There has been a lot of chatter re petrol prices in the news lately – for very good reason – here’s Toad’s two pence worth
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Simon Hancocks
Simon Hancocks
Simon (AKA Toad) has been working within the motorcycle industry for more than twelve years, and a member of the motorcyclist family since birth. Growing up around British-built single and twins, it was inevitable that a life on two wheels was on the cards, from a very early age!
Prior to Visordown, Toad worked in the motorcycle insurance industry, before creating a role at a small motorcycle website and starting his journey as a journalist and road tester.
Since then Toad has launched bikes on all of the world's continents that aren't permanently frozen, covered hundreds of thousands of road test miles and always maintains that a bad day on a bike is better than a good day in a car!
Toad is happiest when touring through Europe, hammering a big adventure motorcycle up a trail, or riding around a race track, his favourite is Jerez, accompanied by a Panigale V4! He had a go at trials once, but it'd didn't go terribly well - his ambition definitely outweighed talent!
Now Toad is working through the restoration of a classic Ducati sports bike, and yes, it's taking much longer than he planned.
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![Glenn Irwin - Honda Racing CBR1000RR [credit: North West 200 Pacemaker]](https://cdn.visordown.com/Race-3-Superbike-North-West-200-018.jpg "Glenn Irwin - Honda Racing CBR1000RR [credit: North West 200 Pacemaker]")
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