The Moto Edition Podcast

RIDE SERIES 006 - MOTORCYCLE PERFORMANCE UPGRADES is the main theme of this Rider Series discussion between Jorge and Chappy (Neil Chappell). They never claim to be experts in the topics covered here, but they do know a bit based on a collective 80 or so years of motorcycling.  Here they discussed the development of a new Mini GP series in New Zealand and its associated training academy, along wit...

ASH HARE is a long time coach with the California Superbike School in Australia and New Zealand, and a super fast rider. What many people don’t know is he is also an avid musician and part of a band called CANOPIA who have recorded a number of albums. In this episode, Ash and Jorge chatted about motorcycles as well as Ash’s second love: writing and playing music with his band. To listen and learn...

CJ SMITH is one of the most frequent participants at Californian Superbike School events in Australia, and has attended countless Level 4 coaching days. She is also a strong advocate for women’s motorcycling and actively encourages riders of all genders to participate in riding schools and track days. This chat was about her experience with the school, interaction with coaches, whether or not it m...

RIDE SERIES 005 - THE RIDER MINDSET is the main theme of this Rider Series discussion between Jorge and Chappy (Neil Chappell). Whether you’re carving up corners on the track, cruising mountain roads, or weaving through weekday traffic, this episode is about something that matters just as much as throttle control or tyre pressure… and that’s mindset. Because let’s be honest, your motorcycle will o...

MIKE JONES , (Mad Mike) from the Yamaha Racing Team, gives us his insights from Round 3 of the 2025 Australian Superbike Championship (ASBK). This round was held at Queensland Raceway. To follow Mike, visit his website and social media accounts: https://mikejonesracing.com/   https://www.facebook.com/mikejonesracingfanpage https://www.instagram.com/mikejonesracing Mike’s local sponsors are: KYT He...

RIDE SERIES 004 - MOTORCYCLE TYRES is the main theme of this Rider Series discussion between Jorge and Chappy (Neil Chappell).   They discussed various things including the evolution of tyres, misconceptions surrounding motorcycle tyres, the importance of tyre temperature in relation to tyre performance, and the characteristics of different tyre models. They also discussed tyre pressure management...

MIKE JONES, (Mad Mike) from the Yamaha Racing Team, gives us his insights from Round 1 of the 2025 Australian Superbike Championship (ASBK). This round was held at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in conjunction with the first round of this years WSBK championship. To follow Mike, visit his website and social media accounts: https://mikejonesracing.com/   https://www.facebook.com/mikejonesracingf...

JO SALTER is owner and operator of Ride Dynamics , a Gold Coast based motorcycle business that focuses on Rider Development and Suspension Services. In this episode, Jo talks about one of his biggest passions … MotoGP racing and his thoughts about the 2025 season. The discussion not only touched on what’s happening in Motogp this year and beyond, but also interesting technical topics associated wi...

TUG MCCLUTCHIN is co-host of the incredibly successful MotoPG Podcast .  Funny, edgy, insightful, shocking, and extremely informative, the MotoPG podcast has grown beyond the expectations of the lads who run it - Tug, Boris and Freido. As well as discussing the success of the show, in this episode Jorge and Tug discussed their shared passion for motorcycles, journalism in the motorcycle industry,...

ADRIAN HASTWELL-BATTEN (aka AyDee) is one of the owners of the Australasian branch of the California Superbike School (CSS) based out of Sydney.  In this episode Jorge and AyDee had their annual start of the year chat and talked about a bunch of things including the major theme of ‘what’s happening at CSS in Australia for 2025’. To book spots or simply get more information about the California Sup...

MARC WILSON works professionally with motorcycle riders. Both as a senior coach with the California Superbike School Australasian branch, and operations manager with Steve Brouggy’s Mega organisation that runs track days at Sydney Motorsport Park and Phillip Island race tracks. The discussion between Jorge and Marc covered a wide range of topics related to motorcycle riding, racing, and track days...

ON TRACK ACCURACY is the main theme of this Rider Series discussion between Jorge and Chappy (Neil Chappell).   They talked about a bunch of things including new technology on motorcycles, why bikes are limited to 6 gears, and a detailed conversation about being accurate with apexes and lines when riding on track. Regardless of whether you are new to this form of motorsport, or an old hand at trac...

HARRY KHOURI is a professional motorcycle racer, and has been that since making his debut in 2017. Over the course of his eight-year career to date, he has raced in European championships, the Supersport 300 World Championship as part of the WSBK paddock, and the last two years aboard a Yamaha R6 racing in the Spanish Supersport Championship. Continuing in that class in Europe, 2025 will see him a...

