BARON Meets - Joe Achilles | Podcast

[@JoeAchilles1]

Absolutely loved this mate 😂👌👊

[@Scouse.Malinois]

Joe, ive just had the same problem with insurance as id been off the road for 2 years, so no NC....Was getting quotes as high as 20k😮....ended up getting a new ktm 890 duke for £1400 a year, will do for now. Id hazard a guess if you tried insuring something like a f900XR or 900GS your insurance would be a lot less. Good luck mate hope to see you on a bike soon👍

[@JoeAchilles1]

​@@Scouse.Malinois Thank you buddy, have been looking at used F900 XR's actually 👌👌👌

[@adamc209]

Two legends!! Fellow big loaf here too 🍞

[@M8O132]

This new podcast format is genuinely great Chris. Try not to wait so long for the next one.

[@DeanoOBannon]

Covid was the great awakening. None of us will ever be the same.

[@adrianatkinson-tn9fz]

Great stuff, once your awake you'll never sleep again.

[@ffs5532]

Self deprecation is power.... brilliant banter with a seam of analytical tenderness lads...honest and thoroughly enjoyable cast

[@darrenongley311]

Absolutely loved it...looking forward to the next one. The odd thing is I've been looking for ages to see if you had any new uploads and came across this by chance, even though I subscribe to your channel

[@Organon1980]

Chris and ranting about Covid : The dynamic duo.

[@Chu3kN0rr1s]

I only just got recommended this and been subscribed for ages.... Was a great listen!

[@oliverleifadams2003]

👏🏽 great podcast, cheers. The Superbike Co-Op concept is definitely a go-er. Reckon 44-Teeth should get Joe a 2014 BMW R1200GS & team up with a decent insurer to show it is possible at a decent cost…

[@AndrewAstley]

You fkrs ranting is a brilliant podcast. Thank you gentleman!

[@freemenofengland2880]

Loved the podcast - thought it was a riot!!! 😉😉😉

[@Scouse.Malinois]

Exactly what i needed tonight. Would love to see more content from these two. Best bromance on YT😂.... A road trip would be fucking awesome. Thanks lads👍

[@dancoombes7365]

Gaffer tape and cable ties=Mechanic 💪😂

[@GHickling]

Fantastic podcast, love Joe also. please bring us more!

[@Dutyfree92]

Absolute legends. I feel I'm on the same level as these guys at 32 years old. ❤

[@MrAljenkoo]

Brilliant as always Impatiently waiting for the next video 😂

[@UncleBobsbikelife]

Wish Europe could have people of this quality as politicians, great duo.

[@gilomoto5148]

That was brilliant love what you guys do!!

[@dannyperfect9270]

Joe influenced my purchase of a Golf Clubsport, and Chris, my S1000rr. Life is good!

[@exup100011]

Brilliant... more please . Absolutely loved this👌

[@OCCUPIEDNATION]

The Snake Pass only ever was good at reasonably high speed - so if you didn't do it back in the nineties you'll never know. Now speed limits are so pedestrian I've started cruising around in an open-topped car. 😁😁😁

[@aliwoh]

Picking up your phone at 2:35 and texting/scrolling or whatever then paying attention to pot plants for nearly a minute as someone tells you they have no self esteem 🙄.

[@hypermotardking]

Massive thanks to @JoeAchillies1 who gave me a heads up on my own video to take it down based on his experiences with the old bill 🤛🏼🤛🏼

[@sourceenergy246]

Thanks guys. It is nice to have you two rant for me on a podcast. I agree on pretty much all topics. Baron you’re a legend as you know, Joe Id never heard of you before this but great effort for all. Keep this shit coming to separate us from the saturated bullshit social media is today. Great job 👏🏻

[@gothychris]

Fantastic pairing the two of you together for a podcast. Really thought provoking discussions.

[@rob1k8]

Great chat, this is how to gripe properly! Love it 👏👏👏

[@wretchedrider2157]

This was fantastic! Can't wait for episode 3! 🍻

[@dandennis4061]

The podcast I never knew I needed or expected 😎

[@calmdownwithbear6448]

Love it guys. Thank you for great conversation.

