indeed, they've added so much power that they now have to take it away again with traction-control etc.
I'm blessed if I know how anyone who isn't a pro racer can use the power of even an old KTM 950 to the full...I certainly can't.

All of us who followed World Superbikes in the glory days of the 1990s will be saddened to hear that Antony 'Go-Show' Gobert has died of drink/drug-related stuff. Sad end for a man who may of us will remember wrestling a Kawasaki 750 around against Carl Fogarty and the rest.

The delightful 'Girl on a Bike' Vanessa Ruck has finished top woman and 27th overall in the Dakar Eco Race (a re-run of the original rallies on the original North African territory).
Joyful YouTubes incoming...

The more fiddly features there are on a helmet, the heavier and more fragile it is.

Definitely a case for try before you buy. I did buy my Arai on-line, but only because there was no stockist near me and I'd had the exact model before so knew what to expect and which size to get.

The clutch seems to be the most problematic component on this bike.

Well, Mason's bike blew all its engine oil out, but the situation is supposedly recoverable.

The factory team seem to be very honest about the what and why...




New engine and a time penalty.

Do they go over the handguards, Hugh?

I didn't crash it, honest...every time I use my iPhone to take a pic, this forum turns it on its head...perhaps I should hold the phone upside down!

And here it is on its first post-workshop outing: marshalling at the Exeter Trial near Fingle Bridge in Devon. gg inthewoods.jpg An 80-mile or so round trip including two or three miles in the woods. Used about six litres of petrol, I think. Cruised at 70 mph on the A30 with a lot more to come. The ...