Motorcycle and Scooter appreciation

Very possible, looks like an awful glancing off the first, and into oncoming. Yuck.

I've told this story before on here but I had a very similar one except I was passing a coach that was stationary for no apparent reason. About half way along I saw a van emerge from in front of the coach (no junction, he was pulling off a driveway).

I got on the front wheel all the way to the van where I stopped, still vertical, the fairing touched the side of the van and I ruined the whole thing by dropping the bike.

After that I had more experienced sports bike riders telling me I should learn to steer on the front wheel alone, then I could have gone around the van!

This is just to say that it's not only junctions where this can happen.

steer on the front wheel alone

Funny you should say that...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7_zQDiv3uw

Shouldn't that be counter steer?

Followed an ambulance home today, blue lights on - wasn’t sure whether to overtake on the NSL bits only to then be overtaken in the villages but it was quite slow in general. Weird as I’ve seen them absolutely take off on the same route.

Maybe they were standing up in the back, treating a patient. When they're empty, trying to get to a scene, they can go faster

I've not had the pips to overtake an ambulance, but I was mildly in front of one once that sprung to noise, had a mental coin toss of slowing down or speeding up to get out of the way.
Elected for a fistful and filtered at a higher pace than I would normally. Took about a minute to disappear from my mirrors, so clearly the right choice.

Get up and out the way. If accelerating gets you somewhere further ahead to clear their way, I’d always do that. If the road is clear enough I’ll stop immediately at the kerb, but in traffic I’d hoon it a mile or so and be one less obstacle.

Guzzi are still a bit more like their vintage roots. Modern BMW's are proper tools. Maybe I fit the BMW mold because I've never been into the cool side of bikes.

Yeah could be, it was definitely heading back to the hospital.

Impromptu afternoon at the track! So much fun. Fella opposite is Rennie Scaysbrook - fast as fook. He’s racing at the TT next month, give him a cheer.

Little bike ran great.

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Skinny tyres....

They are so chilled out there, super nice. Not quite as knackering as MX but not bloody far off…so much harder work than big tracks.

Dunlop moto3 slicks. The rear is actually a little big for the rim I think.

You say cool, I say lazy arse who wants easy maintenance. People who’ve seen my sweet fixie will understand my lethal disregard for things like regular chain care.

Still want one.

Bit creaky today…and my van smells of burnt Maxima 927. Lovely.

Creaky

Can believe it, worth it though.

Practicing trials this morning was agony after first-in-a-while yesterday. Just filled the 5L jerry.... for the first time in a while.

I need to make another trip to the airport. I’m running all my non-street bikes on 100ll. They all run better, I don’t worry about it going bad and eating the lines and it’s cheaper than 91 at the pump too.

A friend of mine has a big drum of race fuel for the same reason.

I have a drum of 110 leaded race gas which I’m vaguely saving if I get the either of my 125s going again. That stuff has doubled in price since I bought it. Avgas is mercifully cheap.

If you were on a reality show you could say you are CEO of your own oil trading firm.

I have no idea if I could acquire aviation fuel, and whether it would help my bikes’ lack of launch control.

I used to buy it at Blackbush years ago - all the club racers used to use it. I’d go with my mate in his shitty Orion with 6 big surplus Jerry cans. Got a few funny looks but never any bother. They have self service pumps here!

Wow!