Blue_SV650S

Being taken out from time to time, is all part of the game, if the chap apologizes and admits they screwed up then it isn't so bad, but it is still irritating to crash through no fault of you own! (especially if you were in a good position, get hurt and the bike is in bits!! ). But if you can't handle the concept of that potentially happening, then you are in the wrong game, so in events like that I did get grumpy, but all you can do is just suck it up and get on, so thats what I did

What I didn't like is the people that are just dangerous … come across plenty of them in my time - especially running in the 'axe-murderer's' class

Thunderbikes just doesn't grab me I am afraid. Like I said, I am not into making friends at a meet, I just want to go out there and beat as many people as I can and get as respectable laptimes as I can ... the harder I have to try, the harder they are trying and the more equal the bikes, the more rewarding it is ... I am not going to find beating a bike I have no direct comparison against as rewarding as another minitwin ... minitwins regs mean that if I threw about a grand at my #1 bike I could have a top spec minitwin bike … that is within my means …

However, I wanna get out there and see how I get on as it is, there is no point spending ~£1k on my bike to get 20th place over 21st, I'd rarther spend it elsewhere … but I will if spending £1k gives me a fair chance I might be stepping on the podium, thats another matter!! I think if I can get to within ~2 seconds of the winners time on my bike as it is, then it is worth the investment to see if I can knock the lions share off that with proper suspension and a max HP engine, the rest I might be able to get by gritting my teeth and digging deep. If I am in the running, I always seem to be able to find that little something extra; I am always very hungry for the podium!! If I am 4 seconds off the pace, I am wasting my money!! Can you see where I am coming from?

Extra £10k, is that true?? Bearing in mind how strong they are out of the box, I don't know what mods are necessary to be competitive on one of the modern these days? You could probably get best part of £2k back flogging of all the road junk you don't want too! But yes, if you want to win and the competition is strong, unless you are significantly more talented than the next man you are more than likely going to have to throw some serious money at it, but then you do in most classes! I kinda talked myself in a circle there didn’t I , but as I said, the bikes are so good these days I am not sure how much 90% of the pack bother modify theirs to any extent these days?!?!

They do look the part I have to admit … but hang on … you spent ~£10k on a bike in your rookie year?!!? OMG!! You must have deeeeeeeeeep pockets dude!! Good on ya if you have!

Ah, perhaps it was you that got bu66ered quite badly then, you have had quite a few too