BMF Peterborough Motorcycle Show
17 May 2010
It was my turn for another road trip in the Great White Whale over the weekend for the BMF Show in Peterborough.
Pothole motorcycle accident – What to do?
11 May 2010
I have come off my bike because of a pothole in the road that is about 1.5″ deep. I have contacted the Council but they have said that they’re not liable. Is there anything that I can do?
Motorcycle Training Accident – Don’t Drop It
10 May 2010
I fancied getting my motorcycle licence and paid £420 to a local motorcycle school for direct access. I spent one day in the compound with cones etc, and returned on another day for continuation training.
Dangerous overtaking – Cat and Mouse
I was riding with a mate, both of us were on hyper sports bikes, and we gained on a Nissan Skyline.
Motorcycle accident liability – Mate’s fate?
I was riding in a 60mph zone with two mates, probably doing a bit over 60, when an old git pulls out of a side road. I hit the front of the car and have been left with damage to some foot ligaments, which makes walking pretty painful, although my doctors say it will get […]
Ambulance Motorcycle Club Crash card
06 May 2010
If you’re injured and are unable to talk coherently because of concussion how does the ambulance crew find out who you are?
Snet race three
03 May 2010
The weather is playing havoc as one shower after another whips overhead in the gale force winds. It rained ten minutes before our race but was drying in places again by the time we went out. I’d been strong in those conditions in second qualifying so I felt confident. Another good start from 13th on […]
Snet race 4
My battery is dying so this will be short! I was second to Chris and fought off Andrew so I’m satisfied. Nigel was third in class B completing a great weekend for him and eight podium places out of a possible eight for the S&B Automotive Academy team. Pics and points to follow in the […]
Qualifying
02 May 2010
When good plans backfire… Few things are more important than racing, but my wife is one of them so there was no way I was going to miss her birthday on Friday to travel to Snetterton. Arriving later on Saturday after a long drive meant missing practice and first qualifying. That was ok, since qualifying […]
snet race 1
It stayed dry for race one. Nigel rode brilliantly to finish third in class B. I got a good start but didn’t have great pace and also finished third in my class. Chris Matthews won with Andrew Plaskitt second. Although it’s dry, it’s very cold so we’re all wearing as many layers as possible and […]
Snet race two
Three seems to be the magic number. Nigel and I were both third in class again in race two. That’s a fantastic achievement for Nigel so early in his rookie season and he keeps getting faster. For me, I can’t help feeling a bit disappointed at being off the pace of Chris Matthews, who won […]
Snetterton preview
29 Apr 2010
The fastest track on the calendar awaits in Norfolk this weekend. Many British circuits are on the sites of old airfields, but none quite so obviously as Snetterton. It takes little imagination to picture its two huge straights as runways. Speed and power are the first things that spring to mind as necessary ingredients for […]
CCM Sledgehammer Winner!
23 Apr 2010
Dave Stanford from Kent collected the CCM Sledgehammer from our offices today. He says this is the first bike he has owned from new, all his other bikes have been second hand and needed some form of restoration to get them running again.
Mud on road caused motorbike accident
I was riding along, minding my own business on my KTM 640, down roads that I know pretty well, and when I came round a bend, looking through the bend for my exit, I hit a slick of cow shit. I wasn’t braking, but I was cranked over, and both wheels just completely lost it.
Bikers In Paradise 2010
22 Apr 2010
It was back in the great white whale on Sunday to attend the Bikers in Paradise show, this time with Clare Franklin who joined the team about 6 months ago. It was Clare’s first show and it was a nice one for her to start with.
Pembrey race three
11 Apr 2010
This was a race of attrition. Three class A bikes didn’t start, including Carl Marsden, and another fell on oil dropped by one of the supermotards (aka super-retards) in class C. They aren’t doing much to endear themselves. Several class B bikes also crashed at various places. In the restarted five-lap race I was careful […]
Pembrey race four
Another comfortable win though such was the level of attrition that only one other Streetfighter A bike finished. We really need more entrants as it’s a great class. The biggest news is that my team-mate, Nigel ‘Broadband’ Davis, placed third in class B in only his second event. He had a great scrap too. What […]
Qualifying
10 Apr 2010
Second on the grid is ok. It puts me on the front row with a clear run at the first corner. Carl Marsden is on pole, a few tenths ahead. My plan is to give him a race from the start and not let him get a gap. Hopefully I’ll find a little more pace […]
