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Shale of the century: This is speedway…
By Mark Forsyth on 12/08/2010 09:15:55
It used to be as big a sport as football in the seventies then faded away to near total obscurity as property developers bought up the valuable city stadia of struggling teams. It hit the TV screens again in the noughties and staged a notable recovery
.“That bike will be wrecked now.” Sam shouts over the din of the reforming grid. “They’re really lightweight frames and are designed to bend and flex so any impact like that will have ruined the chassis.” Make that a really bad day.These bikes cost around
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Moped Endurance
By Mark Forsyth on 26/10/2010 13:35:58
Step aside MotoGP, cheap-as-chips supermoto moped endurance racing is about to hit the big time. Mark Forsyth took a real racer and factory mechanic to the job - and still didn't win
a rider this has to be the best laughing gland stimulant available. The rules are simple. You must start and finish six hours of 'racing' on either a 50cc twist-and-go scooter or the venerable Honda C90 step-thru. To keep the costs down you
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ABS - Is ABS the future for sports bikes?
By Mark Forsyth on 19/12/2008 14:45:44
In an industry first, Honda have produced a working prototype sportsbike ABS system that they hope will contribute to safer superbikes on the roads of Europe.
accidents since the introduction of safety features. Jimmy Saville’s early clunk-click campaign coinciding with the seat belt law introduction made a stellar difference. Pre-tensioners, air bags, crumple zones, safety cells, head restraints, anti-lock brakes
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I've tested ABS to the max...
By mark forsyth on 21/07/2011 11:00:09
...and I like it
, even if it's for that one moment where events are totally out of my control. I've read the comments on these forums, I've weighed up the cost versus choice versus infringement of civil liberties and you know what? If ABS can be this good
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Obsession: Full Factory Fetish
By Mark Forsyth on 30/07/2010 09:26:42
Libraries normally smell of dusty, musty books. Not Chris Wilson’s. His has an envy inducing collection of factory race bikes
awaiting similar remedial work as is Freddie Spencer’s NS500-3 which is away having a new gearbox output shaft fitted.While the bills and the hassle of costly mechanical work are clearly unpleasant, Chris seems to take it in his stride. He’s not stupid
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