Manxbiker

I remember a story about a young lad that got pulled over for speeding, the policeman said "I've been waiting for you all day" to which the young lad replied "Well, I got here as fast as I could officer..."

Sorry to hear about the speeding ticket Rose. Come to the Isle of Man where we don't have speed cameras Or a speed limit for that matter.

I was going to post a picture of the new VFR 1200 although the anti-virus / malware protection alarm started sounding bells and sirens with flashing pop up warning boxes. My wife looked shocked, I felt quite guilty. I was only googling pictures of motorbikes but you would have sworn that by the alarms going off that I was looking at porn.

I think the shock on both of our faces would have made quite an interesting picture with all those alarms going off.

Anyway, forget the picture, google it if you dare. The Honda VFR 1200 if I haven't been arrested for visiting some dodgy websites...

I'd go with the No. 1 option. If it does rain, which it will not, you have a compact and lightweight waterproof suit to protect your leathers. If it was raining, which it will not, you'll not care about a fashion parade and your leathers will still be dry (ish) for the next day.

We can all remember what cold water feels like rising up inside your leathers to regions that shouldn't even be mentioned. It's not worth doing a second time, that's for sure.

BTW, I'm not the weatherman and any advice I give about whether it will rain or not is purely hypothetical. I just hope that it stays dry and you guys have a great time. (Bad luck talking about the wet stuff!)

Silhouette...Welcome to the REvolution
I think there might be a few of us right back there at the start.

Back on thread, some more ideas:

I will have a go later at getting this challenge done properly so we can move on but for the moment, here's a 'slightly outside the rules' picture which I thought might be worth sharing:



It's a bump post until later and it is a picture of a bike next to a caravan, it's just not my bike and it was taken before the challenge and doesn't fit the rules so I'll go away now and get a proper one

@Stue11 wrote:

Best idea yet

Maybe we could use the tagline "Have you slapped the forum today?"

Okay, last one, I'm trying so hard to keep this tame.



Possible advertising strategy

Are they chrome downpipes? Has he tried chrome polish on them? If not, I believe that on cold pipes, lacquer thinner can remove most if not all stains.

ITCHY wrote:

Now I know why bikers wear black!!

Theodore Roosevelt once said "Walk softly and carry a big stick"

Manxbiker once said "Ride in black but have a very loud exhaust!"

Rose wrote:

Rich, I know its a silly question but have you looked at the washing instructions on the label?

Typical girl response there Rose, like most of us men, he probably didn't even notice there was a label with washing instructions.

Simple answer is just get some high viz spray paint and spray your jacket to make it look like new. Smiley faces look great in high viz spray paint this time of year.

Do you think somebody should tell Ian Hutchinson that it's not actually his forum?

Totally agree with you. I lost a very good friend and colleague in a motorcycle accident this year. It's changed my outlook on life tremendously. We're only visitors and we're only here for a short time so people like your friend, Scratcher that make a connection with other people and are remembered for what they did and how they touched yours and so many other people's lives.

I like to think that guys like this get awarded a special set of Honda wings so they can ride like never before.

Just had a little play around with a picture I took of the parade lap on Senior Race Day. Therefore, there cannot be any question about copyright issues or intellectual property rights.

Quite funny, little blue Nissan Micra doing 35mph over the mountain, guess they had no idea why there were over 400 bikes behind them

Leaving the Grandstand to start the lap:

Thanks to my wife for helping me get a few of the bikes out of the garage so they could be washed...

I was going to post a webcam picture of the TT course basking in glorious sunshine. Unfortunately, it's not and it looks pretty miserable out there. Tomorrow will be sunny for every biker (hopefully)

Webcam - Bungalow bridge on the TT course.

This is my VFR with the luggage (Big Arse)



And this is the slimmer, prettier view


Great choice of bike, I've never regretted it.

If I could just add that whenever and wherever you see a national speed limit sign i.e. the white circle with the black line going through it diagonally, on the Isle of Man, this means that section of road is unrestricted and therefore you can travel at any speed you feel appropriate in the conditions. You will not get a speeding ticket because there are no speed limits on unrestricted roads although you can and will be prosecuted for dangerous or reckless driving.


This might help clarify any queries:

Unlike the UK there is no national speed limit. There are speed restrictions in built up areas, but after passing a 'National Speed Limit' sign there ceases to be any speed restriction, although people driving in a reckless manner may well be stopped by the police.

Source: Driving on the Isle of Man

@XS1100 wrote:

Outstanding! any spec on Camera the speed and lens?

I've never been asked for specs before


Lens was a 55-200mm Nikon Nikkor Lens AF-S DX VR f/4-5.6g IF-ED which includes VR (vibration reduction)

Thanks for the comments guys, I was very pleased with the shot.

May as well have the naked 130 mph ride too I guess:

http://youtu.be/CLY1lCHQoNE

One of my photos of Guy Martin on Senior Race Day, Isle of Man TT (Friday 10th june 2011)

If there was such a thing as a perfect pillion passenger, this is probably what they would look like...

Sadly sidecar competitors Bill Currie and Kevin Morgan have died following an incident at Ballacrye during last night's practice.

News Link: Deaths of TT sidecar crew confirmed

Thoughts to the families of both competitors.