[@allaboutkalergi5012]

I rode my bike often during covid - always had a decent excuse like out shopping - open road heaven!! 😛😜😝

[@matthewstrange3778]

Crazy, I have a monster 1200r and it's £180 a year fully comp, 3,000 miles a year policy

[@SupermotoCentral]

I worked in news broadcasting for 8 years, and you are right. Some channels/websites are so biased and rubbish. But there are good ones out there, just keep your eyes open and don't believe everything you see. I try not to watch too much news, you get a really negative world views because negative news gets the most clicks so all the positive news on the world is ignored.

[@davidnimmo5115]

Great episode can’t wait for you to made another episode together 🤩

[@stephencromarty2254]

Absolutely loved this podcast guys. I’m in Australia, sitting here going f¥€£ yeah we have the same issues here. One thing we’ll beat you with is the state of our roads. We can still get out on our bikes for a reasonable ride, just have to pick the right roads.

[@HollyBerryDOOG]

Love the banter and some common sense 👍

[@ebondave1840]

Someone, somewhere swallowed a bottle cap and now Chris has to cut his nose on them. The injustice.

[@DadDiaries]

I'd love to have the confidence to take my bike abroad, sounds amazing. Loved this podcast, keep em coming

[@cmmgray]

Do it… I promise you regret if you don’t. It’s not hard. Stick to Germany as the driving standard very good and stay away from cities…. It’s awesome and actually nicer to ride in than the Uk. Roads are better, less traffic😊. Do it!!!

[@DadDiaries]

@@cmmgray Thanks bud, one day maybe I hope 👍 maybe I should at least plan and look into the complexities of what's needed and what the potential pitfalls are.

[@cmmgray]

@@DadDiaries not sure where you from? But happy to do a teams chat/ iPhone chat and answer any questions I’ve motorcycles around Europe SE Asia So maybe I can help.

[@DadDiaries]

@@cmmgray im in the UK. That would be awesome thanks.

[@benshand334]

El barone for presidente ❤ You are our voice, keep up the excellent work

[@ChumiStu]

That court case.... I can feel the stress and pain in his voice. Must have been a horrendous time.

[@essexboydave]

I couldn’t agree more with everything you both said 👍

[@joshhubbard3139]

Really enjoyed it and I hope you do more - completely on the same page with the C vid crap. But confused about the not buying a bike because of insurance situation. I just recently got my first bike - Honda 500CBF. Not a £20k BMW of course, but absolutely loving it, enough power for a good while, amazing economy 85mpg after 500 miles), and about £15 a month insurance. Don’t get the attitude of top of the range or nothing🤷🏻‍♂️. Look forward to more anyway 👌🏻

[@oclv110sl]

Always say it as you see it or you're part of the problem. Bravo you two.

[@PDCRed]

Speed limits are being reduced to reduce the damage to crumbling road surfaces. Nowt to do with safety. I don't have proof but it makes a certain sense to me as it will reduce the financial burden on councils.

[@Scouse.Malinois]

For the most part dropping the average speed down by 10mph won't really affect the roads. Also councils don't set the speed limits its the traffic authority. Councils can request changes in certain area but it's not really their job.

[@edwardfrench9925]

Personally I don’t have an issue with 20 mph across London. Still doesn’t stop the Audi/Tesla/C63s steaming around without a care in the world but the data dies suggest getting hit at 20 is far preferable to 30.

[@allanreardon]

Love you guys. This was long overdue. Thank you for ranting and talking about Tuesday taxes 😂

[@sourceenergy246]

Great idea with the Bikeshare! Over and out

[@Youtubedotcomma]

This was a great listen! Who next? Nicola Hume would be great! I think the dynamic between you two would be amazing

[@I-am-not-a-number]

If Government was interested in your safety, they would fill in the fucking potholes.

[@ShalomBrother]

Once you’ve got a years no claims under your belt the insurance absolutely plummets. You can gain the no claims on anything including mopeds so you could buy a £600 moped and insure it for less than £100, not even ride it and sell it after a year and have a years no claims.

[@mark675]

Some insurers ask if you've ridden a bike of similar cc over the last year

[@ShalomBrother]

@@mark675 all the compare sites just ask how many years no claims you’ve got

[@mark675]

@ShalomBrother ah ok, I cant remember who asked that question but they definitely did cus I remember thinking they're getting wise to the insuring a scooter to build no claims thing lol

[@antan8097]

He doesn't want to ride

[@ryanmichael7795]

So true. I passed my test and it cost me £700 to insure my gsxr 750. After 1 years no claims it dropped to £180. Like you say i literally could of got that 1 years no claims on a moped and i would have been able to insure most things for peanuts 😂

[@gothychris]

1:12:14 timeshare sounds like a great idea. Love to be involved in something like that, I might have an insurer in mind.

