With a 1200m straight, we achieved over 160 mph. Incredibly, the bike can lose that in less that 200 metres, yet it was suggested to me that I was braking conservatively. At last, I had my knee down in their school for the purpose: it turns out I have been […]
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Too windy to skydive
But I did meet a skydiver, motorcyle instructor, stuntman and ex-motocross champion who enjoyed a short ride on my Supermoto. Great guy – big grin 😀 Weather looking a little better for tomorrow and I just booked a track day on the K1200S: RAF Northolt airfield in August.
Read MoreLunch with Beth by K1200S
With the wind rising and a number of tandem students waiting, I came off the manifest and took Beth out for lunch by K1200S. We went to a charming pub near Woodborough. I forget the name, but the location and food were good. It’s here. Returned via Pewsey, Hungerford, Wantage, […]
Read MoreOff-roading in the wet with the BMW off-road skills course
Last Sunday and Monday, I was on BMW’s off-road skills course. It was wet. Which was nice. Wet meant slippery and there was a lot of crashing, from low-speed muppetry, to a proper 50mph off when practising acrobatics. I picked up my XChallenge often: only BMW would think that a […]
Read MoreK1200S at Cadwell, Jun 2006
Last summer, I took a track day at Cadwell. What a great circuit: highly 3D with some fast stretches and several bottle checks. A smaller bike might have been a good idea, but where’s the adventure in that? (That’s me, at the front again. I think the instructor was just […]
Read MoreTime to skydive
It was time to relax and become a skydiver. So I did: I sold my Hobie Tiger to raise funds and took my BMW K1200S to a track day at Cadwell Park. I drove to and around Spain and Portugal, holidayed and learned to jump. I came back to begin […]
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