Shock Explosion - Podcast Ep.56

G'day guys, Angus, Grumpy & I mainly talk random stuff. We check out the shock absorber explosion at Finke, the bloke that lost his foot due to sleeping bag on motorcycle, the new Semi Automatic KTM bike and a lot more. Hope you enjoy :-) Cheers... Mark
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[@CalumT700]

Hey guys, Grumpy has mentioned that I went up with my mate Matt to catch up with Mary Valley Josh. The GasGas’s were purchased new from Hamilton Vic, deal done at Christmas and they’re 2023 models, paid $14,149 on road. How it came about that we went up to do stupid stuff with Josh was because we and another mate had a trip planned to go up on our T7’s and catch him on our way past going to Gladstone, that trip had to be canned for a couple of reasons so then Matt and I decided to throw the red bikes on the ute and do a mission. We took 2 days to get to Gympie, rode for a day and turned straight around and back home 😮‍💨 Enjoying the poddy as always Mark 👍 cheers to Nay, Angus and Grumpy, the awesome foursome 🇦🇺

[@BikerBitsPodcast]

WOW... now that's a mission! Great stuff 👍

[@fishfillot]

Yeah a podcast I have been going through withdrawals Condolences on the loss of your dad Mark I lost mine a few months back and even though we weren't especially close it still leaves a void in your life

[@BikerBitsPodcast]

Thanks mate! 👍

[@HUSKYFE501]

Yep , Anglesea Heath ride was great, wet, but we had x2 great days riding .. some track's where challenging for some of the boys, but they all made it through! Check out the Out and About Photo's!

[@pinkiewerewolf]

Good to see you all back. I'm glad my comment was taken the way I meant it, a compliment. I've chased too many rabbits down too many costly holes and not just with motorcycles.

[@krismoerth1323]

Good to have you guys back . Oh and sorry to hear about your dad mark 🙌

[@BikerBitsPodcast]

Thanks mate! 👍

[@AdamSuperAC]

Ya Boyz are BACK.... ya been missed ! 👍😎👍

[@tjracingteam]

Hey Mark. Not podcast related. I suffered from planter fascia for years and years. Well over ten years. I've tried everything from stretching, physio, ice, heat spent a fortune on deep tissue massage etc etc. Dr Mitchell Anderson fixed mine. Had me walking normal in two days. 30min procedure in his office at the Shinboners medical centre. In Nth Melbourne. Not cheap around 6-700 in total. But man! better than the pain every single day.. Hope this helps mate. Sorry to hear of the passing of your dad. Condolences to your whole family...... Big Marty

[@Simos-adv]

Any chance we can get the old Biker Bits back. 500 subscribers vs 49000 subscribers. I know which channel I’d be more focused on. To Mark and Naomi I mean no disrespect, I just really miss your videos and I’m sure I’m not the only one 👍

[@KaneTerry]

Agree, don't watch the podcasts but love the videos

[@CRFLAus]

@@KaneTerry You do watch the podcasts.

[@KaneTerry]

@@CRFLAus no I watched about 10 seconds if that

[@HUSKYFE501]

Yep agree 👍 👌

[@craigbaxter3026]

Hi guys great work however, The emergency plus app has the what three words capability which is Australian app. We don't have text on triple 000 because not everyone can text but can talk and if phone is out of reach you can use voice activation. Oh angus if you're that smashed up after a crash you're not going to capable of coherent texting assuming you're conscious. generally the pain will override clarity of thought(trust me on that been there). Anyway keep it up love ya work.

[@ashmite]

The best description of crashing (in relation to seatbelts, but applies to MC) was to think about the fastest human can do 25MPH (40 KMPH). Now, run as fast as you can into a brick wall. That's what an accident at 25 feels when you hit the car window, or the ground.

[@RC44E]

Just listening to this episode while at work. My sympathies to you and Nah for the loss of your father. I remember you saying once. That your Dad lined you the money to buy Harry ( cruiser ). I lost my mother in the spring (March Canada here ) at the age of 76 from complications from her stroke in 2019.

[@darrabase1]

Thank god you're back. Since giving up alcohol, the only fix I have for shenanigans, is this podcast, and I was hanging out these last two extra weeks, so I went thru all your old ones, would be good if you could put up a message on this podcast page when you guys can't do the podcast. so we guys wanting our fix don't pull our hair out over it. Cheers.

[@BikerBitsPodcast]

G'day mate, sorry about that and yeah we'll do that from now on!

[@Rad55900]

Hi guys great to see you guys back. Technology has certainly changed. I just bought a new Fly racing formula s helmet and if I crash my helmet will send an alert to 000 and an emergency contact (added in app) but it gives you 10 seconds to respond in case you don’t need help. Also has all personal information that gets sent to paramedics (blood type,age etc) had an off 3 weeks ago fractured vertebrae and hit head pretty good. Would have been great to know exactly how hard I hit. Take care lads and keep on keeping on

[@sumpoiler]

Kent the TC works when light is on Thus is how it works TC analyzes throttle input from the rider and the rate at which the RPM increases in the engine. If the RPM increases too quickly, the EMS registers a loss of grip and reduces the amount of power to the rear wheel.

