sponsors and Friends: Boxer 2 Valve / William Plam www.boxer2valve.com/ Air Support BMW / George Thomas www.airsupportbmw.com/

Back at it with part 2 of our chat with Darren Lew. We covered a lot of ground last episode and we’ll jump right back in discussing saddle bags, planning a riding trip in Europe, actually RIDING your airhead, fighting wind buffeting and spotting 247s in television and film. Learn more about Darren's work here: www.darrenlew.com/ Join the BMW MOA for FREE! Use this code-- airheads247--in the link below: bmwmoaf.givingfuel.com/memberforces Other Moto BMW MOA Podcasts www.bmwmoa.org/page/digitalcontent Visit our website for additional content and the 247 Store: airhead247.com Drop us line: [email protected] Support our Sponsors and Friends: Boxer 2 Valve / William Plam www.boxer2valve.com/ Air Support BMW / George Thomas www.airsupportbmw.com/

On the program this week, uber airhead enthusiast and cinematographer Darren Lew AND— we welcome back Katie Hunter with another Moto She Wrote audio essay. Darren is a 247 enthusiast of the highest order and like me and many of us...he is diving deep, turning over stones, contemplating and sometimes losing sleep consternating on all things airhead. In his professional life Darren is an accomplished cinematographer who has worked on a number of television and film projects you most assuredly are familiar with. Our conversation lasted for well over two hours and we still had more to discuss. So our chat with Darren will be spread out in two episodes, starting with Part 1 right here. We’ve got a lot to cover, so it’s off to Brooklyn, NY for a visit with Darren Lew on the Airhead 247 Podcast. Learn more about Darren's work here: https://www.darrenlew.com/ Join the BMW MOA for FREE! Use this code-- airheads247--in the link below: bmwmoaf.givingfuel.com/memberforces Other Moto BMW MOA Podcasts www.bmwmoa.org/page/digitalcontent Visit our website for additional content and the 247 Store: airhead247.com Drop us line: [email protected] Support our Sponsors and Friends: Boxer 2 Valve / William Plam www.boxer2valve.com/ Air Support BMW / George Thomas www.airsupportbmw.com/

On the program a series of segments recorded with George Thomas @ Air Support BMW all in one program. We’ll discuss concepts about refreshing heads, mull over how we value airheads, what a typical “refresh” of a 247 costs and kick around some thoughts on a 248 model—the often forgotten and overlooked R45. Feature host Katie Hunter is back with another Moto She Wrote installment to officially welcome in riding season for maritime New Brunswick. Join the BMW MOA for FREE! Use this code-- airheads247--in the link below: bmwmoaf.givingfuel.com/memberforces Other Moto BMW MOA Podcasts www.bmwmoa.org/page/digitalcontent Visit our website for additional content and the 247 Store: airhead247.com Drop us line: [email protected] Support our Sponsors and Friends: Boxer 2 Valve / William Plam www.boxer2valve.com/ Air Support BMW / George Thomas www.airsupportbmw.com/