Another day of racing Mermaids (they're a type of boat!) at Seaview Yacht Club on the Isle of Wight. It's a corporate day out that my company did for 17 years and I've been a guest of (and was on this occasion) at least another dozen times but it never fails to deliver. Great mix of guests - some ol...

Another HJC convert after many RX7 Arai’s. Better fit and quieter. (RPHA-11.) Wish I switched ages ago but too much of a helmet snob!!! Are they sized similar to Arai. Is a medium in HJC same as an Arai medium? Certainly came up the same size for me. Did for my son. L was the same size/fit in both.

My son, who is an Arai shaped head, moved onto HJC. He's always said that his current HJC (bought from J&S in a sale) is lighter, quieter and far nicer to use than his Arai. Being a Shoei head I can't comment! (Went from Suomy, who I really like, to Shoei when Suomy distro was shit in the UK - i...

Miller has never been a title contender and has had his chance in MotoGP. I'm NOT a fan of his because he's an arsehole* - regardless of what the media try and make him out to be. You so nearly wrote my post for me. I've corrected it. Let's be honest, it's Red Bull money that's keeping him on the g...

Phew. Normal service is resumed.

Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Tue Jun 07, 2022 1:31 pm First day back at work after a couple of weeks off, so been busy catching up with lots of shit that needs my gentle loving touch.

I like the bike, it looks good

🤣🤣 No. I’ve never understood people saying that. Even crit racing I used to run 25’s at 60-75. These tubeless 700x32 Gp5k’s have a MAX pressure of 72psi for safety reasons. I honestly think I could run 35psi and not suffer detrimental performance. The research is quite clear, go even a couple of ps...

It's the perfect example of how to overstyle something. The Harley engined thing on the other thread shows how less is more - which is ironic as this has less but it's all shit. It all goes wrong from the right of this........ https://kickstart.bikeexif.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/bmw-k100-lt-199...

Yorick wrote: ↑Tue Jun 07, 2022 11:45 am I like the style but couldn't own a Harley

Hence my comment. It's a proper mindfuck!

I wish people would stop doing decent Harley powered customs, it's fucking with my head.

That's the point of it, you have to make a race engine capable of lasting 24 hours of race use, at Le Mans lap times were similar to MotoGP (according to the Eurosport conpetitors). Le Mans 24 Hour car race next weekend. Both you and the Eurosport commentators need to take a moment - the MotoGP boy...

One bike & swap riders. Blimey, that's some challenge :o That's the point of it, you have to make a race engine capable of lasting 24 hours of race use, at Le Mans lap times were similar to MotoGP (according to the Eurosport conpetitors). Le Mans 24 Hour car race next weekend. Both you and the ...

Last but very definitely not least was a great MotoGP race - if you forget Fab proving that he's now joining the ranks of the aliens. Wasn't much of a race though, until Spag went bonkers, i was almost asleep. It had enough going on throughout the field. Him and Martin, Binder and Oliveira - first ...

What a great weekend of racing. Moto 3 had yet another 16 year old at the sharp end, the Brits doing fine and the usual incredible racing - including some big gaps closed after the first big crash. It was easily the best Moto 2 race of the season - usually so processional but plenty of stuff going o...

Morbidelli and Vinales surprising :) So pleased to see Frankie up there. There's a lot of chat about the lack of grip and that it will be the riders who keep their wheels in line that will go well - and that's very much the style of those two. Interesting to see Yamaha not changing tyres either but...

Skub wrote: ↑Wed Jun 01, 2022 1:02 pm 2021 podium.
Aside from Miller,I can't see any of those bothering the podium this year.

1 Miguel Oliveira
2 Johann Zarco
3 Jack Miller
4 Joan Mir

Don't forget that 2nd to 4th were all promoted places because of Fab finishing with his leathers unzipped and no chest protector in.

As long as he doesn't start stripping off again it's difficult to see beyond Fab.

I quite like that, having clicked the link and expected to hate it!

Skub wrote: ↑Tue May 31, 2022 10:38 am That race showed just how special Fabio Quartararo is.

Amen!

I've not had a teenager before.... plus, none of the other 5 crazy teenagers even considered doing it. I was talking about the moaning, not the gap jump! Ah right :) Tbf to the lad, he's not often a moany kind of kid and it was in part because i asked him questions :) You'll learn. That's just invi...