[@civicek9jdm]

Brilliant! Funny how this has only got 9k views🤔

[@dirkjordy9point714]

How spooky, I've been cursing a Innocent Energise bottle all day, not realising the lids are now designed to stay connected. Every day's a school day and a little harder 😂🤦

[@brucekendall52]

Excellent,thk you.

[@funsummerwatches]

Well said chaps

[@Druezy]

Lovely!

[@dankorolyk5917]

Brilliantly done Chris,great to see you do these podcasts.

[@mikehorton2382]

Love you guys!

[@damianmcnulty7663]

Brilliant PodiMcPodcast, the only subject you didn't touch on was how crap and small Yorkies are now.

[@edwardfrench9925]

My timeline is very similar to Joe. Big bike licence jul22, bought 748 and jul23 a 1250GSA. GSA insurance in the sticks £650, suburbs of London £2300, Wild West of close to Brixton £4600! As you say a one in four chance of it walking! Sadly I wish I hadn’t bought it. Such a good machine but mental insurance.

[@5tevieb954]

You’re a natural at this baron! You’re definitely getting more grumbly with age! Baron Von Grumblier.

[@Livefast..]

Two blokes I could go down the pub and put the world to rights with! Biking doesn’t need to be that expensive. An inexperienced biker with no 0 no-claims is going to pay over the odds. Do what everyone else does - get an MT07 - build up your no claims on cheaper bikes that are cheaper to own and insure. I pay £85 for the year on a Triumph 1050 and £130 on a Panigale 959. An R1250 GS adventure would cost me £288 for the year so they are comparatively expensive to insure so if that’s a problem - choose another bike.

[@robertthompson8311]

Speeding prosecution friends! Remember the Swiss thing? You were soo mad Baron. Good show

[@xl447]

Good chinwag guys. Bang on

[@JackWuu99]

Hi, are you still going to morocco?

[@Driffttt]

Sometimes it has to get worse before it can get better ❤

[@RevvedUpBiker]

A puppy died in Northamptonshire and you were found riding your motorcycle in Scarborough..... GUILTY!!!! 😱🤦

[@nickcutler7759]

I’ll send some Cole Zero over from OZ, with the original planet destroying bottle tops 😂 Keep calling out the bs Boys 👍

[@leehenty3777]

New licence and BMW 1200 is never going to be cheap

[@project618]

Be good to have a conversation about if a road bike in the UK is the way to go or a track bike is a better way for people to go and then do a comparison on cost at two different budget levels. Good thing you bought the insurance thing up as I checked and the bike I was looking at getting was 5 time more than my other choice.

[@grahamflossie]

Thank you Chris. Superb. You’re really speaking for a lot of us!! More please.

[@daisyslater2886]

Wow that was grumpy..

[@obsidian....]

1:08:21 Insurance for rental vs personal is going to be crazy

[@cmmgray]

During Covid all the rich and powerful stayed on tropical islands and waited out Covid.

[@michaelpyro87]

You guys need to go on the Lotus Eaters.

[@obsidian....]

40:50 Correct. You have to be caught in the act here 🙏

[@spitfirefrench]

Why don’t you do a bike skills series featuring Joe to get him up to speed and teach the audience? He’d only have to get a few days insurance lmao

[@gordonlawrie5674]

The charity donation at the checkouts is companies trying to get you to donate to charity so they can get a tax deduction on the amount you donate.

[@Mike_P646]

Really feel for Joe with his legal troubles. I naively trusted the country's legal system at one time and learnt the hard way it's a complete joke.

[@HollyBerryDOOG]

Insurance is just nonsense. Everyones insurance has gone up recently but is that EV’s putting it up? Wife’s 2019 Cayenne S has gone up £300 this year. Weirdly my F80 Comp has gone down by £100 from £250 to £150 😮. Thoughts?

[@Terraceview]

So true about the BS, I've seen it all my life but unfortunately lack the confidence. Also, Joe seems like my kind of guy and I understand the damage done to the likes of us you're talking about, makes my blood boil.

[@Josh-sFarm]

Interesting how expensive insurance is in Britain, in the US for bikes I pay for minimum liability insurance and it's about $70 a year. I guess I do ride cheap bikes though.

