Had to look that up, 1 is 0.0000116 inches! Yup I knew it was pretty extreme (22 years ago I was doing that) The lapping plate got sent away for a calibration check every year, but we just checked under a 40x microscope and when the components looked like polished ...

... much tougher than Euro 3 and noise tests includes mechanical noise testing of the engine too. In terms of loud and raucous bikes, i suspect next years may be the last...and with VW being caught out by fixing their cars to pass the legal requirements only whilst being tested and not whilst in ...

Perkles wrote:

Jack wrote:I wonder if he might spearhead Yamaha's return to WSBK which is apparently going to happen next year possibly with Crescent as the main sponsor .

the problem with wsb is only Blade watches it now

Corrected

Spoke with a dealer today. The 60th Anniversary speed block yellow R1 will be available in December this year. No official price released as of yet but the dealer I was speaking with sold his first one today for £15795 as a provisional price to be confirmed. A little more info ...

I actually think there may be a few surprises about any new sportsbikes next year as Euro 4 means they will have to be toned down a little.

... built the boring head that dug out the channel tunnel,they built and designed taiwans high speed bullet train You missed another achievement. Next year they will build the all new 2016 ZX10R the best sportsbike ever (rock)

Jack wrote:I wonder if he might spearhead Yamaha's return to WSBK which is apparently going to happen next year possibly with Crescent as the main sponsor .

the problem with wsb is nobody watches it anymore

I wonder if he might spearhead Yamaha's return to WSBK which is apparently going to happen next year possibly with Crescent as the main sponsor .

Nice phot's.

Really about the Vulcan is not flying after this year? Bugger, really wanted to see that.

Ed will be along soon. we all know he pops over to the ring every year on his bikes and he doesn't hang around while riding there. Nice to see these 2 knowing what to do. Great bit of riding and driving in my opinion. Icd love to ride around the ring. Not ...

Me and my dad go for a father son day usually. It will be a weekday just unsure when yet. I like going as you can test ride a new bike without pressure of buying! Last year we missed it because I was heading out to Oz the week after and needed to save some dosh. This year definitely want to go!

Me and my missus went last year, had sausage and chips on a bench looking at the bikes. Had a fab night there, need to go again.

That Vulcan is special. It's a shame this is probably its last year.

Yeah bought and paid for... Valued at £2500 which is exactly what I paid for it just over a year ago, similar ones are going for anything between £2000-£3500! I understand that things depreciate over time but I can't go to J&S and say "can I have a second hand ...

... insured for will they? They're already trying to screw me over with my helmet and leathers cover saying the value goes down a percentage for each year I've owned em or some bullocks like that...

... plus the significantly higher depreciation after 20k make keeping it much more expensive than trading in imo It also doesn't help that there are 4 year old bikes with between 2000 and 5000 on the clock so personally unless it's a keeper like Dukes 748 I would always offload a bike before 20k and ...

... would have come over otherwise to watch the racing. Have to look at the schedule for 2016 and see if I can get to any meetings. let me know next year if/when you want to come to Darley, my lad is going to try and do his first full (novice) season there, will be able to sort you out a ticket.

Two people who seem to actually know what they are doing at the 'Ring..

I have a Facebook link to a Nurburgring site and there have been some quite horrendous car crashes there this year.

The AGV Corsa, like mine , is the more road-orientated version of the Pista, Blade.

They don't do a carbon version though.

I got mine for £400 with an additional dark visor at the NEC last year.

I know what your saying kiwi but tbh if I go out early morning this time of year it can be 5 degrees first thing and later in the day 20 degrees with no rain to be seen. I know in theory it can be over come but not sure if it's just too much hassle to be changing ...