[@cliff1551]

0:06 hey mark good Idea putting sticker map over back window ,can't see you pissing now 😅😅😅😅 👋🤠👍

[@davidcauchi2837]

hahahahaha

[@albycoleman2440]

Just because some of us wear ATGATT ,doesn't mean that we're not adventurous. All we're doing is reducing the amount of injuries that we cause. By the way some of us now wear a airbag vest, as car drivers still don't know how to see motorcycles.

[@johnclowes3502]

Yep your right.. I'm smashing the keyboard.. The Rekluse clutch is great, but it's not for everyone. The reason ii removed mine was due to its functionality for adventure riding. Here are some important items to consider... 1 You cannot bump start your bike.. 2..When you stop on a hill, you cannot rely on the bike being in gear to stop you rolling down the hill. It's all on your brakes.. and last but not least, on an adventure bike the bike gearing is very tall, this causes issues with the ckutches engagement due to the rev. My clutch didn't engage until around 4000 to 5000 rpm. What ended up happening was the clutch was slipping when I was cruising this type of clutch is best when under load. Just like in hard technical tracks where 1 or 2nd are mainly used.. It was primarily engineered for dirt bikes. If you do want to use one make sure you set it up for your application.

[@BikerBitsPodcast]

Great info as usual Joe! 👍

[@jimtitt3571]

On competiton bikes like the KTM 500's electronic traction control is prohibited from using external sensors (like wheel speed) so the ECU looks at how the revs rise relative to throttle opening and retards the ignition if the revs pick up suddenly like kicking over a tree root on a hill climb.

[@davidcauchi2837]

Did you see the suggested maps for the TAAT I sent across about the Nullarbor using the old Highway which is still Gazzetted.???? Thanks for the Pod Cast I enjoy it all, Regards David...Adelaide/Kilburn...Triumph Scrambler 1200.....

[@BikerBitsPodcast]

Yes David... see discord mate!

[@PaulMckernan-l2n]

Guys the MT07 is the platform the T7 was created from. Cp2 engine

[@PaulMckernan-l2n]

A Rekluse clutch is just an over exaggerated expensive version of what Honda used in there small bikes back in the 60/s and still today . Look at the postie bike Mark ,auto clutch with gears.

[@cliff1551]

12:24 bit of a shock to the system that would of been mark .👋🤠👍

[@billcotton1551]

In the States, the Ducati Diavel is marketed as a cruiser.

[@cliff1551]

3:54 I went through the Mississippi ,,,,, see the wife a hippy .😂😂😂😂😂😂😂. 👋🤠👍😅

[@johnclowes3502]

KTM stands for Keep Throwing Money. KTM needs a wake up call. They just don't give a shit about their customers. Yet people keep buying them.. The only way KTM execs will get off there is when people stop buying them...

[@rossh985]

Yolo, It's a great trade off for extra performance and excitement. Although my ktms have been pretty reliable

[@bluswift8346]

Mark , Angus, and grumpy! Do you guys wear knee braces? If not, what is your reasoning for not. Cheers!

[@KentOnKTM]

I wear knee guards, all the time.. Grumpy here btw

[@bluswift8346]

@KentOnKTM g'day grumpy, I'm thinking of getting a set of proper knee braces . I also wear knee guards just seeing what you guys think of knee braces. Beneficial or not really ect cheers see you on the next podcast

[@KentOnKTM]

@@bluswift8346 Actual bracers are probably the best protection you can get to protect your knees, i do wonder where all that force is transferred to if your Knee does not move.. are you going to snap a femur instead ??

[@bluswift8346]

@KentOnKTM yeah I totally understand what your saying. I too was thinking that . The force apparently goes to the hips so I've been told but some people say goes to the fema. Should discuss it on next podcast and discuss neck braces and wrist braces ect cheers mate you guys are awesome 👌

[@BikerBitsPodcast]

Definately adding this to next Podcast! 👍

[@fishfillot]

Is Mark on the vape now?

[@BikerBitsPodcast]

Giving it another go!

[@malspitty6424]

I see the GasGas did quite well at the recent Finke Desert Race. Any chance Angus might compete in the not too distant future? Then there would be heaps of videos for leading up to and competing the race.

[@localsocietymember]

503 subs nice

[@JimmyCall]

It's a failure when considering Biker Bits main channel. Can't even watch all of this.

[@JimmyCall]

Guys your podcast seem like an echo chamber, as there's no feedback on why Biker Bits main channel is defunct. You're not connecting to your audience. You're simply chatting to yourselves hoping rewards.

[@KaneTerry]

Agreed

[@CRFLAus]

Mark has a bung foot, and he's lost his father and hasn't been riding. You don't have to watch it gnome Santa Claus.

[@JimmyCall]

​@@CRFLAus Biker Bits wasn't just riding. He's avoiding his audience. That's the issue.Maybe paying members got a notice? Realise others also contributed to his channel. It's ridiculous. Yeah I'll move on. Downright rude, irrespective of what's gone on. Like said they're in an echo chamber. ignorant.

[@KaneTerry]

@@CRFLAus I'm going back 6 months or so when the podcasts were just a piss up & swearing fest, could not watch on the TV or my wife would have gone nuts. Where's Pete etc. Sorry but I liked the old format better

[@PaulMckernan-l2n]

Not to mention no day rides no camp rides for probably 12 mths, makes you wonder what you’re paying for .