All ready for the new season?

[Michael S]

Fair weather bikers ready for the new season? Easter Monday Kirkistown is my first outing - if it doesnt rain!

[yvo6]

This morning was lovely - :D went to Ards and Bangor for a wee run. Back before the rain in afternoon :(

[H62]

Fitted my hugger on Saturday morning so I had to take the bike for a little run to make sure everything was sitting right. :lol:

I said I would only be 1/2 an hour or so, I was just going to go up to Dundrod.

3 and 1/2 hours later I returned my wife was starting to panic.
Dundrod turned into to Antrim, Ballymena, Coleraine and back. :D

[Michael S]

We will have to organise a run around Easter - I say Easter selfishly as my bike is in bits!

Nothing to serious though dont let Steve in on it or we will be in Scotland!!

Hope to meet with you someday

[midulster]

there was an awful lot of sv650s racing at easter. i heard some of the 400 guys have switched to the suzi. maybe it'll get its own championship next year.

[yvo6]

there was an awful lot of sv650s racing at easter. i heard some of the 400 guys have switched to the suzi. maybe it'll get its own championship next year.



yep the SV's are getting popular and a class of its own is not far away - the only problem is running another class. There isnt much time left for another 2 races at a meeting. It would probably be at the expense of another class.

Were you at Bishopscourt on E.Sat?

[midulster]

i was marshalling at turn two. good day's racing.

you gave us a bit of a fright, but glad things weren't as bad as initially thought. get well soon.

[yvo6]

i was marshalling at turn two. good day's racing.

you gave us a bit of a fright, but glad things weren't as bad as initially thought. get well soon.


Thanks - it was a hard fall - i really got stuffed into the tarmac not even a slide to take the force - but here i am. Got out of hospital last night and posted here - a sad lot us motorbikers are really :shock:

My shoulder blade and ribs are broken and muscle damaged but at least i am not in plaster. The lung was so badly bruised it started to bleed and that caused concern at the track, but Down hospital put in a chest drain and that relieved it until i was rushed to The Ulster. That is why they kept me for a good few days, until it sorted itself out again. :cry: :cry:

A wee run off to Bishopscourt today was great - couldnt sit around at home when there was racing on!!! Good racing it was too.

Funny enough i know someone else that was marshalling at turn two last Sat from the Cookstown club - are you that man?? :wink:

[midulster]

not me. but i am in the cookstown club too.

i was helping popeye paint the kerbs and roads around orritor today, and had meant to mention that you were well enough to post on the internet, but totally forgot :oops: sorry.

i'm the bloke with the original handle of "geoff" that you might see posting on the clubmans websites from time-to-time.

[H62]

i was marshalling at turn two. good day's racing.

you gave us a bit of a fright, but glad things weren't as bad as initially thought. get well soon.


Thanks - it was a hard fall - i really got stuffed into the tarmac not even a slide to take the force - but here i am. Got out of hospital last night and posted here - a sad lot us motorbikers are really :shock:

My shoulder blade and ribs are broken and muscle damaged but at least i am not in plaster. The lung was so badly bruised it started to bleed and that caused concern at the track, but Down hospital put in a chest drain and that relieved it until i was rushed to The Ulster. That is why they kept me for a good few days, until it sorted itself out again. :cry: :cry:

A wee run off to Bishopscourt today was great - couldnt sit around at home when there was racing on!!! Good racing it was too.

Funny enough i know someone else that was marshalling at turn two last Sat from the Cookstown club - are you that man?? :wink:

yvo6

Sorry to hear about your fall.
Here's to a full and speedy recovery.

[yvo6]

Here's to a full and speedy recovery.

Thanks hun - cant wait until i get back out. :D

still need to do some fibreglass repairs - spraying - etc :(

The positive side is ..... look at all the experience i am getting at repairs. All of that mechanicing and bodywork - if this keeps up i could open my own shop :lol: :lol: :lol:

I certainly could do with one!

BTW anyone know where i can buy ladies one piece race leathers :-k
mens just dont fit properly and mine were cut off at the hospital.


Remember:
Cookstown Road Races - Saturday

Clubmans Racing Bishopscourt - Monday
(clubmans racing is good to watch cause it is very competitive
and has good tight racing)

[padmane]

Yep I'll be going to Bishops again this Monday. I'm on the red pointy SV, fully faired so come over and say hello! :D I've yet to talk to another SV owner.

[yvo6]

Yep I'll be going to Bishops again this Monday. I'm on the red pointy SV, fully faired so come over and say hello! :D I've yet to talk to another SV owner.

I'll be there around the top of the paddock - near the chip vans :lol:

i'll talk to anyone :D just "call out my name" la la la la
my pic is somewhere on here on the Run to Scotland last year. Mind you i have aged 50 years since that pic - to major crashes in 10 mths :evil: if thats not a reason to be locked up then nothing is. :roll:

cya monday
yvo

[midulster]

best of luck tomorrow. don't forget to pack the wet tyres.

i won't be there. my motor has no alternator, so i'll likely be phoning around the scrap yards.

[yvo6]

At last - out on my bike again. Took a wee ride down to DnD on Saturday looking for one piece race leathers - ladies ones are like hens teeth - just not there.

it was good to be on 2 wheels again and the shoulder held up well.

another step forward :lol: :lol: :lol: The plan is to be at Mondello on the 29th May, and if i can get leathers and the bike sorted then it is all systems go again. :wink:

[GC-SV]

Only caught up on this thread as I have been busy since Easter with other things.

Sorry to hear of your off Yvo and also somewhat relieved to read further on that you have been out on the Bike since.

Take it easy on and off the road.

[Michael S]

Good to see you are back on the bike again. Good luck for your next race.

[yvo6]

Thanks guys.


Off to the NW tomorrow evening to watch another of the practice sessions. Tuesday nights was delayed due to those serious crashes - wishing all of them a speedy recovery. Unfortunately Cameron Donald was one of the fallers and has a broken collar bone putting him out of the race on Saturday. It is a great pity because he is a bit special - his performance at Tandragee was second to none. A very talented guy.

Hopefully the sun will keep shining. 8)