means he won't take any risks. Dropping the clutch at the next set of lights I power off the line, nearly spinning up the back, 0 - 7000 rpm in about 2 seconds, 0-60 in almost as long. I miss 2nd gear completely and lurch forward on the seat as the bike

are full of black jacket, glaring headlight and white helmet. Then, it's all over. A long, 180 degree right hander, strewn with gravel brought down the byway by the last rainfall is too much for me and I brake hard and steer the bike upright round

how to go into blind left handers on the left hand side of the road and accelerate hard the moment they're sure the bend tightens up unexpectedly. Speeding, obviously, will be encouraged as will the use of black visors in poor visibility and bald tyres

I have had a test ride of the KTM 690 today over about a 1 hour period, consisting of town work, fast A roads and fast B roads, some of which are bumpy.First impression was how my knees stuck into the fuel tank, which splays out at the front

This is part three of a three part story.I have had a test ride of the 07MY KTM 990 Superduke demonstrator today, consisting of town work, fast A roads and fast B roads, some of which are bumpy, and used some of the roads I used on the 'test circuit

place I have moved up".I finished the race 10th out of 23 riders and managed to bag 6 Novice championship points and a best lap of 1:14.07, more surprising was that I actually lapped somone.My final race was uneventful and I finished 21st out of 30

, the easiest way in to the circuit is on the E40, turning off at the B180. Follow the route south-east for a couple of KMs and you'll see the large temporary grandstanding looming high up to your left. Bear in mind that while the track and pits are a permanent

RT2, determined to make up for being knocked off while in the lead of the first race and racing only the day after having laser surgery on a damaged shoulder, hotly pursued by Mark Wooff, 2006 Champion Chris Martin, his Havoc Racing team mate Lee

.Regular readers of these articles (ie. if you read the other one) will know that I was previously utterly unprepared and bikeless with the start of the season fast approaching. However, and rather uncharacteristically, I did actually manage to pull my finger out