[@ossivaltanen7153]

On the topic of driving in Switzerland I felt I had to point out couple of “good” points about the swiss system. Before I start, let me just make the point that while I live in Geneva, I am not swiss (so unbiased view?). It is true that in Switzerland you do get in to trouble if you exceed the speed limit by a significant margin. But, and unlike in the UK and France, you can have as many “smaller” speeding fines as you want as there is no points system on your license. Getting nine tickets in a week because you did not notice a new speed camera on your way to work does not have any other ramifications than having to pay the fines (CHF 40 each). It does not put your license at risk or influence your insurance. You can exceed the speed limit by 20kmh (and slightly more on the motorways) before getting a more serious fine. Even then, a polite letter apologising your stupid behaviour and good reason why you need your license goes a long way. And if you live close to the boarder like I do, you can always pop into France, enjoy slightly more freedom. Although I know from experience that they will take your license quite easily there as well…

[@antan8097]

Lives in a mansion and has 100k+ cars but the problem is bike insurance.

[@ianmason3040]

Joe needs to get himself a cheap bike that he can insure TF&T to build up NCD - I always keep a policy rolling regardless of whether I'm using the bike or not. I'm not far in and I'm guessing you're just about to suggest it - great chat tho' 👍

[@PabloConcrete]

Yep! Something to put in the garage, do MOT once a year and build up NCB years.

[@Scouse.Malinois]

I had same problem, Been off bikes for 2 years so lost NC...he Doesn't even necessarily need to buy a cheap shitbox. I was getting quoted up to 20k for the likes of GS's, superdukes etc. But got insured on an 890 duke for £1400...gotta try a bunch of different bikes and see what the nazi insurers come back with

[@kiztime1234]

@@Scouse.Malinois Do you mean 20,000 GBP for a years insurance?

[@10secondsrule]

Brilliant podcast and I’m glad it wasn’t mainly about cars or bikes. ❤❤❤ 25:54 Sorry I don’t get the comments about plastic caps. You can twist it or take it off pretty easily if it really bothers you that much. Aluminium is way better anyway than dosing your body with extra microplastics.

[@gaplife3611]

That’s unbelievable my GSA is £ 290 fully comp. Get a 300cc scooter just fun a bit off fun & get a year’s no claims.

[@scott02464]

Christ mate! Talk about my most favourite bike channel making me want to sell my bike 👎👎😂😂

[@HollyBerryDOOG]

Jo said it, control.

[@JoeAchilles1]

💯

[@theavangelist]

you say it's expensive in USA, it really isn't different to here right now. Go to any cafe that isn't filled with hi-vis jackets and you're going to be choking on a £20 breakfast easy it's directly connected to the same issue as discussed with insurance etc and it suckkkkkkkkks

[@An.Individual]

33:56 you mean sceptical, not cynical you’re welcome

[@flexywing]

Jo, I have a Honda CB1300, insurance dirt cheap, super reliable, Fuel injected, Thats what you want, unless you go off road

[@SupermotoCentral]

Damn insurance is nuts in the UK, If I was Joe I would just rent something from time to time. Or get that older GS1200, mod the shit out of it and get some years on your name.

[@johnsteel4719]

Couple of old(ish) fellas bitching about life despite their obvious privileges. Really enjoyed this 😂

[@DaveNGarrett61]

So true about the bullshitters across all aspects of society, dawned on me after I passed 40 too and the shit like those bottle tops boil my piss. Well done great podcast. Ps average speed cameras are the devils spawn along side the EV smoke and mirrors boll@@ks

[@CPUspeed]

What’s the reason for all that? Corporations, even in the 70’s when environmentalism had another push, like to misdirect the blame for climate change onto individuals. Bottle caps, electric cars etc.

[@wobblysauce]

43:44... Yorkie... Blasphemy where is the Double Decker?

[@hoodyr6799]

Bloody Hell Chrissy... Where've you been hiding buddy.....???

[@jasonking4209]

Wow, I am glad we don't have those stupid caps here in the US....yet.

[@theant9821]

its to protect us from our selves for the greater good, there is no line, when the Stazi arrive well be living in east germeny and no one will have done anything to stop it, because they arent allowed to, or scared to.

[@FourIntoOne]

I don't see the problem - I just rip the attached lid off and then find a nice green field to throw it in.

[@specialcircs]

With those figures Joe would have spent £21,800 over the 2 years of ownership, or £908 per MONTH. And still not own the bike at the end of it, if it's on PCP. Madness.