NEIL CHAPPELL is the owner of Total Track Bike Hire in New Zealand. This episode’s discussion focuses on Neil’s work in opening the MiniGP Academy in New Zealand for junior riders. For more information about the MiniGP Academy, visit the following websites and social media accounts: https://www.minigpacademynz.com/   https://www.facebook.com/Totaltrackbikehirenz ————— PODCAST VIDEO To view this po...

TRACK DAY RIDING is the main theme of this discussion between Jorge and Neil Chappell (aka Chappy) of Total Trackbike Hire in NZ. They talked about setting targets or objectives for the day, things to think about when preparing your motorcycle, and also some of the cool things they’ve seen taken to the track for those track days. If you are new to this form of motorsport, this will be right on the...

IAN GROOM is a professional ride coach with the California Superbike School based in USA. I’ve known Ian for around 5 years now, and here I had the opportunity to find out the back story of his journey into the world of professional coaching with CSS. Ian is one of the few people in the world who actually make a living riding motorcycles, a genuinely rare occupation. Anyone who has ever been coach...

STEVE BROUGGY has been running ride days for 30 years, an amazing accomplishment. Here we spoke to Steve about the evolution of ride days and touched on a number of rod other related topics as usual.? To get more information about Steve and his ride day business, visit the following websites: Sydney Motorsport Park, NSW - https://www.smsprd.com/ Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, VIC - https://www...

MIKE JONES, (Mad Mike) from the Yamaha Racing Team, gives us his insights from Round 7 of the 2024 Australian Superbike Championship (ASBK), the final round of the year held at The Bend in South Australia. For more information about Mike, visit the website and his social media accounts: https://mikejonesracing.com/   https://www.facebook.com/mikejonesracingfanpage https://www.instagram.com/mi...

RIDER SERIES #1 - Presented by Jorge and Chappy. The topic of this edition is rider efficiency on a motorcycle, something that every rider who seeks to reach their potential must be able to create. An absence of efficiency leads to physical fatigue and mental fatigue as well as less than optimal performance on the motorcycle. ————— DO YOU HAVE A TOPIC YOU’D LIKE DISCUSSED If you have a suggestion...

NEIL CHAPPELL (aka Chappy) is a professional track coach with the California Superbike School Australasian branch. A resident of New Zealand, his energies are focused mostly on CSS events held over there in the land of the long white cloud, or as lord of the rings fans would know it, middle earth. He frequently crosses the Tasman to coach at Australian based events as well with CSS. In this episod...

MIKE JONES, (Mad Mike) from the Yamaha Racing Team, gives us his insights from Round 6 of the 2024 Australian Superbike Championship (ASBK) held at the One Raceway circuit in New South Wales. For more information about Mike, visit the website and his social media accounts: https://mikejonesracing.com/   https://www.facebook.com/mikejonesracingfanpage https://www.instagram.com/mikejonesracing...

MIKE JONES, (Mad Mike) from the Yamaha Racing Team, gives us his insights from Round 4 of the 2024 Australian Superbike Championship (ASBK) held at the Morgan Park track in Queensland. For more information about Mike, visit the website and his social media accounts: https://mikejonesracing.com/   https://www.facebook.com/mikejonesracingfanpage https://www.instagram.com/mikejonesracing Mike’s...

MIKE JONES, (Mad Mike) from the Yamaha Racing Team, gives us his insights from Round 3 of the 2024 Australian Superbike Championship (ASBK) held at the Queensland Raceway (QR) circuit. For more information about Mike, visit the website and his social media accounts: https://mikejonesracing.com/   https://www.facebook.com/mikejonesracingfanpage https://www.instagram.com/mikejonesracing Mike’s...

PHIL COSTELLO is the CEO of the NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM OF TASMANIA (NAMT) which is located in Tasmania’s north eastern city of Launceston. The museum was originally established by Geoff and Sylvia Smedley in 1987 and run by them until 1915. A not-for-profit foundation was formed to re-establish the museum in 1996. A new chapter began in September 2019 when the National Automobile Museum of Tas...

JOE SALTER is the owner of Ride Dynamics, a Gold Coast based motorcycle business that focuses on Rider Development and Suspension Services. Firstly, Joe rides like a demon, he's no slouch on a motorcycle and has won numerous club championships. However, beyond that he is a very competent rider coach and also suspension and bike set up specialist with a deep knowledge of how to get the best out of...