#008 Adrian Hastwell-Batten

MIKE JONES, (aka Mad Mike) from the Yamaha Racing Team, gives us his insights from round 1 of the 2024 Australian Superbike Championship (ASBK) held at the amazing Phillip Island GP Circuit, along with first round of the 2024 World Superbike Chamnpionship (WSBK).

For more information about Mike and his sponsors, visit the website and his social media accounts:

https://mikejonesracing.com/ 

https://www.facebook.com/mikejonesracingfanpage

https://www.instagram.com/mikejonesracing

As always, a huge thank you to Mike’s partners for supporting him.

• Yamaha Motorcycles
• Koda Nutrition
• KYT Helmets
• Race DNA
• Earmold Australia
• AlpineStars
• Three Three Co

For more information about the ASBK championship, visit the website:

https://www.asbk.com.au/ 

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Episode Photo Credit - Foremost Media - https://www.foremostmedia.com.au/ 

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AARON ROGERS is a professional ride coach with the Australian branch of the California Superbike School. In this episode we explored his background, motivation and pathway into the famous riding school.

He and his wife own the 'Island Thai’ restaurant at Cowes on Phillip Island so he lives close to one of the best race tracks in the world - the Phillip Island GP Circuit. We have a strong suspicion that this has been to his riding advantage.

He is also now running an annual motorcycle tour called Mountains to MotoGP Thailand. Held in conjunction with the Thailand round of MotoGP races, it’s a perfect way to enjoy a super interesting tour of Thailand on a motorcycle, as well as take in the spectacle of MotoGP.

You can follow and get more information about Aaron and his Mountains to MotoGP Thailand tour from his social media accounts:

Facebook and Instagram: @mtns2MotoGPThailand

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The Moto Edition podcast would not be possible without the support of The Bike Stig YouTube Channel: - https://www.youtube.com/c/thebikestig

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Metzeler Tyres - https://www.metzeler.com/en-au/home 

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SD Pics Photography - https://www.sdpics.com/ 

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MARC CHAPPELL is 8 years old and a motorcycle racer. Yep, he’s out there in New Zealand competing and now well and truly into his journey of learning how to ride motorcycles fast on tarmac. 

For this episode we took the opportunity to chat with Marc and his very cool dad, Neil (aka Chappy), about his journey so far and what’s in store for Marc on his pathway to becoming a motorcycle racer.

To follow Marc’s progress, visit his social media here and also take a look at the Total Trackbike Hire page while you are there.

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100094590438683

https://www.facebook.com/Totaltrackbikehirenz 

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OUR SPONSORS

This podcast would not be possible without the support of The Bike Stig YouTube Channel: - https://www.youtube.com/c/thebikestig

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Metzeler Tyres - https://www.metzeler.com/en-au/home 

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MIKE JONES (aka Mad Mike) is a professional motorcycle racer with a long history of success both here in Australia and in Europe.

At the time of recording he had won three ASBK championships and is working hard to win that elusive fourth. He has achieved what few have in riding multiple times as a wild card entry in the MotoGP championship. He has raced exrtensively in Europe and in spite of his level of achievement, remains one of the nicest people you will ever meet on track.

His story is a fantastic example of dedication and commitment to becoming great at some endeavour from which we can all learn.

For more information about Mike, his sponsors, and to follow his racing journey, checkout the website and his social media:

https://mikejonesracing.com/ 

https://www.facebook.com/mikejonesracingfanpage

https://www.instagram.com/mikejonesracing

And a huge thank you to Mike’s partners for supporting him.

• Yamaha Motorcycles
• Koda Nutrition
• KYT Helmets
• Race DNA
• Earmold Australia
• AlpineStars
• Three Three Co

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OUR SPONSORS

The Moto Edition  podcast would not be possible without the support of The Bike Stig YouTube Channel: - https://www.youtube.com/c/thebikestig

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PRODUCTS WE USE AND SUPPORT

Metzeler Tyres - https://www.metzeler.com/en-au/home 

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SC Project Exhausts - https://sc-project.com.au

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ANDREW SMART (aka Smarty) is an avid track motorcyclist and racer, and unbeknown to many people was a professional golfer. He is also the founder of the Ricondi brand and businesses here in Australia.

The purpose of this chat was to find out the story of how Ricondi came about, how the brand has grown here in Oz, and whats in store for the future of the business.

We did find out that activities were underway as we spoke, to open a Race and Road superstore in Melbourne, exciting times for sure.

For more information about Ricondi and the Race and Road businesses, visit the following websites:

https://www.ricondi.com.au/

https://www.raceandroad.com.au/

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OUR SPONSORS

This podcast would not be possible without the support of The Bike Stig YouTube Channel: - https://www.youtube.com/c/thebikestig

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PRODUCTS WE USE AND SUPPORT

Metzeler Tyres - https://www.metzeler.com/en-au/home

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SC Project Exhausts - https://sc-project.com.au

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ADRIAN HASTWELL-BATTEN (aka AyDee) is one of the owners of the Australasian branch of the California Superbike School (CSS) based here in Sydney. 

