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Walking pace wheelie. Impressive
By mark forsyth on 27/07/2010 17:07:33
A quiet night at the bar

We like this - courtesy of our friends at FTWCO.Spot the two rear wheel brake calipers. Spot the proximity of passing traffic. Spot the plethora of protective clothing.Probably not a good bike to buy when it comes up on the secondhand market

MotoGP circa 1964
By Mark Forsyth on 20/07/2010 10:11:36
Retro: A lap of Spa with Hailwood

Spotted this video this morning and had to share it.A few things to note: The tea strainer adds a nice touch of English class to pre-race refreshments - particularly important when racing on foreign turf with their strange customs and odd diets

Why restore as standard when you can do this?
By mark forsyth on 22/09/2010 09:33:27
New life for old dog

Spotted this delicious Z1000 on bubblevisor’s site, the other day. It is living proof that metallic brown paint is the new black. As is the case with some of these blog sites, there’s very little or no information about the bike, just a pic

Honda VFR1200F Launch: Tokyo (no) Show
By Mark Forsyth on 21/10/2009 08:43:27
Jet-lagged Visordown globetrotter reports back from quirky Japanese extravaganza

IF YOU'VE never been to the Tokyo show before, let me tell you this: you’re missing nowt.‘You picked a bad year to come,’ said the Yamaha designer and he was spot on. Three halls of mainly Japanese car manufacturers and lots of empty spaces wasn

Triumph riding experience
By Mark Forsyth on 26/04/2010 17:10:30
Mr Forsyth samples a day of track riding and tuition on a Triumph 675

and final session.He was spot on, too. The Stowe circuit looks really simple as a map on a blackboard but it gets much more technical as you up the pace a bit. I did about three quarters of the final session before chronic arm-pump made me head for the pit

Mud slinging in Peterborough
By mark forsyth on 09/08/2010 10:02:37
Things you should never say to Bonnie Tyler...

Wasn’t feeling too hot on Saturday morning after a particularly thirsty London night out the evening before but I found my pick-me-up in a most unexpected package.Sifting through the mail I spotted the BMF ‘Motorcycle Rider’ magazine envelope

Max Biaggi rides Supermoto
By mark forsyth on 30/09/2010 17:33:10
This just in from California...

hitting the same spot on the track lap after lap, all while hardly breaking a sweat.He’d come past me at an incredible rate as he lapped me again and again, and made sure it was close, very close, sometimes so close he’d just bash me out of the way

Blind car drivers? It's your fault. Really, it is
By mark forsyth on 23/09/2010 16:34:30
Your destiny is in your own hands

of developed my own technique of being seen and it’s largely based on placing yourself and your bike in the part of road that makes you the most visible to the hazards that you spot and anticipate – if that makes sense?When I was an arrogant seventeen year old

Back from the Ulster GP
By mark forsyth on 15/08/2010 23:36:42
News filters through...

on the crowd without having to get heavy handed. The marshal I watched  at the top of Deer’s Leap (we were directly opposite him) couldn’t have been more attentive if he’d tried – he spotted every smoking bike, every stability issue, every close pass, every off

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