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Yes the team certainly put in a real effort there, both on and off track, you had a lot to contend with. Good luck with the next event.
For those of us who know The Black Country well we will go for that grand delicacy The Faggot. No way am I going to refer to its alternate meaning which has been highjacked by a certain group of society…. oh dammit I just have!
Anyway the question is Superbike or Super Moto?
I take it your on about Royal Enfields if so in modern terms it must be Indian Curry. My question ….. Crash Helmet or Turban ?
Played it from your 650SMC link, didn’t realise the track was from Tubular Bells, will have to find the CD out, it must be covered in dust by now. Oh, and if you do a YouTube search for wavydale you get my video offerings, no fast bike stuff on there, I don’t want to get my collar fealt by the cyber police.
That sure looked good fun, and can see you know the road well, I wondered, are you really supposed to slacken off for the “slow explosives” sign?!? See what you mean about the front clawing the air, as it spends a fair amount of time off the deck!
Mines another of the “My Dad” stories, well actually my Grandad had a Motorbike and Sidecar as his only form of transport so we had regular outings in/on the Norton Single. MY DAD was road racing 50’s back in the late 1950’s and then went onto Scrambling (with my Uncle) right through the 1960’s both with the ACU and then AMCA, riding DOTs, Sprites (Built in Halesowen West Mids,) Huskies and AJS,in the 1970′ he went into Trials both Solo and Sidecar riding Bultacos. Many road bikes were owned too along the way, Oh, the first I remember was a BSA sidecar when he was an AA Motorcycle Patrol Man on the A38 covering Birmingham to Gloucester, that was 1958-1960. Its no wonder that I got interested at a very early age, it runs in the family!
[:p] Psst! This is the kind of thing that Radar refers to when he says “I decided to take the light salad option” [
]What MCN had to say on the event :-
Thousands of MCN readers descended on North Wales on Sunday, transforming much of the region into one enormous bike festival in one of MCN’s biggest ever campaigns.
Over 10,000 riders are thought to have joined our effort to reclaim the area’s stunning roads from heavy-handed police who every weekend stop 350 motorcyclists who have committed no offence.
Around 5,000 of you went to the Ponderosa Café on the stunning Horseshoe Pass in Llangollen. At least another 3,000 of you went to the Dragon’s Rest Café near Caerwys, another of our key meeting places.
Finally around 10,000 of you converged at the final meeting point in Betws-y-Coed in Snowdonia National Park , filling the village with bikes.
One MCN reader described the scene as “like the TT, Bol d’ Or and BMF Show rolled into one.”
The day would have been a nightmare for North Wales deputy chief constable Clive Wolfendale, who used his blog to propose banning motorcycles from national parks
Video stream taken on the Horseshoe Pass :
https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8253623.stmNorth Wales Police has defended its policy of stopping motorcyclists – saying it has helped save lives.
It comes as hundreds of motorcycle campaigners protested, claiming the sheer numbers of riders being stopped put off bikers visiting the area.
The British Motorcyclists’ Federation (BMF) said police were “using a sledgehammer to crack a peanut”.
But the force said the Operation Focus checks had “undoubtedly” brought the number of road deaths down since 2008.
Motorcyclists were riding in north east and north west Wales on Sunday in a Reclaim North Wales protest, organised by the magazine Motorcycle News, to highlight the issue.
They estimated 3,000 bikers took part, although police could not confirm numbers.
The BMF have called the stop check policy “clumsy” and likened it to stopping football fans just because they like football.
Jeff Stone, from the BMF, said: “Ordinary, everyday motorcyclists just going for rides on the beautiful roads of north Wales find themselves harassed by police.
“We fully accept there are problems, like in any sector of society, of some people – the nuttier end if you like – who are going too fast, in the wrong places and causing accidents. But that’s not the majority.
“It’s using a sledgehammer to crack a peanut. They wouldn’t dare do it if they said they would be stopping every blue Mondeo on the road.”
Mr Stone said he wanted more policing but for it to be targeted on those breaking the law on the roads.
Chief Inspector Gary Ashton from North Wales Police, who is responsible for road policing, said the “peanut” being talked about was road deaths.
“People are losing their lives,” he told BBC Radio Wales.
“In 2007, 12 motorcyclists died on the roads of north Wales, in 2008 eight more than that died, so that’s 20 in two years.
“But this year we’ve seen a reduction and while it’s unfortunate for any loss of life it’s only two compared to the large figures we’ve seen before.”
He said there were some intent on coming to use the roads as a racetrack and the policy was aimed at offering advice on risks and information.
In 2006, North Wales’ then chief constable Richard Brunstrom compared two motorcyclists filmed from a helicopter riding at nearly 100mph to an “episode of the Wacky Races cartoon”.
Last year, all four Welsh police forces pledged to use helicopters, unmarked cars and camera bikes to cut motorcycle-related deaths.
A total of 43 bikers or their pillion passengers were killed in Wales during 2007, the highest total since 1984.
Courtesy of BBC News Wales
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The lads at Dynamec were friendly and the service was execellent.
The tryres cost £172 including fitting and the C&S was £99 fittedNow lets see if the tyres are any good!
I visited the industrial complex 2 weeks ago and Dynamec could not be found! At that time the landline contact number was ringing out, upon trying again last week the number was disconnected, so I take it that there is no fitting service anymore. The website still exists, but as the mobile contact number never gets answered I thought best look elsewhere. Today realised that nick-dynamec is a member on TBF, wondered if Nick could throw any light on the ability to supply?
Listening to several recommendations I had a pair of the latter kevlar belted ones fitted yesterday at Bikers World Drakes Broughton twixt Worcester and Pershore. Price £155 for the pair including fitting on either loose wheels or if dropping in with a bike. The last Bridgestone BT015 190/50 17 rear I had fitted cost me the same figure of £155, so if the performance and life expectance is to be believed I’ve got the front, which is now on the GSX-R600, for nowt.
Will now be joining you, but must get back into Bewdley 2’ish. Any of the non-forum lads joining us?
Were you searching for a little boost for the scooter then?, guess you’d have to enter in the modified class!!
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