Great bike pictures and videos.

[Yorick]

Scott Redding acting up

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Yeah, that was funny

Was his last day riding for Aprilia or something?

No, just Scotty being Scotty

https://www.speedcafe.com/2018/07/17/re ... eliberate/

[Bustaspoke]

This turned up on my Farcebook timeline



Check out the chain off the rear sprocket!!

[KungFooBob]

Was that before or after the engine mount bolt fell out?

[Bustaspoke]

Was that before or after the engine mount bolt fell out?

That's before the bolt fell out it's a few years earlier,that's Josh Brookes on board not McGuiness

[mangocrazy]

So is the front suspension fully compressed at the bottom of Bray or has that failed as well? Either way having the chain jump the sprocket at that part of the TT course would be a worry, to put it mildly. What was the eventual outcome? Did Brookes just coast to a halt or did Bad Things Happen?

[Demannu]

So is the front suspension fully compressed at the bottom of Bray or has that failed as well? Either way having the chain jump the sprocket at that part of the TT course would be a worry, to put it mildly. What was the eventual outcome? Did Brookes just coast to a halt or did Bad Things Happen?

Only place at the TT you're getting compression like that is Ballaugh.

[Bustaspoke]

So is the front suspension fully compressed at the bottom of Bray or has that failed as well? Either way having the chain jump the sprocket at that part of the TT course would be a worry, to put it mildly. What was the eventual outcome? Did Brookes just coast to a halt or did Bad Things Happen?

Only place at the TT you're getting compression like that is Ballaugh.

That's got to be Ballaugh Bridge,they also get a lot of compression going through the Bottom of Barregarrow.
Cam Donald did his sump through there,likewise James Hillier.

[mangocrazy]

McPint's inside view of the Norton debacle...


https://www.ttwebsite.com/forums/showth ... ?tid=31088

[Yorick]

There won't be metal barriers and close spectators at fast bits.

It's deffo Ballaugh Bridge. Google shows lots of photos with the yellow barriers.

[mangocrazy]

So is the front suspension fully compressed at the bottom of Bray or has that failed as well? Either way having the chain jump the sprocket at that part of the TT course would be a worry, to put it mildly. What was the eventual outcome? Did Brookes just coast to a halt or did Bad Things Happen?

Only place at the TT you're getting compression like that is Ballaugh.

That's got to be Ballaugh Bridge,they also get a lot of compression going through the Bottom of Barregarrow.
Cam Donald did his sump through there,likewise James Hillier.

You're right, it is Ballaugh. But bottom of Bray and Barregarrow are also favourite places for the suspension to bottom out. There are probably others, but those are the best known places.

[mangocrazy]

There won't be metal barriers and close spectators at fast bits.

It's deffo Ballaugh Bridge. Google shows lots of photos with the yellow barriers.

You'd be surprised how close the spectators still get to the racing, even at the fast bits:

https://daleymathison.files.wordpress.c ... hill-2.jpg

[Yorick]

There won't be metal barriers and close spectators at fast bits.

It's deffo Ballaugh Bridge. Google shows lots of photos with the yellow barriers.

You'd be surprised how close the spectators still get to the racing, even at the fast bits:

https://daleymathison.files.wordpress.c ... hill-2.jpg

I was there a few years ago

[mangocrazy]

I've spectated and photographed there for over 20 years.

[Yorick]

I've spectated and photographed there for over 20 years.

First went in 1990. Is this like Top Trumps

[mangocrazy]

I've spectated and photographed there for over 20 years.

First went in 1990. Is this like Top Trumps

If you want it to be... My point (as I'm sure you'll agree) is that at the Island you are way closer to the action than you are at short circuits. As the years go by, the barriers have gradually been moved further back, but you are still much closer than you would be anywhere else. You've been there, I've been there, so why are we debating this?

I first went to the TT in 1970 and my last visit was in 1994, when Hizzy won the Senior on the Norton in his epic battle with Foggy on the Yamaha. For most of the intervening years I was there for Practice week and Race week and photographing for local papers and Superbike mag, so I've spectated at a large number of the corners. At Ramsey Parliament Square you could sit on the low pub wall next to the braking area with a pint in your hand and you'd be close enough to reach out and touch the riders (if you were stupid enough). I can't imagine they still allow that now...

[Yorick]

Was just giggling. But I'm pretty sure that photo is at Ballaugh Bridge. I watched from there last visit. Camped there as well

[Yorick]

Being pedantic, Slop won in 1992 on the Norton. Was there on my CBR600

[Yorick]

I took the missus last time and she's no desire to go again. It's a long way from here and don't suppose I'll go again.

[wull]

So is the front suspension fully compressed at the bottom of Bray or has that failed as well? Either way having the chain jump the sprocket at that part of the TT course would be a worry, to put it mildly. What was the eventual outcome? Did Brookes just coast to a halt or did Bad Things Happen?

Only place at the TT you're getting compression like that is Ballaugh.

That is at Ballaugh bridge but Barregarrow is same or similar with regards to compression and bottoming out, it was enough there to rip of James Hilliers sump/bolt, that was 2019 during the senior because iirc Hicky set the 135.4 lap when there was cement dust at Barregarrow and along the straight after where Hilliers bike was parked up.

[mangocrazy]

Being pedantic, Slop won in 1992 on the Norton. Was there on my CBR600

Yer right. It was 1992. I think McCallen won lots in 1994 mainly because Hislop and Fogarty had moved on. I wasn't a fan of the bloke and was also finding it restrictive to lose 2 weeks out of a meagre holiday allowance every year, so decided to stop going. Been meaning to go back just for curiosity's sake and Mrs Mango is keen so may start checking out Classic TT sailings...