In this episode we talked about what’s happening at CSS in 2024 - i.e. new tracks on the calendar, new sponsors, bikes, tyres etc - and the usual wander off into other stuff related to motorcycling.

For more information about the California Superbike School simply visit the website here - https://www.superbikeschool.com.au/ 

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OUR SPONSORS

This podcast would not be possible without the support of The Bike Stig YouTube Channel: - https://www.youtube.com/c/thebikestig

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PRODUCTS WE USE AND SUPPORT

Metzeler Tyres - https://www.metzeler.com/en-au/home 

California Superbike School Australia - https://www.superbikeschool.com.au/ 

SC Project Exhausts - https://sc-project.com.au

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The Manton Park race track was opened in 2023.

Located just outside Townsville, up in the far north of Queensland, this project has been a long time coming and a major step in providing proper track facilitaties for the folk up there.

In this episode Jorge talks about his recent experience riding that track on a BMW S1000RR. The track might still be considered to be 'green' having only been used a small number of times. As Jorge says, it is definitely the smoothest asphalt track he has ever ridden on.

A highly technical track that runs clockwise for around 2.7 kilometres, the track presents an "interesting puzzle" for the serious rider wanting to go fast.

The Road Racing Association of Townsville (RRAT), runs the motorcycle events at this track and as Jorge says, put on a perfect, professionally run weekend event that gave him the opportunity to go and take a look, get a feel for it, meet people from the club, and open the throttle fully on the beemer.

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OUR SPONSORS

This podcast would not be possible without the support of The Bike Stig YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/thebikestig 

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PRODUCTS WE USE AND SUPPORT

Metzeler Tyres - https://www.metzeler.com/en-au/home 

California Superbike School Australia - https://www.superbikeschool.com.au/css

SC Project Exhausts - https://sc-project.com.au

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What’s better, leather or denim as motorcycle wear? Truth is it depends on what you are going to be doing when you wear them, what the quality of that leather and denim is, how much money you have, and a heap of other factors.

In this podcast we look at both products, found out some of the advances that have been made in the past decade, and obtained some information directly from the experts .. Andrew Smart from Ricondi, and Aidan Clarke from SA1NT Moto.

Want more information about products that will serve you well:

For leather see the folk at Ricondi - https://www.ricondi.com.au

For denim see the folk at SAINT - www.saint.cc 

OUR SPONSORS

This podcast would not be possible without the support of The Bike Stig YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/thebikestig 

PRODUCTS WE USE AND SUPPORT

Metzeler Tyres - https://www.metzeler.com/en-au/home 

California Superbike School Australia - https://www.superbikeschool.com.au/css

SC Project Exhausts - https://sc-project.com.au

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Adam Raffe is our guest on this episode.

Adam has attained the highest level of qualification with the California Superbike School, a significant achievement in the world of motorcycling. As such he is the most senior coach in the Australasian branch of the school, and one of the most talented motorcycle coaches on the planet. 

Recorded during a weekend break between schools, we took the opportunity to chat with Adam and explore his entry into, and life with the school, and talk about motorcycle riding.

For more information about the California Superbike School please click on the link below.

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OUR SPONSORS

This podcast would not be possible without the support of The Bike Stig YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/c/thebikestig

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PRODUCTS WE USE AND SUPPORT

Metzeler Tyres - https://www.metzeler.com/en-au/home 

California Superbike School Australia - https://www.superbikeschool.com.au/css

SC Project Exhausts - https://sc-project.com.au

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What value is there for a sports bike / Superbike rider to practice on a dirt bike? This podcast explores some of the reasons beyond just getting used to a bike sliding; reasons that most people are totally unaware of.

It will help us understand why some of the fastest and most successful racers in the world have a flat track racing back ground (Kenny Roberts, Casey Stoner etc), or they practice frequently on flat track (Valentino Rossi, Pecco Bagnaia, Marc Marquez etc) and on motocross tracks (Alex and Marc Marquez, Jack Miller etc).—————

OUR SPONSORS

This podcast would not be possible without the support of The Bike Stig YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/c/thebikestig

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PRODUCTS WE USE AND SUPPORT

Metzeler Tyres - https://www.metzeler.com/en-au/home 

California Superbike School Australia - https://www.superbikeschool.com.au/css

SC Project Exhausts - https://sc-project.com.au

Information about the Braaap MX450 used for the video and referred to in this podcast can be found at the Braaap Motorcycles website - https://braaapmotorcycles.com

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Track: Amazing Journey

Artist: Young Rich Pixies