Not a bad weekend but had a dnf and a crash in moto3 and both riders were in the front group so disappointing.

Really enjoying watching moto3 at the moment. Its the best class of racing in any series at the moment IMO.

I would class this as a disaster as I could not fix at the side of the road

one reason i chose to do the rsv one was i thought there may be less idiots on track as im guessing quite a few will be road bikes , If i had the money / time i would do BOTH

I like them mate!! They look pretty snazzy.

And as you say, any additional signalling which other road users may see is a bonus

Seen this has made the top 10 most read articles on bbc site which will now doubt lead to the anti Road Racing brigade to start having a field day, what gets me is their normal argument is how its inhumane and stuff, and how we must protect people from themselves, and the ...

... the end of the day. So I'm in the process of trying to find out what is causing the problem. I had a trouble free ride today until on the last road home. I could feel the bike stuttering not a total shut down it stuttered then carried on it did this a couple of times and then 2 minutes down ...

I'm glad you posted this. I was thinking about Novices as I don't know the circuit, having last ridden it about 14 years ago. They've thrown in a chicane since then, I'm track rusty and on my own road bike.

Hmmm.

... in the UK are the Techtronic and the HM, both have a good name for reliability, iirc can be adjusted for shift cut duration and available in race/road shift. From what I recall the HM is the more expensive option but seems to have more cachet attached to it as they're used in pro race series more.

I took the quick shifter I had on the rc8 off and sold it, I'd always wanted one and great fun but not really necessary on the road.

Perfect for the track mind

The 848 Corse SE i test rode last year had a quickshifter. Its a great piece of kit and would work really well on the track but not sure it has any benefit on the road.

... adds quite a bit of extra cost. Now knowing the bike a bit better I reckon I could have done this in about 90 mins..ish. I haven't tried it on the road yet, so tried it on the paddock stand and the shifting was seamless...well impressed, especially for £240 (y)

... Bridgnorth and then looped round back through Cleobury Mortimer and along the B4363 back to Bridgnorth. Great ride down there as always though the road surface on the 4364 is in desperate need of repair in many places.

... the tiger a good clean in prep for today, it all went pear shaped!! (facepalm) Left the house on tiger to meet up with Wyrm. Got 10 mins up the road and I only had 5th & 6th gear, (gah) (gah) (gah) limped home, no neutral, slipping clutch and pulling anyway in 5th, needless to say I was ...

Itchy wrote:

rocket wrote:Fitted a side stand switch so i dont set off down the road with it down

Phew!

I know i gave a few people a fright the other day thank god i did not catch it and go over

rocket wrote:Fitted a side stand switch so i dont set off down the road with it down

Phew!

Fitted a side stand switch so i dont set off down the road with it down

... rideout and then meet the guys up at Stow for a cuppa and slice of cake. The route to Cheddar seems good, there is a decent mix of fast flowing A roads and some tighter more demanding A/B roads, there is also a few bits of town riding to give us a rest. The route time does seem to be about 2 1/2 ...

I can never understand how the UK populace can get so worked up about things that don't really matter yet something like this which impinges on every road users freedom and no one gives a monkey's.

Just gone past them, no on road markings, also hiddin behind a tree to so you cant see them until you are basically level with them

Did you have some wet tyres with you or road tyres? I did Mallory in the wet on road tyres and was impressed how grippy they are (until I crashed )