Robbed
23 Jul 2009
Second place – thanks to sudden heavy rain on the last lap and an odd two-lap count back. Qualifying was poor. It showered constantly and, with new dry tyres fitted, I never felt confident to push, ending up 14th and on the fourth row of the grid. Nevertheless, I still felt positive for a good […]
Aberdare Park Road Races – Race Photos
22 Jul 2009
Here are some of the pictures I took at the recent road races – these guys are nuts. It was a real shame about the weather, but we hope to be back next year when fingers crossed it will be baking hot sunshine!
Aberdare Road Races
21 Jul 2009
This weekend, John and I went to Aberdare, South Wales, to man White Dalton’s stand at the Annual Road Race. The turn out was a bit lower than expected, but given the ridiculous amount of rain which fell over the weekend we were pleased to see there were still a large number of bikers who […]
Donington Park preview
The Donington Park round is barely a day away, as the entire ThunderportGB paddock lines up in support of MotoGP. Racing in front of so many people at such a massive event is hugely exciting. Support race slots like this are a big deal, and it’s testament to the organisers of Thundersport that they have […]
Stuck in the mud
20 Jul 2009
Having returned last night from the Road Races in Aberdare, I just wanted to pen a big THANK YOU to the (large number of) lads who all assisted John and I manoeuvre the White Dalton Motorhome on the quagmire formerly known as Aberdare Park. I was truly grateful to see real camaraderie, and was impressed […]
London Bike Festival
19 Jul 2009
I went to this show at Wanstead RFC in North East London and I have to say it was unimpressive. Apart from meeeting up with a lot of former clients of both mine and the firms, and having met a number of genuinely nice people, the show was poor value for the people who paid […]
Thin Ice
I am currently on nine points and I keep getting speed camera tickets. What would happen if I changed my number plate? James Griffiths – Llandudno Wells Answer First of all, you have got to get caught. If you ride a bike and you get tugged, the police can easily check whether or not you […]
A day at the races
17 Jul 2009
On Sunday, John and I went on a daytrip to watch our sponsored racer, Jamie Wilkins, storm the track at Snetterton. The ride there was bright and (very) early, and so we were able to take advantage of the lack of traffic to enjoy some country bends and faster roads. Before we knew it we […]
Ludgershall Bike Night
John and Rhiannon attended the Ludgershall Bike Night in Ludgershall, between Bicester and Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire on the 6th July.
Waterproof leathers from Hein Gericke
15 Jul 2009
I took a chance with buying a pair of allegedly cool, waterproof, protective, perforated leather motorcycle jeans from Hein Gerickes Luton branch. Neither Charlie nor Tim had used them but their basic position was HG would not compromise their brand by selling something which was not up to the job. They are also Goretex and […]
Beaten – by myself
12 Jul 2009
I’ll keep this short because I’m out again soon, and I’m still gutted about the race. I ran off the track on the second lap after the forks bottomed out under braking and sent me wide. I rejoined in tenth place and then fought back as hard as possible, reaching third just 3.2s behind winner […]
Back to winning ways
The last race was the fiercest of all, and I was hugely up for it after the morning’s disappointment. The upside of getting beaten was that I was a lot less nervous and felt less pressure. After a decent start I slotted in to second, bided my time, and passed Denyer when he ran a […]
Qualifying
11 Jul 2009
Pole position! This is exactly the result I needed to get my confidence back after the last round.
FIRST!
That was a hell of a race! I was second into the first corner behind Denyer, making his usual fast start, but dived up the inside into turn two and got my head down. After a couple of laps I had a small gap, only to miss a downshift and run very wide into Sears, […]
Doubling up
Phew. I won the second race, but it was the hardest yet. I found it difficult to do the times from qualifying so Denyer was all over me like pink on a pig.
Snetterton preview
07 Jul 2009
It seems like a long time since I last rode the Tuono, and a lifetime since I raced it last at Pembrey two weeks ago. The five-week break since the non-racing disaster at Oulton Park should have been enough to get the bike sorted with time to spare, but nothing’s ever that simple in the […]
Pillion Post
03 Jul 2009
Most bikers I know who have moved on from riding pillion to riding their own bikes don’t enjoy it when they have to later ride as a pillion for whatever reason. This is something which I am positively grateful not to have experienced. I was introduced to biking by riding pillion on a Ducati 748, […]
BMW F800GS Review
29 Jun 2009
I have finally had to admit defeat and accept that, after fracturing my scaphoid and having it pinned, my wrist is not as strong as it used to be. Therefore, riding my 749 has become increasingly painful even on the shortest of journeys. Once I finally got passed my stubborn streak and realised that perhaps […]
