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Interesting. The mix of bikes I saw last autumn were unlikely to be legit.
To be honest, when I have had to drive into Shooters Hill I have done so like my license was already revoked. The first time was on the DR350 with road tyres, in the evening… I was not conscientious. On the XJ I can’t flick the bike the same, but it has more power.
I guess on sport bikes you lose the fun of flickable little engines and gain massive asshole status with your 0-60.
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My first thought was that they're stolen. By 'they' I mean four x S1000RR + Akrop which would do Fri and Sat night circuits of S. London. Where they had an audience they'd do max revs while sitting at red lights. Sounds exactly like a Grand Prix. Quite popular at the strip of bars 30 yards from me in Brixton. I asked a biker traffic cop about them. He knew who I was talking about and said they'r not stolen but probably insured at out of London addresses. I didn't see or hear them in 2021 so I suppose they've given up or died. Good fucking riddance.
Other similar cunts who ride on their own also seem to be on the decline. They all have/had R1s. I do hope they've been busted or crashed or something. They looked like they'd had no lessons apart from watching the Matrix or a Destiny's Child video. If you're going to ride a stolen bike, why bother with all that A2 licence bullshit?