Inevitable new bike thread

[The Spin Doctor]

and a bump on the inside.

I'll be honest... I wasn't quick enough to worry about a bump

[Taipan]

Racers love a brick wall. Check out Handley's

My first lap of the TT circuit (as a spectator of course) that particular corner scared the sh!t out of me.

Ballaugh Bridge would scare me after seeing Bob Price get it wrong there and smash into the building!

[Noggin]

Racers love a brick wall. Check out Handley's

My first lap of the TT circuit (as a spectator of course) that particular corner scared the sh!t out of me.

Ballaugh Bridge would scare me after seeing Bob Price get it wrong there and smash into the building!

I was somewhat surprised that the Blackbird went air-born at 30mph over Ballaugh Bridge And that was with me riding it

Worse, there was a copper stood on the bridge to make sure people went over it slowly!!! He hadn't waved me down or anything so I didn't realise just how steep/high/humpy it was!

Never went over it at more than 25 mph on the BB after that!!


BTW - I did land it just fine. I was as surprised as anyone

[Yorick]

Racers love a brick wall. Check out Handley's

My first lap of the TT circuit (as a spectator of course) that particular corner scared the sh!t out of me.

Ballaugh Bridge would scare me after seeing Bob Price get it wrong there and smash into the building!

Blimey. Did you really leave that London?

[The Spin Doctor]

I was somewhat surprised that the Blackbird went air-born at 30mph over Ballaugh Bridge And that was with me riding it

Worse, there was a copper stood on the bridge to make sure people went over it slowly!!! He hadn't waved me down or anything so I didn't realise just how steep/high/humpy it was!

Never went over it at more than 25 mph on the BB after that!!


BTW - I did land it just fine. I was as surprised as anyone

I hit it at about 40 on the XBR... I've never jumped a bike so high and there's a little bridge on a lane round the back of Staplehurst in Kent that was great for a launchpad.

Got a huge cheer from the crowd outside the pub!

Mind you, I too was a bit slower myself next lap!

[The Spin Doctor]

Ballaugh Bridge would scare me after seeing Bob Price get it wrong there and smash into the building!

It wasn't so worrying as I knew it was coming. The fast but deceptive corners are the worst IMO.

[The Spin Doctor]

My first lap of the TT circuit (as a spectator of course) that particular corner scared the sh!t out of me.

Ballaugh Bridge would scare me after seeing Bob Price get it wrong there and smash into the building!

Blimey. Did you really leave that London?

It has been known. I lived in Kent from 90 to 2015

[mangocrazy]

The other one that made me wince was Hillberry.

I once sat on the bank there in 91. Foggy and Hizzy came through flat stick in practice on the mighty RVF Hondas. Scaaaary.

Never spectated at Hillberry, but I have at Cronk ny Mona, the next corner along. When Hizzy broke the 120 mph lap from a standing start in 1989 he was dragging the exhaust all the way through there...

[Noggin]

I was somewhat surprised that the Blackbird went air-born at 30mph over Ballaugh Bridge And that was with me riding it

Worse, there was a copper stood on the bridge to make sure people went over it slowly!!! He hadn't waved me down or anything so I didn't realise just how steep/high/humpy it was!

Never went over it at more than 25 mph on the BB after that!!


BTW - I did land it just fine. I was as surprised as anyone

I hit it at about 40 on the XBR... I've never jumped a bike so high and there's a little bridge on a lane round the back of Staplehurst in Kent that was great for a launchpad.

Got a huge cheer from the crowd outside the pub!

Mind you, I too was a bit slower myself next lap!

For me it was my first lap of the course, ever! And was out there on my own, so riding alone too!! Made for an interesting day!

[weeksy]

He's carrying on as if it never happened now, which is good.

But one thing I don't like about this KTM is he can connect his phone via bluetooth and listen to music through his apple ear pods, changing the songs with the controls on the handlebars, or have a phone conversation as he's riding. I think as a new rider he should be listening to what is going on around him, not music, but maybe I'm just an old bloke that hasn't moved with the times.

I'm inclined to agree completely with you, i've never been a fan of the music thing on motorbikes. Especially when it involved the switchgear as you say. Tricky used to love it though on his 390 also. You can easily get it turned off by the dealer.

[weeksy]

Are there places/adventures to be had in the same way as the UK ? e.g we'd do trips to the seasside, to places in North Wales etc.. but i don't know if you have that sort of thing there.

[Bigyin]

I was riding up Bethnal Green road in light traffic - loads of market stalls closing for the day. A couple of Side roads people often turn into.

A small car I was following behind had its right-hand indicator on there was great temptation to pass on the inside where there was room as he,d moved over to make a turn , however I didn't and 3 seconds later the car pulled over to the left and parked.
It's just my massive suspicion and complete mistrust of other drivers in London where I do the majority of my riding.

All a flashing indicator tells you is that the bulb is working

[lostboy]

I was riding up Bethnal Green road in light traffic - loads of market stalls closing for the day. A couple of Side roads people often turn into.

A small car I was following behind had its right-hand indicator on there was great temptation to pass on the inside where there was room as he,d moved over to make a turn , however I didn't and 3 seconds later the car pulled over to the left and parked.
It's just my massive suspicion and complete mistrust of other drivers in London where I do the majority of my riding.

All a flashing indicator tells you is that the bulb is working

There are a few car (and bike) manufacturers that must have the most unreliable supply chain for bulbs ever because they NEVER work!