high revs with a cold engine are what kills an engine,modern oils and more accurate tolerances mean an engine isnt run in till 60,000 miles imo

20,000 miles is run in IMO.

It's how it's used as well as how it's maintained. Frequent short trips are supposed to be bad for engines. No idea how true that is.

That's a good effort! Just the fact it hadn't been crashed in all those miles is an achievement!

Well would be for me!

It does make me giggle when people prattle on about bikes mileage getting a but high when it starts hitting 20k or so. I just met a biker just down the road from me who has a CBR 600 f3 (same as my track bike) that has a little over 170,000 miles on ...

Did a stop over a few years back for the Poole Bike night, was fun, lots to see, plenty of nice bikes. Looking at the photos, seems to be alot more new flats built down there too....

Don't bother trying. Bikes are made for aftermarket cans! I remember trading mine in. Awesome happy feeling tinged with sadness and wistful memories. And then the ride home blows it all away! Proper head and heart decision though My ...

Don't bother trying. Bikes are made for aftermarket cans!

I remember trading mine in. Awesome happy feeling tinged with sadness and wistful memories.

And then the ride home blows it all away!

... on each Tuesday night and they close the roads. Not the warmest night last night so not the largest attendance but good fun and some good looking bikes and some I haven't seen before. I only took a few pics on my phone, but here are some highlights. ImageUploadedByTapatalk1442425663.166842.jpg ...

Nice photos of what looks a great day.

Bikes, racing, beer and strippers it doesn't get much better than that

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Not much happening with their bikes by the look of that release.

No they don't come cheap. Most of their bikes do hold their value very well though.

Its still nigh on impossible to get an 1199 Panigale for less than £10k.

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Last day is the dregs what's left.

Plus everyone is tired and the bikes have been treated like climbing frames for a few days.

... on the original course and also the venue for the first ever live sports TV broadcast back in 1920. The event is run as a fundraiser for the Blood Bikes charity who deliver blood around hospitals in emergency situations. The place is in the middle of nowhere in a quite beautiful setting amongst ...

... the oldest race track world that is still in use for that purpose. It was also the first place ever to host a live sporting event on TV in 1920. Bikes, speed, racing and burlesque strippers. What's not to like?

... to a brit bike night and some other times after that for other events. I wasn't too impressed with the brit bike night only a hand full of brit bikes were there and then a few jap bikes as well, and they buggered off when the scooter crew rode over and started doing wheelies and burn outs. Not ...

... traction of a twin out of the bends, and there is nothing better to put a grin on you face than the smile that comes with it. I know more modern bikes are more powerful and more advanced, but I just find them a little too good and a little sterile.. Even if I could afford it I'm not sure I could ...

I spent about 20 minutes inspecting the one at Brum. Each time you look at something you spot something new attached to it.

It's not the prettiest of bikes but it's a fantastic piece of engineering.

Kwacky that's what bikes are all about [SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH AND TIGHTLY-CLOSED EYES]

A lot of bikes are developed with future regs in mind, but won't actually technically refer to them until they need to. As you say, there's no point developing bikes knowing what is upcoming if it won't pass those regs as well.