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[wildpolecat]

any body been watching the tt take your brain out and pull on the throttle brass balls fair play iv always had bikes till the kids arrived the bikes had to go then they need a dad... theres been times the good lord was looking down on me i never managed to get to the tt but have been to the northwest 200 in ireland twice the atmosphere is undescribable back when joey dunlop was the main man i still get the urge to get back in the seat but the better half wont have it 

[*-SARIN-*]

I've been watching some of it when i remember, i've not had a bike for a while (not my choice) but i'm supposed to be going to it on a mates stag do one day when they decide to set a date

[phtumshk]

Yep its been great racing this year so far.
Ive always run bikes, when the kids arrived the Mrs & daughter took the bus.
Only now just got a car so we can whizz the grand daughter about.
Man I love them doors and windows.

[wildpolecat]

Jun 9, 2015 22:24:30 GMT *-SARIN-* said:

I've been watching some of it when i remember, i've not had a bike for a while (not my choice) but i'm supposed to be going to it on a mates stag do one day when they decide to set a date

if the tt is half as good as the northwest youl have a ball bud,15 of us went over on our bikes pulled upto our b&b in a street with well over 500 bikes all lined up i was in heaven ahhh the memories 

i do miss the bikes especially this time of the year sticky tyres 150 plus, welsh coast roads are ace till a little old bid or a tractor and trailer pull out infront of you.

[gm111]

Yes, I watch anything to do with bike racing (World Superbikes, Motogp, BSB, Thundersport GB, MxGP, British supermoto and loads on YouTube). Nothing beats these skilled people on the roads with all the furniture though, averaging 130mph!! My bike might just about touch that with the right gearing haha.. wildpolecat if you love your bikes you should buy a film called "ROAD" you may be able to find it on YouTube but it's well worth the money, all about the Dunlop's and their racing.

[*-SARIN-*]

Jun 9, 2015 23:02:46 GMT wildpolecat said:

Jun 9, 2015 22:24:30 GMT *-SARIN-* said:

I've been watching some of it when i remember, i've not had a bike for a while (not my choice) but i'm supposed to be going to it on a mates stag do one day when they decide to set a date

welsh coast roads are ace till a little old bid or a tractor and trailer pull out infront of you.

Volvo's, was always Volvo's for me mate.  They have a blind spot the size of Wembley

[wildpolecat]

iv heard about that gm111 keep meaning to look it up joey was abit of a hreo of mine posters around the garage where my bikes and rally cars were fiddled with quite something seeing him in action on the roads 160 was my best scarey the stopping distance from that was nuts 150 on the back of a gsxr with that bloody seat 6inches higher than rider man took some hanging on with the dam grab rail behind you how them boys race at 180 plus 6inches from a wall beggers belief gota love the irish their passion for all things with engines is bewildering the fact they shut roads off atleast 4 or 5 times a year for rallies and races. wouldnt happen over here mores the pitty

[wildpolecat]

Jun 9, 2015 23:27:15 GMT *-SARIN-* said:

Jun 9, 2015 23:02:46 GMT wildpolecat said:

welsh coast roads are ace till a little old bid or a tractor and trailer pull out infront of you.

Volvo's, was always Volvo's for me mate.  They have a blind spot the size of Wembley

 hit a volvo thats all youl need

[gm111]

wildpolecat I recommend it so much, gave me so much respect for their family and friends who put their part into it, watched it like 10 times and the emotions you get are crazy.. I think I'll leave all my excessive speeding to the track haha, come off because some car pulled out in front of me from behind a parked van and jammed me in between another parked car, luckily I was on ball and slowed down enough to not get the next parked car, then over took and lost the rear haha.. Oh well I got out fine and still went to work, these thing happen so might as well get on with it.

[wildpolecat]

sounds like a very lucky escape gm111, looking forward to the sidecar events i think these guys are even more nutty my uncle used to ride the chair did the tt a few times till he had a big off damaged his back never rode since the risks of being in a wheelchair were to high hes lucky to still walk.i tried it once scared the life out of me only managed 1 circuit on a small track day couldnt stand up for 5mins after lol

[gm111]

Yes pretty lucky.. Yes the sidecars are crazy, got too have a lot of trust in each other aswell. Ahh whaat is his back okay now? People do it at their own risk so they've got to face the consequences I guess, my best mate got paralysed from the waste down by felling a tree like 3 years ago and he's only 23. You lucky man, I would love too have a go on one, I think I'd rather be the passenger than the driver though. Maybe my mate could be the driver

[drunkenbum]

+1 on the ROAD recommendation. I went to the TT about 12 years ago. Around 20 of us went over on our bikes. An experience I'll never forget

[wildpolecat]

Jun 11, 2015 21:51:20 GMT drunkenbum said:

+1 on the ROAD recommendation. I went to the TT about 12 years ago. Around 20 of us went over on our bikes. An experience I'll never forget

great stuff bud nothing like the feeling going off with a gang on bikes,my last trip to northwest 200 we got to the ferry full of bikes being strapped down id just had a full repsol colours respray got to bike when we reached ireland they strapped it down so hard cracked my plastics and paint was breaking off not happy




gm111 
i sat in the chair bud not nice not my bag at all.  they raced road track and grass the grass was bloody dangerous aswell the likelyhood of tipping over was high then the added danger of being run over by another sidecar scary stuff,his backs ok never be 100% right again he knew the dangers doesnt regret it still loves watching it tho,sorry about your budy tree felling is a dangerous profession many tree surgeons get seriously hurt or killed

[gm111]

Yes the grass track sidecars are no where near as stable as the road ones haha, it is a dangerous sport but that's why people do it . That's okay then, I wouldn't regret it either . No need to be sorry wildpolecat, he's done everything an able bodied person could do in some form, went from the millennium stadium to Dublin stadium on a handcycle in 4 days I think, done the carten 100 miles, gravity biking (which is like downhill mountain biking with four wheels) and he's going on an adapted motorcycle in donington in August with only two wheels which should be fun.

[wildpolecat]

Jun 11, 2015 23:19:03 GMT gm111 said:

Yes the grass track sidecars are no where near as stable as the road ones haha, it is a dangerous sport but that's why people do it . That's okay then, I wouldn't regret it either . No need to be sorry wildpolecat, he's done everything an able bodied person could do in some form, went from the millennium stadium to Dublin stadium on a handcycle in 4 days I think, done the carten 100 miles, gravity biking (which is like downhill mountain biking with four wheels) and he's going on an adapted motorcycle in donington in August with only two wheels which should be fun.

gm111       take my hat off to your mate sounds like he likes a challenge fair play takes a strong character to achieve that